You absolutely should get a Poppy Cover. I bought mine when I got the boat & have traveled 1300 miles each way from NY to FL with it for the last 2 summers & left it covered in a lot for the NY Summer (it is garaged in FL) with complete satisfaction. This past year I sprayed some silicone water repellant on it & have had to make the poles longer due to stretching, but they are very good covers.