Due to their nature, barbecues often spend the majority of their time outside, getting battered by the elements. Rain, frost and strong winds can all contribute to reducing the barbecue's life, either causing the paint or surface materials to flake off or cracking plastic elements through changing temperatures. A made-to-measure thick bbq cover will go someway towards protecting your barbecue and elongating its life. Not only this, but a bbq cover will keep it cleaner long term and help keep out bugs and spiders which have a nasty habit of nestling inside gas burner tubes and blocking them! Most barbecue manufacturers now provide fitted covers with their bbqs or sell them seperately which allows you to tuck them away in the corner of your garden, safe in the knowledge that the next time you unwrap it, it will be as good as new. Made from heavy duty waterproof materials, and branded with a swish logo a quality bbq cover is a worthwhile investment.