Bubbled up roofs on the hwy

we had someone over on the Redwood forum that this happened to.. His wife used to follow him in another vehicle , that is how they found it..

I placed a 6" strip of Eternabond over the area where the front cap meets the roofline. . Hopefully this will do 2 things -

protect against a leak . .
Protect against a bubble up issue..

Korbe, that is true if the owner is able to get up on the roof. We have a friend that comes from Missouri for the winter to Yuma, AZ. During the summer he and a tree had an issue with his fiver. Some shop in Mexico, MO. said the whole EPDM roof needed replacing. They did a half-baked job knowing full well that he could never get up on that roof to check the job due to physical limitations. Thanksgiving morning, his wife gets out of bed to a soggy bedroom floor due to an unusual night time rain in Yuma. A friend and I went up to check things and the outfit put the material in under the aluminum extrusion between the front cap and the roof. Unfortunately, only tucked an 1/8 inch under and of course pulled out from under the extrusion traveling. His insurance agent back in Missouri worked with him, as we took pictures of the ripoff job that the insurance company paid for in Mexico, MO. and authorized him to get it done again. He got a reputable repair place in Yuma to do the job and they did it on his site.

It would seem to me that if the owner would go up on his roof once in awhile and crawl around, he would easily see the problem.

I have seen a number of problems that I'm sure the owner would appreciate knowing - things like open compartments, flopping trim and panels, bad tires, etc.

What would be a good way to communicate? If I saw another RV flashing their lights or 4-ways repeatedly I might consider pulling over for a quick chat but in today's world that could also be a risk. What if I'm something other then an RV and need to communicate? Wish I had the answer.

I just went through 3 tubes of self level to make sure this didn't happen to me.

I had some evidence of a leak at the front of the 5th wheel. Up on the roof I noticed the old self level had some cracking so I removed the old stuff. In doing so I learned something. I had always assumed that the rubber roof membrane went under the front seam where the front cap attaches to the roof. Nope. Not on my camper. The rubber roof just butts up against that seam. The only thing keeping it down is the self level/caulking.