Do all campers leak ??????

Yup, will never leak when under a roof...that's fo sho!
But seriously, maintenance and care and exposure to the elements can either help or hurt your odds of having a leak.

wanderingbob wrote:
I have had 14 in 35 yrs , never had any leaks .

Try averaging more than 3 years, might bee a different story.

does a bear $H!+ in the woods?

they will all leak shortly after regular maintenance stops happening. that said there are a lot of 30 year old campers in much better shape than 2 year old campers for this same reason.

UV from the sun causes EVERYTHING to deteriorate, and that can cause leaks. The main reason most people keep their RVs covered or under a roof somewhere is to minimize that sun damage and help prevent leaks, not because they already leak.

One of the items mentioned throughout the RV.net forum to keep your roof from leaking, or to stop it from leaking, is using ETERNABOND tape. The last 2 RV's we bought (TT and then a Class C motorhome), 1st thing I did was eternabond all the seams on the roof....where the vents, etc, come thru the roof and where the cap (front end) meets the roof. Maybe overkill, but I would get leaks at those areas in the past and now...I fix it 1st.

Keep in mind, an RV -- be it trailer, motorhome or even a tent -- will leak if not kept up, as stated here in this thread. Even a house roof will leak. Don't worry -- buy it, enjoy it, and have fun.

Anything can and will leak if not maintained including a sick and brick home. Covering when not in use just makes the maintenance easier.

Those that say they never had leaks probably never removed screws to see the rust. I keep mine in a pole barn except when in use, but have found numerous rusted screws.

Screws

In three trailers over thirty years, I have had only one leak and that was in a cracked skylight
I check and maintain mine twice a year

Guy

I have had 14 in 35 yrs , never had any leaks .

newman fulltimer wrote:
Campers are a upside down boat
Bust
Out
Another
Thousand

That is good, and true.

Do all campers leak? Of course they do if you don't maintain the seals, especially the roof seals. I keep my RV inside the barn all the time when not in use. Did that with my last one too. Amazing how well they hold up with a roof over their tops and they stay looking (and smelling ) new too.

The biggest mistake I see with RV's is letting them sit outside all the time and never checking the seals. The sun drys the seals out and then they leak and turn into junk.

Quite a few around me, all sitting outside, winter and summer, all potential leakers. Guy sown the road lets his sit with the slides out in mid winter..,..duh.