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willald
Explorer II
Jun 17, 2016

Disintegrated vent, Warning about using vent cushion/inserts

When we first got our current RV back in 2012, we purchased a vent insert/cushion very similar to THIS to go in one of the roof vents. It has a white cushion material on one side that you see on the ...
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the_bear_II
Explorer
Jun 17, 2016
I was cleaning the roof of our (at the time) 10 year old RV. A leaf was stuck to the vent. I went to wipe it away with my finger. The vent was so brittle my finger went right through the plastic.

The other one blew apart during a slight wind while it was up.

I found replacements that are supposed to resist UV damage. They've been on for over 10 years and are still good. I do carry a spare just in case.

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