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Yeah our 32’ forest river wildwood la has only one roof vent and it’s in the bathroom.
At first we were wanting more light, but we love the idea of less leaks.
I covered the whole roof with white henry topicool also 😎
only one vent. wow I have never seen that before. does it have more windows than a normal trailer?
Not really. We wish. We had a bigger window on the entry side in the kitchen. The bunkroom had huge windows all around on 3 sides, and the bump out in the kitchen/dining area has a ton of glass. Wish I had one skylight in the kitchen though.
it’s no issue, because it’s more watertight, one less thing to leave open by mistake, better insulation, and we are never inside anyways hahaha.ya I have never had anything with fewer than three vents my 10 foot truck camper has 3, my old 28 foot trailer had three plus the ac, and my 5th wheel has 4 plus the ac. I actualy like them as it helps to get rid of the hot air and moisture faster in the summer, but in the winter I stuff them with the pillow type insulators anyways. what I have never liked though is thoes cheep bathroom vents they use. just a small fan in the corner of a big screen. upgrading thoes in the bathroom is the best thing a guy can do.
I am like you when I have the camper, spoend 99% of the time outside, the 5th wheel is different, depending what we are doing and what the weather is like,we can spend most of the time outside or a good chunk inside.
I can see the point of maintanence reduction though in not having one. I have never been afraid to screw solar panels or anything into the roof though, proper sealant type and amounts make a pretty impervious seal. I find most of the issues on newer rv's are from the factories missing something or not doing somthing good enough under the sealant so it cracks the sealant over time.. older rv's a lot is just lack of maintenance, and most of that is people just don't know what is required or are not physicaly capable of doing it and it costs so much to take it to a rv place.
I always thought an amazing buisness opertunity for tean agers would be to learn about sealing up and maintaining the outside of rv's and open up a small business charging maybe 20 bucks an hour plus materials. that would make sealant inspection and fixes very afordable for people who can't do it them self. they could even expand into polishing and detailing if they can keep the labour low they will make money hand over fist.
that is exactly the nature of the company I used last year in Ontario Canada. They were out of the Kitchener area.
