And so it starts! (With some questions)
We picked up our 1995 Palomino Bronco 1200 this afternoon in a downpour. Hope that's not an omen for future travels....LOL! Amazingly, stunningly - this poor trusty camper shows no signs of leaking ...
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JimBollman wrote:
I had a 1998 B1200, liked it a lot, but did have some rot to fix over the years, just sold it and upgraded last year. Most of my rot was caused by some damage to front from the previous owner that I initially didn't think was serious. The one place you might want to check is the bottom of the door. That vintage of 1200 seemed to leak enough water inside the door to rot it out. I cleaned out the rotten bottom and planned a piece of pressure treated to the right thickness to slide up into the bottom of the door.
Yes you need to remove a bolt and loosen one to rotate the jacks up, then replace the bolts and tighten both bolts.
I carry a collapsible walking stick with a ball like top behind the seat to push in the canvas and also emergency cain when needed.
Thank you, Jim!!!! The inside of the door looks like it might have had some water intrusion - but it's solid. I'm happy for that! And yes, my camper has a slight ding in the front passenger side corner (where I found the rot), so that could have been the culprit. I plan to tear out the old caulking and redo it.
OK - note to self: bring socket set for jack rotation (which I'd probably only bother with on longer trips)
Hiking stick? BINGO! I always have those around anyway. Problem solved. And now that I've been enlightened, a kayak paddle (something I'm guaranteed to have if I'm by myself)) would work, too.
