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TxGearhead
Explorer II
Dec 17, 2017

Bigfoot propane compartment

My 2008 Bigfoot always has water on the propane storage compartment floor. The previous owner, I assume, installed a nice thick rubber waffle mat for the tanks to sit on. I'm not sure if that was done to keep the bottom of the tanks dry or just because.
The question...the bottom inside lip of the compartment looks like it has been hacksawed off. I can see how someone would do that to try and get the water to drain, but it don't work. I don't see water blowing up in there from the missing lip area, I think the door it self would prevent that. So where is the water coming from, the louvered door vents?
  • I bet it's coming from above the lip seal on the door and running down to the bottom and in. I had that issue on my Palomino on the side lower compartment door and I had to replace the bulb seal with a larger one. The door had resistance closing but the seal at the bottom wasn't contacting the frame tight enough.

    I didn't get a lot but I got a little and it was coming from above, running down the filon, over the door flange and down, into the compartment. I actually thought about adding drain holes in the aluminum floor but the bulb seal cured the issue. I keep my coleman lantern and levelling blocks in there along with my Rotapax fuel containers.