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gtdkad
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Oct 09, 2018

Can falling acorns pierce my rubber roof?

Hello,

The DW and I are camped under tree that is shedding all its acorns.

I'm wondering if they can pierce the rubber roof, however small a puncture, and let rain in?

These are big acorns about 3/4" diameter, heavy with a sharp pointed end. So one of these is like a small needle with a fishing sinker attached.

Am I worrying about nothing?

Thanks.
  • Loud, makes sleeping tough. I'd move. Put this on your camping checklist: "What am I parked under?"
  • I've had those very heavy, dense pine cones fall from really tall trees for a couple days straight without damage.
  • I had a trailer with an aluminum roof that endured the pounding of acorns for five years and suffered no damage. But like you I was concerned about my new trailer with a rubber roof. We had a bunch of them fall in September so I did a thorough inspection of the roof before covering the trailer the last weekend of September. While they made quite a racket they didn't cause any damage.
  • Normally no -- stuff falling on an RV roof is kinda like a drum -- wakes everyone up when they first start camping then after a while they sleep through it. With that said - best to check every RV roof on occasion to see if it's intact.
  • Regular inspection of the roof is essential....monthly for me with a mild cleaning once per year.
  • Rubber roof? Probably not. But it won't hurt to check the roof carefully every now and then. I wonder about one falling and punching out the sky light or vent covers more. Previous camper had covers, current one does not. We were camped last week-end under a tree and it sounded like hail, so much was falling from that tree.
  • I know they sound like they are but unless your roof is in terrible condition I doubt it.
    Bill