Now that we have all agreed that pressure testing an RV can be helpful and might prevent serious damage, I need to add some caution. I had one leak around a window that was very noticeable. It started suddenly while I was traveling so I doubt that a pressure test would have found anything before I started my trip. My second leak was way more serious. Water entered through a Happijak electrical connection. The entry point was literally a pin hole. Over the course of winter storage the entire bottom right side of the camper rotted. Again, I suspect the leak started suddenly sometime that winter. A pressure test would not have helped since the leak occurred in an exterior (generator storage) compartment.
A leak test might be valuable but can be far from sufficient. I think there is one thing we can do that might be even more valuable than a leak test. We need to give strong feedback to the manufacturers. We need to spread the word and provide that information to RV owners and to potential owners. To me this is just plain disgusting. This is as bad as the junk cars that we had to choose from back in the 50s and 60s. We should not accept poor design and poor construction as the norm or as acceptable!
