Palomino Doors

mkirsch wrote:
Nice! I'll look into that next spring.

Your Palomino must've been a newer model, because mine has a hinged wood panel instead of canvas for the back wall.

Mine was actually a 2012 model 1251SB bought in 2011. I noticed that change and always wondered why it was made and just thought it was a least expensive and lighter way to make the back wall. cheers

Nice! I'll look into that next spring.

Your Palomino must've been a newer model, because mine has a hinged wood panel instead of canvas for the back wall.

Hi Folks: This maybe was one of my retirement moments and took the pictures but did not post them showing the solution. I found out that all the water coming off the roof on my Bronco and over the door area during a heavy rain exceeded the capacity of the OME drip ledge trim Palomino uses. This water then starts to run down the door crossing the top edge of the door and wicks inside and runs down the inside of the door and onto the floor in front of the door (I watched it). The solution was to add a larger "u" shaped drip ledge to existing door trim to channel the water to both sides of the door. It has never leaked since on real heavy rains. Make sure the vertical seals on the door are good and the bottom of the door opening in the corners is caulked. See pictures of aluminum trim added to top of door trim by just attaching it using a continuous bead of Proflex RV caulking. cheers

Hey Christl,

Do you have a link or at least a better idea what to search on? I tried searching for "door leaks" on your posts, but no mention of Palomino except for the post you made in this thread.

Do a search to find out my easy solution to stopping the door from leaking when top is up and the reason it leaks without this fix. Pictures were included. Cheers

Yup, the two-piece door leaks with the top popped up.

It's not like you're going to wake up in the morning to 2" of water on your floor, just some spits and drips on the inside surface of the door, and then only if the rain is coming from the right direction. At least that's my experience.

As far as "problems," the Palominos just aren't the best built campers on the market is all. If it's in good shape and cheap enough... WHO CARES?

It can fall apart in a year or two and you won't be out much, but if you maintain it and even store it inside, you'll get several years out of it.

When researching pop up campers back in 2012 I looked closely at all the major players. The Palomino came in a distant last place. I actually walked away laughing at the fit and finish on two new models that CW had on the lot.

I totally agree with this review: http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/92420-2012-Palomino-Bronco-Review
Google Palomino camper problems for more reviews.

As stated before and from my understanding the leaking around the 2 piece door was a reason FR went to the one piece door on the soft side a couple years ago.

We had a 1998 Palomino, I actually like the camper but you have to be careful about leaks. One of the problems with the two piece doors has a design flaw that allowed water to leak inside the door and rot out the bottom. I replaced the wood in the bottom of my door with a piece of pressure treated that I planned down to the right thickness. I think they eventually fixed the problem, but not sure when. I think it was when they changed the design so the top came down over the top of the door when closed. This seemed like a bad design because you had to unlatch the top and lift up a little to open the door but it may have been a way of keeping water out.

I have a 1995 Palomino Bronco 1200. I think that prior to the person that I purchased it from, it had been stored indoors, because mine is in pretty good shape, structurally. There's a small soft spot in the floor near the door - I think those hinges are going to leak no matter what?

Poke around - you should be able to see the condition of the wood near the tiedown anchor points, and the legs. Bring a flashlight and look at the wood up front, under the bed storage area.

I saw one that went through a local auction, and it was 10 years newer than mine; but the underside of the top was just rotted away. Someone ignored a "problem" for too long on that one!