Robust TC Wanted
Why is it that TC manufacturers build TC that will leak and you must do messy work to revitalize them periodically? Does any manufacturer used truck cargo box methods? Think about it...cargo boxes...
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Find a used Snow River. I liked the 9'6" model. I just did a bunch of roof maintenance on my S&S and stopped the little leak I found. I am installing drip rails above all compartment doors and other penetrations. I have an aluminum roof so that will last as long as the camper is maintained. Look into gutter extensions. Why do manufacturers direct runoff water to fall onto the jack motors and water saturate the four corners. I also use high quality electrical tape to seal seams of corner/edge trims metal and the TC skin. Does a really good job of sealing those tough places. My S&S has a wood frame but has withstood several slams and bounces in the truck bed. The turnbuckles have bent and come off but the TC eye for the chains are just fine. The last incident being an elderly Asian fellow from BC who spoke no English that backed into the left rear jack. Slid the camper around in the truck bed and gave us a big startle but nothing happened to the camper. He got several good scrape lines and a couple little dents. 2000 S&S 9.6 is a well built TC.
