Rubber Roof Lifting

I just bought it and have not used it yet but it seems to work alright with the F150 bringing it home 500 miles. Next month is when I start using it while towing a side by side. That should clue just how rugged it is as it will be used in mainly offroad camping. Everything is rough in West Virginia.

wvabeer wrote:
Wow when I had an F350 I was seriously thinking about one of these. I'm glad I did not. The quality isn't there as I thought. Hopefully the Livin'lite I purchased is of good quality as I expect.

And the sad thing is the camper hasn't seen ANY extreme conditions. Used maybe a total of 20-25 days in the last 17 mos.
Here in CA, we've been pretty dry for a couple years, so not even rain has had a real shot at doing any damage. It sits in the driveway more than it does on the truck.

I honestly can't believe what some of the dealers are asking for the WC 2015-16 models.

How do you like the camplite so far? That's another brand we're considering.

Wow when I had an F350 I was seriously thinking about one of these. I'm glad I did not. The quality isn't there as I thought. Hopefully the Livin'lite I purchased is of good quality as I expect.

joeshmoe wrote:

rjxj wrote:

Out of the four corners on mine, only one has a complete, clean weld.
The rest are incomplete or were too hot and burned through. Just sloppy. Good aluminum welding takes patience and skill.

woodhog wrote:
Wow, the pics 19 to 33 are pretty sad, this outfit should be ashamed to turn out a product like this, it is plain to see in some of the pics when it came time to make a hole for running wires etc. they just smashed out the panel with a hammer... sick...

Oh there's more. That's just a random camper folder I made for quick uploads.

shellbackcva59 wrote:
Personally I would have probed around to see if I felt the plywood roofing had softened before pulling the A/C off. Does it feel like the roof is soft underneath?

I haven't actually removed the AC. I all but broke the seal. Poked around inside and out and there's no sign of intrusion or softness.
In other words, it's a sealed separation. I'll need to watch it to make sure it doesn't continue to lift. It appears to be okay in so far as it hasn't busted open. We have lots of critters around here. Rats, mice, squirrels, etc. All it'll take is for one to claw or bite through that lifted part.

Thanks to everyone for the advice. I might have just jumped head first into a repair otherwise.

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Wow, the pics 19 to 33 are pretty sad, this outfit should be ashamed to turn out a product like this, it is plain to see in some of the pics when it came time to make a hole for running wires etc. they just smashed out the panel with a hammer... sick...

shellbackcva59 wrote:
Dicor does bubble the rubber roofing material. When I replaced my standard vent with a Fantastic, I used Dicor. My roof bubbled like that and I about freaked out. Called Dicor and they said it will do that. Personally I would have probed around to see if I felt the plywood roofing had softened before pulling the A/C off. Does it feel like the roof is soft underneath?

There was a lengthy discussion on the NROA forum about this. Northwood switched over to a different type of roofing material awhile back and that material does not get along well with Dicor. It requires a different brand of sealant. Many of the dealers did not even know this switch was made and continued to use Dicor, which subsequently would react with the roof membrane. From what I understand NW has switched back to the earlier roofing material that they used for years. My TC is a 2010 and Dicor works well. NW should be able to tell AF and WC owners what type of material you have on your particular year of TC.

Dicor does bubble the rubber roofing material. When I replaced my standard vent with a Fantastic, I used Dicor. My roof bubbled like that and I about freaked out. Called Dicor and they said it will do that. Personally I would have probed around to see if I felt the plywood roofing had softened before pulling the A/C off. Does it feel like the roof is soft underneath?

Northwood must se a different material on teh Wolf Creek than what they use on the Arctic Fox, or they've switch to a rubber roof on all their truck campers.

I can tell from the pics that the roof material is the same as what was on my 2003 Desert Fox (rubber).

The roof material on my 2010 AF 811 is something different - i has a textured surface. Later model years had it too, but new campers, I don't know. I haven't look at the roof of a new one in about 2 years.

Joe417 wrote:


As far as the mold where the water was puddling, it's outside, it gets dirty, wash it off.

Starting to lean towards just leaving it as is and keep an eye on it.
Hopefully it doesn't spread. However, we've been looking at upgrading to Northern Lite. Whomever we sell this to, dealer or private, is no doubt going to question the roof.

anutami wrote:

If Apache camping center installed your A/C then they used Dicor along with the rubber seal. It is very difficult to pry the A/C up as I had to to the same. You will need 2 people, 1 pushing up from the inside of the camper and another on the roof with a credit card or hand trying to free the dicor from the rubber roof while at the same time trying not to rip a hole in your roof. It took me about an hour to remove mine and many curse words. The bubbling could also be caused from the dicor they used. I installed a fantastic vent fan on my wolfy 1 and used dicor and the roof started to bubble just like in your pics. Never heard of an oil leak from an A/C unit...have you been using your a/c this winter? or noticed anything leaking from it?

It came from NW with the A/C. What did you do about the bubbling? Nothing?