Kayteg1 wrote:
Camper_Jeff_&_Kelli wrote:
Kayteg1 wrote:
I still consider that covering the problem without fixing it.
Some wind and the whole idea goes down the drain.
Your roof gutter seems to have a problem dumping all that water into window area instead of downspout.
Part of the problem is the top mount of the awning is designed to use the gutter as part of the support for the awning. It hooks down into the gutter and has two bolts that go through the top edge of the Truck Camper framing just below the roof and above the gutter. The mount effectively blocks the flow of water in the gutter causing pooling which you can see in the video, surges out over the gutter, directly above and flowing like a river down over the window frame. I don't think any sliding window can really stand up to sealing out that much water. With the amount of continuous flow, it's virtually submerged in water. Last night, we had windy conditions and it was blowing significant rain onto the area around the window and it was still dry this AM when I checked. Personally, I think this drip rail is the proper fix for this particular situation. It's working and that's what matters on an 18 year old truck camper.
I would check with manufacturer if they have fix for it. When your siding works as a waterfall, sooner or later you will find more problems.
It is always better to fix the source of troubles, than band-aid the results.
Flip time to put your glasses on and check video at 21st second.
Not sure what you want me to look at at the :21 second mark in the video.
At 1:18 in the video, you can see the two weep holes at the bottom of the window that before the drip rail, would be flooded with rain water flowing down from where the awning mount causes a blockage in the gutter, forcing water to surge and pour out down the side and over the window. The weep holes do not face that surge of water now. Neither does any part of the window frame.
