Hi there, This is my first post on this forum, I own a 2006 24ft Kingsport camper. As you can see in the picture I have a little issue. There is this weird little bulge in the wall I just noticed. I am a newer camper owner and have not seen damage like this before. I am worried that it could be water related, since it is right by a window.Here is a pictureMy other theory is better than water damage, last week my little niece and nephew were playing up on the rear bunk where the damage is located. I don't know, but maybe they pulled on the blind cover and caused the interior wall to be pulled away a bit? I feel like that may be a stretch but I can't think of anything else that would do it. On a side note, since I have owned that camper, it has only rained for approx 24hrs in a 2 day period. this was after the kids were playing up there...and before I noticed that damage.If anyone has seen damage like this before and has an idea what it is caused by let me know. I will be taking a closer look at it this week so any input is going to be greatly appreciated!Thanks!

Looks like a leak in the roof to me, have you checked up top?

Yeah, I have looked up top on the roof, I really didn't see anything out of the ordinary. No cracks or anything of the sort. Just to elaborate a bit, I just bought the camper September 9th, and me and a buddy checked it over really well and did not notice anything. It has sat in my driveway since then. Now all of the sudden I notice this, and like I said I had kids playing up there and it rained for one day...but it seems weird that if there was a leak it would just start to show symptoms like that right now, and not show anything from the years before.But I really don't know. I will definitely have a closer look around the window and the roof again, to see if I can spot anything weird.Thanks for the reply!

From my experience leaks usually manifest themselves on the inside of the RV as small blisters in the vinyl wall covering. Your pic looks more like some structural element, like an aluminum stud, has pulled loose.It looks like the bulge runs down behind the decorative panel above the window. I would remove it and drill a small hole or two in order to investigate it further. If it's dry in there then you can at least rest at ease a bit.I wonder, were the kids rough housing in there? the bulge looks square-ish, like the alum. framing is coming through. They have hit (or kicked) the inside wall hard enough to push it out a bit. That's what it looks like to me. Also notice that it is in direct line with the frame member that runs on the side of the window. I believe that "stud" is bent because of a blunt outward force.

Not intending to suggest how to parent, but that is probably the WORST possible place for them to be. Suggest you get them down and keep them down. Possible damages are endless, not to mention falling.We had a spot like that on our ROO and after careful checking it seemed to come from the movement of the slide. It was maybe an inch or so max and never got any larger. And no water intrusion.

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dadmomh
Explorer
Sep 30, 2013
Not intending to suggest how to parent, but that is probably the WORST possible place for them to be. Suggest you get them down and keep them down. Possible damages are endless, not to mention falling.

We had a spot like that on our ROO and after careful checking it seemed to come from the movement of the slide. It was maybe an inch or so max and never got any larger. And no water intrusion.
ScottG
Nomad
Sep 30, 2013
From my experience leaks usually manifest themselves on the inside of the RV as small blisters in the vinyl wall covering. Your pic looks more like some structural element, like an aluminum stud, has pulled loose.
It looks like the bulge runs down behind the decorative panel above the window. I would remove it and drill a small hole or two in order to investigate it further. If it's dry in there then you can at least rest at ease a bit.
I wonder, were the kids rough housing in there? the bulge looks square-ish, like the alum. framing is coming through. They have hit (or kicked) the inside wall hard enough to push it out a bit. That's what it looks like to me. Also notice that it is in direct line with the frame member that runs on the side of the window. I believe that "stud" is bent because of a blunt outward force.
Yeknomssarb
Explorer
Sep 30, 2013
Yeah, I have looked up top on the roof, I really didn't see anything out of the ordinary. No cracks or anything of the sort.

Just to elaborate a bit, I just bought the camper September 9th, and me and a buddy checked it over really well and did not notice anything. It has sat in my driveway since then. Now all of the sudden I notice this, and like I said I had kids playing up there and it rained for one day...but it seems weird that if there was a leak it would just start to show symptoms like that right now, and not show anything from the years before.

But I really don't know. I will definitely have a closer look around the window and the roof again, to see if I can spot anything weird.

Thanks for the reply!
T_in_Michigan
Explorer
Sep 30, 2013
Looks like a leak in the roof to me, have you checked up top?

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