So what did you do to your Truck Camper today?

The camper and truck both got a bath and a wax job. We also de-winterized it and sanitized the fresh water tank. We plan to head out for a night or two to make sure all systems are working before we head for Alaska in a few weeks.

Rbertalotto wrote:

Some aluminum window frames have little slots cut in them to weep water out, like condensation. I had that on an older camper. They got clogged with dirt. I couldn't see the dirt, but I took an air compressor with a rubber tipped blow tool on the end and forced air in. A bunch of crud came out and the window never leaked again.

AShh...That could be it. Will check it out! Thanks....

Looking at your photos, that's a slider window. Water gets past the fixed window and into the slider channel, where it's supposed to drain outside through those slots I mentioned. If enough dust and dirt gets in there first, it turns to mud, then hardens to block the drains.

If you can, remove the screen and the window. Screen should easily lift out, window I'm not so sure of. Then get in there and clean it all out.

Since that happened to me, I regularly clean my window tracks. I just did it yesterday in fact and they were pretty dirty. Enough so that I would bet two or three seasons without a deep clean and they would clog.

Even if the slider channel is clean, insects, like mud dobbers, will pack mud up in there.

To test before and after cleaning, try putting some water into that window channel. If it fills and drains to the outside, good. But if it fills and sits, or worse, your seat gets wet again, then you know where the leak is happening.

It is amazing how water will travel. Keep in mind, water will use the corrugations in the siding as routes to travel. Especially true it your TC is not level front to rear.

If you re-caulk your window/s, make sure you use the butyl tape, not the clay type.

Some aluminum window frames have little slots cut in them to weep water out, like condensation. I had that on an older camper. They got clogged with dirt. I couldn't see the dirt, but I took an air compressor with a rubber tipped blow tool on the end and forced air in. A bunch of crud came out and the window never leaked again.

AShh...That could be it. Will check it out! Thanks....

Some aluminum window frames have little slots cut in them to weep water out, like condensation. I had that on an older camper. They got clogged with dirt. I couldn't see the dirt, but I took an air compressor with a rubber tipped blow tool on the end and forced air in. A bunch of crud came out and the window never leaked again.

You might be right. The clay type sealant is still very pliable. It has been pouring and the area at the top of the window is dry as a bone because of the awning. Not sure how water could get in the sides or bottom of the window while being stationary. But I'll check it out thoroughly.

Thanks for the advice.

I still bet it is the window. The window is the first thing would check. It does not take much to pull it. It probably has the clay type of caulk, which gets hard and brittle over time and does not seal well. This is especially true with aluminum siding.

I suggest you pull the window, and re-caulk. Look closely at the old caulk, and you may see where it was leaking. I have had several TC windows leak over the years from shoddy caulking from the manufacture.

This photo was when my 1988 Bigfoot was about 18 years old.

I don't believe it is the window. My camper has an awning that shields the entire top of the window. The remainder of the window appears to be extremely well caulked.

IT'S RAINING! I'm sitting in my camper to see if it is going to leak again. Unfortunately the water gets inside the wall so I don't actually see any water dripping. It just starts getting wet on the wing where the dinette pads sit.

So far it appears my "sealing" job is holding up.

This weekend I'm going to have to add a 1/4" metal plate with angle iron welded to two sides to spread the weight of the forward jack stand to the side and front wall of the camper.

Clarryhill wrote:

WNYBob wrote:
Sorry, I'm new to posting photo's.

How's this.

Now that's enough to spoil your afternoon...

The problem was my bad, didn't drain the tank of clean fresh water and a very cold winter.

I found the leak when I tried to fill the tank, which I thought was empty. So, yes there was a leak but I was there when it happened. Things were wet, but cleaned up quickly. I removed the old water heater and opened up the wet area and used an electric heater to dry it out.

If it stops raining I will install the new one today, along with a new "city water connection", the old one was missing the check in the check valve!