2 types of T.T.s

[Joebear_movie_l]

Is this what I have to look forward to? 1.A TT that is leaking orrrr 2.a TT that will leak!!!:E Thank You all for your messages. I started my RV research just over 2 months ago. I'll be buying in 3 years. I've decided on buying a TT that is 3 years old, so I'm looking at all the 2013 TTs that fit my likes. I've been to each of the TT's manufactures web sites and wrote in a notebook all that interest me. I've been on RVT.com and looked up all the TTs that suit my desires. I've rated each TT accordingly to visual/floorplan scrutiny. What I have come up with so far in consideration is: Artic Fox (Northwood), Open Range RVs or Outdoors Rvs. Any comments? Thanks: Woodglue,lbl1206,Highway 4x4,goducks10,doug33,Gdetrailer,Mr.Camper,dbbls,Canyou-Cruiser,CloneFan,path1 and especially Myredracer.:W

[Gdetrailer]

rexlion wrote:
How about houses? Same problem, they can leak too. Just not quite as easily, but between my recent water heater leak and my DD's storm induced roof leak this week, I'm starting to wonder.

Houses unlike RVs typically stay put in ONE location once they are built. House roof construction is considerably different, RV roofs are sort of like using a rubber rain cap and I for one would NOT want a RV roof on my house...

RVs really get bent out of shape while traveling at 70 MPH for thousands of miles a year down the road, the flexing, bending, shaking makes it difficult to keep a RV from leaking.

RV walls and roof along with the frame are designed to take a considerable amount of movement and flexing and tend to be made with lighter construction with 2x2 and 2x1 walls.

Homes on the other hand typically built with not moving in mind and the construction is more rigid with 2x4 or even 2x6 wall studs.

Where RVs and homes are similar is water line leaks INSIDE, it does happen but generally not all that often (don't get me started on home water heaters that I have had to change every few years).

[rexlion]

How about houses? Same problem, they can leak too. Just not quite as easily, but between my recent water heater leak and my DD's storm induced roof leak this week, I'm starting to wonder.

[Gdetrailer]

Sounds like you have a plan.

The take away point folks should get is to not sweat the brand names, quality varies greatly for construction and materials even in the supposed "best" brands.

Quality really comes down to ones opinion, what is perfect for one person may in fact be a lemon for another.

If one FAILS to do some periodic maintenance, one will ultimately pay the price in leaks.

The end goal though is to find a trailer which has a floor plan, decor and such which matches your taste.

Hopefully in the end your family will have great memories of their short time spent together while "camping" and not let the small things in life (leaks, broken or non working items) dampen your time together.

We still have a good chuckle over our first time camping after rebuilding our first trailer. Picture road tired travelers stopping to sleep overnight and a heavy thunderstorm finds a spot in the roof that I missed and water drips out of the new ceiling and light fixture which was directly above our bed... It wasn't funny at the time but later we realized that it is just part of life..

[goducks10]

Hey I made the list:) I hate list's. Anyway are you talking water line leaks or exterior caulking leak's. Maintenance is the key to exterior leaks. Not much you can do about interior leaks in water pipes. You can crawl around and check fittings for tightness but in the end they will leak when they leak.

[WoodGlue]

You're welcome!

I also think you might add Lance to your list. Even if it did leak, you won't have any kinds of problems as you would with a luaun built trailer w/ formcore insulation! You also won't experience the delamination issues either.

X6 on what everyone else said. Do your routine maintenance and you'll be good to go!

WoodGlue

[cpaharley2008]

You can always buy a molded fiberglass trailer, like Casita, Scamp or Escape and not worry about leaks but instead worry about where you are going to be camping next.

[mistressofdistr]

I have a TT made in 1964 and it does not leak. 🙂 I agree that a little maintenance goes a long way.

[CincyGus]

So it should be crystal clear, which kind of TT you end up with will depend on what kind of owner you are. If you do the every 6 month inspections of the roof and joints, adress issues as they arrise instead of waiting until they are made more obvious by more significant water damage, you can be in the third group. All it takes is a ladder, a caulking gun, a quart of dicor self leveling and a couple afternoons a year. Pay me now or pay me later. Good luck in finding the perfect camper for you 😉

[Jack_Diane_Free]

Have had 5 TTs and 1 5er over the years and have never had a leak in any of them.

[robsouth]

Preventive maintenance is a great Preventative.

[K_Charles]

We had our last Forest River for 7 years. I washed the roof 3 times and recalked it once, Never had a leak. We have had this one 2 years and no leak yet. There must be 3 types of TT, your two kinds and ones that don't leak too.

[the_bear_II]

Yep preventative maintenance. As soon as you stop doing it the TT will begin leaking.

[downtheroad]

Sounds like a plan for sure...

Except, we have had 4 different TT's and not one of them has leaked.
It really isn't an automatic...maintenance, maintenance, maintenance. (the preventive kind)

Good luck with your quest.