Do pass-through windows leak?

[bighatnohorse]

Traditionally, truck campers have had a window that opens, usually a side-slide window, through to the truck cab.

One manufacturer in particular is telling it's dealers that they stopped installing pass-through windows that open because the window leaks.

I've owned two different brand truck campers with opening pass-through windows and they never leaked.

What's your experience with an opening pass-through window leaking?

[Geo_Boy]

My AF 990 leaks due to the fact that the window is a slider and leaks at the joint where the slide is. My 06 Northstar Arrow 8.5 had a pass through but the window doesn’t slide, it is one piece and totally removed.

[mbloof]

My old Fleetwood Elkhorn leaked there. Never could get it "fixed". Funny as it was completely useless to me as the truck I was using did not have a opening rear window. 🙂

Now years later my situation has reversed. The camper I have does not have a opening pass through window and the truck does. 🙂

Still fairly useless to me, I store stuff in the back seat and never have opened that window on the truck.


- Mark0.

[JimK-NY]

No water leaks, but my "donut" is old and I am having difficulty getting a good seal between the camper the truck.

BTW, I would not buy a camper without a pass through window. When I arrive after a day of driving the camper is a moderate temperature. I crack one of the vents so I get some air flow and heating or cooling as needed.

[Lwiddis]

Mine never leaked.

[jimh406]

Mine has never leaked, but then again, it’s hard to get water there.

[HMS_Beagle]

Bigfoot 10.4, made the pass through boot out of foam (no covering even) and never leaked.

[monkey44]

Lance 845 -- No leaks.

[stevenal]

Covered by the cabover and inside the draft of the truck cab, this is our preferred window to keep open for our pets' comfort in all weather but dust.

[sbryan]

Our Northstar Igloo has never leaked even in torrential downpours. Sounds more like cost cutting to me but watch, the price won't drop.