Eagle Cap campers:

Kayteg1 wrote:

gpascazio wrote:
Own an 2010 Eagle Cap 1160 with two slides. Have mot had a leak problem. But I would be bery surprised tp find an RV that doesn't leak way too many jponrs that can fail. Overall we are very happy with pur camper.

You "think you have no leak problem"
I just bought used Lance with slide. Coming from AZ the wood appear to be dry and when forums are flooded with pictorials how fix rotten wood under the slide, mine have good wood, but due poor engineering (or lack of such) the corner separated.
To top it - Lance made special gutter under the slide, that my Fleetwood never had.
So starting the fix I was happy that I don't have to replace the wood , just do some reinforcement I pushed the slide in to discover the floor under it not only having some rot, but after removing peeling layers of plywood, I felt moisture under.
The camper was sitting in Phoenix where in last month you hardly could see day below 120F and no rain for months.
Dryrot can take years to show outside, but I can 99.9% guarantee you have it.
Bottom line- manufacturers don't care about making RV water tight.
All it would take is laminate floor under the slide, or add aluminium flashing.
But why bother with something that will show after warranty expire?
My advise for whatever RV you buy - spend money for RV carport.

Guess I'm very lucky to have a heated and air conditioned shop and maintenance barn that I can not only keep a camper and truck in but a tractor trailer too if necessary. When the TC is on the truck it's inside when I'm not using it and the camper off the truck is still inside. In the winter when it's below freezing here and snowy, the camper is snug as a bug in a rug in a heated shop as well as the truck.

Amazing how well things last when not out in the weather.