Eagle Cap campers:

You mean regural maintenance like washing and waxing?

Kayteg1 wrote:

SidecarFlip wrote:


They all leak if not maintained.

How do you maintain water running down slide trim and getting under the slide straight on camper floor?
How do you maintain condensation wetting your bed and sofa? When you use the camper you can run drier, but when it storage, you have no idea how and when water enters.
I am not even going into quality of assembly where the overcut hole for window or door makes the 1/2 inch of sealing surface into 1/16"
The last one you can maintain but count what % of forum member did the bubble test of their rigs?

To some extent Sir you seem to be conflating build defects with what are regular maintenance items.. No intent here to excuse scrupulous build quality, but obviously RV ownership is not for everybody...

3 tons

SidecarFlip wrote:


They all leak if not maintained.

How do you maintain water running down slide trim and getting under the slide straight on camper floor?
How do you maintain condensation wetting your bed and sofa? When you use the camper you can run drier, but when it storage, you have no idea how and when water enters.
I am not even going into quality of assembly where the overcut hole for window or door makes the 1/2 inch of sealing surface into 1/16"
The last one you can maintain but count what % of forum member did the bubble test of their rigs?

3 tons well said

Actually, every 3 months is better. Caulk is cheap.

You have to wonder just how many leakers there are in pull behinds and 5er's. Just as many seams and pressure areas and you never read or hear about those owners checking anything...

I saw a class A (think that is what it was, van chassis (like a Sprinter) with a camper on it and the entire cab over bunk was a rotten moldy mess. Was so bad under the mattress, it was soggy and moldy. I think it went to the landfill, if it didn't the owner had a huge repair bill. Professional remediation isn't a cheap date.

They all leak if not maintained.

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.

News Flash to all RV Shoppers (LOL!!):

'ALL' RV's are potentially subject to having a leak, and all humans are potentially subject to having the flu..... A minor undetected leak in anybody's camper over time can result in a major repair...

Age old solution for the 'yet to be initiated': (though routinely disregarded, resulting in yahning threads, product flaming, and a re-stating of the purely obvious).... Seasonally inspect and maintain all seams, appurtenances and related caulking...

I have a 2000 lance 1140. It aint heavy, its my camper.

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.

Boatycall wrote:

SidecarFlip wrote:

Kayteg1 wrote:
I bet they leak without even seeing 1.

Terrible thing to say but they probably do.

None on mine... that I know of any way. But any rig will leak if not maintained, tc, motorhome, TT, doesn't matter.
I had a 42' triple slide Cyclone Toyhauler. Bought it brand spankin new, kept it under cover and it developed a leak and some small delam.

Key words are... "That I know of"....

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.