Should I Throw In the Towel?
Been camping for a lifetime, but over 25 years as a husband and father. In the last 25 years, we’ve owned two pop-ups, one hybrid, and three travel trailers. Out of the hybrid and three trailers, th...
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As a kid I worked a bike shop that was in same shopping center as big box store. People would literally buy a cheapo bike there and roll it to the real bike shop to be fixed.
I would say campers are in this same cheapo category.
Buy one and immediately fix it.
Redo everything on the roof, all the caulking, do it with care and precision and take your time, it will last longer than the guy who did it at the factory while the boss was yelling for him to be done already.
Check the caulking on the walls and corners too, scrape off and put new lap sealant on.
The caulking needs to be redone from scratch every few years anyway.
Check all the pipe fittings.
Water damage is the number one killer of RVs, make sure the camper will not leak.
Also, never use silicone, it is very hard to scrape off. You will need to scrape off and re-do every do often...
I would say campers are in this same cheapo category.
Buy one and immediately fix it.
Redo everything on the roof, all the caulking, do it with care and precision and take your time, it will last longer than the guy who did it at the factory while the boss was yelling for him to be done already.
Check the caulking on the walls and corners too, scrape off and put new lap sealant on.
The caulking needs to be redone from scratch every few years anyway.
Check all the pipe fittings.
Water damage is the number one killer of RVs, make sure the camper will not leak.
Also, never use silicone, it is very hard to scrape off. You will need to scrape off and re-do every do often...
