nomadnewby wrote:
It's a 2013 Skyline Nomad 170.
The interior wall paneling seems to be some kind of compressed wood or formica?
The outside is aluminum.Guess I'll keep guessing 'cause there's no humidity around here ('it's a dry heat') haha.
Thanks for your help!
The exterior walls will have wood studs but the spacing will be irregular. Studs are typically 3/4" wide and occasionally doubled for more strength or for backing for screws & staples. There is likely a full height vertical stud either side of an window or door opening, esp. on a sidewall. I've tried a stud finder in the past and not had any luck.
You could try an infrared thermometer (cheap at HF) on the inside and outside surfaces of the exterior wall. The studs will have a different amount of thermal transfer compared to between the studs where there is insulation. You can also look for a vertical row of small holes on the inside where the plywood (called "luan" in an RV) is stapled to the studs. Try pushing in the walls to see if they flex and where they flex the least is where a stud will be. You can also look for the tape they use over the joint of adjoining sheets of plywood (same for interior walls).
On interior walls, try looking for the giveaway staple marks first. They can be quite obvious in some cases. Try seeing in you can flex the walls as above.
On interior & exterior walls, you can remove a switch, receptacle, thermostat or holding tank monitor panel and find where a stud is on either side.
