Hi All,

I hope everyone has been enjoying some good camping. I have been working away on mine. This weekend I finished the roof getting everything re-sealed and replaced brittle plastic parts. I used the goopy white paste looking stuff that turns into rubber. Sorry I forget the brand name of the stuff. And replaced the A/C cover with one of those universal ones. The bathroom vent needed a new fan and plastic vent for the skylight. So now it is time to start working on caulking the side around the windows and edges. Can anyone please tell me what they use? Will regular caulk work like what people use on thier house? I'm also getting close to start some wood repair. I was just going to clean up the rotted stuff and coat it with fiberglass and resin. Any feedback on this idea and these questions would be helpful. Take it easy.

Dan-O

If you're talking about resealing the windows (which should be done every few years anyway), you need to pop the windows out (take out mounting screws, possibly a staple or two as well), scrape them down thoroughly, then use butyl putty tape along the window flange. Pop the window back in place, tighten down the screws, and then run a bead of acrylic caulking around the outside of the window. If you use silicone containing caulk, nothing will ever stick again, and you'll never get it loose.

I dealt with small areas of wood rot with a special anti-rot liquid I bought at Home Depot or Lowes. Comes in a big plastic bottle--might be made by Elmers (the glue people). I have also used fiberglass resin in larger areas where I couldn't remove the damaged wood. In those instances I drilled small holes through the wood, then did my best to "inject" the liquid resin into the holes and impregnate the rot areas. The old camper held up for another 3 years before I sold it off.

Thank you for your information. It is very much appreciated.