When they build campers, they try to keep weight down, but that kills the long life of them as well. They take a beating on the road too. also if used in winter the salt crap does a real number on them. In between the panels, they cant really dry out either. Saw one sell last spring, late model motorhome style, leaked all over, plus lots of other problems, and it only brought $1,000 and the guy bout went nuts! --- He ended up taking it back home.
I like Doc's hide-out!
Thanks. Just lucked into the sleeper. Got it so cheap due to a motivated seller who lost lease on buisiness location and had to move. Sleeper was among things that had to go in short time frame.
Am well familiar with trailer consruction. At the moment I own a remodled no name 40 footer, a 70s Shasta 28 foot, and two 17 foot. The roofs all leak except the 40 footer, which also has "Montana-ized" under floor insulation. As stated in previous post one 17 foot is junk from water damage, but has new double windows all around. I keep it tilted (hitch on ground) which keeps most additional water out. The others I keep tarped.
The only older trailers that never seem to leak are the airstreams. Basically aluminum roofs with no seams. The no name 40 footer I own is like that as well. The Shasta had FOUR roof vents, which is why it leaks. It will get a new, one piece thick vinyl billboard tarp roof after all vents are removed and flatened with solid inset plywood.... Yeah, I know trailers.
Doc .
