Not exactly a NEW Rockwood but new to me. I recently upgraded from a 2001 Coleman popup to a 2007 Rockwood 2603.
After looking at a plethora of new and used campers my wife fell in love with the floorplan of the 2603. The camper has an efficient design that can be used with the slideout in or out. Too many of the newer styles seem to close up the egress when the slideouts are closed. Perfect for her, the dog and I.
The only problem we knowingly had at purchase was with the vinyl coated wood in the interior. It appears that the vinyl is shrinking and separating from the "wood".
I peeled off some of the vinyl and found that the wood beneath was actually a materiel consisting of two panels sandwiching a softer material covered by a micro thin fabric.
Has anyone successfully found a way to paint or cover the wood and trim?
The previous two days have been rainy in the form of a monsoon type. I noticed water dripping from the A/C and after removing the cover found that water was seeping in past the weather stripping.
I noticed that the roof panel was bowed down on both sides of the A/C due to the thick weather strip. It seems that the installers had cut back the roof supporting tubular channel to allow air from the A/C to the duct area. In doing so the roof that is being pushed down is only a piece of 3/16 paneling and is not strong enough to press back against the weather strip.
My other question is, Couldn't I just cut a 14" piece of tubular aluminum, screw it to the top of both of the protruding portions of the existing channels thereby pushing back up the 3/16 roof panel so that it makes proper contact with the weather stripping?
These first two pics are of the wood peeling and the third is the wood structure.
The last two pics are how I fixed the A/C leak problem. I took shelving back bracket and attached it to the top of the tubular channel so that it pushes the roof bow back up to make a tight fit against the weather seal. I will cover it all with expanding foam and cut away the excess to allow the air to flow through.
Unfortunately it appears that the vinyl coating was applied to the wood before cutting and construction of the interior. The vinyl actually wraps the wood into the joints. I have to cut with a razor at all joints.
I just stripped the medicine cabinet, applied a primer and several coats of latex enamel. It looks good enough that I think I will attempt it everywhere else unless someone here has another suggestion.
On the A/C leak.
I filled in all the areas with expansion foam and when it cured I cut it back flush. I even cut the duct channel at an angle to cut down on turbulence. I cinched down the A/C unit and ran copious amounts of water on the roof with no apparent leakage, Yay!
I don't know if cutting the foam at an angle is the main reason but my airflow to the bedroom has increased considerably. I also had sealed around the waste tank vent pipes because they were cut right through the duct and I could feel cold air coming out the bottom above each waste tank.
I cinched down the A/C unit and ran copious amounts of water on the roof with no apparent leakage, Yay!
Keep an eye on the seal. They are typically designed to be compressed only a certain amount and some incorporate compression tabs that indicate the correct amount of force being applied to the gasket.
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Thanks. I had marked the bolts as to their depth before taking them out and returned them to their original depth. I notice though that I get "more" bulge in the seal at the point where the roof use to "bow" down but I attribute that to the fact the roof is no longer excessively "bowing" down because of the new supports I installed.
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