 |
10-07-2015, 10:03 AM
|
#1
|
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 5
|
Bunk end rain guards/deflector
Hey all! 1st time poster....
just bought a 2015 Shamrock 233s and one of the bunk ends let some water on the top. i know i saw some rain deflectors that we could install on the top of the bunk end to deflect the water. my luck on the search is not working at all. any help appreciated!
Thanks,
Joe
|
|
|
|
10-07-2015, 10:11 AM
|
#2
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 340
|
Look six posts down.
__________________
Les & Heidi Kramer
2021 Jayco Melbourne 24L
Olmsted Township, OH
|
|
|
|
|
10-07-2015, 10:21 AM
|
#3
|
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 5
|
Already did. It's like a weather tech looking plastic rain guard
|
|
|
|
|
10-07-2015, 10:30 AM
|
#4
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jul 2013
Posts: 340
|
I slit a garden hose and put it over the top the full length.
__________________
Les & Heidi Kramer
2021 Jayco Melbourne 24L
Olmsted Township, OH
|
|
|
|
|
10-07-2015, 11:31 AM
|
#5
|
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Sep 2015
Posts: 5
|
I'll try that hose trick. But I found the cover I was talking about. It's called a drip cap on rvpartsnation. Com. I was trying to get it at 86 inches long... But no cigar!
|
|
|
|
|
10-07-2015, 12:10 PM
|
#6
|
|
Member
Join Date: Oct 2014
Location: Westminster, MD
Posts: 41
|
Water leak at bunk ends
Had the same problem with 2014, model 19. After three attempts dealer installed a flat rubber gasket on the bunk end doors opposite the factory seals. That solved the problem. No rain leakage or bugs can get past the double seal. Since you are still under warranty, suggest same fix to your dealer.
|
|
|
|
|
10-07-2015, 12:31 PM
|
#7
|
|
Member
Join Date: Feb 2014
Location: Chicago Suburb
Posts: 64
|
1" dia thin wall PVC pipe did the trick for me. Cut away about 1/4 of the diameter on a table saw, very easy, but very messy. I have traveled with these held in place with small bungee cords. Good luck!
__________________
2014 Rockwood Roo 233s
2014 Runaway Navigator
2013 GMC Yukon XL
|
|
|
|
|
10-07-2015, 12:47 PM
|
#8
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2014
Location: Northern KY
Posts: 5,725
|
I sometimes find a cup of rain water pooled on the outside vinyl of the bunks when opening up... so far it has not been a problem as I always zip up the windows and it never has leaked into the inside of the bunk.
__________________
"nothing can now be believed which is seen in a newspaper. Truth itself becomes suspicious by being put into that polluted vehicle."
Thomas Jefferson to John Norvell pg. 2, June 11, 1807
2014 Shamrock 183
2014 RAM 1500 Bighorn Crew Cab, HEMI, 3.21 gears, 8 Spd, 4X4 TST TPMS
|
|
|
|
|
10-07-2015, 01:29 PM
|
#9
|
|
Junior Member
Join Date: Jul 2014
Posts: 10
|
Forest River LISTEN to all the forum posts about Bunk End Leaks
I have posted about this and so many others have as well on current models as well as older ones.
I think it is time FR looked at this as a PROBLEM and put something in place to divert the water just like they did on the sides of the trailer.
Too many have this problem. This is a design issue that needs to be corrected by the manufacturer.
|
|
|
|
|
10-07-2015, 01:46 PM
|
#10
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: May 2015
Location: Dexter, MI
Posts: 410
|
I have a 2016 Roo 183 that I purchased in late spring of this year. We've camped with it six weekends with the final scheduled trip this coming weekend.
I have not seen any signs of water leakage. Does the water leak into the bunk ends when they are folded up? Have you checked the weather stripping along the top edge of the bunk?
I'll keep an eye out for this problem with mine, but so far so good. I'm not sure if FR changed the seals between 2015 and 2016.
__________________
Eric & Abby
2016 Rockwood Roo 183
2014 Ford Explorer Sport
|
|
|
|
|
10-08-2015, 05:21 AM
|
#11
|
|
Member
Join Date: Mar 2015
Posts: 99
|
Quote:
Originally Posted by ebcobra93
I have a 2016 Roo 183 that I purchased in late spring of this year. We've camped with it six weekends with the final scheduled trip this coming weekend.
I have not seen any signs of water leakage. Does the water leak into the bunk ends when they are folded up? Have you checked the weather stripping along the top edge of the bunk?
I'll keep an eye out for this problem with mine, but so far so good. I'm not sure if FR changed the seals between 2015 and 2016.
|
I have 2016 183 and all 3 beds leaked on mine.
|
|
|
|
|
10-08-2015, 05:45 AM
|
#12
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Aug 2012
Location: Indianapolis, IN
Posts: 336
|
We have the 2013 183 and have never had a leak. Either 2014 or 2015 models came with a new style bunk latch that have garnered a lot of complaints of being flimsy and not compressing the seals adequately.
__________________
2013 Roo 183
Miles Driven/Nights Camped:
2012:1042/13 2013:2772/27
2014:2259/30 2015:1644/20
2016:1278/23 2017:2183/22
|
|
|
|
|
10-08-2015, 07:11 AM
|
#13
|
|
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Albuquerque
Posts: 1,228
|
Inadequate Rain Gutter
My '09 Roo came with a tiny toy rain gutter. Just big enough to run off the dew that runs off the Roo every morning, but totally inadequate to deal with rain. I went to Home Depot and got some J flashing that sticks out about 2". I haven't had any trouble since I replaced the old gutter with flashing.
|
|
|
|
|
| Thread Tools |
|
|
| Display Modes |
 Linear Mode
|
Posting Rules
|
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts
HTML code is Off
|
|
|
|
» Recent Discussions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Disclaimer:
This website is not affiliated with or endorsed by Forest River, Inc. or any of its affiliates. This is an independent, unofficial site.
All times are GMT -5. The time now is 08:53 PM.
