party deck and options

[Earvinery]

Deck, absolutely for us. 3 season door a must. If I was ordering, I might nix the awning, as we have added the Extend-a-Room screen enclosure so it's redundant. No one the steps

[PolarisGuy]

Does anyone have a good link to order this stuff aftermarket?? I see Stealth offers it as options but can't find a source at all for parts.

[Pierre Allard]

Originally Posted by PolarisGuy

Does anyone have a good link to order this stuff aftermarket?? I see Stealth offers it as options but can't find a source at all for parts.

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[chpence1]

When we purchased the hauler, we really weren't concerned with the party deck. We figured we could take it off if needed. We were more concerned with which side the bank of windows were on, thinking curb side was best for us.
We now seek out those camping locations that offer scenic views from the deck and now wouldn't consider one without it unless absolutely necessary.

[imaXLRowner]

We love our party deck and always use it if we have the room behind the rig.
The tank heating and insulated windows lead you to believe you can survive below freezing. My XLR is 3 season not 4.
The windows don't fog. That is nice, rear awning just keeps the water from coming in the toy area if you have a surprise rain. Short for the party area. Don't use the awning all the time being I put the ramp up every night. I'm getting a 3 session patio door installed to solve this problem.

[tuxedo]

imaXLR owner, or anyone.

Have a 395 AMP. Leaving awning out, always, helps deflect rain. But still get water in under some blowing conditions. The water then goes in the floor storage box and makes a real problem. Anyone solved?

I do lay a piece of plastic bag over cellar access door- half outside and half inside door. A pain, and must be done every time we go away or to sleep. Am going to look for a thin piece of very flexible plastic. Cannot visualize any door seal for bottom gap and for vertical gaps that would be 100% effective.

[Pierre Allard]

Originally Posted by tuxedo

imaXLR owner, or anyone.

Have a 395 AMP. Leaving awning out, always, helps deflect rain. But still get water in under some blowing conditions. The water then goes in the floor storage box and makes a real problem. Anyone solved?

I do lay a piece of plastic bag over cellar access door- half outside and half inside door. A pain, and must be done every time we go away or to sleep. Am going to look for a thin piece of very flexible plastic. Cannot visualize any door seal for bottom gap and for vertical gaps that would be 100% effective.

Do you have the 3 season sliding doors?

[Pierre Allard]

Originally Posted by imaXLRowner

We love our party deck and always use it if we have the room behind the rig.
The tank heating and insulated windows lead you to believe you can survive below freezing. My XLR is 3 season not 4.
The windows don't fog. That is nice, rear awning just keeps the water from coming in the toy area if you have a surprise rain. Short for the party area. Don't use the awning all the time being I put the ramp up every night. I'm getting a 3 session patio door installed to solve this problem.

You will love them !

[MOODMAN]

Originally Posted by tuxedo

imaXLR owner, or anyone.
Cannot visualize any door seal for bottom gap and for vertical gaps that would be 100% effective.

I am just thinking out loud, but what if you found a piece of large diameter thin walled plastic pipe, cut it down its length (the length would be the width of your rig where you need to cover where water is getting in) with a table saw to create a long piece of plastic with an arc in it, and place that over the lip at the rear?

[tuxedo]

Pierre Allard

Yes, have 3 seasons door.

[trbomax]

We dont have a party deck but we leave the ramp down so that The dog and I can get in/out of the trailer since we are both handicapped and cant do the wiggley, open steps.Since the ramp is always down it gets rained on and since the edges are not sealed,the wood core soaks up water.The ramp is so heavy now that it takes two normal people to open or close it. Now ,Iam only bringing our situation to this thread because if you have a party deck and dont close it whenever you are not useing it , this is what will happen.

[chpence1]

Another example of lack of engineering analysis. ..... beforehand.

[Homebrew]

I have a 2014, I didn't think the ramp was wood.
Does anyone know ?



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[Sierra360PDEK]

Originally Posted by trbomax

We dont have a party deck but we leave the ramp down so that The dog and I can get in/out of the trailer since we are both handicapped and cant do the wiggley, open steps.Since the ramp is always down it gets rained on and since the edges are not sealed,the wood core soaks up water.The ramp is so heavy now that it takes two normal people to open or close it. Now ,Iam only bringing our situation to this thread because if you have a party deck and dont close it whenever you are not useing it , this is what will happen.

Looks like you could use a set of Torklift Glowstep Revolution steps. Extremely solid, no wiggle and you can get a handrail that attaches to the step.

Here's a picture of ours. Even our puppy can easily navigate them.

[R3Jones]

Originally Posted by Homebrew

I have a 2014, I didn't think the ramp was wood.
Does anyone know ?



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I know there is no wood in the newer ramp doors. It's aluminum structural members with a foam core. If you opted for the patio option there is an additional thin sheet of aluminum to prevent pressure dings.




-R.Jones
Nitro 31FQSL

[Homebrew]

Originally Posted by R3Jones

I know there is no wood in the newer ramp doors. It's aluminum structural members with a foam core. If you opted for the patio option there is an additional thin sheet of aluminum to prevent pressure dings.




-R.Jones
Nitro 31FQSL

Thanks, that's what I thought. I keep reading about the wood ramps.


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[trbomax]

Well ours is a 2015,and when I drilled holes for the fire extinguisher brackets,all I got was rubber and wet wood.I put a bathroom scale under the end and its 105 # when its down.

[trbomax]

Originally Posted by Sierra360PDEK

Looks like you could use a set of Torklift Glowstep Revolution steps. Extremely solid, no wiggle and you can get a handrail that attaches to the step.

Here's a picture of ours. Even our puppy can easily navigate them.

I will check those out.I shouldnt need them anymore as I had 9 vertebra caged and pinned this winter,but the dog still does.

[Electra glide]

We haven't used our party deck yet but I certainly hope to camp in some spots that would make it worth it!

[DGuetter]

I made my own cable/brackets for a deck and have used it both times we went camping this year. It's dark and gloomy inside without the door open, 100% happy I did it!