Looks like it was a very good thing that you tore out the cabinets or you might not had found that leak until it was too late.❤ Love the analogy between your subscribers and the centipede. Great progress! 👍🏼Mary💕Fred
oh lord. hugs bruh. I've chased a few leaks and it can get depressing. id love to just spray the outside with some type of armor. hate the constant worry of waiting for the next leak. thanks for sharing. keep on keeping on!!
Great video and editing. Been subscribed to you since your first AT thru hike videos, and this series has been the most entertaining to watch. Keep it up! Cool vibes, and cool project.
Nice job man. I just bought a old camper for 800. It has a small bed area that is damaged. But I'm going to redo the whole bed area to what is a full size width wise to a queen going length wise and cabinets on one side plus adding a 6 inch raised roof and redoing the sides and top and also making a wet bath area extension on the back 8 inches.
Yeah, I was pretty surprised with how rickety the internals on the camper were. Apparently it's the norm among most camper brands. Some modern campers are aluminum framed which is nice, but it seems that most brands still cut corners somewhere.
It's funny that you mentioned the leatherman, I just ordered one the other day! I got a leatherman charge, almost the same as yours! Good work on the camper, I'm glad the water damage didn't mean the death of the dream. It's awesome to see how you fixed it! I love all the details about what tools and glues and tapes and materials you're using.
At what point do you go to the guys house you bought it from and bring a paper bag with a fresh heater in it and put it on the front porch with a bow, ring the doorbell and run?!? 😁😂
😂 💩🔥🦶 I was very clear in my questions and asked him in several different ways if it had water damage. Of course he bought it used as well so I suppose it could have been there when he bought it. I didn't really know what to look for at that time but I do now haha.
You want to check every corner where those supports are, there is a good chance there will be water ingress on all of them. Also why didn't you treat the new wood before you put it in?
We are in the process of taking off all of the other jack stands and checking them out. It probably would have been smart to paint the wood before we installed it 🤷♂️ didn't think of that at the time haha.
@@BackcountryBanter it's easy to not think about treating it as the wood that is being replaced is rarely treated, hopefully the other corners will turn out to be better for you.
Yeah, they're basically just lag bolted into that wooden corner which is made of tiny 1"x2"s. Seems like a horrible design. When we reattach the jack supports we are adding an aluminum angle and through-bolting them to help strengthen the corner. The camper weighs somewhere between 950-1000 lbs dry.
Ahhh! It definitely did go through. I goofed and copied the Patron list from an old video and forgot to edit in the new names. Sorry about that. You will absolutely be in the credits of the next video.
Ugh, that's nasty rot. The goop on the screw channel outside is superficial. I bet they tried to fix the leak but the rubber strip in the middle is just cosmetic to begin with. Any leaks inside that channel would be from the screws and holes into the camper frame. Blocking the water from flowing down and out causes more issues when it backs up and pools. If it would have just dripped through it would probably have been less of an issue. I'd be concerned with cutting the horizontal outer edge frame member without supporting it somehow since you have corner jacks which will put all the stress on that corner vertical beam and whatever it's tied to. Perhaps look into some "strong ties" through bolted to reinforce where the cut on the side is so it bridges the load stress past the joint.
That's a fair point, it'd probably be smart to reinforce it more. I'll look into those. Yeah, the water drainage blockage could have definitely been the issue. I also suspect that some water was getting in through this little door holder bracket that was very near the jack. It was missing a screw and any water trapped inside the plastic casing would be funneled directly into the missing screw hole. I think I've blocked and caulked all the entryways now though. Time will tell haha. I've enjoyed following your videos so far!
@@BackcountryBanter Water wants to follow the easiest path. Screw holes are generally not the easiest because water wants to drip past with gravity. It needs quite a bit of water to back up through a screw hole to create that much rot, unless there is a blockage that causes it to back up and the screw hole is the primary path in. I highly suggest you look at the U channel trim around the top on the outside as well. I would not be surprised if it was leaking where the top meets that trim and traveling down the inside of the aluminum siding, then coming back under the side "wing" plywood and sitting there. You can take a hose to it with the insulation out when the wall is disassembled and see what entry points show water coming in. If it was stored outside with the top down, and the rot going that far up the sides I'd guess its the jack brackets and poor sealing of the screws and cover trim. Not a pro at this by any means.... just dealt with way too many water intrusions in my life :) We should have another video coming up in the next day or two with some more progress. It's cool to see you two moving along as well and I'm looking forward to seeing what it looks like when you're all done! Edit to add, steel angle could work well too - would reinforce the frame side and the bottom of the plywood.
The tie fighter cracked me up!
That was Tara's idea haha.
Good job! The Tie fighters were a great touch.
I aim to be as chill as you man. Kudos
You just manage to make all projects look so easy and relaxed! Good on you guys for just taking things on as they come :)
Was anticipating this episode so badly. Great work Tara and Joe (and Dad).
Thanks!
Looks like it was a very good thing that you tore out the cabinets or you might not had found that leak until it was too late.❤ Love the analogy between your subscribers and the centipede. Great progress! 👍🏼Mary💕Fred
Uuuuugggghhhhh I love watching you guys together. Also, Tara, that gray dress is 💯
Looove yewww!!
The dress when Im sawin’? Tricked ya, it’s a tank top and a skirt 😉😁 Thank yew 🙏
@@taraohais.973 oh, well I loved it.
Such a good job, and excellent video thanks!
Thanks!
Well Hell's bells. Sorry about the water leak but it seems the 3 "Team" has found the problem and fixed it better than ever. Looks excellent
Thanks!
Amazing job guys, made it through the water damage OK then! :D Can't wait to see more
oh lord. hugs bruh. I've chased a few leaks and it can get depressing. id love to just spray the outside with some type of armor. hate the constant worry of waiting for the next leak. thanks for sharing. keep on keeping on!!
Looken good you two
👍. Good Job. Team Work. ,,, getherdone
Great job there team!
Team work makes the dream work 😉
Love you two🥰 awesome vid!
Thanks Robin!
Aww! Love you back!
Y’all are just the damn best.
No, you are!! 😁😍
Great video and editing.
Been subscribed to you since your first AT thru hike videos, and this series has been the most entertaining to watch.
Keep it up! Cool vibes, and cool project.
Thanks, that's great to hear. 😁
That renovation took some serious skills. I have none of those skills. Well done. Great looking camper. Crow✌️
Thanks Crow!
Nice job man. I just bought a old camper for 800. It has a small bed area that is damaged. But I'm going to redo the whole bed area to what is a full size width wise to a queen going length wise and cabinets on one side plus adding a 6 inch raised roof and redoing the sides and top and also making a wet bath area extension on the back 8 inches.
Nice work you guys!
Great repair!
Great job!!😊
It gets my goat with what crap materials most campers are made of
Yeah, I was pretty surprised with how rickety the internals on the camper were. Apparently it's the norm among most camper brands. Some modern campers are aluminum framed which is nice, but it seems that most brands still cut corners somewhere.
perfect tie fighter integration.
Awesome work here! Stay positive, I am sure this is the worst of it.
Nice job!
Sucks about the water damage but great job on the repair!
Btw... Tara kinda looks like a grown-up Eleven from Stranger Things, lol.
Haha, YES. She actually dressed up as Eleven for halloween once.
Haaah! Im honored, thank you 🙏
-Tara/O’hai
It's funny that you mentioned the leatherman, I just ordered one the other day! I got a leatherman charge, almost the same as yours! Good work on the camper, I'm glad the water damage didn't mean the death of the dream. It's awesome to see how you fixed it! I love all the details about what tools and glues and tapes and materials you're using.
Getter done👌👍
At what point do you go to the guys house you bought it from and bring a paper bag with a fresh heater in it and put it on the front porch with a bow, ring the doorbell and run?!? 😁😂
😂 💩🔥🦶 I was very clear in my questions and asked him in several different ways if it had water damage. Of course he bought it used as well so I suppose it could have been there when he bought it. I didn't really know what to look for at that time but I do now haha.
Backcountry Banter well it makes for great video! So theres that. 🙂
You want to check every corner where those supports are, there is a good chance there will be water ingress on all of them. Also why didn't you treat the new wood before you put it in?
We are in the process of taking off all of the other jack stands and checking them out. It probably would have been smart to paint the wood before we installed it 🤷♂️ didn't think of that at the time haha.
@@BackcountryBanter it's easy to not think about treating it as the wood that is being replaced is rarely treated, hopefully the other corners will turn out to be better for you.
Nothing like cutting Plywood in a Skirt 🤣
I’m confused. The truck stands screw into the corners made of soft wood? How much does that camper weigh again?
Yeah, they're basically just lag bolted into that wooden corner which is made of tiny 1"x2"s. Seems like a horrible design. When we reattach the jack supports we are adding an aluminum angle and through-bolting them to help strengthen the corner. The camper weighs somewhere between 950-1000 lbs dry.
Lots of glue when rebuilding an rv
Did my patreon membership go through?
Ahhh! It definitely did go through. I goofed and copied the Patron list from an old video and forgot to edit in the new names. Sorry about that. You will absolutely be in the credits of the next video.
It's always worse than it looks 😢
Ugh, that's nasty rot. The goop on the screw channel outside is superficial. I bet they tried to fix the leak but the rubber strip in the middle is just cosmetic to begin with. Any leaks inside that channel would be from the screws and holes into the camper frame. Blocking the water from flowing down and out causes more issues when it backs up and pools. If it would have just dripped through it would probably have been less of an issue. I'd be concerned with cutting the horizontal outer edge frame member without supporting it somehow since you have corner jacks which will put all the stress on that corner vertical beam and whatever it's tied to. Perhaps look into some "strong ties" through bolted to reinforce where the cut on the side is so it bridges the load stress past the joint.
That's a fair point, it'd probably be smart to reinforce it more. I'll look into those. Yeah, the water drainage blockage could have definitely been the issue. I also suspect that some water was getting in through this little door holder bracket that was very near the jack. It was missing a screw and any water trapped inside the plastic casing would be funneled directly into the missing screw hole. I think I've blocked and caulked all the entryways now though. Time will tell haha. I've enjoyed following your videos so far!
@@BackcountryBanter Water wants to follow the easiest path. Screw holes are generally not the easiest because water wants to drip past with gravity. It needs quite a bit of water to back up through a screw hole to create that much rot, unless there is a blockage that causes it to back up and the screw hole is the primary path in. I highly suggest you look at the U channel trim around the top on the outside as well. I would not be surprised if it was leaking where the top meets that trim and traveling down the inside of the aluminum siding, then coming back under the side "wing" plywood and sitting there. You can take a hose to it with the insulation out when the wall is disassembled and see what entry points show water coming in. If it was stored outside with the top down, and the rot going that far up the sides I'd guess its the jack brackets and poor sealing of the screws and cover trim. Not a pro at this by any means.... just dealt with way too many water intrusions in my life :)
We should have another video coming up in the next day or two with some more progress. It's cool to see you two moving along as well and I'm looking forward to seeing what it looks like when you're all done!
Edit to add, steel angle could work well too - would reinforce the frame side and the bottom of the plywood.
The tip of the iceberg
Hopefully not, we've given it a pretty solid inspection now and haven't found any more major issues.
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