tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823993742564320393.post776238198845484518..comments2023-02-08T09:04:17.797-05:00Comments on Sleeps Two: Eating an ElephantGeorgehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02165325439708519673noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823993742564320393.post-84460656102327818612016-02-13T11:12:26.740-05:002016-02-13T11:12:26.740-05:00Just added it to the itinerary :-) Thanks !Just added it to the itinerary :-) Thanks !Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854288199007771977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823993742564320393.post-57155371212551110822016-02-13T09:27:14.055-05:002016-02-13T09:27:14.055-05:00Thanks for the nice comments, Neil. I am surprise...Thanks for the nice comments, Neil. I am surprised your new unit already has problems, but you are right; there is no craftsmanship in building these things. Not in quality of materials or in labor. They are built as quickly and cheaply as possible, and I seriously think if they could build them out of paper, they'd do it. Have fun in St. augustine. Are you staying at Anastasia St PArk, one of our favorites? Make sure you drive south a bit & see Ft Matanzas.<br />Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02165325439708519673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823993742564320393.post-5108134793556507892016-02-13T09:20:48.661-05:002016-02-13T09:20:48.661-05:00I am admire your gluttony and your writing skills....I am admire your gluttony and your writing skills. Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14647057756931561852noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8823993742564320393.post-761690233209246182016-02-12T23:44:50.836-05:002016-02-12T23:44:50.836-05:00George, As you know, Yoly and I gave up on the con...George, As you know, Yoly and I gave up on the conventional RV lifestyle completely only because I couldn't see myself doing what you had to do. You only had the camper for 5 years and it was almost beyond repair. What an industry. The expensive units aren't any better built either. I just don't see how you did it .... you just blew my mind. An undertaking like this would have killed my back and knees and aged me 5 years. You're a better man than I oh Gunga Din. You didn't mention what caused the leak in the first place. With our brand new 2015 Fun Finder we found water running down the walls in the slide out the first time we took it out. I managed to determine where the leak was and fixed it temporarily with Gorilla tape at our campsite. Then a week later, we found water running down the walls in the bedroom (actually we found the floor flooded when we stepped in a big puddle one night). Again I determined that it was coming from the bottom corner of the window frame and once again, Gorilla tape to the rescue. I also knew that water had to be running down between the interior and exterior walls as well. We managed another trip in the unit only to find the cabin flooded two more times, once from a water pump leak and once from the water heater behind a wall panel. Both leaks were a result of grade school craftsmanship in rudimentary plumbing. Nothing cut to proper length and no joints aligned properly. Seeing all this made me realize that this unit would suffer water intrusion from a variety of places for the rest of its life and ultimately end up as a soggy mess. <br /><br />On a more positive note, we're packed and ready to head down to St. Augustine on Wednesday for 5 days :-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04854288199007771977noreply@blogger.com