Texas TC
06-05-2010, 01:16 AM
Got to Austin Texas late Wednesday afternoon for my annual job of helping to setup the ROT (Republic of Texas) Biker Rally. When I arrived it was hot and humid. Pretty natural for the hill country. Late in the afternoon, a storm came in from the northwest and I was standing outside the Nova just in time to see the roof vent cap over the bathroom go flying across the parking lot. I caught up with it and found that it was literally rotten and had come apart at the edges. I hurried up the ladder before the rain came and covered the opening with a large 39 gallon trashbag and a whole roll of gorilla tape to keep out the 1.6 inches of rain that followed the 40-60 mph wind gusts.
The good news is, gorilla tape is awesome. It held the bag in place through the storm and I did not experience a drop of rain. Bad news is I sent one of the workers that lives south of here in San Antonio to Camping World he passes on the way home with what I had salvaged of the destroyed lid and it turns out there are about 6 different models of lids depending on how it connects to the housing. I did not have time to survey the engineering of this thing before the storm and have no idea which one to purchase. I told him to just get one and I would make it work until I could get the coach back to my dealer in Dallas to do a proper repair. 1 out of 6 chances it will be correct and I will do the repair while I am here working but I really do not like those odds.
Unfortunately, I will be down here until June 14 and there is a chance of rain several days between now and then. If I remove the sound fix I have now, I may only create a 14x14" hole in the roof for the rain to come in.
Ain't RVin' fun?
I will know to check the condition of this thing every year or so from now on.
On a side note, I had the A/C units cleaned and inspected before this trip and the blower motor quit on me tonight on the rear unit. Its hot down here so, camping by myself for the next week+, I am keeping the living room slide in and using the front unit only. It really made me appreciate the continuous duct work that is shared by both A/C's.
The good news is, gorilla tape is awesome. It held the bag in place through the storm and I did not experience a drop of rain. Bad news is I sent one of the workers that lives south of here in San Antonio to Camping World he passes on the way home with what I had salvaged of the destroyed lid and it turns out there are about 6 different models of lids depending on how it connects to the housing. I did not have time to survey the engineering of this thing before the storm and have no idea which one to purchase. I told him to just get one and I would make it work until I could get the coach back to my dealer in Dallas to do a proper repair. 1 out of 6 chances it will be correct and I will do the repair while I am here working but I really do not like those odds.
Unfortunately, I will be down here until June 14 and there is a chance of rain several days between now and then. If I remove the sound fix I have now, I may only create a 14x14" hole in the roof for the rain to come in.
Ain't RVin' fun?
I will know to check the condition of this thing every year or so from now on.
On a side note, I had the A/C units cleaned and inspected before this trip and the blower motor quit on me tonight on the rear unit. Its hot down here so, camping by myself for the next week+, I am keeping the living room slide in and using the front unit only. It really made me appreciate the continuous duct work that is shared by both A/C's.