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Interesting discussion, especially on synthetics. To me it's a classic "it depends" situation. There's a lot to take into consideration and sometimes synthetics are the best choice and sometimes not, depending on each situation. Oil is initially a certain base weight and then viscosity...

I'm the same way about wanting to keep the center higher so the water doesn't puddle. Especially with the rain we get. Up here in WA we call it Oregon mist - 'cause it mist Oregon and hit us. Seems that if it's sitting up there it's going to find it's way in somewhere. My experience with...

By the way, Don. I just use a small vise grip on the edge of the roof, sometimes two. You just want to pull it snug and then put your roof vents on. The wood frame for the roof vent should be slightly higher that the framework, or in this case the luan plywood, and once you have the vents in...

You mentioned a rubber roof and aluminum skin. Does your rig have a rubber roof, and how big is the hole? That's actually not too bad of a fix, just depends on what material you're dealing with. Normally the rubber roof is glued to luan plywood so I'm a bit confused on the aluminum.

Thanks! Love it up there in Alberta! I used to spend a lot of time up at CFB Wainwright and made it a point to spend time seeing as much of the Province as I could. When I could get the wife and kids away from the mall in Edmonton.

I've done the same type of thing plenty of times but in the long run it always worked out fine. Some things you can't put a price on, like the first trip you take with the kids. There's nothing like their excitement of going out on that first trip in a camper they had a part in getting on the...

You're sure welcome. I'd love to have that camper you're working on and it's going to be great when you're finished. I've been looking for one around here that needs that kind of work and is priced right but haven't had any luck yet. Plenty of projects right now anyway I guess.

Thanks! I watch several sites and have really enjoyed this one. The people here seem to back up their opinions with facts, where some of the others are pretty much just opinions with no details of why. Yup, that's the 48 in my avatar. I have a Chevy motorhome on a P30 chassis that I'm going...

Sweet! The BT's on the ships I was on sure earned their keep and I'm sure yours was the same. Always had to be aboard hours before everyone else so they could light off the boilers and stayed aboard after most others were gone to shut them down. And that's if we weren't anchored out...

I checked out the FAQs and think I have the signature block figured out - maybe...

Thanks! I tried the single post and it kept timing me out and when I logged back in it had thrown everything away. They need an old, slow, retired dude mode option. This is all new to me. What goes in the signature block? I'm sure there are instructions on here somewhere. Heck, I signed up...

Eleventh (Final) photo is of the completed ceiling.

10th photo is of the inside where I'm patching the ceiling that was rotted and warped from the leak. Note the gloss on the wood from the wood hardener. I used luan for the ceiling, too.

Ninth photo is with the EPDM rubber. First time I've used it and I love it. The instructions say to use a roller or a squeegee. Skip the roller. I made a squeegee using a scrap of luan and it worked great.

Eighth photo is with roof and hardware back on, before putting on the EPDM rubber. I gave it a good scrubbing with TSP, rinsed it well, and let it dry before putting on the EPDM.

Seventh photo shows snugging the roof metal with a small ratchet strap after rolling the roof back on (the tractor is just an anchor point - not for pulling).

Sixth photo shows with luan installed. Before putting on the luan I had drilled the stringers for the wiring, insulated, and added a 110V circuit in case I ever wanted to add an a/c unit.

Fifth photo shows the new stringers.

Fourth photo shows the roof jacked up, rot pulled out, and any darkened wood treated with wood hardener so that it won't absorb water if there are future leaks. There are a number of good wood hardener products (boat parts stores have them) like Git-Rot or you can use fiberglass resin. I used...

Third photo shows the frame dip and rotten wood.