Camplite 14db leaking water from 1 night 5-10mm of rain

[aussiedad]

Here a brand new camplite trailer built in June 2015.
I have mentioned the lack of sealant on the roof of the trailer and was worried it may not be enough.
I was assured by my dealer it was fine and nothing I needed to worry about.
Now we have water leaking from the roof speakers and walls.
we have brought the trailer back to the dealer and he says they will find the leaks and fix.
Fine.

Here is my question. What else can go wrong with a camplite trailer?

We had had a leaking black tank. Fixed by the dealer but now the gauges dont read full when full, should it it be fixed?

Now with water in the walls and ceiling, the speakers were soaked in water, shouldn't they be replaced?

The screen on 2 of the windows on the drivers side of the trailer was soaked, will the mechanism rust now? Shouldn't it be replaced or some way to check if its damaged from the water?

The asdel wall and ceiling from this water damage do I have to worry it start peeling off?
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What else can go wrong this trailer is new and now it has water in the walls and ceiling? Winter is around the corner.[/span]

The lighting in the trailer when purchased new as I have mentioned may have a short and have yet to be fixed.

Anyone at livinlite comment about this?

Anyone with a livinlite have similar problems have ideas on what now I can do?

[daplumbr]

Bummer about the leak. The speaker question is the only one I know anything about. A soaked speaker should be replacd. Water will lead to corrosion in the voice coil and it will not work correctly. The Camplite (at least mine) does not come with marine grade speakers. 

[canuck]

Hello,

Very unfortunate. I truly share your frustration. I am amazed at how many of us all have similar issues with a brand new trailer. IMO water penetration is the absolute worse problem to encounter. From your description I would say it was not a minor leak but something major with their construction process. If sealant and calking is being relied on to keep that much water out I will be on my roof every 6 months inspecting and determining if more is required. At least this did not happen with your unit in winter storage, that would have been very bad.  

Some may not agree with me, but, if someone was to ask me if I would buy another LL product or recommend them. I would really have to think about my answer. 

Again, really sorry to here about your problems with your new trailer. 

I hope your dealer brings everything back to a like new condition.

Regards,

[stephen99]

This is disheartening. I am still on the fence about whether to go with something like a Camplite or go with a fiberglass unit like an Escape or Bigfoot. Leaks are one of my biggest concerns. We won't be buying for another year or year and a half so there is time for changes to be implemented but reports like this tend to push me toward fiberglass.

[spot1]

Here's thread about correcting leaks on our CampLites:

http://livinlite.proboards.com/thread/828/leak

[whoofit]

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Here is my question. What else can go wrong with a camplite trailer?

Now with water in the walls and ceiling, the speakers were soaked in water, shouldn't they be replaced?

The screen on 2 of the windows on the drivers side of the trailer was soaked, will the mechanism rust now? Shouldn't it be replaced or some way to check if its damaged from the water?

The asdel wall and ceiling from this water damage do I have to worry it start peeling off?
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What else can go wrong this trailer is new and now it has water in the walls and ceiling? Winter is around the corner.[/span]

The lighting in the trailer when purchased new as I have mentioned may have a short and have yet to be fixed.

Anyone at livinlite comment about this?

Anyone with a livinlite have similar problems have ideas on what now I can do?



[/quote][p]Here is what I know from having a leaker that leaked for months at the very least. Probably leaked for years being a 2013 leftover bought in new in 2015. Leaked in the same place as yours and I let it go for 3 months because of temperature.

Don't sweat the Azdel, insulation and wall coverings. They are impervious to water. The voids will dry out completely.

Work hard to change the speaker that got wet. To be honest, an upgrade there is fruitful anyways.

The window shade, screen and mechanism will be fine. It'll dry out real quick. Will not be rusted.

Dry out the bedding if it's wet. It will begin to smell like cat pee if you don't.

Get familiar with repairing roof leaks. I did mine myself and it is a good thing to know.[/p][p]
[/p][p]What else can go wrong? Welds can crack, that happened to me. Metal shavings in the light fixtures, you probably have that now. Plumbing leaks at the fixtures, I had that.

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[aussiedad]

Thanks to everyone that replied so quickly.

I am happy that's there is some salvation on the water damage in the trailer. This happened  3 months. Into the warranty, Hopefully the water soaked electrical parts would be changed.

Thank goodness for the NO WOOD  in the trailer. I hope livinlite realize that's the first thing people look for when they search for camplite.
They are going to having wood now in the trailers for the look, hopefully they offer people the option of a NO Wood trailer still.

We love our camplite trailer but all these problems shouldn't be happening to a new trailer. How bad is the quality control? Seriously?

For the little time we have had the trailer we have enjoyed it. It took us a long time to get a trailer and we could have gone with something else but we wanted a camplite but never imagined how many problems came with it.

Thanks again to everyone that replied.
If anyone has other tips of what else we should keep and eye out for please post it. I am sure others will want to know about it.

[purdytj]

We have a new 2015 28BHS we picked up over Labor Day. Since then we've been on 4 trips. We don't notice water intrusion while parked.... except one time when I washed it and some little drip was happening from under the microwave. Must be coming in around the refrigerator vent.

Moving is a different story: We just got back from a campsite 4 hours from home. We had some normal rain and drizzle typical of the Pacific Northwest. The wheel wells leak so badly that there were large puddles that turned into small rivers that ran all over the camper floor. We also notice a leak near the front edge seal of the slide out. The slide out appears to have 2 gaskets - an inner and an outer. The outer gasket doesn't even make contact with the exterior siding of the camper when completely closed. Design flaw!

I plan to Vulcum the wheel wells from the outside and see where we stand after the next wet road trip. I know there will be an improvement - I can see the small splashing spray residue along the seams on the inside.

Like others I too am disappointed in the construction quality of our brand new camper. Although, I'm unfortunately not surprised. I've heard horror stories about brand new $80k Airstreams that leak along the back bumper - a notorious spot. I'm not too stoked about the "made in America" label right now.

I also pulled out the stereo / DVD player: The DVD player wasn't even hooked up to the TV!!! Luckily I had cables at home. I also took the opportunity to connect cables from the TV audio output to the stereo's input to have pseudo surround sound when watching broadcast TV. The microwave doesn't show any power either: I need to get the right drive bit and pull it out to see what is up. I would not be surprised to see it was never plugged into its outlet.

I'm watching the tires carefully and have seen other threads about the cracking and warranty concerns.
On our last trip I heard some clicking every rotation when we pulled into the campground. I'll check it out when I pull tires off to seal the wheel wells.

[aggie79]

This is really disappointing to hear.  For several years we have been saving money for a well/made, maintenance-free, lightweight travel trailer, and felt the premium for a CampLite was justified. I built from scratch a teardrop camper. It doesn't leak and nothing has broken or needed repair. From that experience 2-3 tubes of sealant and a little time with a power caulk gun would eliminate 99% of leaks at the roof to sidewall junction and around openings for vents, windows, etc.  I hate to lump CampLite in with the rest of the industry but it seems like they are "earning" that designation with quality control issues as in this post.  If I'm going to have to rebuild a travel trailer after purchase, it is not much more effort and a lot less money for me to build a travel trailer from an all aluminum cargo trailer.

[hogtyd]

This is really disappointing to hear.  For several years we have been saving money for a well/made, maintenance-free, lightweight travel trailer, and felt the premium for a CampLite was justified. I built from scratch a teardrop camper. It doesn't leak and nothing has broken or needed repair. From that experience 2-3 tubes of sealant and a little time with a power caulk gun would eliminate 99% of leaks at the roof to sidewall junction and around openings for vents, windows, etc.  I hate to lump CampLite in with the rest of the industry but it seems like they are "earning" that designation with quality control issues as in this post.  If I'm going to have to rebuild a travel trailer after purchase, it is not much more effort and a lot less money for me to build a travel trailer from an all aluminum cargo trailer.

That product you're describing does't actually exist...but I think you already knew that!     Any complex, hand-made item that has to sell at a price point that people will actually pay is going to suffer from imperfections. Having to occasionally re-caulk roof seams is probably as low-maintenance as any camper is going to get, and the enormous advantage the CL trailers have is the lack of damage caused by a water leak. The fiberglass "egg" campers also have that advantage to some degree, but most of them have plywood floors, so even a small on-going leak that may not be noticeable at first has the potential to cause significant damage.

Graham

[christianm]

Here a brand new camplite trailer built in June 2015.
I have mentioned the lack of sealant on the roof of the trailer and was worried it may not be enough.
I was assured by my dealer it was fine and nothing I needed to worry about.
Now we have water leaking from the roof speakers and walls.
we have brought the trailer back to the dealer and he says they will find the leaks and fix.
Fine.

Here is my question. What else can go wrong with a camplite trailer?

We had had a leaking black tank. Fixed by the dealer but now the gauges dont read full when full, should it it be fixed?

Now with water in the walls and ceiling, the speakers were soaked in water, shouldn't they be replaced?

The screen on 2 of the windows on the drivers side of the trailer was soaked, will the mechanism rust now? Shouldn't it be replaced or some way to check if its damaged from the water?

The asdel wall and ceiling from this water damage do I have to worry it start peeling off?
[span style="font-size:10pt;"]

What else can go wrong this trailer is new and now it has water in the walls and ceiling? Winter is around the corner.[/span]

The lighting in the trailer when purchased new as I have mentioned may have a short and have yet to be fixed.

Anyone at livinlite comment about this?

Anyone with a livinlite have similar problems have ideas on what now I can do?


Hi there! 

On behalf of the factory, this makes me cringe. I am SO sorry to hear about all that you have gone through. As many on this forum have confirmed, unfortunately, it seems that some of these issues pop up in just about any camper you could hope to buy. However, that does not make it OK! It means that we have a responsibility to set it right! 


It sounds like your dealer is going to get most of these things taken care of, but I would be happy to give you the contact info to our Warranty manager if you would like it. Sometimes it helps to have extra contacts! He can answer any questions you may have about warranty work and things needing to be replaced. :-) I have messaged you his name and email privately. 


Going forward, feel free to contact him or myself if there is anything you need. We want to make sure you get taken care of and are able to enjoy your new camper! 


Thanks for reaching out!


Christian