Life on the road

Our bedroom slide leaked once while we were in Port Aransas. It was only once, and we attributed it to the intensity of the storm. It blew hard from every direction. It didn’t leak again while we were there. Then, while we were in Houston, it rained hard again, and the slide leaked again. This time it was from heavy rain that came straight down. The next day, we had the RV repair guy there. He looked at the bedroom slide, figured there must be a window leak, and ran a bead of silicone caulk around the outside of each bedroom window.

That night, it was going to rain hard again, so we pulled the slide in and slept that way all night. It seemed to have leaked again that night, with the slide in, but we couldn’t tell for sure. The floor was still squishy from the night before.

Now we’re back in the high country. The inside is perfectly dry. We don’t know if the leak is fixed or not. All the seals around the slide look perfect. We did some testing. We sprayed one side of the slide with the hose. Wet it down thoroughly. Waited a half hour. Still dry inside. Sprayed two more sides of the slide. Waited. Nothing. Sprayed the top; above and below the slide awning. Waited. Nothing. Did it all again. Soaked the top, sides, seals, and windows. Not a drop. It might be fixed. Or the leak might have come from somewhere on the roof and channeled down to that spot. Sprayed the whole rear of the roof for ten minutes. Nothing.

It might be fixed.

We’ll find out next time it rains. A light rain might tell. It will take a real downpour to be sure. Got a light rain this afternoon. Nothing yet.