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04-27-2021, 06:37 PM
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Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Parker
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Rain. Minor question.
Brought the trailer home, it’s opened up, I’m loading it up and it’s raining…going to be raining a good 36 hours, about the time I have to pull the slides in…trailer’s 4 years old, rubber around the slides is fine, do I need to worry about bringing in wet slides and then running down the road?
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04-27-2021, 06:43 PM
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Site Team
Join Date: Jul 2014
Location: Modesto
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I would get some big beach towels and wipe off the tops of the slide after retracted, then head on... toppers would just about eliminate this process, and No I don’t have toppers.
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04-27-2021, 07:08 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Parker
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Yeah. The retirement RV will have toppers. Thanks, we’ll wipe em down, what we can get to.
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04-28-2021, 04:09 AM
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Site Team
Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: Joppa, MD
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Rocketsled
Yeah. The retirement RV will have toppers. Thanks, we’ll wipe em down, what we can get to.
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If you can't reach the entire surface you can use a broom to move the towel araound.
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2012 Laredo 303 TG
2010 F250 LT Super Cab, long bed, 4X4, 6.4 Turbo Diesel
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04-28-2021, 05:11 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Portland, OR
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We have packed in a full blown Gale on the Oregon Coast, just brought them in slowly and let the wipers do their job. We have also packed up in the rain often as we are in the PNW.
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2016 Ram Laramie 3500 DRW 14,000# GVWR (New TV)
2005 Copper Canyon 293 FWSLS 32’ GVWR 12,360
Visit and enjoy Oregon State Parks
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04-28-2021, 05:27 AM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2019
Location: Parker
Posts: 253
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Looks like there's a good dry stretch this afternoon, but it was something I wondered about....we also have the occasional snow to be dusted off...I figured the trailer could tolerate SOME moisture...but we've all heard the dreaded 'soft floor' stories.
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04-28-2021, 02:03 PM
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Senior Member
Join Date: Nov 2012
Location: Fruitland
Posts: 3,357
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The wipers seen to do a good job on the sides. I have a topper and not much water gets on that. Where the wipers miss the mark is WINDOWS. I wipe the sides down mainly from the dripping water off the side windows.
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As of 05-2020, I am all done with 39 years total police work. No more uniforms for me.
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