Optimistic Paranoid
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OK, here's the "Inquisitive Idiot" question of the day:
("There May Not Be Any Stupid Questions, But There Sure Are A Lot Of Inquisitive Idiots!") ;D
Anyway, completely new to the world of truck campers and I've been wondering about something - water from rain or whatever in the truck bed. I've read through all of this Truck Camper section. I've found a few threads on spray on bed liners, and rubber mats, but nothing on drain holes.
Surely the fit of the camper to the pick up body isn't so tight that it prevents water from entering?
If the truck were parked nose uphill, obviously the water could run out by the tailgate. (If not blocked by the rubber mat or the camper body.) But if parked nose downhill, seems to me the rain would pool in the front.
Do we drill drain holes up there? Or what?
How waterproof are the bottoms of truck campers? Do they just paint them, or is there a more waterproof coating of some kind applied by the factory?
What, if anything, am I missing here?
Thanks!
Regards,
John
("There May Not Be Any Stupid Questions, But There Sure Are A Lot Of Inquisitive Idiots!") ;D
Anyway, completely new to the world of truck campers and I've been wondering about something - water from rain or whatever in the truck bed. I've read through all of this Truck Camper section. I've found a few threads on spray on bed liners, and rubber mats, but nothing on drain holes.
Surely the fit of the camper to the pick up body isn't so tight that it prevents water from entering?
If the truck were parked nose uphill, obviously the water could run out by the tailgate. (If not blocked by the rubber mat or the camper body.) But if parked nose downhill, seems to me the rain would pool in the front.
Do we drill drain holes up there? Or what?
How waterproof are the bottoms of truck campers? Do they just paint them, or is there a more waterproof coating of some kind applied by the factory?
What, if anything, am I missing here?
Thanks!
Regards,
John