One decision made...

[trccc]

I spent the day stripping down a 1988 Coleman Sequoia popup. It had serious water issues but has a very good frame under it. Having already removed the dinette, galley, and cabinets, today was all about the top and outside. So silly me figured that between my son & I we should be able to lift off the roof. It's just white foam insulate with cheap paneling laminated to it. And most of the paneling was gone because of the water. Um, yeah, right! We nearly dropped it initially and really just chucked it over the side. It made no sense to me why the roof was so heavy. Until we started breaking it down. The white foam insulation that is the core of that style, between the aluminum skin exterior and the paneling interior, had become a sponge. It was literally dripping with water. I never saw that type of styrofoam suck up water like that. And the weight difference was absolutely unreal! Nevermind the obvious mold that had grown in the formerly white foam.

So - based on my experience today - I will NOT be using that same white foam insulation. It's blue board for me. Hopefully I'll never have my own water issues. But at least if I do, the problem won't be amplified by a sponge sucking it up!

[48Rob]

I spent the day stripping down a 1988 Coleman Sequoia popup
Hopefully I'll never have my own water issues.

Sound like a fun day!
Stripping old trailers is always fun.

As long as you do regular maintenance and maintain seals and finishes, your new trailer will last a lifetime.



Rob

[Mary C]

You probably are right Slow I haven't gotten to do that although some one here said you could sell the old metal for scrap, and make a little money.

trccc, That sounds like a nasty job, so you must have lifted off 50 or more pounds of water. Yikes!! Glad you didn't get hurt in the process. I bet you will have a great looking trailer in the end and like all pain it will fade away when you are finished.

Mary C.