Teardrops n Tiny Travel Trailers

When driving on wet roads last weekend, we discovered our doors leak at the bottom of our tear. I remember a thread a few months back about dealing with this issue but I can't find it. Our doors have an interior seal, like Steve and the li'l diner, smooth outside, and we know part of the problem is a slight warp at the bottom of one door. Maybe looking for a different type of weatherstrip, a little bigger and squishier, more like a car door seal. Ideas?

nevadatear wrote:Maybe looking for a different type of weatherstrip, a little bigger and squishier, more like a car door seal. Ideas?

That's what I did. On our first trip, ours leaked at the bottom also. Our door has a slight warp at the bottom also that make it difficult for a weatherstrip that is a constant size to seal. I went with a different weatherstrip and it worked great.

My first seal was like this:



I replaced it with one like this:

You might be thinking about this thread.

http://www.tnttt.com/viewtopic.php?t=32866&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=0

Scott G.

I put a strip of the "J" molding like is above your door to stop driven rain from penetrating my door seal.
I use the same seal as Mark displayed. Danny

planovet wrote:

nevadatear wrote:Maybe looking for a different type of weatherstrip, a little bigger and squishier, more like a car door seal. Ideas?

That's what I did. On our first trip, ours leaked at the bottom also. Our door has a slight warp at the bottom also that make it difficult for a weatherstrip that is a constant size to seal. I went with a different weatherstrip and it worked great.

My first seal was like this:



I replaced it with one like this:

Unfortunately the type of seal we have on now is like the 2nd one you replaced with and that is the one that leaks, so I have to look for something else. Thanks, though! Love your tear.

My question is if you have room to put weather strip on both the door and the jam?
Just my 2 cent, and we all know what that's worth.
Terry

Terry, there isn't enough room, but planning it down so there is is one thing we are considering.

Danny, do you have a closer pic of the J molding you are talking about?

It's the first one on the left available from Grant Whipp.
I install it upside down with the bottom of the "J" going up. Danny

I suspect the leak was at the rear of the door? The wind will pile up the water from front to back....

When I built mine, I beveled the door and frame about 7 degrees down to the outside of the wall, so the water would not collect, but just run to the outside... never had a leak.

It appears you have your seal on the flat edges of the opening. Try putting a thin seal on the trim so the door closes and squeezes the seal some.

Thanks, Auntie M, but the picture is deceiving. The seal is actually on the trim and does squish when closed, but apparently not enough.

Air pressure pushing on the door from the inside while traveling?

Rob