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Subject Topic: Dreaded damp
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19/3/2017 at 5:08pm
 Location: worcestershire
 Outfit: Bessacarr E425
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Having recovered from our habitation check and finally got rid of the sick feeling ! We have damp in our Bessacarr. It's 10 years old.
The chap who did I have total faith in his expertise. He will come back in the summer and reseal areas he believes are a problem.
My daughter wants to PX it and pool our resources and buy a younger model.
So my question is if you had a choice of any make what would you go for?
Is there such a thing as a make that's immune from the dreaded damp?


19/3/2017 at 6:07pm
 Location: Ayrshire
 Outfit: A2DS+Nuevo
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Our Autosleeper is monocoque (plastic moulded shell, basically), no seals - over 20 years old and never had a leak. I expect van conversions would be similar. The coachbuilts seem most prone to leaks, judging by the forum, what I see peeled apart to be repaired at the habitation garage & the duct tape I've see along the seams of very old models. But if you're needing to sleep 4 adults plus children, I expect you have to stick with coach builds.

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24/3/2017 at 5:14pm
 Location: Wales
 Outfit: Peugeot AutoQuest 100 2009
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Janey just look for motorhomes that are GRP moulded trims plastic most manufacturers these days use this method now....no wood just moulded pvc, much more reliable.
But to be fare water ingress can occur with any model.



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