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09/1/2024 at 7:02am
Location: Dartford Kent
Outfit: VW T6 conversion
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Hi Addy80, and welcome to the Forum.
In the end, this has to be your decision, and related to the reason you bought the camper. But I’d be inclined to get a cheap damp meter, and check the readings on other panels, and even the floor, so you know the extent of the problem. If you get readings below say 15 all over except your spongy panel, then you’ve got something worth investing a little time and money in fixing up, to give many days of camping pleasure. If not, then you’ll be able to get maybe one season out of it, assuming the canvas is in good order.
It would be worthwhile getting a mobile caravan engineer to service the mechanicals for you; brakes; hitch; wheel bearings (usually replaced the wheel nuts in a service); gas and electric safety. They will usually do a damp report too. This will be about £250, but money well spent. You’re buying not just the work, but also their experience of dealing with trailers. After all, you’re going to be trusting yourself and your loved ones to this piece of kit; it’s more important than insurance IMHO.
My instinct would be to put a new panel on, if you have the time and the inclination. We went from a Fiesta to tenting, to caravan; and were advised that it’s a great hobby if you like DIY jobs! Sikaflex 522 is the usual caravan mastic, though you could probably use Sikoflex EBT+ as it’s stocked more widely, at B&Q etc.
Good luck with your project, and let us know how it goes!
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