Roof Seal and Skylight Maintenance for THOR SEQUENCE The Thor Sequence’s roof is a hybrid system — Ford’s factory steel Transit roof in the center section, flanked by fiberglass front and rear caps — and each material has its own failure points that require different sealing strategies. The Fantastic Fan Endless Breeze vent cutout, the … Read more
Electrical Inverter and Shore Power Integration Service for THOR SEQUENCE The Thor Sequence’s Xantrex Freedom XC 1000W inverter/charger is a capable unit, but after a few seasons of van life, connections corrode, battery banks degrade, and the shore power integration can develop faults that leave you without AC power at the worst moments. All primary … Read more
Awning Mechanism Repair and Fabric Replacement for THOR SEQUENCE The Thor Sequence uses a Thule HideAway awning mounted to the driver-side wall, just below the roofline where the Transit’s drip rail meets the fiberglass rear cap section — a location that sees significant vibration, UV exposure, and seasonal temperature swings. Over time, the fabric develops … Read more
Roof Seal and Skylight Maintenance for ROADTREK ZION The Roadtrek Zion’s ProMaster 2500 roof is a busy place — you’ve got factory-installed Zamp Solar panels, a Fantastic Fan vent, antenna mounts, and the Fiamma F45s awning bracket penetrations all competing for real estate and all creating potential leak points. EPDM membrane roofs like this one … Read more
Electrical Inverter and Shore Power Integration Service for ROADTREK ZION The Roadtrek Zion’s electrical system is one of the most integrated setups in the Class B market — the Xantrex Freedom XC 1000W inverter/charger, Zamp Solar panels, and 30-amp TT-30 shore power inlet all share a single AGM battery bank managed by a tight web … Read more
Awning Mechanism Repair and Fabric Replacement for ROADTREK ZION The Roadtrek Zion’s Fiamma F45s 260 powered awning is one of the most owner-serviceable upgrades on the van, but it does have a few quirks specific to how Roadtrek mounts it to the ProMaster body. Unlike aftermarket installs, the F45s on the Zion bolts to a … Read more
Roof Seal and Skylight Maintenance for PLEASURE-WAY ASCENT The Pleasure-Way Ascent is built on the Ford Transit 148″ Extended Low Roof platform, and its roof integrity is critical — every penetration point through that unpainted galvanized steel is a potential rust nucleation site if the sealant fails. The factory installs a Fantastic Fan MaxxAir vent … Read more
Electrical Inverter and Shore Power Integration Service for PLEASURE-WAY ASCENT The Pleasure-Way Ascent’s Victron MultiPlus-II inverter/charger is one of the most capable electrical systems in any Class B van, but it requires proper setup, periodic maintenance, and careful integration to perform at its best. Whether you’re troubleshooting a shore power fault, swapping to a lithium … Read more
Awning Mechanism Repair and Fabric Replacement for PLEASURE-WAY ASCENT The Pleasure-Way Ascent ships with a Fiamma F45s 250 powered awning factory-mounted to the driver’s side upper body rail of the Ford Transit 148″ EL using M6 bolts that thread into the Transit’s structural aluminum extrusion — not into sheet metal, so torque matters. This is … Read more
Roof Seal and Skylight Maintenance for HYMER AKTIV The Hymer Aktiv’s composite fiberglass-reinforced roof is genuinely tough, but the factory sealant around the rear skylight is the Achilles heel of this otherwise excellent build — plan on addressing it at the 2-3 year mark before it becomes a water intrusion problem rather than a maintenance … Read more
