Drew Callahan · January 12, 2026
Roof Leak Repair and Resealing for THOR GEMINI Most Thor Gemini owners don’t realize their roof leak started years before water ever dripped onto their interior ceiling. By the time you spot a stain on the overhead cabinet or smell mold creeping in, the sealant has already failed, the substrate is already compromised, and you’re … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 11, 2026
Roof Leak Repair and Resealing for ENTEGRA ACCOLADE (Super C) Most RV owners assume that a roof leak is just a roof leak—water comes in somewhere, you find the wet spot, you slap some caulk on it, and you’re done. That assumption costs people thousands of dollars on Super C platforms like the Accolade, and … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 10, 2026
Roof Leak Repair and Resealing for NEWMAR BAY STAR “Drew, I just picked up a ’09 Bay Star at auction and the ceiling around the AC unit is starting to stain. Am I looking at major structural damage, or can I catch this before it gets out of hand?” That’s the call I got from … Read more
Drew Callahan · January 9, 2026
Top 20 Class C RV Models and Their Top 3 DIY Repairs My hands are usually covered in something—grease, caulk, or whatever fluid decided to leak onto the bay floor that morning. After eighty-thousand miles and three different rigs, I’ve learned that Class C failures follow a pattern you can actually predict. A water pump … Read more
Drew Callahan · December 23, 2025
Awning Mechanism Repair and Fabric Replacement for AIRSTREAM INTERSTATE 19X Pull back the leading rail on a 19X that’s been parked in the sun for three years and you’ll see it immediately—the fabric where it crimps into the keder channel has gone chalky and brittle, flaking off in your hand like old paint. That’s UV … Read more
Drew Callahan · December 22, 2025
Awning Mechanism Repair and Fabric Replacement for LEISURE TRAVEL VANS UNITY “Hey Drew, my F45s on the Unity won’t retract all the way, and the fabric’s got this tear that keeps getting worse every time I deploy it. Can I just patch it, or am I looking at a full replacement?” That question landed in … Read more
Drew Callahan · December 21, 2025
Awning Mechanism Repair and Fabric Replacement for WINNEBAGO SOLIS Is your Solis awning refusing to budge, or does the fabric look like it’s been through a sandstorm? You’re not alone — and the good news is that the Thule HideAway 1200 mechanism on these vans is straightforward enough to tackle in a driveway with basic … Read more
Drew Callahan · December 19, 2025
Awning Mechanism Repair and Fabric Replacement for THOR TRANQUILITY Thor Tranquility owners rarely get told upfront that the Thule HideAway awning’s most vulnerable points — the mounting rail fasteners and the torsion spring — will corrode or lose tension long before the fabric itself fails, and dealer service departments won’t diagnose those issues unless you’re … Read more
Drew Callahan · December 18, 2025
Awning Mechanism Repair and Fabric Replacement for AIRSTREAM RANGELINE I had the Rangeline parked at my favorite boondocking spot in southern Arizona when the awning fabric started showing those telltale stress cracks along the fold lines. By mid-afternoon, pieces were separating at the seams, and the 12V motor was grinding like it was working against … Read more
Drew Callahan · December 17, 2025
Awning Mechanism Repair and Fabric Replacement for JAYCO TERRAIN Let a Jayco Terrain awning sit with torn or UV-compromised fabric and you’re inviting water into the fiberglass cap and accelerating corrosion of the mounting brackets — costs spiral fast once that starts. The Thule HideAway system on the Terrain’s Transit 350 platform fails predictably: fabric … Read more
