Roof Seal and Skylight Maintenance for WINNEBAGO TRAVATO The Winnebago Travato’s roof is a hybrid system — the ProMaster’s factory steel roof transitions at the rear into a fiberglass cap, and that seam is the Travato’s single most notorious leak point. Water infiltrating that rear cap-to-membrane junction can quietly rot the wooden substrate beneath the … Read more
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
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
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
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
Roof Seal and Skylight Maintenance for STORYTELLER OVERLAND BEAST MODE The Beast Mode’s overlanding-focused roof setup is genuinely different from a typical RV — you’re dealing with a Sprinter factory roof membrane underneath a heavy Aluminess or custom steel rack, multiple solar panel mounting feet, and a dense cluster of penetrations that flex independently during … Read more
Roof Seal and Skylight Maintenance for GRECH STRADA The Grech Strada’s roof is a hybrid system — the Sprinter’s factory steel roof transitions into a custom composite fiberglass upper section, and that seam is your number-one leak point. Grech uses a butyl-based lap sealant at the factory, but UV exposure and thermal cycling crack it … Read more
Roof Seal and Skylight Maintenance for OUTSIDE VAN ATERRA The Outside Van ATERRA’s roof system is a carefully engineered stack of penetrations, seals, and composite materials — and every one of those seals is a potential water entry point if neglected. Outside Van builds on the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 144″ cargo platform using a fiberglass composite … Read more
Roof Seal and Skylight Maintenance for WINNEBAGO EKKO The Winnebago Ekko’s roof is a hybrid system that demands more attention than a standard Class B van — you’re dealing with the factory Ford Transit metal roof up front, a fiberglass composite rear cap extension stitched to it, a Fantastic Fan cutout, optional solar panel penetrations, … Read more
Roof Seal and Skylight Maintenance for COACHMEN GALLERIA The Coachmen Galleria’s roof is a hybrid system — the Sprinter’s factory steel roof runs forward of the B-pillar, while a composite fiberglass rear cap covers the raised sleeping area and rear quarters. That seam where the fiberglass meets the Sprinter sheetmetal is your highest-risk water intrusion … Read more
