She's Forty

We interrupt the irregular schedule of updates on the old SportCam project to mark another ceremonious occasion. Since hitting the road in 2011 this Recreation Engineer feels fortunate. I enjoy a remarkable lifestyle in part thanks to my trusty sidestand steed, Half Pint. Despite an overlong hibernation in storage for several years, she's back.

"Let the good times roll."
--The Cars

Yep. Half Pint just rolled 40,000 miles. For a typical car or truck that's nothing these days. Barely broke on. However, for a

Roof Leaks

Progress on the old SportCam project continued with leak fixing. The loft had two vents. A big hatch that flipped open as an escape hatch. And a fan to circulate fresh air.

Both leaked.

Window Dressing

Can you believe the SportCam had nine windows? That's a lot of potential leak points. Upper and lower panes (that didn't open) in the door were fine. A small pass-through window under the loft was permanently "closed" (ahem) with silicone and plexiglass. That solution should work until an eventually more camper friendly truck motivates replacing that window. Maybe. Someday. Meanwhile, three down. Six to go.

Next tackled were the pair of small slider windows up in the loft on each side at the head and foot of the bed. Both leaked pretty bad. The rubber trim around the edges shrank and pulled away from the metal frame. Mostly in the tightest, lower front corners. But also in the mid butt joints on top and bottom.