Removing camper to dry out

[BillTheHiker]

I camp every summer in wet eastern USA and thinking it might be wise to annually remove camper and put it on a cradle for a week to dry the underside. Is this necessary?

I don't have Jacks so would need to buy or have my dealer, who is local, do it. Since I also don't have a cradle the dealer option may be best.

I camp 3 to 4 months in desert SW in winter so maybe that is enough to dry it out.

 

[longhorn1]

Camper sits on cross runners so air does circulate. Many leave them on full time. I took mine off and painted the cross runners just as preventative maintenance. You shouldn't have any worries. kd

 

[knoxswift]

I'd add to the comments that my bed actually has drain holes so I know my camper isn't sitting in a puddle.
I'd consider if you are using a bed mat or don't have good drainage to take a closer look that moisture isn't building up.

 

[JaSAn]

My camper is on Foamular in the truck bed all summer and the bottom is never wet when I take it off in the late fall. The one time I took it off after driving in the rain only the edges were wet.

 

[ClimberRob]

Moisture meters are relatively inexpensive these days. If you're concerned about moisture build-up, I would recommend buying one off of Amazon and taking readings around the outside of the camper base through the access holes.

 

[Optimistic Paranoid]

It's funny. I asked a similar question in the truck camper sub-forum of a Ford Truck forum, and everybody acted like I was talking Klingon. "A puddle of water in the bed? What are you talking about?"

 

[Happyjax]

You speak Klingon, awesome!

 

[Optimistic Paranoid]

Hey, I'm a geek, but I ain't THAT much of a geek!

 

[Happyjax]

There aren't many who can....lol. I'm a geek but a single language one

 

[klahanie]

It's funny. I asked a similar question in the truck camper sub-forum of a Ford Truck forum, and everybody acted like I was talking Klingon. "A puddle of water in the bed? What are you talking about?"

Brother, they call it a hot tub.