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It looks like it is an Alaskan Truck Camper. I don’t know very much about them, other than they pop up on line once in a while. :D

Welcome to the forum! There were a few Towlite companies started in the past. Towlite Inc, San Jacina, CA opened their door July 2, 1979 and closed Jan 2, 1985. There was also a Towlite Industries, Idaho that opened Jan 26, 1990 and closed Feb 10, 1999. And Towlite Inc, Bellview, Ohio from...

Thanks for all the information! I hadn’t thought about using something like USeal on the bottom rail. A very interesting idea and I may just use that. Yes, my two long wall frames are aluminum. Not sure how i feel about that, I haven’t done the math to see how much weight that saves me, but I...

I have a couple questions for you Leland. Did you cover the 4x4 underside and backside with flashing like the original build, or did you just leave it painted? I can see where flashing it could protect it, but I can also see where leaving it open and to the air would allow the beam to air/dry...

That saved you a lot of headache being able to use your current roof. At first I was going to leave the roof as it looked pretty good. But when I removed the upper drip edge, to remove the side walls, the steel radius curve and the aluminum roof had really started to corrode because of...

Today went differently than I expected. I was working on getting the seal and bottom board off the side wall. I was also thinking through just how I was going to start reattaching everything once I had everything cleaned up. At some point it seemed very evident that the roof wasn’t currently...

Thanks for the suggestion, I will check it out. Stabond is very expensive, and the Titebond looks a lot more reasonably priced. Yeah, I have already had a day or two where it was much more enjoyable to not work on it and to read about other people and their projects. Thanks! Rahn

Thanks Leland and Sam for the suggestions and advice. I have also been researching an adhesive called Stabond T-440C for sticking luan to fiberglass and Stabond E-183 for sticking luan to foam board. The videos I have seen on it are quite impressive, but not cheap. I will keep you all posted on...

Welcome Max! It is hard to say without more information. If the roof has leaked and the ceiling or walls are soft and spongy, you could be looking at replacing all the damaged areas. Interior wise, you can design it to fit your needs and make it how ever you desire. Are the holding tanks...

I am positive the last PO that had the camper did not do the repair. He knew it was beyond him. He did say he had someone replace the cables for him and few other issues. I agree, I will spend a few bucks for some tools before I let others learn at my expense. (Disclaimer: There are some great...

And since that came apart so quickly, I decided to start on the interior ceiling. Last week I was trying to pull the aluminum roof off. That was not going well at all, so I decided to sneak up on the roof from below. I didn’t necessarily ‘have’ to remove all the ceiling but my logic seemed to...

Yesterday was another demo day. I was expecting the worst when it came to trying to tear apart a former repair. I figured it would be almost, if not, impossible to get apart being newer glue and panels. Much to my surprise, the repair was the easiest part of the demo so far. The panels and...

Thanks!! I appreciate the encouragement! And of course the support! I wouldn’t have even considered this without all the advise and information on this forum. Rahn

Ok, I am replacing the beam full length on both sides, so I think I will just notch the lower frame area. Thanks for your reply!! And for all the work you went through to document the whole process, it is really helping me out and giving me ideas (ideas could be a good thing or a bad thing...

Leland, I have a question for you. When you used the 4x4 timbers to stiffen your frame rail, why did you cut the notch on the top side of the timber? I understand why you cut the bottom side 1”x1” to cradle/support frame, but I am curious why cut the top 1”x1”? Was it have a place for the...

So far this is my to-do list: 1. Remove both sides and completely rebuild them. Interior wall, Foam-board Insulation, Exterior Luan, reattach fiberglass panels and repair fiberglass cracks, cuts, and seams. 2. Repair roof sag at door. Cut a piece of steel plate to mount on the interior upper...

Thanks Jack, my current thought is that since I am getting this deep into the whole thing, I am going to rebuild both side walls starting with just the frame. That way I can cut the windows to the correct size. Also, I am thinking of repairing the fiberglass by rebuilding it. Around the...

I did get the right front corner outer wall piece removed, it was stuck really good in a few places. I am going to need to freshen up on my fiberglass repair technics that I learned in repairing aircraft in the military, long, long, ago! Also, figuring that I will replace the roof radius piece...

Well, I finally started tearing into my 23’ Classic a few months ago. I have also been working on other projects and so I haven’t really been devoting a lot of time on this yet. But, as I am getting deeper and deeper into this, my 23C has become a love/hate relationship. :) I have found so many...

Good job, you are probably right. They say water doesn’t run uphill, but it will in a camper! My limited knowledge figures that once the water leaks in around a window and the sun warms up the water, it then raises like steam and affects the paneling above the window and into the ceiling area...

Well, that means another, better one is just around the corner somewhere. The trip is always as interesting as the destination! (Well, most the time anyway.)

Hi! Do you have a model number for your awning? How old do you think your awning is?

Welcome to the forum, if you want to post a couple pictures of it here we can help as well. But the guy that owns it should have the title with most the info, if he gets back to you. As well as the ID tag, if it still has it. They are fun to work on, mostly because some things are not like your...

Yes! There is more info on this forum than most of us will ever be able to take advantage of. And a wealth of knowledge from of the “old timers” that help answer questions on here. (I won’t name names because I would forget someone, but they all know who they are and we thank them all for...

I am not sure about your wall repair since I have not arrived to that stage in my rebuilt (but I will soon be there.) I do highly recommend pulling (removing) the windows for inspection and resealing. When I removed the front inside trim/retainer aluminum on side window near the entrance door, I...