New camper roof

I am worn out today. We had a work party and we played kick ball, which was a blast even though our team got creamed good and fast. I love that we always have such a good time. When I got home we went shopping for a few things and we got to work on the camper again. We caulked every seam in the roof and then put on the rubber roof. I may regret getting the cheap stuff as it was not what I expected but I hope it will be good enough for this year at least. I was expecting something the consistency of thick paint, that I could just roll on. I was expecting this because of some videos I had watched on you tube. (LOVE youtube, it has been a lifesaver) When we opened the gallon I bought, it was the consistency of marshmallow fluff. I did not get the stuff specific for RV's because it is about $80.00 a gallon and we are beyond broke. I did some research and found some for house and building roofs that was only $30.00 a gallon so I went for it. It did not go on as smoothly as I expected and doesn't look terribly pretty but I think it will still probably work. I was extra generous with it around the seams and hopefully that will be enough. I feel more confident in it because of the fresh caulking too. We still have half a gallon of it left so I might add another coat, along the seams at least. Once again, it is not pretty but hopefully it is functional. I felt like we really needed to get it done today because the rain is coming again on Friday. I did not see any leaks in the skylights when it rained the other day but Dad insisted there is one and I did find a crack in the skylight, that I caulked up good. Kenton called me this morning and said that he washed the roof off good and there was a tiny leak in the bathroom sky light. I found where I think it might have been leaking and caulked the crap out of it and then smothered it in rubber roofing. I am glad that much is done. I was pleasantly surprised when Kenton pulled up an extra ladder and the other gallon of roofing and went to work on what he could reach from the sides. It made the work go so much faster and we were done, start to finish, in two hours. We did it all by hand with 2" foam brushes. I would have been out there a lot longer without his help.

caulking all the seams in the roof

had to get some towels up there so I wouldn't get burned. Working on a hot tin roof in 90+ weather is not the best idea.

rubber roofing is done. You sure can see the brush strokes but the paint was so thick you couldn't get an even coat. We may go back and do another coat, at least around the seams and fittings. Maybe next year we will splurge and get the good stuff. Things are coming along slowly but surely. We sure are getting excited about going camping next week.