Bugs in your TM

With the sides they way they are does any one get bugs in their camper?

Carl

[B_and_D]

Do you mean bugs that fly in? The seals and window screens on ours work well enough to keep out flying insects.

However, we do get ants and spiders, but we get those (plus more) in our house, too. The TM actually seems to have fewer bugs in it than does our house.

[rtcassel]

I think that mine come in at the bottom of the door. They are little guys attracted to the lights. Every so often the light covers need to be removed and emptied of corpses. An occasional mosquito is heard.

[Bill]

Originally Posted by Carl22

With the sides they way they are, does any one get bugs in their camper? Carl

Umm, I'm not sure what you mean by "with the sides the way they are".

I see that you joined just a few days ago, so you may not be aware that the sides don't simply overlap, leaving an open space at the joint. There is a very good flexible seal that closes that gap. The seal extends up and down the sides and across the roof, wherever a moving shell overlaps the other shell, or where a moving shell overlaps a stationary side or end. In most places, there are two seals, one a few inches along the inside wall from the other.

These seals provide weatherproofing (rain, etc) and splash proofing (while the TM is being towed). They seal against air entry, keeping the warm air inside in winter or cool air-conditioned air inside in summer. And incidentally, they keep flying insects out.

Since the seals are a moving part (rather than bolted-down stationary), and they move as the TM is folded up and down, they occasionally do not seal properly - but this is rare, and easily remedied. You will find a thread about this, and bugs getting in - about a month ago.

I have experienced some small gaps around the door - but I have not experienced flying insects getting in, except those that come in when the door is open.

HTH

Bill