DIY Camper Repair - Floor Fix for our Viking Pop Up.
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- Опубликовано: 6 фев 2025
- After returning from a family camping trip and struggling to get the roof down, I pulled out some paneled wall pieces to investigate. I found some water damaged areas in a spot that anchors the crank that operates the roof system to what was the floor, and was now wood mulch. I HAD NO IDEA how a system like this worked, but i hope it helps you find damage and repair it! Please leave a like and subscribe. SJD
A friend is giving me his old camper, and I need to replace at least the front 1/3rd of the flooring and do a bunch of cleaning. I'm surprised you have so few comments and likes. Hope your and your family have a happy and prosperous new year with lots of fun camping trips in 2022.
Thanks Rich. Good
Luck with the camper. It’s all worth it. When you are dirty and mad and cursing during the fix, think about the campfire and a drink that will happen later. SJD
Had the SAME problem, discovered soon after purchasing the 1996 version in 2008. Replaced flooring because crank was pulling up. I also took steps to prevent recurrence. The plastic corner guards on the roof had deteriorated. I replaced this and sealed them and keep after them. You should check the same because you don't want a repeat. I love my Viking camper. Still going strong after 15 years of use. Thanks for the video, brings back memories!
Thanks for watching. It’s amazing how much motivation we can find when we are set in getting our family out camping. I look back at this myself and laugh with my wife about where we found the energy and nerve to start all of this. Still going strong. Enjoy the Viking and happy camping. SJD
This is awesome... thank you I just got a Jayco cheap and the back part where the toilet and shower is is all rotten, not sure why people shower in a popup on a wet shower ... help a lot... the side panels are put on with stables correct ? and what is the thickness of the wood is someone can answer ?
Hi Rafael. Congrats on the purchase. I’d love to see a well implemented bath in a pop up that’s actually built to last. Haven’t seen one yet. The walls are a combination of glue and staples. The interior walls are basically wood paneling type thin. With small blocking using 1” x 1” to support in strategically locations. The flooring base was 3/4” (approx) particle board. Again, Not built to last. I replaced with 3/4” plywood and sealed it with epoxy because, although more work, it was less expensive than marine grade plywood. This is a few years ago, I can’t even estimate what this would cost now with lumber prices what they are. Good luck on the project - feel free to share the process. Always need more pop-up content on YT. SJD
Thanks for the video. This one and the one about fixing the Goshen lift system. We've got a propblem with our lift system and when I get the time to dedicate to it, that's probably what I'll find.
Glad it helped. Subscribe for more repairs to come.
thanks for the video. We have the same Viking camper, just pulled it into the barn so we can fix the floor and the roof . your video will help me find problem spots.
This is great. I just bought an old viking for parts and this information will help a bunch.
Glad to hear it. Hope you post a video.
Nice work. Doing the same to
Mine right now. How did you get the wall go separate from the frame? When I try to jack it up at the body the frame moves with it. Thanks
Hey. Thanks for commenting. The floor panel was held to the frame using a few large rivets/bolts. Because the wood was rotted it was easier the separate walls from the floor panels. You’ll have to find the bolts that secure the floor to the walls and cut them out. I would suggest removing as much of the floor panel as you can with a circular saw set to the depth of the wood near the corners and seeing where it’s attached. (You can see my sharpie markings in the video) Good luck and reach out with any more questions. SJD
How Hard was it to reattach the crank system? did it sit in place or not? Scared to deattach it and have a problem hooking it back up. I have a Jayco Summit pop up and going to redo it has much as possible.
Thanks in advance hopefully this page is still active!!!!!
Hey Terry. Thanks for watching the video. The part you see in the video that was reattached was just the guide. That was harder than the crank, which is attached to the floor with four bolts. Very simple. I used the old hole measurements to get it right and worked great. The guide needed to be aligned correctly so a little more stressful. Hope that helps. SJD
@@SuburbanJerseyDad See that's where my floor is caving in therefore was just wondering if I could unscrew it and then sit there, but reading what you said you have to realigned again.
Not exactly sure what you mean by “then sit there”. If you prop up the roof at all four corners, you can remove the bolts, set it to the side while you repair/replace the floor and then use new holes in the repaired floor portion. Hope I understood you correctly.
Wonderful, useful video! Thank you for sharing your repairs with us!
Thanks again for this video too. We also have a viking so this is really helpful. I see a lot of the same thing wrong with ours.
Great video. One question, how did you attach the walls back to the floor? I have replaced the floor in most places but the camper walls are just sitting on the floor. Did you use some L brackets or something? Thanks!
From the bottom up using screws. Decking screws with a vinyl coating. They were also very thin.