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    Posted: 12 Aug 2013 at 3:20pm
Well Doc, for a couple glasses of wine and good music in the background I'll come over and we will take care of yours too.
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FYI.. the top center section of the roof is framed in aluminum, just like the walls and floor. I specifically asked at the factory last week. The front and rear radius are not, but the flat area of the roof is. And the A/C area is boxed completely..  Wink
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  Furpod do you know the size of the aluminum framing on the roof I am curious to know how strong it might be? And how is the aluminum supporting the roof attached to the sides? I always wandered about that when I have been on the roof cleaning and maintaining the AC.   David
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1 inch square tubing. Screwed to the wall framing. While I wouldn't hold a barn dance up there, I watched factory service techs move around on it several times last week..
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Originally posted by Goose

Well Doc, for a couple glasses of wine and good music in the background I'll come over and we will take care of yours too.
   I work cheap.   Goose
Come over anytime, we'll share the wine and some conversation, no labor needed. lol. See you guys in a couple of weeks.
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1 inch square tubing. Screwed to the wall framing. While I wouldn't hold a barn dance up there, I watched factory service techs move around on it several times last week..
Thank you Furpod it is stronger than I thought. I have some 1 inch tubing at home it is strong if they are both the same gauge thickness the roof should easily hold my weight of 160 lbs. As long as I don't jump up and down, I don't barn dance.     David
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So you can see the seal from inside once the vent cover is off then.  
 
No, the seal is visible from the outside only, but the bolts are on the inside.
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Originally posted by furpod

1 inch square tubing. Screwed to the wall framing. While I wouldn't hold a barn dance up there, I watched factory service techs move around on it several times last week..
 
Very good info to know, thanks.  It certainly felt firm enough once I got up there but knowing is better.
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Posts: 3990 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Aug 2013 at 8:46am
ok thinking out of the box. If one was to remove the AC unit on the roof and inside with the framing you saw at the factory do you think I would be able to install a sky light in its place? in all the years of owning the camper I think we may have used the AC Unit 5 times and that would be on the high side.
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Posts: 6128 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 14 Aug 2013 at 9:30am
Should be a 14" x 14" hole.. that is the standard.. If I was going to do it, I would probably put the Fantastic Fan there, and a non powered vent/skylight over the shower.. or just a second Fantastic Vent..

But personally, I wouldn't give up the AC for anything. It's half the reason we got out of a tent. I have "camped out" for months at a time in parts of the world were the highs were 120, and the night time lows were still in the mid 90's. I now like to sleep in the cool.. The other half of owning a camper is not sharing a bath with 150 other people..
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