Hello,
I'm hoping someone can help us figure out what's happening with our Scamp. I'm attaching below part of the email that I just sent to Scamp in MN. We would appreciate any thoughts from this group as we deal with this problem.
Thank you.
Patti & Bill, Scamp owners in Wisconsin
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I'm attaching a few photos and hope that you can help us figure out what's up with our Scamp, a 16-foot deluxe model that we have only had for two years. We took it to our local RV repair guy and he had never seen anything like it and didn't know what to suggest.
In mid-September (2019) we were out in Colorado and experienced a very strong storm, lots of wetness in a brief period of time. Within a few days after that we started seeing black stuff on the wall, as shown in the photos. It was concentrated on the wood walls around the refrigerator--- on the left-hand side just as you enter the Scamp as well as on the wood section just below the storage compartment that is under the fridge. We tried to rub it off but it wouldn't come off. When we got home we wiped the area down and we were unable to do anything else to address it because we were involved in other things. Last week we picked up the Scamp from where we store it and were dismayed that the black stuff was now covering more area, including the wood wall just above the under-fridge storage. Also, the inside wood frame of the under-fridge storage compartment was wet and black and the carpet inside the storage area was wet. There was some black stuff on the two end walls of the inside of the storage compartment. In addition, the throw rugs that we had on the floor of the Scamp (which were dry when we stored the Scamp at the end of September) were soaking wet.
What is going on? At this point the Scamp is unusable; we are not spending time in it because we don't know if this is mold or something else. Where would the water have come in, and should we have to worry about that in the next strong storm? That would not be acceptable - We realize this is a mobile unit but we bought it for that reason and should not have to worry about being out in the weather.
Bill-Patti,
We have a 2017 Scamp 16' Deluxe with the same issue. It was outside during a heavy rainstorm with strong winds and I am almost sure the rain came in through the refrigerator vents next to the door. It wasn't noticed until what I believe is black mold or mildew had already appeared. It is in storage as we speak and my plans are to spray the area down with Clorox bleach and scrub. I also would appreciate any words of wisdom to repair this mess.
Waskish Scamper