1999 itasca adventurer 37 stud? roof stud?

[bensoloart]

i am planning on doing a whole solar panel roof. does anyone know if theres a frame or skeleton?

how can i find a stud?

[creativepart]

There are no “studs” or any support structure in a Winnebago roof. It’s a sandwich of 1/8” Luan plywood glued to 3 or 4 inches of styrofoam with another piece of 1/8” Luan ply glued on top. Then a thin piece of Filon, fiber reinforced plastic is glued on top.

Watch this and see for yourself:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vrdQGqpX-fA

[spierce617]

Here is a video of a gut that installed solar with taping it to the roof. He also did a video of 6 months later after the install. Very interesting concept for an install.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uvMY...=RVwithTitoDIY

[cruizerEd]

Here is a link to my advise on mounting panels.
I probably should add something about the overall layout to the document
* Don't put panels where the AC or other things shade them easily. Even a small amount of shade greatly reduces output.
* Be sure to leave room to walk for inspection, cleaning, and maintenance.
* Route your cables such that they are centrally located and do not create a lot of obstructions for dirt and debris.
* Put UV stable loom over your cables.
* Make sure you can reasonable remove the panels.
* Do not remove the manufactures connectors.
* Tilting is rarely useful. Your will probably be better served with a few extra panels than tilting. Although as I write this I am tilted.
* Be prepared for cleaning and waxing your roof to take 2 to 5 times as long as before you mounted all those panels.