beazleybub wrote:
Found some new information. Dayle1 can you give me your source for what you said the filon weighs with luan backing?
Dayle1 wrote:
Actually, the "plywood" used is either a single layer or two layers of 1/8 in lauan plywood. A 4x8 ft section will weight about 22 lbs if two layers are used, so it is lighter than the panels you are considering
I found some information from Crane Composits website (The people who make filon.) that suggests filon with luan backing weighs anywhere from 0.95lb/ft² to 1.15lb/ft² depending on which type you choose. (They make different thicknesses.) The lightest they manufacture is 0.95lb/ft² and a 4X8 sheet would weigh around 30.4 pounds. That's only 10.6 more pounds a sheet. So if the factory finished side of my camper weighs 267 pounds and my new side weighs 198 pounds, my new siding would only be 69 pounds heavier. By switching to LP SmartSide panel my rig will gain less than 200 pounds.
I don't see enough weight difference to cause an issue.
Simple, my number was for the wood only.
