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Gsport
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Mar 23, 2015

White vs. trailers with color

I'm on my 3rd 5th wheel. My first two were white with decal graphics. Seems like 90% or more of the 5th wheels on the road are white, it is so nice to finally see the different company's putting color in there 5th wheel/trailers. My current 5th is a Grand Design Solitude, the color of it was one of things that drew me to it. What's everyone's thought on this, boring white or a little color?

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  • I wanna white trailer with painted on graphics. Mobile Suite next door looks like new and is one year older than mine with crappy decals.
  • It's not the white that bugs me... its the peeling and faded graphics. Personally I would prefer a white box.
  • Be aware also that there are already complaints showing up about some of the color units fading unevenly after a short time.
  • We're shopping for a late model 5th wheel, and we will likely buy a model from a couple years ago with "boring white" plus decals. I won't ever be buying any RV in a dark color.

    The simple reason: white reflects heat, dark colors suck it in. This is the practical reason that traditionally, up until a couple years ago, most all RV's were white (with decals). RV's aren't insulated like houses, so it's a practical concept that matters to me, perhaps more than to some because I live in Southern Arizona and our RV is stored next to the house in the sun.
  • Back in the day RV manufacturer's offered colors. For example the Shasta trailers could be had in several colors. One problem was folks seemed to want the one color not on the lot. Then they realized we would buy pretty much anything so all white. Personally I like bright unusual colors offered by very few today.