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TXiceman
Sep 25, 2014Explorer II
donn0128 wrote:
I consider wood old school. Most better fivers will be aluminum.
Petersen Ind. or Excel would not like your assessment of listing them as not being one of the better 5ers.
Wood is a better insulator than aluminum and will work fine if properly built. Aluminum conducts heat well and is not an insulator.
If you have a leak, wood will rot whereas aluminum will not.
If you are looking at a quality trailer like an Excel, I would not have an issue with wood framing.
Ken
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