Aluminum skin vs. fiberglass
We’re looking at late-90’s high-end DP motorhomes. I note that some have aluminum skins, usually with fiberglass end caps, and some have all fiberglass exteriors. I’m disposed to prefer aluminum, ...
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Empty Nest, Soon wrote:wolfe10 wrote:
Safari used heavy-gauge, riveted aluminum sidewalls for many years. . .
Bingo! There are a couple of aluminum-skinned Safaris on our short list.
I looked at a 1992 Barth with aluminum skin a couple of years ago and was very impressed. The only reason we passed on it was that it needed a lot of cleanup/updating inside. The exterior and mechanicals seemed wonderful. It was probably a mistake to let it go to someone else, but I would prefer to avoid a major project at my age.
Wayne
I looked at a Barth in Elkhart years back and it looked great but had one attribute that floored me. the refrigerator was on a cross wall with the door opening forward. just wonder how a panic stop would put everything in it all over your floor unless you cobbled together some mechanical means of keeping it closed.
bumpy
