First Time Buyer...Updated 03/06/2006
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Where can I get comparative information regarding construction methods on RV's? We've watched a video from Winnebago - very impressive construction methods - and want to see comparisons. We are definitely buying used, and quite older, to meet our budget, so I want to know details of the construction to know if they will last beyond the age at which we are looking to buy.
I'm concerned and perplexed about rubber roofs... Winnebago uses solid fiberglass roof construction, while other manufacturers use a rubber skin over the roof. Why a rubber roof? Don't these open themselves up for tearing by tree limbs? I've seen "new roof" posted on potential sale units... How often do you replace a rubber roof? Seems quite scary to me that a traveling house would have a rubber roof.
Please advise... Thanks. Bill and Machelle.
I'm concerned and perplexed about rubber roofs... Winnebago uses solid fiberglass roof construction, while other manufacturers use a rubber skin over the roof. Why a rubber roof? Don't these open themselves up for tearing by tree limbs? I've seen "new roof" posted on potential sale units... How often do you replace a rubber roof? Seems quite scary to me that a traveling house would have a rubber roof.
Please advise... Thanks. Bill and Machelle.
