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DrewE
Nov 01, 2016Explorer III
mkirsch wrote:joebedford wrote:
No, but I'd stay away from a trailer with a flat roof. Definitely a no-no (but I've never seen one with a flat roof either).
Have you been to an RV dealer, an RV show, or out driving on the road?
Most RVs have flat roofs. You're starting to see more and more RVs with crowned roofs, but most of the cheaper ones are still just boxes.
Some are flat. Some others are crowned, but only a little bit, and these can be deceptive in appearance.
My '98 Coachmen class C has a slightly crowned roof. It sure looks flat at first glance, but the center is an inch or so higher than the edges. The support structure is built from little aluminum bow trusses. It's enough to prevent water from pooling in the middle, but apparently not enough to make it hard to mount things like vents and air conditioners with flat mounting flanges.
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