Advice on Camper Construction
I am looking at getting a TC for the family. I want something that will last. I don't mind working on stuff as I have remodelled my house so projects are a big deal. I don't have a garage to store it ...
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Aluminum is not all it is cracked up to be, especially if you do any off road traveling. About 30 + years ago a snowmobile trailer manufacturer (s) came out with a Aluminum frame snowmobile trailers. All of us that snowmobile thought what a great idea I to save on weight and the aluminum wouldn't rust like steel.
I didn't buy on at the time as I had just built a new house and I am glad I didn't. These guys constantly were having to take their trailers in to get welds repaired as they kept breaking. Now we are driving down Hwys over frost heaves, pot holes and sometimes roughy logging roads to get to the snow ( spring and fall). However if a ne trailer from more than one manufacturer is going to have broken welds on a new trailer, what might you find in a camper that is 30 plus years old?
Not one of my buddies kept those trailers and have now gone to either sled decks which are alumuim but they see less rough handling as the truck suspension takes the brunt of the jarring or steel framed trailers.
Aluminum welds just don't stand up as good as steel welds in our case. Now because the truck suspension is taking the beating you might be ok.
Good luck
Soup.
I didn't buy on at the time as I had just built a new house and I am glad I didn't. These guys constantly were having to take their trailers in to get welds repaired as they kept breaking. Now we are driving down Hwys over frost heaves, pot holes and sometimes roughy logging roads to get to the snow ( spring and fall). However if a ne trailer from more than one manufacturer is going to have broken welds on a new trailer, what might you find in a camper that is 30 plus years old?
Not one of my buddies kept those trailers and have now gone to either sled decks which are alumuim but they see less rough handling as the truck suspension takes the brunt of the jarring or steel framed trailers.
Aluminum welds just don't stand up as good as steel welds in our case. Now because the truck suspension is taking the beating you might be ok.
Good luck
Soup.
