Aluminum Frame vs Wood Frame for washboard roads.

kohldad wrote:
One big advantage to wood with aluminum skin, the average handyman can take the skin off, repair the wood to as good as new and then replace the skin. Even if you can get to the aluminum, it takes special skills and tools to do a repair.

I would like to get one of the clamshell versions and will hopefully stumble across one at some point in the price range I want to pay.

I do go slow on the washboard and bumps. Painfully slow. But, its all about balance.