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velvetmonkey408's avatar
Jul 09, 2017

Front Caps on Travel Trailers

Many of the newer travel trailers have a fiberglass front cap similar to 5th Wheels. It looks nice but I'm curious if there are benefits to it. Protection? Additional Insulation?
  • MFL wrote:
    I think mostly cosmetic, as most front caps do not have a lot of insulation. I do think that the newer front caps are a little more streamlined, which has to help. My FW has something of a bullet shaped nose cap, that seems to help with MPG, comparing to previous one that was lighter, but more square.

    Jerry


    I would think the insulation is as good or better than the typical.
    How do you figure they don't have as much insulation?
  • Arctic Fox is putting a nice front cap on their newer models...
    They also have applied or sprayed a protective on the lower half....something very similar to the LineX bed liner material...

    This isn't our trailer or model, but we have the same front cap on ours.

  • No real benefit other than it's easier to shape for esthetics and aerodynamics. Nothing but air between it and the inside wall.
  • I think mostly cosmetic, as most front caps do not have a lot of insulation. I do think that the newer front caps are a little more streamlined, which has to help. My FW has something of a bullet shaped nose cap, that seems to help with MPG, comparing to previous one that was lighter, but more square.

    Jerry
  • Sure looks better than the pressed cardboard Filon stuff that too many have.
    Done properly, the FG should hold up better.