Heartland RV -TPO and Azdel FYI

Dtaylor wrote:
My Wilderness (by Heartland) is made with Azdel

Thanks, I didn't know that.

So, Heartland's North Trail and Wilderness use azdel in the side walls. As do Coachmen's Freedom Express and Apex. And Lance and CampLite. Those are all I know of.
EDIT: forgot Gulfstream's GulfBreeze!

And there's Evergreen Ever-lite's Compositek (optional now?).

And then Trailmanor has only a layer of Luaun in the floor, none in any wall or the ceiling. But it's Al-Foam-Al laminated.

I think (but don't quote me) that Azdel is used on the curved surfaces of the Lance. The rear end is a double layer of Azdel as are the walls - Laminate>Azdel>Extruded Block Foam>Azdel.

The combo of MFG's using Azdel and TPO is a great industry advancement!

WoodGlue

My Wilderness (by Heartland) is made with Azdel

WoodGlue wrote:

...

burlaz wrote:
I wonder whether a fibreglass laminate with azdel backing is flexible enough for Lance and the other azdel users to use it on the curved front of their trailers? And whether it is laminated or just hung? They certainly should be able to use a true azdel laminate on the flat rears

No, it's not flexible enough to use on a curved surface w/ other materials afaik.
...

Any idea what Lance does on the front then?

I assume they use the azdel laminate on the rear

I am pleased!

This is terrific news that MFG's are moving to more quality materials. This is good news for the end user!

burlaz wrote:
I wonder whether a fibreglass laminate with azdel backing is flexible enough for Lance and the other azdel users to use it on the curved front of their trailers? And whether is is laminated or just hung? They certainly should be able to use a true azdel laminate on the flat rears

No, it's not flexible enough to use on a curved surface w/ other materials afaik. Also, Azdel does better when it's pinch rolled.

WoodGlue

Roadrash450 wrote:

...
and the NorthTrail's are now being manufactured with Azdel laminate panels.
...

Well, the 2013 North Trail brochure says Azdel in the "sidewalls". The roof and floor will still have various layers of plywood or chipboard.

And what about the front and ends? You would think they'd use the same stuff as the sides, but some manufacturers construct the front and rear ends completely differently from the sides, with different materials.

For example, many Keystones, like the Passport and Bullet, use fibreglass (filon?) laminated to lauan/framing/insulation on the sides. But the front and back walls are non-bonded, "hung" walls with no lauan, rather a thin, flexible filon/paperboard product is layed over the frame/insulation and held in place at the edges. And the front insulation is fibregalss bats, not block foam (dunno about the rear). Apparently the paperboard backing allows them to match the front curvature better. Lauan doesn't bend as well. Dunno why they do the same in the rear.

I wonder whether a fibreglass laminate with azdel backing is flexible enough for Lance and the other azdel users to use it on the curved front of their trailers? And whether is is laminated or just hung? They certainly should be able to use a true azdel laminate on the flat rears.

Woodglue will be pleased!