Sorry, just a bit of rant. This subject gets so old so fast. There are two groups of posters here, maybe three; those who had a leak that ruined their day, those that are deathly afraid of said leaks and thus bought into a bs sales pitch, and then I guess the third group, those that perform preventive maintenance on their RV regardless of its construction.
My travel trailer was the cheapest of the cheap, and manufactured by (at the time) one of the most disrespected manufacturers out there. It definitely had some areas that probably would have resulted in leaks that could have easily ruined it. But here it is, almost 14 years later, with zero leaks that I can find. It should have fallen apart or rotted multiple times by now, right?
Unfortunately, RVs are not like automobiles. They need TLC on a more demanding basis regardless of what they're made of. I am leaning toward aluminum framed, fiberglass walls on my next one, but it's mostly because what I want isn't available any other way.
Go with the herd blindly, or...
