Livin Lite Camplite owner - review/comments
A couple of questions about Camplite aluminum travel trailers came up in another thread, and rather than hijack that thread, I'll start a new one & try to answer any/all questions. I recently purc...
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BroncosFan wrote:
Bill,
Thanks for the review, they sure are nice. What if you don't use a desiccant air dryer. Can you give us a general idea on what the condensation would be like inside. Would it be every morning, or all day long occurrence, or just in certain times of the year?
Second, I was wondering how durable the exterior is. Do you get rock dings going down the road, How about along the top, is it thin enough that insects ding it? Those dings are forever so I was curious. Thanks for the photos.
We have condensation in the early morning on a little bit of the floor areas & wall areas. The air dryer reduced condensation, but we still have some condensation. Normally it's dry one to two hours after we wake up when we start going in & out. We camp year around, in the NC mountains in the warmer months where it rains a lot & on the ocean in SC during the cooler months. Normally have condensation, but have not camped in dry climates/weather, yet.
I have owned airplanes with painted aluminum skins. The CampLite exterior/interior paint is applied as well as aircraft paint and I'm "guessing" the exterior skin is around .030". Have not measured it. If it got dinged, would attempt use auto suction cups to remove the dings. Would also ask an A&P or an aircraft paint shop about ding removal. Probably have about 10,000 miles on the camper so far and no dings, but sure it could be dinged. The top is unpainted aluminum skin and probably the same thickness as the exterior skins. The top is not nearly as smooth as the sidewalls on my camper and did not notice it until washing the top.
The floors are aluminum tongue & groove planks and very tough. The down side to this style floor, it is cold to touch unless you have carpeting. Was towing in very heavy rain one time, the floor may have allowed water to seep between the planks & get on the carpeting or the carpet got wet from the roof running light leak I fixed & mentioned in the previous post, time will tell. Met a Guy that owns a LivinLite VRV toy hauler with the same type floor, said after a trip he hoses the floor to wash out the mud & grease from his toys. No issues with water spilled or hosed on these floors.
"We" really like CampLite campers, and if we buy a larger camper it will be a Camplite 13QBB.
Floor inside the camper:
Under the Camper floor:
