Mammoth ordered! And now in production!

jimh425 wrote:
I think floorplan is probably the most important when choosing a RV. My Host was built in Fall of 2005. It has no delamination issues. It is a double slide.

Some thoughts about why the delamination could have happened at the slide. Note: none of these potential issues would be unique to Host and would apply to any slide.

1. The slide opening increases the edges. Both on the inside of the opening and the outside of the slide. More edges means more potential access for water.
2. Side walls can flex more with slides. Obviously, the walls flex more if the TC the weight in the slide is more. 4 heavy people in a slide with heavy items in the drawers would flex a wall more than 2 lighter people with less in the drawer. The difference could be hundreds of pounds. Walls flex more if the slides are opened when the TC is not properly supported or unlevel. More flex means more potential to crack and provide an entry point for water.
3. Moisture is generally bad for an RV. Obviously Western WA/OR get more rain than most of California. Moisture plus changes in temperature could cause expansion/contraction and cause the materials to separate. I don't think separation would have a very negative effect without the water.

Floorplan between them is similar. I like the EC more. Wife likes the HOST. Both of us can live with either.

As far as the delam. I believe it's more of a case of never-lamed. These are brand new units fresh from the factory so weather/use really shouldn't have played a part.

This is the worst case. You can see the large horizontal bubble as well as smaller bubbles higher up. The slide on the camper behind this one has similar bubbles though not as bad as this. Maybe these are acceptable? I don't think water intruded.