NON Lippert frame TT

SooperDaddy wrote:
The Norco/BAL Frame refered to by My Red Racer used by Jayco and some others is a whole different animal! It's a sectioned ultralight weight stamped steel frame, built almost like a unibodied car. Not welded, but "Huck Bolted" like a railroad uses...no heat used to hold the stamped girders together. Just some bolts spun into the tight holes with high speed.

http://norcoind.com/bal/products/oem/ultraframe/index.shtml

That's an interesting way of making a frame. I'm not saying it's better, worse or the same as compared to other methods regarding strength and usability, but I would voice this opinion: the processes of properly coating for corrosion resistance is going to be critical for long life. Those of us who have worked on some unibody cars that are a decade or two old that have seen rusted out body structures have seen that often these things simply become scrap because of the difficulty in trying to refurb the rotted out sections.

For me personally, I think I will stay with a simple, time-proven I-beam frame travel trailer. Under mine, it's easy enough to inspect and repaint any areas that have any issues ( mine is open underbody ).
And yes, mine is Lippert, ( as are the axles ) and so far is functioning the way it's supposed to. I have touched up some paint on mine, mostly on the a-frame and the left to right leading edge piece that have taken hits from road stones. Rustoleum has worked well on the parts I have re-painted.