Short bed truck and camper combos
Hey all. I've been in the truck camper world since buying my 2004 Lance 815 with an 8'6" floor and no extended bumper on the back and towed a boat with a 20" hitch extension. Started with it on a 3...
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I would study the construction from these manufacturer's before I would buy anything new or used. Some of them still use luan backing behind the fiberglass skin. Some use azdel/composite backing.
Luan will delaminate quick if you get a leak with water getting in between the luan and fiberglass. Especially if the manufacturer skimped out on the glue bonding the two. Now if a manufacturer uses enough glue and good quality glue you will not have as many problems with a luan/wood backing.
Some have used luan then switched to azdel. You will have to study it to find out when they switched if you want something other than luan.
Some use wood frame construction still and some use aluminum frame. Some use 1 inch wall frames and some use 2 inch wall frames. Some use 2x4 plus 2x2 inch aluminum framing in some of their construction. Some use more insulation and some don't. You can get different R values in the roof, floor and sidewalls than others. Some have a crowned roof and some have a flat one.
I don't know your needs. Some people camp in freezing temps and some don't.
Another thing is slide out mechanisms. Lippert, Happijac and Schwintek
Some give you problems more than the other
Just my 2 cents :)
Luan will delaminate quick if you get a leak with water getting in between the luan and fiberglass. Especially if the manufacturer skimped out on the glue bonding the two. Now if a manufacturer uses enough glue and good quality glue you will not have as many problems with a luan/wood backing.
Some have used luan then switched to azdel. You will have to study it to find out when they switched if you want something other than luan.
Some use wood frame construction still and some use aluminum frame. Some use 1 inch wall frames and some use 2 inch wall frames. Some use 2x4 plus 2x2 inch aluminum framing in some of their construction. Some use more insulation and some don't. You can get different R values in the roof, floor and sidewalls than others. Some have a crowned roof and some have a flat one.
I don't know your needs. Some people camp in freezing temps and some don't.
Another thing is slide out mechanisms. Lippert, Happijac and Schwintek
Some give you problems more than the other
Just my 2 cents :)
