Thinking of New Aluminum Sided Travel Trailer

Huntindog wrote:

Mike Up wrote:
I had a 2012 Jayco Jay Flight travel Trailer. It started getting corrosion spots vertically along the front corner of the camper. I fixed everything that was there, but new spots were continuing to pop up in different areas. So I fixed what I seen and hopefully that was the last of it.

I went to a pop up mainly for storage and low cost preventive maintenance along with easy towing and overall yearly tax and insurance costs.

Been doing a lot of research and seeing many stick and tin or aluminum sided campers have this galvanic corrosion issues with Jayco being the worst on their Jay Flights. My coworkers friend had the same issue with his newer Jayco Jay Flight and got rid of it.

I am thinking of ditching my Forest River pop up because their quality is pretty pathetic. I'm on my second camper, 1st was a lemon, and the second has been nothing but a garage queen as well. Every trip something falls apart and this is a brand new 2020.

So I won't be getting any more Jayco or Forest River campers, but looking at Gulf Stream and Grand Design aluminum sided camper, but if this is a wide spread issue of galvanic corrosion, I'll skip campers all together and start renting cabins.

I seen makers should use zinc coated staples or Galvanized staples which is suppose to stop galvanic corrosion. I don't know why Jayco has such bad aluminum panels. First 2008 Jay Flight had to have them all replaced due to paint peeling off. Second 2012 got corrosion spots as I stated. maybe Jayco isn't using galvanized staples and/or their aluminum panels have impurities and alloys causing the corrosion.

BTW, I'm not a rooky. I have had 6 brand new camper including the lemon. 2 Jay Flight Travel Trailers, 3 Forest River Pop ups (all poor quality including lemon. 1st was 15 years apart from the 2019 lemon and the 2020 pop up), and a Starcraft Pop Up.

Thanks for your help

I am pretty amazed at your luck.... Six new trailers,and all were junk.... Don't buy any lottery tickets:B

Yes I've had numerous problems with all, but only the Forest River pop ups gave continuous issues.

The Starcraft pop up was good but had leaky tenting that was fixed. Got married and wife needed a less cramped camper.

The Jayco 26BH was excellent except for the corrosion. That is a huge issue though.The Jayco 19BH had several issues and went back to facory for all new skin and other initial issues. Was excellent after that. Got severe hail damage and had another kid, so needed another bed. Good time to get rid of it for the 26BH.

Forest river pop ups keep continuing to have issues. Thought that would had changed after 15 years but it has not. Got rid of first because it was so bad. Got rid of second 15 years later after it being a lemon. On my last and hopefully it will be good now and will keep it as its the perfect floorplan with great amenities. If any more issues, it's gone.

Wife wants a travel trailer again mainly due to hating current problem plaqued pop up camper. Getting my ducks in a row to make educated decision on next move.