TT Outside Construction
What are the advantages/disadvantages of the corrugated versus the fiberglass outsides on a TT? It seems Jayco uses corrugated and appears to be much cheaper cost on their line of TT. What is gained/l...
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BarneyS wrote:jerem0621 wrote:
Aluminum sides are easier to repair if the wall is damaged. Fiberglass suffers from Delamination...always...every fiberglass camper will eventually delaminate to some degree or another.
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Jeremiah
I agree that aluminum sides would be easier to repair BUT can't see how you can say that fiberglass sided trailers will ALWAYS delaminate. The only thing that will cause that to happen is water intrusion or faulty manufacturing. My trailer has gel coated fiberglass sides and end caps, has never leaked, and I make sure it never will. My trailer also has NO delamination, is now over 13 years old, and I plan on it staying that way and lasting for many more.
Barney
Hi Barney, My logic is the same as saying All Wood Framed Trailer will eventually have to deal with some sort of rot. I know that you, and many on this forum are meticulous about their camper's maintenance but sadly this is not the standard. Any trailer will have issues when water gets inside. As owners, we should do everything we can to prevent it but we are one bad seal, accident, natural disaster, Health Scare, etc away from having water get in. Also, the people who buy our campers after we own them may not maintain them in the same manner. When I say ALWAYS what I am saying is somewhere in the life span of the trailer.
Hope that makes sense.
Thanks!
Jeremiah
