WoodGlue wrote:
Mike Up,
Not all aluminum framed trailers are gluing or vacuum bonding - Lance pinch rolls their sides w/ Azdel, a proven superior product, lighter and better and stronger than luaun or studded wood for that matter.
WoodGlue
Pinch rolled is actually an inferior way of gluing compared to vacuum bonding but regardless, they're all just glued with no mechanical fasteners which leaves open a way for delamination or the panel glue to fail.
Azdel is just another thin substrate for the Styrofoam and aluminum framing to be 'glued' to. It matters little as water should never be seen in the wall unless maintenance is neglected. Then, while the material may not give, the glue most certainly will when soaked.
I would only recommend a laminated made camper when your tow vehicle is undersized or under-rated for a similar floorplan, standard travel trailers. Even then, I would find a smaller trailer to avoid the need to have a laminated wall made camper. Most stick and tin are less than 1000 lbs more, offer much more payload, offer much larger water tanks, and interiors that are made of more solid materials. They are also usually cheaper and come with much better appliances due to laminated trailer material cost being higher, despite its inferior strength and longevity (IMO).
