No RVIA sticker on 2012 Nexus 24P

Desert Captain wrote:
"I think you might want to check about the price of steel to aluminum. The sites I looked at stated that aluminum cost about 5 to 7X more than steel."

If you say so it is OK with me but those numbers sound somewhat skewed. Nexus uses steel because it is stronger. I assumed and perhaps incorrectly, that aluminum is cheaper to use since 99% of all RV manufacturers frame their coaches with aluminum which was a big improvement over the wood framing that predated it.

Hard to compare apples to apples as each material involves different construction techniques, a huge difference in thickness/weight all of which contributes to the bottom line cost.

Nexus also uses Azdel substrate instead of Luan or plywood. This is more expensive but since it it stronger, lighter, has a higher R value and will not absorb moisture it is simply a better way to build. Other than Lance I don't know of another major manufacturer that uses Azdel.

:C

I think and this is just my thinking is the reason for the aluminum is they can keep the build lighter and so many coaches are close that they don't have very much cargo capacity left after just putting water and a family in them. I come from slide in truck campers (I have had 5 MHs in the past but went back to a truck campers but as age caught up with me we moved back to MHs) and most all truck campers use aluminum and that is because of weight. It is true that Azdel is better than laun. Camplight is another truck camper that is using Azdel in their walls.