Aluminum vs Steel flatbed
Making a transition to an F550 chasis cab and flatbed with storage boxes. I'm going with the Stable Camper bed kit with the CM flatbed. Here is my struggle - aluminum or steel? I live in Vancouve...
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mkirsch wrote:
Depends on where you get the steel flatbed from. If they use garbage metal and paint, it will be rusty before you can blink.
Sage advice. Even moreso in NY.
Of course it was on the internet but I recall someone saying one of the big mfgs, CM I believe, had poor quality coatings.
If I was buying a steel bed long term this would be one of my primary concerns.
Same with aluminum I suppose. A bare aluminum bed will look like poo soon and very difficult to maintain appearance. So quality of coatings is almost equally important but more for appearance.
