Best constructed travel trailer

Keep in mind you only get what you pay for. The heavier units will cost more to buy and tow. However they will last longer with less issues.

Decide what size you need and amount of usage.

The construction of a Camplite is like no other rv. I do not have time to explain it, they are crude and for most a real wake up call as to how these things should be built.

I currently have over 21k miles on mine in less than 8 months. No issues other than tires wearing out quickly. Solid from top to bottom.

I wonder how Airstream's Semi Monocoque structure works with a slide out? LOL

mlts22 wrote:
There are "tiers" of trailers. The top tier would be Airstream, although this isn't for everyone due to no slide-outs.

Slides were available on Airstreams for a while but they were expensive units.

Casita or Scamp are the most leak-proof, I think. Molded fiberglass eggs! Not as much room as a frame-built trailer, but bombproof.

There are "tiers" of trailers. The top tier would be Airstream, although this isn't for everyone due to no slide-outs.

Other than that, things can vary. I've seen TTs with Azdel siding in 2011, then luan based fiberglass come 2012.

For the absolute best quality, you probably have to go custom, such as a company that makes horse trailers. These will be heavy rigs, but they will be built to last, not built cheap enough just to look good until they leave the dealer's lot. You can get these with one piece aluminum roofs that have no seams on the top (are folded over a few inches), and as much or as little wood as wanted.

One of the best TTs I have seen was a Pace American before they stopped making RVs. All aluminum, only wood was on the inside as decoration, and very well made all round. The only thing close to that would be a Livin Lite TT.

carmelo wrote:

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Bottom line, it came down to Airstream and Evergreen Ever Lite line. The latter has NO wood in the construction only in the furniture. A composite floor, I cannot stress how important that is. Go on the Airstream Forum and see the number of rotted floors. Be aware that Ever Lites cost more than the run of the mill white box, about %25 or so.
They are all composite, even the floor is sandwich of aluminum and foam, as I said NO wood.
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I think this has changed in 2013. According to the Evergreen Ever-lite brochure, there is now a plywood roof under the TPO. And the compositek backing in the walls is now optional. The compositek laminated floor seems to be the same though, and there's still an interior lining of compositek throughout.

If you want an Ever-Lite with a non-wood shell, you'll have to get a 2012 model or earlier. And make sure it is a true Ever-Lite, not an "Ever-Lite Select" which have the same model #'s but preceeded by an "S". The Select used wood in the shell.

I had the same question 3 years ago when I started looking for my first TT.
I sought the BEST regardless of price and toured a lot of TT's. A main demand that I had was NO WOOD IN THE ROOF SYSTEM, period. This alone eliminated a huge number of brands. Bottom line, it came down to Airstream and Evergreen Ever Lite line. The latter has NO wood in the construction only in the furniture. A composite floor, I cannot stress how important that is. Go on the Airstream Forum and see the number of rotted floors. Be aware that Ever Lites cost more than the run of the mill white box, about %25 or so.
They are all composite, even the floor is sandwich of aluminum and foam, as I said NO wood.
We now have 3 full seasons under our belt, including Alaska and the majority of states,we spend about 6-7 months per yr on the road.
This is our experience.
CCC
31RLS
Ford F 250

X2 for Skyline.....

I would pick an Airstream if the frame was built like the old Avions or Silver Streaks.