mike-s wrote:
soren wrote:
mike-s wrote:
If they're all that way from day 1, just invite any lookers to visit a dealer and check out a new one, then come back for a good deal.
Doesn't really work that way. The assemble is sandwich of beadboard foam and thin, really thin plywood, with an occasional square, hollow aluminum tube as a "floor joist". My old Trail-Lite had these at least 30" apart. Over time, under the load of foot traffic, the the foam starts to deflect between supports and lose rigidity. So, a brand new rig will feel fine.
So the OP wasn't being truthful when he said "...that is the way it was from day one." That's what I based my comment on.
I'm not suggesting that. I'm sure that some might perceive an ultra-light to have a soft floor, right from the factory. OTOH, after a few years of use, it's not a matter of being ultra-sensitive to the issue, in my experience it was a matter of actually knowing that you are standing on a piece of tubing, rather than the "in the dip". Fact is, many of these things are just junk. The old trail lite I had had laminated panels for the roof too. Problem was, they weren't even strong enough to support the AC unit. Eventually, the rig had to be parked with the nose up, while not in use, since the center of the roof sagged so much that the AC would be sitting in an 1-1/2 puddle of water. Laminated walls are fine, but a quality rig needs floor joists, an adequate plywood subfloor, real rafters, and adequate plywood roof sheathing, to go the distance.
