Coachmen Freedom Express 246RKS

SoundGuy wrote:

mikakuja wrote:
What impressed me most was that Coachmen is that unlike most other FG walled trailers they use Azdel in their walls. Azdel is not wood based and won't take on water which leads to delamination...

An overstatement of fact that I'm sure Coachmen would love to have you believe and to propagate. :R In point of fact only the sidewalls are Azdel, the end panels are luan laminated with fiberglass. I have before me on my phone a pic I took at my local Coachmen dealer - brand new Apex on which the entire rear wall had been removed because sealant had failed, the wall became soaked and delaminated, and was being replaced with a new wall. Hate to say it but all the studs are wood with fiberglass batting for insulation between the studs - entirely conventional stick construction. My Coachmen Freedom Express wouldn't be any different. ;)

Coachman Freedom Express is not even in the same class or category as an Apex trailer. As for the freedom Express 246RKS it is constructed completely different than the apex. NO WOOD IN EXTERIOR WALLS ie: Alumicage Welded Aluminum Structure, Vacuum Bonded Floor and Sidewalls, Azdel Composite (IPO luan behind fiberglass). This product uses Azdel Composite Sidewalls and luan fiberglass over aluminum endwalls. As far as I can tell The front Endcap is resin on the 2017. This manufacturing process is new to the 2016/17 line-up and has not been adopted by very many brands yet. The construction of a 2014 Coachmen Freedom Express 192RBS is in no way the same as the construction of the trailer that the OP was asking about. Coachman seems to be trying new construction practices and materials to help alleviate leaking problems in the future. I wish people would stay on topic and try to post constructive advise for the OP. If one wants to complain start your own thread.