Coming to the darkside
Well here we come... just traded in our 2013 Kodiak hybrid on a 2015 Jayco Eagle 314BHDS. from towing 23 feet to 37 feet... lord help me what the heck was i thinking?
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Mike Up wrote:X-3 This is what I found as well when I bought A light weight trailer. I traded it in after the first trip.IdaD wrote:
Maybe things are different these days, but I've always figured the lightweight trailers aren't built as well
X2, most lightweight trailers are laminated or glued together. I see it all the time, delamination from the glue failing and not from water. Not all do this obviously but a good portion do. All you have to do is look.
The interiors use less sturdy walls and often lack tub/shower surrounds. Floors are laminated also with few cross members and Styrofoam doing the structural supports. Many have commented on spongy floors because of the Styrofoam insulation breaking down. The same can be said about roofs which usually can not be walked on because damage could happen.
What do you get for all of this, a higher price because the flimsier build quality uses more expensive materials that are lighter and mostly weaker than tradional stick and tin trailers and fiberglass HUNG trailers (which are all but gone).
IMO, if you want a quality built trailer, get a smaller one for a less capable tow vehicle unless you plan on getting rid of it in 6 years or absolutely have no choice due to family size and the inability to buy/use a more capable tow vehicle.
