New Jay Flight siding option

When I was inquiring about it I was told by service managers at two different dealers that the process is different. Neither elaborated, nor did I ask.
I could be wrong, just repeated what I was told.

CampingN.C. wrote:
It's not the same process as the Eagle's are. IMO, if you want fiberglass, cough up the coin for the Eagle.
The $1500 will probably put you close to half way there anyway.

Besides the obvious front cap of the Eagle whats different about the actual side wall panel? I see flush mount windows on the Eagle but they can be put on any FG sided TT. You also get a high gloss finish on the Eagle. But that's just cosmetic. They're still the same thickness. Same R value. Same Vac bonded process.

Bobj616 wrote:
The Eagle would be great if I wanted a trailer that big and heavy. The smallest is 34 ft and 6600 lbs dry. More trailer than I want. That is one reason I looked at the Jay flights and white hawks . Even at 32 ft I am a little longer than I want. I like NFS campgrounds and I don't want that extra 2 foot(my truck bed) sticking out in the road. Thanks for the answers .

I too find that to be a problem while shopping around for a new TT. I do not want a long TT but would be willing to pay extra for the best materials and upscale trim in a shorter version. However, most manufactures do not offer their high end materials and trim levels in their shorter RVs. Very discouraging!

The Eagle would be great if I wanted a trailer that big and heavy. The smallest is 34 ft and 6600 lbs dry. More trailer than I want. That is one reason I looked at the Jay flights and white hawks . Even at 32 ft I am a little longer than I want. I like NFS campgrounds and I don't want that extra 2 foot(my truck bed) sticking out in the road. Thanks for the answers .

It's not the same process as the Eagle's are. IMO, if you want fiberglass, cough up the coin for the Eagle.
The $1500 will probably put you close to half way there anyway.

I saw the option on Jayco's site. We recently went to an RV show and I checked out the FG sided Jay Flight. I fist pounded the front of it and it's solid. Our last trailer was a Heartland North Trail and the front cap was not vac bonded. You could push on the Filon and it would compress. It ended up getting some waves in it. Not delam, just some waves from all the expanding and contracting.
JMO but the idea of a vac bonded front and rear would seem to be a better process.
FWIW the rear on that Heartland TT was also free floating and had a couple bubbly spots. Again not delam just pucker stuff.

Fiberglass is heavier than aluminum. Its my understanding that the side walls on the Jayco's aren't as durable as the front and rear. Apparently vacuum bonding is better and more expensive. Jayco doesn't use the vacuum bonding on the sides to cut down the price.

If you like fiberglass, it isn't too expensive of an upgrade price. I think its usually around $1500 or so on the JayFlights. Personally I like the aluminum look, especially on the 2015 models with the newer paint scheme.

I believe fiberglass is actually heavier, as far as process goes I don't know enough of the difference in processes to comment. As to the FG vs. AL goes each of us has our reasons for preference and both have pros and cons.