Travel Trailer quality rankings?
This forum has shown to be a wealth of information to aid our family in our search for the best TT to serve our needs. The postings have helped us identify our true needs and realize our size and weig...
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If I were to buy a TT, I'd probably go to a company like Pace American (PA is out of business, but there are others), and have one built with an aluminum frame/trusses/siding. With strips of aerogel insulation and riveting, the metal to metal contact can be minimized so heat conductivity isn't a major issue. Insulation would be done with foam (both expanding and the Styrofoam stuff.) Inside cabinets would be some form of laminate or even aluminum as well, with a wooden facade. To boot, if done right, mice would have very limited routes of intrusion if all holes are sealed with stainless steel wool and expanding foam.
Yes, this will be expensive, but with a one piece aluminum roof, then a trip to a Rhino dealer or Dave's Permanent Coatings to seal the roof so caulk is something that will never be needed. That way leaks will be a thing in the past, and if there is water intrusion, it is an annoyance, not something that would utterly destroy the TT.
Doing an RV right is doable -- leak proof structures is something Man has been able to do for millennia. It is just expensive since doing it right is not the same as doing it cheap.
Yes, this will be expensive, but with a one piece aluminum roof, then a trip to a Rhino dealer or Dave's Permanent Coatings to seal the roof so caulk is something that will never be needed. That way leaks will be a thing in the past, and if there is water intrusion, it is an annoyance, not something that would utterly destroy the TT.
Doing an RV right is doable -- leak proof structures is something Man has been able to do for millennia. It is just expensive since doing it right is not the same as doing it cheap.
