Why all manufacturers do not use composite?
Since purchasing a Evergreen Everlite trailer new in 2010, I have wondered why all builders of rv's do not use composite materials rather than wood in their construction. I have had no worries or issu...
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I wouldn't consider Azdel a new cutting edge material as it's been on the road here in the US since 2007. It was used over in Europe before that. It's used all over the world in a bunch of different application. I would consider fiberglass/luan more of a ticking time bomb than Azdel or Compositek. I remember when fiberglass sided trailers first hit the market and everyone said, "Stay away from those trailers. One day they'll crack and you'll have to replace your entire wall." Lol, never saw that epidemic come to fruition.
Everyone knows composites make for better materials in RVs, but it all comes down to profit. Composites carry a premium over stick/tin and fiberglass/luan. Items with premiums eat into profits when you're trying to maintain a specific price point. So the industry is slow to adopt until the newer technology has gotten to the point of being dirt cheap for them. I remember going to RV shows back in 2009 and still seeing outdated tube TV's in brand new Class A's. Now that a 32" LCD TV is dirt cheap, you have to look far and wide to find a CRT in a Class A.
Everyone knows composites make for better materials in RVs, but it all comes down to profit. Composites carry a premium over stick/tin and fiberglass/luan. Items with premiums eat into profits when you're trying to maintain a specific price point. So the industry is slow to adopt until the newer technology has gotten to the point of being dirt cheap for them. I remember going to RV shows back in 2009 and still seeing outdated tube TV's in brand new Class A's. Now that a 32" LCD TV is dirt cheap, you have to look far and wide to find a CRT in a Class A.
