seadawg
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Our Oliver has a little parking pad by the house... It gets a couple applications of a good marine wax for fiberglass a year. We also bought an inexpensive van cover for it, but haven't been home long enough to use it yet.... Oliver uses a high grade gel coat, so hopefully all will be well. So far, bugs, sap, etc., have hosed off easily.
The molded fiberglass trailers as a class have a great history of ease of use and durability. Hence, a great resale value, too. I'm sure you've seen the age of many of the MFRVs on fiberglassrv.com
MFRVs come in a variety of specs and price ranges. We chose the Oliver based on innovation and quality... tough aluminum frame, double hull plus modern insulation, easy care all gel coat interior, no rivets, no particle board or OSB, molded fg cowl for the LP tanks,electric jacks all around, large enclosed tanks... and so forth. Comes with a higher price tag than some of the others, though. Most of the MFrvs (the egg shapes) have a smaller footprint (length AND width) to allow easy towing on skinny roads, and many do not have quite the same headroom or the larger baths and closets of conventional trailers, although some of the more squared off designs offer a little more width, maybe with a little less fuel economy when towing.. My aunt and uncle enjoyed their Scamp for over 15 years, my best friend has a Casita... Good luck in your search. I hope you find the trailer you enjoy as much as we enjoy our Oliver!
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TALLADEGACHESSIE
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Maybe alufiber will do. Check out www.tabrv.com it might interest you.
What Is Alufiber ®?
It's not Fiberglass.
It's not Aluminum.
Alufiber® combines aluminum with fiberglass to create to most durable finish available in the industry.
Alufiber® has a high-gloss automotive finish and is easier to clean than traditional fiberglass and aluminum finishes. Plus, it contains a UV resister to reduce yellowing and fading.
The composition of Alufiber is as follows:
Precoated aluminum
1st resin layer
Fiberglass layer
2nd resin layer
Pressing/Curing Process
Equals Alufiber
It's the latest composite matieral than combines aluminum, fiberglass, resins and a hi-gloss finish to create the most durable exterior finish in the industry.
Key Features:
Alufiber weighs 15% less than fiberglass.
Alufiber is more durable and dent resistant than Aluminum.
Alufiber has a Hi-Gloss automotive quality finish.
Alufiber has a very good UV resistance. It will not yellow or fade like fiberglass.
Alufiber is easy to clean because it's smooth surface prevents dirt builld up.
Alufiber is available in white, silver, red, yellow & aqua.
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beeser
San Diego
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cpaharley2008 wrote:I decided on the aluminum model. That company in canada is called Trillium.
He also could be referring to Bigfoot. They have molded fiberglass trailers that are bigger than the Trilliums.
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mish
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We have a 1983 Casita-10 ft-we are the 3rd owner. It has sat outside for the last 16 years and looks great. I bought some auto polish that is for fiberglass also and shined it up really good. We bought a #2 size cover at O`Reily automotive -it covers the top and half way down. I wanted the top covered from the sun. Many people keep theirs outside uncovered and have no problem. The fiberglass camper is lightweight and durable-none better!
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cpaharley2008
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We picked up our new camper this weekend- I thought it was aluminum, but now I realize the siding is vinyl- will not dent.
1992 jeep cherokee 4x4-153,000
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2008 Chevrolet Cobalt-8000
2007 nissan frontier 4x4-6000
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mrasoul
Austin, Texas
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Why is it better to have the A/C on the roof of campers rather than in the wall, specifically in warmer climate? Does this really matter as long as you have the right size A/C in your unit?
2007 Jayco 26JTX and 2005 Dodge RAM 1500, 4.7 V8 Magnum (Reg. Cab).
Happy RVing!!!
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Essie2Go
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Ours is in the wall and we like it like that. Never have to worry about it getting hit buy a branch or low overhang. However if it was on the roof we would have that space to put a microwave or more storage.
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Essie2Go
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ps... the new 19 foot Escape has a larger bed, seating for 4, higher ceiling AND the air conditioner is on the roof!
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profdant139
Southern California
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A/C on the roof means more wind resistance, unfortunately. It is a tradeoff with storage space, I guess.
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Essie2Go
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well if you wanted it in the wall I'm sure they'd be willing to do that since that is how our 17' is set up..... we like it like that but many seem to think that;s a negative,
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