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No not a question about how thick skinned you are but what do you prefer your motorhome body to made out of and why?
My vote goes to aluminium because it seems to be easier to look after, keeps its shine longer, does not crack or glaze and is possibly easier to repair.
Am I right or wrong?
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Aluminium is also lighter.
On a double decker trailer articulated trailer it saves about 1 ton.
That is fact.
Meaning more substantial fitments can still be used and keeping a descent pay load
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I voted GRP but it has to be the unique and seamless Monocoque construction that Autosleepers used when making their older well loved range of motorhomes ...now for the most part they too have gone down the "panels joined at the edges" type of construction.
How about a combination...GRP all in one roof ( no joins) over an body that has aluminium clad sides.
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Aluminium is also lighter.
On a double decker trailer articulated trailer it saves about 1 ton.
That is fact.
Meaning more substantial fitments can still be used and keeping a descent pay load
He's right you know, those GRP trailers are so heavy, they carry no weight at all.
Aluminium means loads of joints that will leak at some point in the future.
The caravan that seems to be a nightmare is the American Airstream. This is the unpainted caravan made of small panel of (rippled) aluminium held together by thousands of rivets just like the old fashioned aircraft.
If some of these do not leak after a few years it will be a miracle.
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There is another alternative used by certain manufacturers - it's called ALULITE (that's not quite right!) or something similar. Essentially it's a GRP panel bonded to a thin aluminium skin. It gives the flexibility, chip and dent resistance and strength of GRP with the fine surface finish of aluminium. Sort of best of both worlds.
I voted GRP, well I would wouldn't I.
Previously I owned a series of caravans, all aluminium and boy did I get some dents from stuff accidentally falling against the sides. In 4 years of owning a GRP surfaced vehicle it is still blemish free and just one rub over with this last year has kept it shining like new.
Damage to GRP can also be invisibly repaired by anyone competent in working in the material without the need to get to a MH specialist.
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