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    Posted: 19 Jun 2016 at 9:32pm
So my wife and I had a wonderful trip to Glendo Reservoir, Devils Tower and Chadron, Nebraska this last week, however we had a little incident with a gust of wind on the highway between Douglas and Gillette, Wyoming. It seems the wind caught an area of delamination of the fiberglass skin just in front of the door on our 2010 172. Didn't notice it happened until we turned into a gas station to fill up.  uploads/4397/IMG_20160616_133347467_2.jpg
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well, that is more than a scratch. A nice little character mark there :)
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wow Sorry to see that.  I hope you had a good trip. 
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Wow!! I have never seen anything like that before!!
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I didn't know that the R-Pod could delaminate like that. I noticed plywood. Are the new R-Pods constructed differently? I thought they were laminated directly to the aluminum frame and foam insulation on the two sides.

I imagine whoever was behind you got quite a shock also at a sheet of fiberglass flying off in front of him/her. Hopefully, it blew off to the side of the road.
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So sorry to see this. Hope it is a quick repair so you can hit the road again soon.
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Posts: 1807 		Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Jun 2016 at 9:42am
Originally posted by StephenH

I didn't know that the R-Pod could delaminate like that. I noticed plywood. Are the new R-Pods constructed differently? I thought they were laminated directly to the aluminum frame and foam insulation on the two sides.

I imagine whoever was behind you got quite a shock also at a sheet of fiberglass flying off in front of him/her. Hopefully, it blew off to the side of the road.

All are made this way.  I've seen plenty of delamination over the years but never a piece of it ripped off like this.  

Wow.
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Could this be an insurance claim?
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Direct Link To This Post Posted: 20 Jun 2016 at 2:47pm

I have to admit that I have not seen that before. For your sake, I'm sorry to see it now. Good luck in a speedy repair.
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I took the Pod in to a local RV repair shop and we are working with my insurance company. A very rough estimate is 2K which seems reasonable.
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