Joe

 Pods are not high end big double axle trailers that ensure you have all the comforts and systems of your home.  They are camping trailers that require simplifying your outdoor experience.  That's precisely why they are so nice.  They are simple, comfortable, and affordable for a person on a limited budget.  Most of the problems reported seem to be connected with trying to make a Pod into a high end travel trailer with systems that defy it's original concept.

But, expectations of a Rolls Royce hand made quality, or even that of a BMW or Lexis, are unrealistic.  These things are designed for the bottom end of the market that sells trailers with contained baths and galleys.  Their quality control is not the best and the workmanship reflects low paid workers who are pressured to put their focus on high volume not high quality.  It would not surprise me if the on the factory floor were paid piece work wages; a guarantee of marginal quality.  Now add to that equation the fact that all RV's use super lightweight materials and components that often are flimsy and unsuited to the task.  No, it shouldn't be that way, but there are not a lot of outside regulations controlling the construction of RV's as one would fine with building codes for the construction of human occupied or used permanent structures.  

Indeed, if strict building and quality codes were applied, many would find the prices would be far higher and they would howl about unnecessary regulation and government intrusion.  So, we have a bit of a laissez faire market in RV's and the market should sort out the good ones from the bad ones.  But just as Walmart is the biggest retailer in the country, price, not quality, is what often drives the market.  People will accept lousy quality for a cheap price.  If you want higher quality, then pay more and demand the quality you expect from the seller.  If he or she won't give you what you believe you are entitled to receive, go look for another seller.  And if no one wants to produce the quality you feel is desirable, start your own company.  And if the gamble pays off you'll be richer than Warren Buffett the owner of FR.

FR should fix your delamination there is no doubt about that.  It is a latent defect in workmanship that you could not have seen or known about.  Probably it's the result of a problem spraying the adhesive used to bond the fiberglass to the wall structure.  Could be a bad batch of glue, lousy application, or contamination that messed up the bond.  If they don't fix it, I'd see a lawyer about a breach of warranty and demand that they either repair it, pay the cost of repair, or buy it back.  

But from your posts you are trying to paint all rPod trailers as junk because you had problems with yours.  It is not an excuse for FR to build lousy trailers because they are marketing a low end trailer, but the reality is that they don't have the quality control that one would hope.  And it doesn't say much for the company, or Mr. Buffett, that they won't fix it.  But it is the way it is.  Short of getting lawyers involved, which will cost many times the amount in controversy, you're going to have to try to work with the dealer and FR to get them to fix it.  

On the other hand, many of us have found the trailers to be of acceptable quality for the price and somehow manage to deal with the things that should have been done better.  For us, the Pod is a pretty nice budget travel trailer.  But perhaps our expectations were more consistent with the reality of the RV market.  You simply have higher expectations and would probably be much happier spending 3 or 4 times the price of a Pod on a trailer that is of higher quality.  I guess that's the "BS" of the market.

By the way, if I encounter a delamination problem on our long out of warranty Pod, my solution would be to inject some epoxy into the affected area and try to get it to stick.  If that didn't work, I'd get out my old boat fiberglass tools and cut away a piece panel to see if there was a problem with the foam behind the fiberglass panel.  From there, who knows?  I've fixed bigger problems on boats.  But our 9 year old Pod is doing fine and I have had no issues with the quality of the construction, except that I had to vacuum out some debris and dress some wiring when I opened up previously inaccessible areas.