R-pod Owners Forum : Fiberglass RV trailers https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Miscellaneous / Off-topic : Fiberglass RV trailers Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 12 Jul 2026 19:30:33 +0000 Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:15:19 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=15371 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ Fiberglass RV trailers : The major benefit of fiberglas... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15371&PID=148927#148927 Author: offgrid
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Posted: 15 Jul 2022 at 1:15pm

The major benefit of fiberglas trailers to me is that the body of the trailer won't be damaged by water leaks. If you read many of the posts here you'll see water damage is a constant issue, and rpods are far from unique in that.

Thats not to say you can't get water intrusion in a fiberglas trailer.   You can, through a window or other opening. That might damage the floor sheathing but it won't come in through seams that open up over time, and it wont destroy the value of the trailer as a whole. If I ever got another TT it would probably be a Casita or other fiberglas design.



]]> Fri, 15 Jul 2022 13:15:19 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15371&PID=148927#148927 Fiberglass RV trailers : Most of the fiberglass TTs tend... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15371&PID=148926#148926 Author: GlueGuy
Subject: 15371
Posted: 15 Jul 2022 at 9:36am

Most of the fiberglass TTs tend to be a little higher priced compared to the chassis-on-frame variety, but it's not universal. The fiberglass construction becomes an almost unibody kind of structure, so it can have advantages in that regard. Repair is a whole different animal, as you have seen, and needs someone who knows how to deal with the material.

Fifth wheel trailers are great from a towing/maneuvering perspective, but the weight/balance is different. Where a towed TT needs ~~ 12% tongue weight, I believe that the general rule of thumb with a fifth wheel is ~~ 20% pin weight. So it can increase the load on the TV.
]]> Fri, 15 Jul 2022 09:36:53 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15371&PID=148926#148926 Fiberglass RV trailers : This weekend we came really close... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=15371&PID=148914#148914 Author: gpokluda
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Posted: 14 Jul 2022 at 10:27am

This weekend we came really close to purchasing a used Escape 5.0TA. For those unfamiliar, it is a small, fiberglass 20' fifth wheel of similar construction to a Casita or Scamp. These units are made in Canada. We decided to pass as the unit has been in an accident and the repair work had been done in an amateur fashion which made us wonder what else in the repair was done poorly. Plus we would need a 6' bed on the Frontier to pull it and ours was a 5'.

Has anyone had experience with fiberglass trailers in general? Any thoughts positive or negative? Also anyone with experience and opinions with fifth wheels?

The Escape 5.0 had some features we really liked and now the wheels (pun intended) are turning.
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