SultanGris

They still make wood frame? Lol

A7B2FX4

Tango has aluminum. Well built haven't had a problem with it.

smcox1

Yup I was browsing eBay the other day and they had the compartments open and the structure of the floor above was wood. Maybe some use it for some of the structure in the interior but not the walls? I thought everything was made with aluminum?

NelloSR

Keystone Hornet is wood frame aluminum sidewalls. 7400 lbs " shipping " wgt.

uzikaduzi

my 2014 jayco 267bhs, the walls are framed with wood.

imafordboi69

In my 2013 Flagstaff most everything is welded aluminum. The frame is I-beam steel with metal joists and then the walls and roof are aluminum ribs installed into foam walls with fiberglass on the outside and wood panels on the inside. Even the frames for the dinette and bed are aluminum with wood shells.

All of this makes it possible for a 34ft trailer to weigh less than 8k empty. Whether that makes the trailer better or worse it yet to be determined.

smcox1

I thought it was interesting to see trailers still made with wood but I guess there are some big debates on rv forums on which is better. Very interesting and thanks for the replies.

Dirttracker18

Yes actually most are wood. You pay more to move up to aluminum.

As long as there are no leaks, the only issue with wood is extra weight.

The nice thing about wood is it can be easily repaired if damaged or rotted.

SultanGris

I would think wood would be more susceptible to screws becoming loose over time bumping down the road and not being as durable. But I could be wrong. Not too familiar with how they attach it in a camper.

uzikaduzi

I'm kind of a hobby wood worker... mechanical fasteners like screws and nails on their own aren't ideal but the wood creates a decently strong compression grip... now if you get a good glue joint (with our without mechanical fasteners) it tends to actually be stronger than the wood itself.

you could be right about screws coming loose over time from shaking around but about 5 or 6 years ago, I got rid of my '74 holiday rambler and it was still very solid and obviously because of it's age, had many many miles on it.... my grandfather bought it new and we were quite thorough about resealing the aluminum roof (yearly) and the windows (every few years) so we never had an issue with water getting to the wood.