34 ft 5th Wheel enclosed Trailer... Fiberglass ?

Aubrey N Bruneau · 04-09-2010, 07:53 PM

I'm looking at making a deal on a 2002 34 ft enclosed trailer, that the guy says is fiberglass.
I thought the outside was almost always aluminum ? Never heard of using fiberglass ?

Can anybody share their opinion on this ? Good ? Bad ?

It's a long distance deal, so I want to make up my mind, before the seller and I, each travel over 1000 miles !

Mark Markow · 04-09-2010, 08:59 PM

some trailers are built with frp panels (fiberglass re-enforced panels) always seemed kinda heavy looking and not very smooth. kinda like an old canoe LOL. don't know of any real problems with them , as long as it hasn't started to de-laminate like older motorhomes do. hope this helps.

Aubrey N Bruneau · 04-09-2010, 09:38 PM

Great info, Mark !
I think I understand better now. The trailer seems like a pretty good deal, but if that's because fiberglass is a problem, I know I can't afford it.

04-09-2010, 07:53 PM	#1
Aubrey N Bruneau Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: South Eastern Alberta, Canada Posts: 311 Likes: 6 Liked 7 Times in 3 Posts	34 ft 5th Wheel enclosed Trailer... Fiberglass ? I'm looking at making a deal on a 2002 34 ft enclosed trailer, that the guy says is fiberglass. I thought the outside was almost always aluminum ? Never heard of using fiberglass ? Can anybody share their opinion on this ? Good ? Bad ? It's a long distance deal, so I want to make up my mind, before the seller and I, each travel over 1000 miles ! __________________ Aubrey N Bruneau 6409 C/S 62 BelAir sport coupe, 409 HP 409

04-09-2010, 08:59 PM	#2
Mark Markow Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: east hartford ct. Posts: 539 Likes: 0 Liked 9 Times in 3 Posts	Re: 34 ft 5th Wheel enclosed Trailer... Fiberglass ? some trailers are built with frp panels (fiberglass re-enforced panels) always seemed kinda heavy looking and not very smooth. kinda like an old canoe LOL. don't know of any real problems with them , as long as it hasn't started to de-laminate like older motorhomes do. hope this helps. __________________ Mark Markow 171 ss/tb

04-09-2010, 09:38 PM	#3
Aubrey N Bruneau Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: South Eastern Alberta, Canada Posts: 311 Likes: 6 Liked 7 Times in 3 Posts	Re: 34 ft 5th Wheel enclosed Trailer... Fiberglass ? Great info, Mark ! I think I understand better now. The trailer seems like a pretty good deal, but if that's because fiberglass is a problem, I know I can't afford it. __________________ Aubrey N Bruneau 6409 C/S 62 BelAir sport coupe, 409 HP 409