I've got a Showhauler truck and a Renegade trailer. They both have some positives and negatives, aluminum is easier to dent/scrape etc.. but it's also much easier to replace. In my case if I want to sell my trailer I can't just resking the side where I put in windows. But the FRP does look good and is much more resistant to the normal dings that the aluminum gets (altough the thicker alum used on the RV doesn't ding easily at all, ours is blemish free so far). The FRP also requires that you seal the plywood anytime you put a hole in the fiberglass or is will soak up water and that would be very, very bad. It's not hard to seal up though so no biggie, I am a bit more paranoid about putting holes in it than I ever was with aluminum. I like the extra room in the trailer it gives and as I said I really like the finish on it.
Basically flip a coin, you'll be ahppy with either.
Sean P. Clarke
WERA Motorcycle Roadracing
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