What percent of new RV sales are molded fiberglass trailers?

[Stevieboy]

As I see it, there are three main categories of components for a trailer or RV.
1. The frame, wheels, bearings, axles, springs, shocks, hitch, levelers, lights, brakes.
2. The shell. Roof, walls, windows, doors, floor
3. The mechanicals: electric, lights, pumps, fuses, breakers, tanks, pipes, toilets, sinks, showers, refrigerator, stove, battery, microwave, tv.

Comparing fiberglass campers to stick-built:
1. Same
3. Same. Most equipment is third party with sep warranties.
2. This is the main difference and the cause of all the misery for stick-built campers, and the rapid depreciation. Fiberglass shells are more expensive to build, and doesn’t lend itself to mass production assembly lines as readily as stick built.

[trainman]

So how about the resale value on fiberglass RV trailers, not bad is it.

trainman

[Stevieboy]

Exactly Trainman. The fiberglass campers don’t depreciate anywhere close to the rate of stick builts depreciation. Like any good tool, you get what you pay for.

[Civilguy]

It looks like 2018 has almost matched 2017 with total RV deliveries through October at just 1.1% less than the previous year-to-date figures.

https://www.rvia.org/news-insights/r...s-october-2018