Definately stay away from the wood models. I have almost replaced every piece of wood in my 91 model due to rot.The previous owner thought he was taking care of it by pressure washing his camper. Big Mistake! He washed all of the chaulk out of the seems and the wood rotted from inside out. Wood replacement is not rocket science but time consuming when you work for a living.My wood was rotted to the point of looking like it was burnt and it was moldy. The first time we camped in the trailer I ended up in the ER with a major sinus infection. I found out later that I was allergic to MOLD. No problems now. Everything has been replaced and rechulked.These campers can actually have every piece of wood in the top shells rot and never drop a drop of water on the inside.You may not reaize you have a problem untill screws start fallimg out or the top edge of the shell splits.If I bought a used one I would probably stay at year 2000 and above.
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