Re: Fiberglass vs Metal

[Curt Cleavinger <rcleavin@domain.elided>]

>Date: Thu, 10 Jun 1999 15:01:31 -0600
>From: Tom Mandera <tsm1@domain.elided>
>Subject: Re: Fiberglass vs Metal

>Will your Scout see a lot of "minor" dings from trail damage?  I'm not
>sure how well fiberglass likes trees.. 
Wouldn't fiberglass be more likely to bend and then spring back into shape
after
minor close encounters (like when I leaned into that tree coming down from Holy
Cross last year. My (metal) door has a pretty good dent, but I keep thinking
that a
fiberglass door skin would have sprung back). Of course, a harder bump will
start to 
break the fiberglass, but the metal would be mangled too - so you'd replace
either one. 
I've been thinking about going with fiberglass (not the tub, just the skin) if
I ever
have the money (I didn't win the $80 million lotto last night, so it won't be
any
time soon). 

Later,
 Curt
   rcleavin@domain.elided  San Diego, CA
   Binder Bunch: http://www.off-road.com/~jweed/binder.htm
   Scouts West: http://www.scoutswest.com
    .===============.   __/  \        __
    ||             ||  / / ^  \  /\__/  \      __
 []_||_____________||_[]    ^  \/   / ^  \__  /^ \
  \/-----------------\/  ^ /    \ V    \ /  \/  ^ \
  ||( )| | | | | |( )|| /    /^\ \ \   /  ^ /   __________
  | ----------------- |     / ^ \  ^\  /   ____/__|__|____\
 [/\_@@_==/MMM\==_@@_/\]     /   ^\       | _          _   |
 [[_______|=s=|_______]]                  `' `--------' `--'
 [/</]   \_/       [\>\]                   `-'        `-'
 [/>/]             [\<\] '75 Scout II     '75 Travelall 150