Has anybody seen the new fibreglass BTs yet ?

Picked up my van from Kundah Park last month and they had a couple there. They look much the same until you really look closely and notice the fibreglass. I still prefer my 'old school' cladding. They are just a wolf in sheeps clothing...lol.

They had them at the Brisbane Caravan Show and they do look very flashy, but the BTi Reps at the show said that the fibreglass makes the van heavier than the Aluminium and they are more difficult to repair if required.

They said that they only made the fibreglass ones because customers insisted that they wanted, but they apparently prefer to supply the standard aluminium cladding.

Brian

There are companies making real off road vans with f'glass cladding, so there are people who disagree with Steve at BT.
SLR and Spinifex are two companies that I know of.
Thanks for the info,
Willie.

Yes, and we had a good look at Sunland factory (Patriot) too: nice layouts, laaaarge shower with interesting drain arrangement, but really flimsy roll up shower screen, can't call it a door. For our taste too much bling bling bling inside. They claim the fibreglass is easy to repair. Who really knows?They do have some novel ideas: an elevated lip at the back of the van that collects rain/other water straight into the non potable tank. They offer lithiums too. And I do like the way the mount the spare onto the rear, bolted on the chassis and the frame. And full size front box on the A frame for generator and gas bottles and jerry cans. But man they paint 'em black and does that box get hot in the sun! There is one on show here in Mandurah if anyone wants a sticky beak. Chris.