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06-21-2015, 08:27 AM
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Family Vacation Member
Join Date: Mar 2014
Location: Iowa
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Hail Damage
Does any one have any experience with a smooth wall Zinger or Sunset Reserve in a hail strorm? I am wondering if the smooth wall trailers are stronger or have a tendency to resist denting.
Our 2014 Z1 301bh took a pretty good beating. The front caps on the smooth wall trailers are fiberglass, that I think would have received less damage. Our front cap does not have a straight panel on it. The higher you go the more dents it has. Towards to top I bet there are 10 dents in every square foot. The right side and rear and also has dents in it. We are going to call the insurance. I could live with the damage as long as there are no leaks.
I just want a new trailer to look new for 4 to 5 years and hold the best trade in value I can get.
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06-21-2015, 03:50 PM
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Family Vacation Member
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Location: Missouri
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I have a Camper (87 Yukon Wilderness) that is permanently set up at Beer Camp.... I meant Deer Camp. A few years ago when I was still using it I got caught in a terrible hail storm. It severely dented the front and one side. What my insurance offered at the time was ridiculous, but it was a camper much older than yours. I just lived with it until I bought another one. I hope that since yours is a much newer model that your Ins. Co. will make it right. Good Luck!
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06-21-2015, 09:19 PM
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Weekend Camper
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Texas
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My parents had a 5th wheel that got some hail damage and from the surface it looked pretty minor. They had it in storage and they went to pick it up and it had major leaking and mold all in the walls. The insurance ended up totaling the 5th wheel. Make sure you check everthing very carefully especially if you have denting
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Tyler, Texas
2014 Zinger ZT31SB
2012 Dodge Cummins Diesel 3500 SRW
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06-21-2015, 09:27 PM
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Lots of dents. Especially the front, the higher you look on the front the higher the concentration of dents. I bet the top panel on the front has 10 dents every square foot.
The side and back are not that bad. But they have dents too.
I'm still wondering if the smooth side wall trailers would have less damage? The ribbed tin is just to thin.
Our hummer got hit too and only had 3 dents on the hood. A few more on the roof but who is climbing on top to look at it?
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2014 Z-1 ZT301BH--- Got hail damaged and been replaced.
2016 REZERVE RFZ-31BH
Reese Pro Series 16k hitch
2006 Chevy 2500HD 6.0L ext. Cab 8' bed.
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06-22-2015, 06:34 AM
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Site Team
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Location: WI.
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By smooth sided, do you mean the fiberglass rigs?
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06-22-2015, 06:37 AM
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On the Zinger reserve and Sunset reserve the sides are smooth, not ribbed steel like the Z1. I know the front caps are fiberglass, but I do not know how the sidewalls are constructed?
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2014 Z-1 ZT301BH--- Got hail damaged and been replaced.
2016 REZERVE RFZ-31BH
Reese Pro Series 16k hitch
2006 Chevy 2500HD 6.0L ext. Cab 8' bed.
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06-22-2015, 06:41 AM
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Site Team
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I don't know what those particular rigs are either. If I had to guess, I would say fiberglass. I haven't seen any smooth sides that are metal. They use the ribs for strength on the aluminum trailers. If they didn't have the ribs they would be a mess in a hurry.
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06-22-2015, 01:30 PM
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Weekend Camper
Join Date: Nov 2013
Location: Texas
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I have one and it is pretty thick fiberglass and I would think it would hold up a lot better when it comes to hail not that I want to find out.
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Tyler, Texas
2014 Zinger ZT31SB
2012 Dodge Cummins Diesel 3500 SRW
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06-22-2015, 08:33 PM
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Weekend Camper
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Wisconsin
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The smooth sided units are fiberglass. In fact, our insurance was 20% cheaper because our unit is fiberglass. According to my agent, they hold up extremely well with hail.
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07-02-2015, 07:35 PM
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Family Vacation Member
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Well the insurance company finally came to look at the damage. They want to total my Z1. Not sure what's going to happen.
I do have a replacement clause.
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2014 Z-1 ZT301BH--- Got hail damaged and been replaced.
2016 REZERVE RFZ-31BH
Reese Pro Series 16k hitch
2006 Chevy 2500HD 6.0L ext. Cab 8' bed.
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07-02-2015, 07:37 PM
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Site Team
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WOW!
Must be hammered up pretty bad. Got any pictures?
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07-02-2015, 07:49 PM
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Site Team
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Location: PA
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Bigger question; what insurance company do you have?????
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Lehighton, Pennsylvania
EAGLE HT FIFTH WHEEL | 30.5CKTS - '13 Ford F150 SCREW - PullRite Superslide - Roadmaster Active Suspension
Member - "Northeast Adventures RV Rally Group" & "Mason-Dixon Bunch"
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07-02-2015, 07:49 PM
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Family Vacation Member
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Missouri
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Quote:
Originally Posted by jakesz28
Well the insurance company finally came to look at the damage. They want to total my Z1. Not sure what's going to happen.
I do have a replacement clause.
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Good for you, it must have taken a terrible beating.
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"Times fun when you're having flies"
2015 Zinger 27RL (TT #5)
Ford F350 FX4
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07-02-2015, 09:14 PM
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Family Vacation Member
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I have Progressive insurance. The replacement coverage will pay for the same model as a replacement. I just don't want to go thru the hassle of another claim next time.
It was a good storm, my truck was not there but the Hummer H3 was and it had almost no damage. Not even filing a claim on it. But every panel on the Z1 on 3 sides has a few dents. The front panels have between 40 and 100 dents on each panel.
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2014 Z-1 ZT301BH--- Got hail damaged and been replaced.
2016 REZERVE RFZ-31BH
Reese Pro Series 16k hitch
2006 Chevy 2500HD 6.0L ext. Cab 8' bed.
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07-02-2015, 09:17 PM
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Family Vacation Member
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I can try to get some pictures tomorrow. The insurance guy put a piece of tape on every dent. That's the picture I should have taken. But he pulled all the tape off when he was done.
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2014 Z-1 ZT301BH--- Got hail damaged and been replaced.
2016 REZERVE RFZ-31BH
Reese Pro Series 16k hitch
2006 Chevy 2500HD 6.0L ext. Cab 8' bed.
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07-03-2015, 06:20 AM
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Full Time Camper
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No pun intended, but I am totally shocked..good for you. I would have imagined they could just replace the aluminum panels. That's a $25-30K trailer here.
I could only assume there is more damage to the windows and roof.
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07-03-2015, 06:26 AM
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Family Vacation Member
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Location: Iowa
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I got this new, here for 17,000. The 2016 models right now are 18,700 with more options. Power tongue, power awning, oven, electric/propane water heater.
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2014 Z-1 ZT301BH--- Got hail damaged and been replaced.
2016 REZERVE RFZ-31BH
Reese Pro Series 16k hitch
2006 Chevy 2500HD 6.0L ext. Cab 8' bed.
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07-03-2015, 06:29 AM
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Family Vacation Member
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2014 Z-1 ZT301BH--- Got hail damaged and been replaced.
2016 REZERVE RFZ-31BH
Reese Pro Series 16k hitch
2006 Chevy 2500HD 6.0L ext. Cab 8' bed.
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07-03-2015, 08:08 AM
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Full Time Camper
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Wow, still can't believe they're totaling it out for hail. You have great insurance.
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2017 Ford F350 Super Duty 6.7 King Ranch Crew
Sold the 2016 Crossroads Sunset Trail Grand Reserve 32BH
2020 Grand Design Momentum 320G
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07-03-2015, 06:02 PM
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Weekend Camper
Join Date: Jun 2015
Location: Southern califorina
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My thoughts are .... How does a rubber roof hold up in a hail storm?
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