Million Dollar Question

par Myprolitepluss 2020-04-20, 08:44

Hey guys,
Here it is.
If the Prolite Plus has a slide, why is the Prolite without the slide called the Prolite Plus S?
Very Happy

par Invité 2020-04-20, 08:59

Hello, Yess we have a Plus S, and it witout slide... Smile

But realy light for a smal RV tracting...

par BRenauld 2020-04-20, 10:45

The real million dollar question is : Will we be able to go camping this summer ? !!

par Myprolitepluss 2020-04-20, 13:28

I hope so, I have reservations in PEI end of July and I need those borders open!!

par JonathanR 2020-04-20, 20:39

@Myprolitepluss

Bonjour,

La Plus a été conçue avant la Plus S donc "S" pour standard Wink

par Invité 2020-04-20, 21:40

Ah ok je pensait pour Spéciale... De toute façon elle est aussi plus légère et très bien quipée et c'est ce qui nous a attiré...
Merci pour l`info...

par Myprolitepluss 2020-04-21, 07:09

Thanks, That explains it. BTW, The factory tour is a must do !!!

Our units are all hand crafted like fine pieces of furniture.

par charlevoix418 2020-04-21, 17:13

Myprolitepluss a écrit:Hey guys,
Here it is.
If the Prolite Plus has a slide, why is the Prolite without the slide called the Prolite Plus S?

Well, the running gag at Prolite was that they wanted to call it "Moins" or "Minus": it is in reality the "Plus" minus the slide out, minus the stereo system...

In fact, the idea was to produce a slightly bigger "Mini" with a separate toilet.

par Myprolitepluss 2020-04-21, 17:26

That’s awesome!! Thanks I was also curious why they don’t mechanically adhere the fiberglass to the luan, or why they haven’t gone to Azdel. Unfortunately my unit had the issue with the poor adhesives they have stopped using.

par charlevoix418 2020-04-21, 17:56

Myprolitepluss a écrit:That’s awesome!! Thanks I was also curious why they don’t mechanically adhere the fiberglass to the luan, or why they haven’t gone to Azdel. Unfortunately my unit had the issue with the poor adhesives they have stopped using.

To my best knowledge, they are still using contact cement to glue the Filon (or FRP, or fiberglas) to the luan substrate, the only change they made is that the contact cement that used to be red, has been changed the for green: I suppose, for "Green" marketing purpose. The other change may be the switch from solvent base contact cement to water base contact cement, which is less harmful to assembly workers.

Your delamination problem may have been caused by improper substrate cleaning, incomplete pressure rolling or too long time before assembling the two glued components; I don't think that glue quality is of a prime concern.

With regards to Azdel, the essential reason is cost. There may be also a concern with the "bendability" of AZDEL, it may be OK for the walls which are flat, but it may break or crack while trying to bend it. At the very end, I am convinced that everything is cost related: offering a better product won't necessarily generate sales increase, changing interior wood color or exterior striping will...

par Myprolitepluss 2020-04-21, 18:42

So I did the factory tour and They did explain to me the red adhesive they were using was an inferior product thus the change to the new product. They were great regarding the issue that they knew about and they are standing by the product. It’s an easy process. They heat roll any areas and I’m set. It’s purely cosmetic but they will gladly heat and roll when needed.