mounting camper box

[s.e.charles]

researching vintage caravans has netted an observation. one camp of restoration experts insist the camper box must articulate to withstand the rigors of motor travel.

the next breath they are expounding the stability which cabinets and other built in furniture offer to the entire whole.

i harbor my own observations based on a working lifetime of building things, but am also open to an alternate perspective if there is a better reason given than "that's the way

the factory did it."

to wit: would a trailer box be better structurally in the long haul if it were isolated from its chassis?

i am thinking rubber or silicone chunks a half inch or so thick.

someone please tell me why this thinking is in err.

thanks

 

[IdaSHO]

That depends upon the chassis itself.

If the chassis is "designed" to flex to avoid breakage like that of an open c-channel, then YES, the habitat/cabin/camper should be isolated.
If the chassis is a fully boxed frame "designed" to resist flex, then NO, the habitat does not need to be isolated.

Either way, done right, the habitat/cabin/camper will likely be better off in the long run being isolated.
Unless the habitat required the chassis for strength, there is zero drawbacks, only positives to being isolated.