ComposiTek™ Construction
Exclusive to EverGreen Ever-Lite™ travel trailers and fifth wheels, ComposiTek™
Construction employs sustainable, eco-friendly, composite materials instead of wood.
This proprietary construction process results in a camper that will last decades longer, retain a
higher resale value, is more durable and its materials are completely recyclable.
ComposiTek Defined
ComposiTek is a seamless thermoplastic substrate comprised of polyproprolene resin reinforced
with continuous bi-directional fibers. It resists rot, corrosion, and mildew and is not affected by
cleaning related chemicals, road residue, or exposure to the elements. It provides significant
energy absorption over traditional wood, lauan, plywood or OSB substrates. It exhibits thermal
expansion similar to aluminum. It offers weight reduction of up to 20 percent (20%). The bidirectional natures of the composites provide strength in all directions without seams or weak
spots. With ComposiTek Construction the walls, roof and floor of every Ever-Lite RV contains
no volatile organic compound off-gassing including formaldehyde. Click here for a full glossary
of EverGreen Eco-definitions.
Stronger and more impact resistant, the composite materials used in ComposiTek construction
were tested by an independent laboratory to be three times the strength of wood products.
Vacuum Lamination
ComposiTek composites are vacuum laminated onto a
structural frame of double-welded aluminum. This vacuum-lamination process creates one-piece,
seamless, rigid walls, floors and roof for less flex and sway down the road. ComposiTek
construction results in a stronger, stiffer trailer with the durability and weight distribution only
found in monocoque aeronautical engineering.
In the vacuum bonding process the entire structure is placed in a giant vacuum bag and
pressurized to approximately 129 pounds per square inch. The wall remains in the bag, under
pressure, for 20 to 40 minutes to allow the resins and adhesives to become one piece. This
process uses more advanced technology that is significantly more expensive than conventional
pinch rolling, but the result is the finest construction available in the RV industry today.
Lesser manufacturers claim “laminated” or “bonded” construction, but unless it is “vacuum
bonded” it is probably “pinch-rolled laminated”—an inferior process where the wall goes
through two large rollers squeezing the glue as it “pinches” the pieces together. The vacuum
process allows for even pressure at a high pounds per square inch rate over a much longer period
of time for a superior bonded seal.
EverGreen's Compositek™ (one piece)
Superior Vacuum Laminated Floors
The competition
Lauan wood fiber backer (pieced together)
Ever-Lite’s one-piece, laminated composite floor is the lightest and strongest floor in the RV
industry. It is framed with 2 inch box aluminum that is double welded together and uses
stronger, denser, two-pound block foam insulation. The top and bottom layers are one piece
ComposiTek that is three times stronger than the traditional heavy plywood or OSB. No more
soft or rotted floors! ComposiTek will not rot or deteriorate. Water has no effect on
ComposiTek.
The seamless one-piece design of the ComposiTek composite flooring system means there are no
squeaky or soft spots. This new technology has allowed us to eliminate hundreds of pounds of
excess weight from the Ever-Lite floor alone.
Seamless, Vacuum Laminated Sidewalls
Ever-Lite sidewalls are the lightest and strongest in the industry. We use heavy gauge aluminum
tubing that is double welded--not screwed or stapled together. Many manufacturers make
sidewalls lighter by eliminating all but the perimeter aluminum studs. EverGreen constructs
aluminum frames as a full cage design with every opening, from the biggest slide-out to the
smallest water inlet, framed in aluminum. We use strong 3” aluminum tubes around our slide
openings and at other major stress points in the wall.
Wood lauan backers can absorb water causing it to rot, mold, mildew and deteriorate over time.
It can also contain harmful VOC's and formaldehyde.
Ever-Lite sidewalls are constructed with a seamless ComposiTek substrate that is three times
stronger than lauan. It will not absorb water, is mold and mildew resistant, will not deteriorate
and is VOC and formaldehyde free.
Ever-Lite sidewalls are constructed using a denser, two pound, block foam insulation, compared
to less dense foams in competitors’ RV’s. Because EverGreen’s higher density foam is stronger
there is less chance of deterioration and it has a higher R-value.
Ever-Lite sidewalls have a composite insulation factor of R-9. A Styrofoam coffee cup is only
1/8 inch thick, yet you can hold it full of boiling hot liquid. Imagine the insulation value of a two
inch thick foam core wall!
Roof Construction
Lightweight, Strong, Water Resistant & Green!
This full walk-on roof is vacuum bonded using high density polystyrene foam sandwiched
between ComposiTek composite materials. The A/C duct work is actually molded into the foam
for the best cold air temperature retention ever achieved! The radius aluminum framed design
combined with state-of-the-art vacuum bonding and a ComposiTek shell creates the strongest
roof in the industry.
Ever-Lite is the only curved vacuum bonded roof in the industry. Our top layer is
vacuum bonded to the substrate. The top surface is a TPO material that is more durable than
rubber and resists black streaks.
Other manufacturers use roof systems made with wood or steel trusses, a heavy wood decking,
then a rubber or vinyl membrane glued on top. These roofs are heavy, will absorb water, rot,
mold, and mildew and deteriorate over time. In addition, rubber membrane on a conventional 30
foot trailer adds over 80 pounds of weight!
ComposiTek is Waterproof to Resist Rot, Mold or Mildew
ComposiTek Construction means the composite walls, roof and floor of an Ever-Lite camper are
impervious to moisture to resist rot, mold, mildew or deteriorate from exposure to water or
humidity. That's why Ever-Lite products are covered with a 2-year limited* warranty with a 3
year structural and 12 year roof material warranty.
*Please contact your EverGreen dealer for an applicable copy of the limited warranty
Other Advantages to ComposiTek Construction
Dramatically Lower VOCs to be More Hypoallergenic--EverGreen composite materials used
in the ComposiTek Construction process are healthier for your family because they are virtually
free from off-gassing of VOCs inherent with plywood products. Because ComposiTek will not
absorb humidity or condensation, composite materials inhibit the growth of mold spores and
mildew that aggravate allergies for campers of all ages.
Lightweight, Fully Equipped and More Fuel Efficient--EverGreen does not reduce weight by
cutting appliances and skimping on amenities. At EverGreen we simply engineer a lighter coach
with ComposiTek construction. Loaded up with standard features, an EverGreen weighs at least
20 percent less, to be 1,000 to 1,200 pounds lighter than major competitors.
ComposiTek Construction Composites are more Eco-Friendly-The exclusive ComposiTek
construction process eliminates the use of lauan and wood substrates in the floors, walls and
roof. EverGreen eliminates over 50 sheets of tropical hardwood lauan with every trailer! Using
the latest in lightweight composites to replace wood reduces weight for improved fuel economy
and makes EverGreen recyclable to never end up in a landfill. ComposiTek materials are made in
the U.S.A.