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Do trailers without closing windows wear out sooner?

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I was wondering about trailers without windows that close. I mean, open stock trailers, or any kind of open trailer. Given that the floor is wood and the material is often steel, wouldn't not having windows allow water into the inside of your trailer, which would rot the wood and cause rust in the metal?
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I have an old 70 something stock trailer that I used until I bought my new one in 2003. The old one is sitting in the woods behind the house, I keep saying I'm going to turn it into a chicken coop. It actually held up really, really well. I did clean it out after every use. I had more issues with rust then wood rot.

My new one is all aluminum. Well (it's not new anymore, it's 20 years old now).
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