Are Outdoors RV trailers built for FULL-TIME LIVING? | Q&A with Outdoors RV 

I've had my 2018 outdoors rv 20fq for just over 2 years. Its a very well built camper. I've been camping in - 40 degree weather and 95 + degree weather. No complaints!!

These units look amazing. Their 20’ without slides looks rugged and truly capable of 4 season boondocking.

Matt, Diana, I love this series of videos you've done with ORV. Outstanding work!

This former Airstreamer still has his eye on Outdoors RV . . . thanks to you and Diana. Great video. Really well done. Love Darin--he's cool!

Thanks for these series of videos with ORV, they have answered a lot of questions I had (and are well done - great videos - you are pro's at this)

Excellent video. Thanks, again, Matt & Diana!

Great interview, everything that was mentioned was the reason we bought our Outdoors RV.

You guys are the best. I can make a decision now based on what you have taught me! I have been going crazy looking at all of choices and to be honest, a lot of it is junk. Thank you for going in depth so I can do this right the first time !

Fantastic interview!!! Love this company I hope to purchase one someday!!

We dont build junk. Wow, if only the others followed suit. I have my eye on one of their units. Hopeful that it will work out.

Great interview. We count ourselves SO lucky to have our 2017 20FQ.

Excellent video. Great information. We have been in our 24RKS for five days now! So much better than the trailer we were in. Thank you ORV ❤️

We have been full time in a 24RLS for just over 3 years. We have had a few minor issues but the overall build quality and 4 season rugged design of these RV's is 2nd to none. We would buy another ORV in a heartbeat.

Just bought a 2013 Creekside 20fq. Hope it's built as well as these new ones.

My wife and I will be selling our home in April and do full time living in the Glacier Peak! Can’t wait to start our new life and adventure.

Great interview!

Indeed great videos...and such a great product we saw in Alberta, Canada...can’t wait to put our hands on one! Great explanations from Daren! Why is quality so difficult to get in the rv industry? It Is premium, in every way! Thanks! Safe travels (and come visit the eastern provinces) we too have amazing campsites and landscape 😁

I would like to see RV manufacturers, have the trailers pre-wired to accept larger solar systems like 600-1200 watts, or make things simple to install such a system, by having things pre-drilled etc. The existing solar systems capacity being offered is to small for serious boondocking.

Enjoyed your video series of the Outdoors RV tour, awesome job by the both of you Enjoying our 2018 Timber Ridge 21 FQS

Great info Matt! Hi Diana!! Hope y'all are doing well😊 -Monica and Charles

Excellent video series, I have been looking to purchase one of these, as a replacement for my class C, so many questions answered as a full time RV traveler. Just mulling the model especially since they added the toy hauler.

We just started our full time adventure. We are starting out in a small tt, but will be heading up to purchase an ORV as soon as the weather permits. Looking at the 24rls and the 25rds.

Another good one. I would love to do a factory tour there.

Well done. Good information. How to say . . . Perhaps the best way to say this is . . . I miss your videos about the National Parks . . . :)

Something else, I would like to see as an option, is the bed to sit up higher to give more storage below. Could have a removable small ladder with a couple of steps. The inconveniance of having a bed up higher, may be made up for additional storage.

SOLD 👊👍😎

Thanks for the great interview Matt. Because of your video series, I've narrowed my choice down to the Trail Series 27TRX model. I plan to live in it full time when I retire. I still have some questions to sort hrough and would love to hear your opinion on buying new vs used and how ORV has evolved in regards to features, design, and upgrades from 2017 to present. If the design hasn't changed much in the last 4 to 5 years then that could help in influencing the new vs used decision. Thanks again.

I want to know if the Outdoors RV Trailers would remain warm in -20 degrees F. And how you could make up for the loss of heat in those conditions.

Hi Ron, We live in centrul Origon and tow all over the country. We are just past our second season with a Glacier Peak Moutan Series 5th wheel (F28RKS). We love it, great quality in construction and looks. Would you ever conciter originizing an "OUTDOOR" RV camp get-together for all of us who love our Outdoor trailers. Just a thought. It could turnout to be an annual event for many of us. Thanks Mike Galbraith

I have been living in an ORV Timber Ridge for 4 years. They are built like a tank and the insulation is twice as thick as most trailers. This and that has broken but no fault of theirs. These are not disposable trailers meant for two weeks or less of use per year. Quality product in a market where it's far from the norm.

Is there any hope Outdoors RV will switch to a composite substrate like Azdel in the side walls? I really find this story compelling. There is an Outdoors RV travel trailer in the storage lot we use though we’ve never met the owner. It sure looks nice. I’m confident we’d order one immediately from the nearest dealer five states away if that luan was replaced. Sidewall delamination is a worrying threat where we live in North Georgia. We’ve had a 2017.5 Lance 1985 for five years and tow it out West every year. Lance uses Azdel on both sides of the side walls. That saved us during a gutter screw leak (fell out) in the first year we owned it. We are ready to buy a larger trailer with more cargo capacity and a frame strong enough to get us to Alaska; weight is no big concern. There is an Arctic Fox dealer in our area but their interiors looks so dated and stodgy. Similar to Lance going into 2017. The other issue is Northwood Mfg also uses luan as a substrate in side walls. I can’t shake the image of an Outback travel trailer. They’re common here. If a used one exists out of warranty that isn’t delaminating it belongs in a museum.

Hey we do a lot of classes at Sue La Table in Kirkland. They are awesome!

AW, would you suggest buying from the Manufacturer directly? Or go through an RV sales place?

I only wish we had seen Outdoor RV before we bought last year....

Can we order one of your trailers with over 1200 watts of solar, so we can run the AC in the summer independent of propane? So we never have to refill tanks?

Washer and Dryer PLEASE! I want this quality but going to use full time to travel ALL the USA and Canada!

Why no "on demand" water heaters?

VP Darin Nelson explained who ORV’s customers are...but missed me and others. WE are potential customers because we’ve had our (industry standard) poorly made travel trailer frames crack and break, and experienced other quality issues. - I bought my first, new, travel trailer (2005 Dutchman Lite 18B) specifically for hunting and navigating some logging and mining roads where a trailer longer than 18’-20’ could not easily be towed. I had NO idea in 2005 that travel trailer frames were no longer made of sturdy American steel like the old, used, trailers I had used before the Dutchman (the old trailers had very sturdy steel frames). I did not even look at the frame when purchasing my new trailer. - I’M NOW SHOPPING FOR A TRAILER I WILL NEVER HAVE TO WORRY ABOUT THE FRAME - I WANT A ‘30 YEAR’ TRAILER. - At present, I’m not even completely satisfied with the Backcountry Series trailers. Please show us more of the frame. I’m most interested in the Backcountry 20BH model. I’m worried the 8” I-beam frame I glanced on one video for the Backcountry 20BH might not be much stronger than the crappy, folded-metal, 6” I-beam on my Dutchman Lite 18B.)

we dont build junk, love it, fleetwood was compleat junk .

Ha, long term use my a-s. My 2016 Outdoor RV 23DBS Creekside, shower drain leaks because of the cheap plastic tub doesn't seal around it, Awning intermittent extend out problems because of the switch, outer stove compartment door latch does not catch because it's not installed correctly, roof vent plastic housing containing the screen broke off. Please, any future RV Travel Trailer buyer, you are putting top $$$$$ for a travel trailer. Due your due diligence and lower your expectation for Outdoor RV.

Easy answer... No, these laminated units all fall apart. I don't care what all special glue or bonding process they say they use. They're all going to get a leak and delam. If you want a unit that'll last you forever get a molded fiberglass unit like an escape or Oliver. I think these are built a bit better but they are constructed the same way as all the unit coming out of indiana. If they truly thought it would last for years to come they would warranty it as such... But they don't. So take that for what it is. You want to see a beastly built unit go look at an old Carriage. Everything was real hardwood and they're built like a tank. These are all cardboard and flimsy fake wood.

I am looking for a B+ or small C with no glam just solid function that I can park or drive safely. I live in Florida.

Matt, you say "gotcha" a lot.

They need to stop using so much brown, and start using lighter colors in the inside. It’s the only thing holding me back from getting one.

Why not build them with at least, a bit of insulation. It's much harder to do, after it's built. I've nearly frozen my balls off and spent a fortune, winterizing mine, in Georgia.

Shows how the people who design built and sale Rvs are not Rvers

Darin was too kind there is some junk out there, real junk that shouldn't be sold.

My wife and I are preparing to purchase the 22FQS next week, but I hav a concern. I noticed the tanks are supported by fixed straps underneath. Would a damaged tank require a factory trip for replacement? Your three part tour really inspired us.