My 1 Year Honest Review of my 2021 A-Liner Scout EXTREME Off Road Edition, Not Extreme enough... 

Jacks are not designed to lift trailer. Don’t use high pressure, you will get water under everything. A brush on a pole and garden hose are plenty. Bubble windows are great…we had a massive hail storm. Dented roof panels window held up. I used a box on the front of mine also. I got one that angles like the frame because I was worried about the same problem you have. You can use pool noodles in the space of wall/roof. I leave my table in place….it should be below the hinge line. Roof not latching to wall problem my be not sitting level or trailer may be twisted a bit where it’s parked. Ours is not an off road model though. Under bed storage is awful….we leave our bed out all the time too. I agree off road with one would not be a good option. Good luck, great job on video 👍

Remember they are NOT leveling jacks, they are stabilizer jacks only designed to eliminate movement ( not lift or hold the full weight of the unit)when walking around inside of the unit. Good review though.

Thanks for the honest review. I've been considering an A frame but have always been concerned with the design and construction quality. I've crossed this one off my list. Hope you can get your issues resolved!

Use white 50 year blend caulk for everything. Works great, looks great.

Thanks for the honest review. Because they're so light I have considered getting something like this that can be towed behind a small suv.

I almost laughed myself to death seeing self-tapping screws holding the jack to the frame 🤣🤣🤣😵😵

Appreciate your honesty. Thanks for your content.

Owners manual says not to pressure wash these. Use a garden hose and sponge.

They are really nice and so easy to set up. You will want to get some sort of jack under the front. Those jacks are not designed to hold any weight. They are stabilizing jacks only. Don't want to see it fall and hurt ya bro!

The A-frames all suffer the same, I was one who commented on the bubble windows. That was ultimately the demise and sell of mine. Thing is they are all cheaply made. None of them are rugged. If you think about it. Even on the highway you are towing a house through an earthquake everytime you go somewhere. I had a rockwood which was a little higher trim then your A-Liner. A122THESP I think it was. At least it had three forms of heat, and the fridge was three way. I still had a generator for the A/C and microwave. The other annoyances are the appliances, they are supper inefficient especially the RV microwaves. I have a minnie 1700BH now and it has been less troublsome but, I have no where to store it under cover so I constantly fight oxidizing and seals.

You tuber ‘going no where fast’. Has a Aliner and shows you how to fix or upgrade . Great channel . I have same Aliner as ‘ going nowhere fast and I think the older ones were built with better quality

With the 'extreme'' off roading you do and all the flexing that goes with it, I think it's unreasonable to expect the sides of the camper to maintain their fitment. How about getting/making a flatbed and just erecting a tent on it?

So glad I watched this. Almost bought one for 19k today, it is a 2021 model. I think I’m going to buy a trailer and build my own small camper.

In my experience all pop-up campers have sealing/leaking issues. Moving parts, 😂 lol! There's a lot of toy hauler campers on the market, but they can be heavier and a good bit less maneuverable, not to mention expensive!

Use spray on truck bed liner for under the wheel wells.

Use to think these were cool, but definitely seems like they aren't meant for real use beyond the occasional weekend on road campground with hookups type camping

I do remember reading a warning to not buy rv's during the worst of the covid pandemic as they were really rushing to keep up with the demand and just slapping them together. Sorry for your trouble and sounds like you would do well with a Nu camp Tag off road or even a Tab 320 off road. Take care

Great Bro;! Wow Nice project. Yeaaah.

It might benefit you to check out the sunray 139t if your grizzly fits inside. Easily towable with a gladiator.

I have always wanted an Aliner but now I’m no so sure. My use would not be as severely stressful as yours but considering the cost I question my thinking.

I’ve always liked the design of these trailers but you would think they’d address some of these design issues. Seems like they just slapped some beefier tires on it and called it extreme. Some of the Scamp shell type campers look interesting.

RV’s are great, however it all about ingenuity to further the experience. The A/C issue can be solved by adding a Micro Air soft start. I run my 15k BTU unit with a 2k generator.

Thanks

Wished I had known you bought one. Biggest pos we ever bought. We had so many issues with it. Our first trip half of the rivets sheared off on the rear hinge of the top panel. Waste of money.

You may need sometime the Intech Flyer or similar

Greed seems to be the main thing driving the RV industry. Short-sighted greed. Sad.

Fellow Texan here: I have a 2021 Ranger-12 'Off Road' and I have the same problem with the front roof catching on the nylon roller balls as the roof closes. Also, mine came with an LG window-type A/C to the left of the door and it no longer works. I suspect they are not made for bouncing down the road. I leave the bed made up all the time too, but it bangs against the backsides of the fake wood cabinets and does get a little scuffed-up. Where did you get that reflective material that you are using under the blinds? How thick is it and what is it called?

4:20 If the camper is going to be labeled ‘Extreme’ like to think hitting a tree wouldn’t pop the rivets on the seams. Bend the bumper, sure. But the design should allow for such events given the sales pitch. The stairs popping out is not cool.

What are the benefits of a collapsible trailer? From what I see, they take up the same footprint, but have way more seals and joints that can possibly leak. And you can't leave items in the cabin. I've been looking at RVs for years and haven't been sold on collapsible style.

have you ever tried grinding down the square front ratrod axle to be round bar with a drimal. Im shooting for that look like where the hell he get that. Just wondering if you have tried before i do.

This is the first video I've seen where someone has so many problems with an Aliner.

Can you comment why you originally went with an aliner vs a popup?

10% design limitation and 90% poor execution it seems. A $35 tent comes with waterproof measures (tub floor, seam sealant and tape). Looks like they are skipping the whole waterproofing step to save money because they know the customers eventually will accept the design defect of using movable roof pieces.

Maybe buy a cheap used trailer and drag it to your land and leave it there. Install a solar set up and a couple of nice lithium batteries. ☮️

Sell it and build one to fit your needs.

Great content. I’m following for the land and camping aspect. Been looking into land in that area. Have you looking into electric, water, sewage etc? Thanks

Yup, we had an aframe. Great for weekend camping, not for off-road or rough use excursions. To be fair though, yours is the least expensive of the Aliner line (even though they are still way overpriced for what they are). I’ve been in the Scout as well as their (way!) more expensive Expedition. Big difference in fit and finish, especially in the panel seals. Half wondering if they make the Scouts so cheap just to upsell everyone up a line or two. We ended up getting another brand entirely… a Rockwood but it still had its leaking issues, despite its better fit and finish. Just the nature of articulating campers. We sold ours last year for a fully enclosed squaredrop and I’m hoping for a less drafty and much drier experience Ours had a Cool Cat as well. Works good in certain circumstances but overall I hated the thing. Too big, too noisy, and the thermostat location was much to close to the vent, causing short cycling. We usually had to turn it way down to keep it running enough to make a difference, even with fans running to circulate the air. A very dated design too. Heat pumps are getting much better in design and are working in extremes more than in the past. I’m never getting a camper with one again though. One and done!

RVs seem like they are just kind of slapped together as quickly and as cheaply as possible.

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Well Your trailer has so many problems you shouldn’t keep it but sell it to me. For cheap😀

You might know RC cars but you don't know nothing about camping or trailer those are not Jack's those are not made to be jacks they are stabilizers to the trailer you supposed to use the tires and whatever you can get up on it level it out and then you use your front Jack in the front two level at front to back which you have removed so you're the one damaging all the stabilizers on that trailer and the reason your top don't shut you don't made the statement that you don't level it when you get to your place

U could build better camper from crotch than that to what u need m8 👍👍

I'm surprised they didn't install a Gas Refrigerator.