anybody with experiances with open range trailers

[rtbctd]

i,m looking into a new travel trailer&wondering if anybody has opinions on open range trailers

 

[TLane]

We looked at them when we bought the trailer in my signature. We found a decent deal on a used trailer, and that fit our budget better than a new one. I'll offer some opinions I formed back then:

We were looking at the Journeyer Travel Trailer, JT337RLS; depending on what you're looking at you may have differences. I'm pretty tall (6' 6") so I really liked the way the roof line goes up from the front toward the center and back down in the rear. That makes the trailer seem much bigger to me, plus it gives more head room in the shower where the shower pan is raised up from the floor (I currently shower with my head in the skylight). In looking at the trailers, we did find a couple of nit-pic items such as wires that needed to be tied up, but mostly felt like the construction was pretty good. They were a new company at the time, and having lasted thru the recession (so far), they must be doing something right. I also heard from one dealer that they had a few models with too small axles; they blamed this on the axle/frame vendor and replaced them at no charge to the customers. I think this problem was resolved a couple years back. I've talked with a few owners when I see one in a campground, and they all seem very pleased with their trailers.

Some of their trailers have 16" tires as an option; be sure and get them instead of 15" tires.

There's a RV review web site that others have mentioned, but I don't know the URL; you can probably find lots of reviews there.

 

[ScottLewis]

I bought one of the early OR's, a 2009 model purchased about Aug. '08. At that time there were only 3 models available and another added soon after. They were all fifth wheels. We really liked the style and features. Unfortunately, the rig has had more than its share of problems, mostly workmanship issues. The dealer was slow getting the first group of repairs made, then I had to redo almost all of them again myself. I decided to do all future repairs myself as long as I could manage them. Open Range was quite willing to help with virtually all the subsequent supplies and parts required as well as advice when I needed it. Shortly before expiration of the 2 year warranty I was travelling back east and decided to take the rig to the factory for some final fixes under warranty. They were able to fit me in and promptly made the repairs. Problems continue to develop however.
The owner's forum has over 1000 members now and is an excellent source of information.

http://www.openrangeowners.com/ORforum/

 

[rtbctd]

Thanks for the replies,I'll check those web sights