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We're doing the rack the same way. We're also putting an RV Armor coating on the roof in the factory. That should eliminate any roof maintenance as well.

...and cold penetration, and heat penetration....Our new trailer will have one "hole" in the roof for the AC unit and that's it. No other vents, TV stuff, skylights, fans, etc. We even almost skipped the AC unit!

Yeah, but think of all the fun and interesting things there would be to see on your 2,000 mile trip to Indiana!? If things go as planned, our Kingdom trailer will be in northern Idaho this summer and then in the desert SW starting about October 15th.

You are definitely in the sweet spot of the off road market with many quality trailers to choose from. It's the bigger stuff that's hard to find.

For those of us after the larger, four wheel off road trailers, the objective is usually to just be able to get past those last few difficult arroyos and washed out spots that would stop just about everyone else so we can boondock for extended periods of time in quiet, private spots. As a...

I think a newer F150 with all of the max tow features is rated up to 14,000lbs conventional towing and a payload capacity up to 3,000lbs, but not many people configure their trucks that way. An F150 Raptor certainly couldn't do it. I could see people easily loading up the trailer above it's...

At least that 1,600 lbs is better than the Ember's pathetic 1,300 lbs. But I still like to see a CCC in the 2,500-3,000lb range for the large four wheel trailers and their big water tanks. It looks like the CruiseMaster ATX will remain (for now) the heavyweight champ of the independent airbag...

Yeah, a nice trailer is really more for the comfort of our two dogs as well!? Same here on camping in the "good old days". 30-40 years ago my trailer was a tent and a backpack, even in the winter. After we retired and went fulltime, we added a lot more comfort by going with a 5th wheel. The...

We've been fulltiming for 11 years and started looking for our next trailer three years ago. We've gone through almost the identical path in our research as you described. At one point, we were also looking hard at the Oliver. Although it's very well made, based on what you've written, I don't...

Bad wiring seems to be at the root of underperforming systems much of the time. When talking about "quality" components, I like to think in terms of what people are generally upgrading from and to. The brands people are are upgrading from are the lower quality items to be avoided.

This is getting interesting now. So the first Palomino Pause model(s) are supposedly rolling of the assembly line and will be delivered to dealers shortly. According to an Aftermarket Sales rep at MorRyde that I've been trying to get some information out of: "We do not currently have the...

You have about as much anecdotal data on Victron and Go Power as I have. I'm not saying Go Power won't work. I probably wouldn't upgrade from Go Power if it came from the factory and was still working. I am saying that if you're investing thousands of dollars in a new solar system, you should...

I have talked to dozens of solar system installers over the year and have never had any of them recommend a Go Power product. I know that's anecdotal, as are the bad reviews I've read online about Go Power over the years, but why take a chance when making such a big investment? It's really easy...

Well they do have time to make sexy, high production-value videos about the Pause! Maybe the target customer for the Pause doesn't care about silly things like GVWR and CCC. ?

So the shower plumbing does run up the exterior wall that is the nose of the trailer? Or does it run up a cavity in the nose that has heat dusted into it? That plumbing is technically in an exterior wall even if it is the nose. I don't know, but based on the ample insulation in the rest of the...

I'm always surprised that there aren't any off road trailer manufacturers at the Quartzsite RV show in January. This area is the boondocking capital of AZ. It would be a natural customer base for companies producing trailers like the Pause, Ember, and even the higher end trailers like Dweller...

I'd say $50/$60k was also good money in most of the US as recently as 2000. I also think people need to take another look at what self esteem really means! ?

Let's be blunt here. If you're making $50k-$60k a year and haven't saved enough to pay cash for your preferred RV, then your "RV" should be a backpack and a tent. At that income, you certainly don't need additional debt in the form of an RV loan. You should be taking care of the lower levels of...

The Xplores do have better insulation than most trailers and they have eliminated the black tank. However, no trailer can seriously claim -40 degree performance if they have a hot water heater and lithium batteries that aren't being climate protected as well as they need to be to operate at low...

I'm still trying to figure out why the Pause has a base price of $139k and the X195 has a base price of $125k. Maybe people value the Garmin technology at $14k? By the time you make the modifications that make the Pause equal (in theory) to the X195, that Pause is probably now at $150k. Unless...