Oru Designs Campers

[Rolo1738]

Tune outdoors, 6ft overhang. Sleep sideways up there.

Oru has a new design called the Bruin XL where you sleep sideways on a king sized mattress up top. I have not seen one yet in the wild, but people seem to like them. Too big for me personally

 

[sollie]

I'm getting a Bruin XL within a few weeks... anyone else have one of those on here?

 

[Rolo1738]

I'm getting a Bruin XL within a few weeks... anyone else have one of those on here?

I haven't seen many people on this forum with those. But, their Facebook Group is very active, and there are a lot with Bruin XLs in there.

 

[VentureDude]

Seems like I'm one of the few here that has an Oru Designs camper. A lot of people reached out after my post in another thread, so I figured I'd start a new one as a central place to talk about these.

They have two different styles. A hybrid hardwall pop-up called the Bruin, which starts at $8,499 and weighs 300lbs+ (mine weighs ~340lbs). And, a canvas wedge called the tenfold, which starts at $5,999 and weighs 250lbs+.

- Bent aluminum base
- fold-away queen-sized bed
- Memory foam mattress that stays up when you close the top
- Straight walls on mid-sized trucks, tilted on full-sized trucks
- Optional Molle panels, windows, barn doors, lights, cubbies, fans, ladders, insulation, etc.
- All custom-made in-house, so they can be made to fit any truck size

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Anyways, I've had mine for a little over a year now on a 2006 Nissan Frontier 6spd. Put in about 35,000+ miles. Taken it to both coasts, up to Canada, down to the southern border, and all over the Rockies. Usually skiing Loveland or A-basin, and chasing snow storms to Wyoming, MT, and New Mexico every Winter. Many nights below 0ºF, and the coldest we've seen so far is -35º.

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I got one of the earlier versions of the Bruin, so there are a few minor differences to the ones they're putting out now. But, overall I've been extremely impressed with this thing. It's really taken everything I've thrown at it. I decided to go with Oru because I liked the hardwall design a lot, the pricing was excellent, and the production time was a lot faster than others at the time. I've seen a few others in person around here (Colorado Front Range), but I have not seen many others with one on this forum. Happy to answer any questions or anything.

I just submitted an order for a Bruin XL. Any tips you can give to a new owner? Anything you wish you knew before using it? Did you install tailgate sealers?

 

[Rolo1738]

I just submitted an order for a Bruin XL. Any tips you can give to a new owner? Anything you wish you knew before using it? Did you install tailgate sealers?

Nice! You're going to love it, not much for tips honestly they're very well built and super straight forward, so there's not really any tips or tricks for anything. What options did you get?

Yes I did install a tailgate sealer kit off Amazon. I think it depends on your specific truck model, but it made a big difference on my Frontier

 

[Hodor]

I got my deposit in for one of the bruin standards Im hoping to get it onto a one ton f350 to be my quick trip weekend setup. I tow a 5th wheel and live full time in it so this setup is going to be interesting.
I'm using what some people refer to as a "tag axle" to support the cap and pinbox of the 5ver and ill tow the whole thing off a specially fabricated Class 5 bumper hitch, leaving me full access to my truck bed and the ability to keep the oru mounted full time.
Most of these seem to end up on smaller trucks like jeeps and toyotas, so im hoping it doesnt look terribly out of place on a full size honker of a crew cab short bed ford. Excited, as this should allow me to comfortably get out to my dirt bike, hunting, fishing and exploring spots and back in the minimal time i always seem to need for fun.