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
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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
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
New member
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
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.
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.
ThrasherJT
New member
Hey @Hodor. Looks like you found your way to ORU Designs too (after that other hard-sided camper company folded). Curious to hear your initial impressions once you get it installed.
I'll be honest, the ORU Designs Bruin wasn't even on my radar initially because I didn't think it looked good at all. . .but it has since grew on me, and I think its features check a lot of boxes at a decent price point.
However, I couldn't help but read quite a few comments regarding overall quality of the campers they're producing recently -- all from their own Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/orudesignsusacampers/
I've read it largely has to do with employee turnover, and the newer employees still learning how to build the campers. But it makes me feel like they're pumping as much as they can out the door without thinking about QA processes to ensure a quality product. Oddly enough, the early model owners seem to have a lot less issues than the newer owners, which is weird because you'd think a company would keep iterating to make better versions as time passes.
If any ORU owners see this, I'd like to know when you got your camper and your overall thoughts on the camper (good and bad) so far.
I'll be honest, the ORU Designs Bruin wasn't even on my radar initially because I didn't think it looked good at all. . .but it has since grew on me, and I think its features check a lot of boxes at a decent price point.
However, I couldn't help but read quite a few comments regarding overall quality of the campers they're producing recently -- all from their own Facebook Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/orudesignsusacampers/
I've read it largely has to do with employee turnover, and the newer employees still learning how to build the campers. But it makes me feel like they're pumping as much as they can out the door without thinking about QA processes to ensure a quality product. Oddly enough, the early model owners seem to have a lot less issues than the newer owners, which is weird because you'd think a company would keep iterating to make better versions as time passes.
If any ORU owners see this, I'd like to know when you got your camper and your overall thoughts on the camper (good and bad) so far.
nopeoffroad
New member
DO NOT BUY AN ORU CAMPER.
This post is just a heads up to potential customers of Oru Designs products.
Please follow their facebook group and the Oru owners facebook group. There are posts about their terrible leaky campers daily on their facebook group that the moderators (moderated by Oru) delete.
Why do you think Oru Designs has disabled their google reviews?
Join the owners group and ask them a question before buying one of these campers. That group is NOT moderated by the company.
Issues with campers so far:
I follow all these companies and do tons of research before purchasing and keep seeing people buy these. Please stop giving this company money.... Be warned.
This post is just a heads up to potential customers of Oru Designs products.
Please follow their facebook group and the Oru owners facebook group. There are posts about their terrible leaky campers daily on their facebook group that the moderators (moderated by Oru) delete.
Why do you think Oru Designs has disabled their google reviews?
Join the owners group and ask them a question before buying one of these campers. That group is NOT moderated by the company.
Issues with campers so far:
- Failing pop top camper side wall hinges, causing leaks.
- Failing gaskets in between the metal, causing leaks. You would have to disassemble the camper completely to fix
- Leaky hatches
- leaky windows
- Leaky rear barn doors
- the bottom of their canvas fails at the attachment points
- The plastic windows in their hard walled pop tops are peeling off
- failing adhesive on their velcro
- A customer had their camper fall off driving
- a customer had a roof fly off while driving
I follow all these companies and do tons of research before purchasing and keep seeing people buy these. Please stop giving this company money.... Be warned.
Gravelette
Well-known member
Did you buy one and have issues or is this just sort of a public service announcement?
nopeoffroad
New member
Just a PSA. After following their Facebook group for a year, you couldn't pay me to get one.