Are Open Range RV's Really Lighter?

The biggest weight difference is OR's use the BAL cable system for their slides. This probably saves a couple hundreds of pounds per slide. I previously owned a 2010 OR and it was just under a 1000lbs lighter than comparable units from other manufacturers.

The early Open Range Trailers were lighter than the competition at the time. We have a 2009 385RLS it has 4 slides 385 sqft and comes in around 10,500 empty. At that time you could not get close to the quality of trailer and the space at that weight from anybody else. The biggest difference was the cable slide system that saved a lot of weight per slide.

amandasgramma wrote:
We have a 2010 OR 337rls. Its 8800 lbs empty. We really like it...nothing seems cheap to us and we've been in every brand of rig out there...still prefer OR over others.

Our Open Range is a 2009 337RLS and was the 162nd unit OR built. At first they had some problems but heck everyone has some startup problems. We probably have around 35-40000 miles on ours and still love it. You will not find a company that is as willing to work with you if you do have a problem. I would not hesitate to purchase another one. FYI Open Range is now a stand alone company owned by Jayco. It is called Highland Ridge home of Open Range. They are in the same building plus 2 more bigger ones where they started. Randy Graber, who started Open Range is still with the company. I had pulled all of the miles on the trailer with a 2005 Dodge 2500 with a Hemi

We have a 2010 OR 337rls. Its 8800 lbs empty. We really like it...nothing seems cheap to us and we've been in every brand of rig out there...still prefer OR over others.

We own an Open Range Roamer. When we were looking at the Open Range, we did look at the 'light' version as well. Compared side by side, they is no comparison! The materials (like cabinets) are clearly made of lighter - and cheaper materials. They did have about the same features - just not the same materials. We didn't think the lite version was worth the money.

I seriously doubt that they list GVWR in the same ad with the "Lite" claims. Not Dry. Not factory. Gross!

And all the "lite" RVs can be towed by a half-ton, no problem, when empty. Not so much when loaded for camping.

Lyle

Agree with the marketing hype. Lots of words with really little content. And most manufacturers have a "lite" product line with similar self praising.

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Now what is wrong with that statement........good strong marketing HYPE

Regardless of MFG.
Match the trailer weight to truck
Match the truck capabilities to the trailer