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jcubeta
Explorer
Jan 26, 2017

Newbie: Feedback on Highland Ridge Open Range?

Hello everyone!

This is my first post to the rv.net forums - be gentle. :)

My family and I are about to pull the trigger on our very first travel trailer. We've think we've settled on the 2017 Highland Ridge Ultra Lite UT2802BH.

I was wondering if anyone had any general feedback on this brand as a entry-level trailer. This particular model is a new floor plan, and we've seen others in this line and they seem well made.

By the way, we plan to pull it with our 2016 F-150 SuperCrew 3.5L V6 EcoBoost w/max towing package - everything my simple brain has calculated tells me we should be OK here.

Thanks so much for any feedback you can provide!
James
  • Lwiddis's avatar
    Lwiddis
    Explorer II
    Jan 26, 2017
    Looks good to me. Holding tanks and fresh water look fine.
  • PenMan's avatar
    PenMan
    Explorer
    Jan 26, 2017
    We have been happy with our 2013 Open Range TT. It is not a light weight so kind of hard to compare. We're in the 12,000# range and pull with a one ton diesel. We've had a couple of problems but never anything I could not fix. Never back to the dealer for anything so far.
  • hohenwald48's avatar
    hohenwald48
    Explorer
    Jan 26, 2017
    We've had a 2015 Open Range 216 for a year and a half so far. Haven't had to take it back to fix anything yet. Never been back to the dealer.

    The Furrion radio quit working. Called Furrion and they sent a new one and I swapped it out in about 10 minutes. No charge.

    I did break a Lippert axle leaf spring at the end of last summer on our way from WY back to TN. Called Lippert and they sent 2 new springs and a mobile tech to install them. All at no cost to me except for spending 3 extra days in the campground.

    Mine's not an UltraLite. Loaded up it's #7,800 with around #900 TW. I pull it with a Nissan Armada (rated 9,100 towing and 910 TW) and it tows great. Probably towed 20,000 miles so far. I did add a wet bolt kit and a Honda generator.

    Open Range was bought by Jayco then Jayco was bought by Thor. I don't know if that has made any difference.

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