Open Range Quality

I have a 2012 unit purchased new. No problems to speak of thus far. OR seems to do a decent job of standing behind there product.

Ours is 4-1/2 years old. We have been cross county twice, down to Florida once and all over the state of Virginia too many times to count. All our issues stem from other items installed onboard - this is the second time we have replaced the heat pump. I would buy an OR again BUT please keep a close eye on the new CC of the TT's. Ours was close to 3K but most of them now are around 1.5K. If that is not an issue for you then no problem. I pack for two people and three dogs for three week trips. I would not buy any travel trailer or fifth wheel that had that small of a CC unless I only planned on using it weekends and maybe one week a year for vacation. Just my two cents...

We bought the Open Range travel trailer in my signature brand new early in 2014. So far we've used it for 60+ nights spanning around 10K towing miles. We've been really happy with it, and OR does provide a lot of nice features that weren't included in other TT's we were considering.

One plus for OR is the two year warranty and I do hear that OR is pretty good about actually standing behind the warranty.

The only issues we've had are that a few of the wood trim pieces came loose, so I glued them back on, and the black tank level sensor no longer works (pretty common failure for ALL RV's unfortunately). Pretty minor stuff.

Check out the OR owners forum and you'll get better information.

We have the TT in my signature. We LOVE it - far superior to most of the others we saw when we were looking. Only problem we've had is our power jack, which isn't OR.

You asked about a forum for OR owners - openrangeowners.com. I highly suggest you ask other owners - we found they were most helpful when we did our research!

Good luck!

Take a look at our Open Range forum Click here and you can see what issues have been discussed. We love our 5th wheel trailer. I would recommend you negotiate for better tires though, unfortunately the stock tires are crap.

We have a 2010 OR 337RLS (fifth wheel). We LOVE it. Best rig we've ever owned. However, I WILL say this......1) seems most of the complaints we've read have been with the Travel Trailers and 2) Jayco recently bought out the company. We're not fans of Jayco....there are plenty of people that say they're good. I can't say anything about the quality of the newer rigs, but I know this one is superior to any we've seen or owned.

We have a 2012 Open Range Roamer 34ft. TT and have had no issues with it. Great fit and finish and tows flat and straight.

We recently bought a 2014 OR Roamer 288FLR in August, and just completed our fourth trip last week. It has been a huge jump in quality from our 2008 Rockwood. The only warranty issue besides a loose screw has been a recall on the slide switches; they seem to work fine but will be replaced. Also, some design genius decided that those stupid swoosh decals should go across windows, but that will be easy enough to peel off in hot weather. The beefed up insulation has worked well in hot weather (100+) and cold weather (25 last Monday). It is heavier and 4.5 feet longer, but seems to track and maneuver better than our 29' Rockwood. We did a lot of research before buying this one. Aside from some of the common issues involved in almost all RVs (Hisense? TV, Jensen stereo, off-brand tires, sporadic delamination reports that happen with any RV except aluminum skinned units), we happily settled on the Roamer with the floorplan we love.

That's our experience so far. In five years or so, I'll have a better feel for the Roamer's durability.

It may not be fair for me to comment since I've never owned one, and please take that into consideration. We almost put our money down on a new 2013 OR FW but left the dealership and did some online research. We found what we considered way too many complaints about OR and decided to pass. Too bad because we really liked the unit and floor plan. Typically, it seems like you'll see lots of complaints when things go bad, but few comments about good things. You have to take all that into consideration.

Hi, I bought a 2011 Mesa Ridge by OR last summer. It was no really well cared for by the previous owner, and I've found a number of issues I've fixed. Cannot say they are the fault of Open Range by any means.
The trailer seems well thought out. Good usable floor plan. Appliances are decent, a step up from our last rig. I have noted a few small issues that I suspect are present with all manufacturers, screws that are screwed into nothing, when a fraction to the side would have put them into wood.
There is an owners forum online as well.

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