TT for retirement use

We travel in an Outback 298re, by Keystone. The build seems to be ok. What sold us on it is the floor plan. It has the rear living with opposing slides. Kitchen and bath in the middle. It's very roomy and we don't feel cramped when the weather turns bad. Some trips have been in the 3 month range with the next one planined about seven months. The coldest we've been in was 19 at Steamboat Springs and it was comfortable. Used a small electric heater to supplement the furnace and didn't burn a huge amount of gas. I recommend getting one with as much open floor space as possible. Ours loaded is about 10,000# and tow with a 2012 CTD 2500. Handles it with ease. We really like the front bedroom with the rear living room. Sometimes you just need a little leave me alone room.

Another vote for Arctic Fox. Be aware that they are heavy units. Don't overload your truck...

I looked at Northwood... In my opinion they are not near as good as Open Range Roamer... good luck... go to open range website and watch factory build movie..

PatRenee wrote:
Hey a fellow Texan.. OK we recently sold everything we own and decided to go full time... we are in our early 50's... the main thing for us was to be as close to the comforts of a house....
1. Glass door on a big sized shower..
2. Big bed.. preferably King..
3. W/D connections...
4. Bigger fridge than normal RV's...
5. Must be comfortable in hot and warm in cold....

After months of RV shows and research .. we decided on the Open Range 323RLS... It is the only TT on the market with all residential Stainless steel appliances, big glass shower, W/D connections, and it is really warm... i really liked the 0 degree test they go through... my friend bought a Forrest River RV and it was always hot during middle of day... AC would never cool down.... We have had ours a month now and stay in it full time... and we have a house it is parked by that is vacant.. we just prefer being in our trailer... It is VERY comfortable... If you buy I highly suggest Tyler RV.. they beat everyone in the country on price and they have no complaints against them that I could find.. They were great to us...my unit is still on their website... go to tylerrv.com and click on new... then on Open range and scroll down a few trailers and you will see the 323 RLS that says sold... there are many pics of it there... the interior is great and very well built.. I don't think there is a better made unit than Open Range.... I paid $37500...ask for Terry Marshall...he will take care of you....I will give you my number if you would like to talk about it..just message me.... Good Luck... PS. I don't have Open Range stock....lol.

Thanks for that suggestion, we are currently looking at Northwood silver fox, but we'll take a look at open range too...

rbpru wrote:
My first question is have you done this before?

If you are a boondocker and used to long weeks on the road then you know the ropes. If not it might not be as expected.

I find my TT travel limit is about 6 weeks and my wilderness canoe camping about a week.

I enjoy both my travel time and my time at home.

Good luck

Thank you !


yes, we do boondock, usually 4 or 5 days in the wild, then 1 day at an RV park to drain tanks, replenish water, food, wash clothes etc...

Hey a fellow Texan.. OK we recently sold everything we own and decided to go full time... we are in our early 50's... the main thing for us was to be as close to the comforts of a house....
1. Glass door on a big sized shower..
2. Big bed.. preferably King..
3. W/D connections...
4. Bigger fridge than normal RV's...
5. Must be comfortable in hot and warm in cold....

After months of RV shows and research .. we decided on the Open Range 323RLS... It is the only TT on the market with all residential Stainless steel appliances, big glass shower, W/D connections, and it is really warm... i really liked the 0 degree test they go through... my friend bought a Forrest River RV and it was always hot during middle of day... AC would never cool down.... We have had ours a month now and stay in it full time... and we have a house it is parked by that is vacant.. we just prefer being in our trailer... It is VERY comfortable... If you buy I highly suggest Tyler RV.. they beat everyone in the country on price and they have no complaints against them that I could find.. They were great to us...my unit is still on their website... go to tylerrv.com and click on new... then on Open range and scroll down a few trailers and you will see the 323 RLS that says sold... there are many pics of it there... the interior is great and very well built.. I don't think there is a better made unit than Open Range.... I paid $37500...ask for Terry Marshall...he will take care of you....I will give you my number if you would like to talk about it..just message me.... Good Luck... PS. I don't have Open Range stock....lol.

I'm currently full timing in an Arctic Fox 29V. It's about 30'. There is a couple on the Northwood forum who have been full timing in a 29V for a few years now. They don't make the 29V anymore. They changed the bedroom configuration as I recall. Well built and four season. My second Northwood trailer. I cannot imagine going to another brand unless it was awfully good. If you are planning to boondock consider solar.

We couldn't find a better Travel Trailer than our Arctic Fox (silver fox).

We purchased a used Arctic Fox 25R this summer in California. They are very well made and excellent in the cold, lots of room for 2 and can sleep 6. They are heavy but a quality build. We live in Alaska and it stays warm with little heat. Their was a 25R Nash in central California very clean if your still interested. Good luck

Arctic Fox or Outdoors RV are the only two I'd consider for long term living.