River side RV Retro

FrankShore wrote:
They're very retro! Look on YouTube for some videos on their product, their CEO is pretty charged up about them and gives a tour of one detailing each retro feature. Good luck!

Thank you FrankShore I will check it out!!:)

Alabama Jim wrote:
We visited the Riverside factory in Lagrange, IN. and very impressed with the factory tour and the attention to detail of the Amish workers. We brought a 2015 195 Retro home and have been very pleased. Aluminum outside, heavy duty aluminum roof, floor, and side studs. As far as RV's go, I don't think any build better.

Hey Alabama Jim did you buy your unit at the factory?

DutchmenSport wrote:
Riverside is a small RV manufacturing company located at

1775 E Us Highway 20, Lagrange, IN 46761

Just down the road from them is the KZ trailer manufacturing plants and the Dutchmen main offices. They are located right in the middle of RV manufacturer heaven (on Highway 20). Well worth your drive to see Amish and all the RV manufactures between Angola, Middlebury, Elkhart, and Shipshewana.

We visited there about about a year ago and was really impressed with these little campers. Quite a throw-back in time, but still very modern. Aluminum.... yes. Very well built. Don't know about the cost, but they are all individually built one at a time. Not your typical assembly line production.

Thanks DutchmenSport:)

I think that's a 155, which they don't make anymore. It has an area with a drop floor where there's 6'4" of headroom, but the rest is pretty short. But that's so the overall height can allow it to be stored in many garages. It's 6'11" tall overall, as I recall - garage doors are commonly 7'. They now make a 155XL with no drop floor, which is 8" taller.

SoCalDesertRider wrote:
I guess that last one is for short people. Asian market product?

You know, that is uncalled for!

They're very retro! Look on YouTube for some videos on their product, their CEO is pretty charged up about them and gives a tour of one detailing each retro feature. Good luck!

I guess that last one is for short people. Asian market product?

We visited the Riverside factory in Lagrange, IN. and very impressed with the factory tour and the attention to detail of the Amish workers. We brought a 2015 195 Retro home and have been very pleased. Aluminum outside, heavy duty aluminum roof, floor, and side studs. As far as RV's go, I don't think any build better.

Riverside is a small RV manufacturing company located at

1775 E Us Highway 20, Lagrange, IN 46761

Just down the road from them is the KZ trailer manufacturing plants and the Dutchmen main offices. They are located right in the middle of RV manufacturer heaven (on Highway 20). Well worth your drive to see Amish and all the RV manufactures between Angola, Middlebury, Elkhart, and Shipshewana.

We visited there about about a year ago and was really impressed with these little campers. Quite a throw-back in time, but still very modern. Aluminum.... yes. Very well built. Don't know about the cost, but they are all individually built one at a time. Not your typical assembly line production.

mike-s wrote:
I think all their current models are aluminum framed (the superstructure frame, not the chassis frame). Some older models (150,171,173) were wood framed.

Note that the 199FKS drains both sinks into the black water tank (which is 17 gallons), the shower is the only thing which drains to the gray water tank (32 gallons). Seems designed for people who mostly wash their hands in the shower. ;)

I've got a 177SE, the construction itself seems to be above average in my experience, but that's not saying much when talking about RV construction. The only issue I've had has been water getting into a couple of the exterior lights (but not past them inside the skin, AFAICT).

There is a Riverside specific forum, people generally seem happy with them.

Thank you mike-s