We filmed this RV Tour in April 2020, before we remodeled it! Below are the topics we cover in the video with timestamps and any related links. Amazon links are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases. 00:00 Welcome 00:37 Why we chose a smaller trailer and why we chose Outdoors RV. Outdoors RV factory tour: czcams.com/play/PLd-PdmPyV1oKueiOlQR0Om1mz42Nwq0j6.html 02:55 Inside. Slide-out & huge dinette. 04:21 Bedroom. Full Queen size bed. 05:56 National Park Explorers Map www.etsy.com/listing/215555909/18x24-national-parks-print-with-tree 06:20 Electrical system under the bed: 3 Battle Born lithium batteries, Victron inverter, DC to DC charger. www.adventurousway.com/blog/rv-electrical-upgrade-part-1-introduction-goals? 06:55 Kitchen. Cabinet storage shelf rack: amzn.to/2PYxy25 08:15 Paper towel holder amzn.to/3kTmhye 08:33 Drawer organization: amzn.to/3iQT2Kx 09:33 Our tea habit. Electric kettle: amzn.to/3kT2Vt1 09:53 Pantry 10:59 Hanging shelves in the closet: www.target.com/p/3-shelf-hanging-fabric-storage-organizer-light-gray-made-by-design-8482/-/A-53170341 11:53 Where to put trashcan? Our small trash can that fits in our gap perfectly: amzn.to/31Yovne 12:20 When the slide out comes in - you can still get to bed! 13:23 Bathroom 14:24 Outside. High clearance. Goodyear Endurance tires from the factory. 15:15 Suspension. MORryde CRE 3000 15:48 Large tanks: freshwater tank 78 gallons, grey 40g, black 40g 16:29 Large propane tanks: two 30lb propane tanks. 17:08 Pass-through front storage bay 17:39 Insulation 18:43 Dumping. Stabilizer Jacks. 20:16 Hitch receiver carrying bike rack. 20:43 We bent the steps! 21:14 Compare to when the RV was brand new: czcams.com/video/JHOPt8l7Ly4/video.html
The footage of you pulling up that steep incline! Yes. Would love to see more of these. We have pulled our 30ft Glacier Peak from outdoors RV up some pretty crazy roads. The suspension is spectacular! Our coffee pot didn’t move. Nothing fell! I was shocked 😳
Yup, we love the suspension! The box I have by my bedside has only once ever slid off once - which I'm pretty sure was at that steep incline shown in the video :D
Glad to see someone else full timing in a small RV! We are hitting the road in 2 weeks in 22 foot Forest River Ultralight 192RBS. We have added a cap and pullout tray to our Ford F250 for more storage.
Nice! That extra space in your truck will be helpful! We have a cover for our truck bed and even that helps to keep some stuff safely in the truck bed.
Everything I need to know about OutdoorRV built travel trailers can be summed up in the quality of the cabinet doors vs other travel trailers. You can tell they are solid vs less robust. I watched the RV video you put out and that really was a great enhancement to my research. Now it is just a matter of getting to Pendleton to look at some floor plans.
New to your channel, but you have been added to our RV vlogger family. You do a fantastic job with RV, especially ORV, info plus all the beautiful footage of your National Park visits. Keep up the good work! Looking forward to your remodel video. I just checked to see if you have a set up or break down check list video. I didn't see one. I would love to see one from you two! Thanks.
Aww, thank you! And welcome to our channel! You are right, we don't have a dedicated set up / break down video but will keep that in mind for future video ideas.
It seems to be a perfect size for you two. A lovely balance between being big enough to move around in compared to being small enough to get into so many more places. It seems to have held up well too. Great storage solutions. When thingscare easier to access and put back away, it is easier to keep tidy.
Hey guys! Love it! But...... I was hoping for the new remodel reveal! 😜 Sooooo much space you guys have (jealous) and you're both looking really good! Hope to see you sooner than later. C&A
For steps, check out the torklift glowstep system or Mor-ride step above system that fold up into the door way. Then you can take out and save the step box to give you clearance. If you sell the camper you can put it back on. Great tour. We have a similar floor plan. We have cougar half-ton 22rbs with the theatre seats in the slide. We love it.
We don't think we would like the stairs that fold up into the door way, because it seems it would take up more space when in down position. That would be awkward for travel days when we want to quickly get into the RV at the gas stations, truck stops or parking lots where there isn't much space. Also it seems that the ground needs to be flat at the bottom of the steps, otherwise they wobble a little. But we have checked out the other options.
@@AdventurousWay the bottom of the steps are adjustable for uneven ground. They don't come out any further than any other steps and you won't have to worry about clearance anymore, but I am partial to the glowstep system. They may be a little closer in tight spaces. It was a suggestion anyway.
Thanks Ian! If you haven't seen them already, you might be interested in the videos we did when we remodeled our RV, just a couple of months after filming this RV tour video.
This video is so helpful! I bought most the stuff in your comments section (and followed your Amazon links too!). Loving my new rig, this is night six. : )
Thank you for all your great videos. We wanted to upgrade this year from a small 17ft Nash trailer to something more substantial and roomy. We did a lot of research and viewed your videos on the 21RBS, and especially enjoyed your factory tour videos and were impressed with the quality build. So just last week, we picked up a brand new 22FQS from a dealer in Oregon. We could not be happier! Still working on getting it outfitted before our first big trip, so really enjoyed this video on your inside and outside organization. We think outdoors RV should pay you a commission! 😉 PS: if you ever get to Washington State to visit Olympic National Park, it’s right in our backyard. We would love to meet you for a coffee or in your case, tea!
Haha, I wish :D Congrats on your new trailer! Do you already have plans for your first big trip? Yes, meeting up would be fun! We will make it to Olympic National Park at some point, but not this year.
Great thinking process for the size, we have a 23rbs 27 foot 52 fresh 40 gray 40 400 Wats solar and batterys on the toung with a generator, and inverter on a tray i built if you want more information please ask we are in Arizona
Love your channel. It’s because of your videos that we are planning on purchasing a Outdoor rv toy hauler . We don’t have any toys, but will use that space as living room. Y’all are awesome. Maybe some day we’ll run into each other on the road 👍
Adventurous Way,, that was a huge thing for my wife , because we have cat that she can let out on the deck with the full screen package .👍. We are both native Oregonians , but are moving to Wyoming a soon as we can . The outdoor brand will suite our lifestyle very well ,in that neck of the woods
hi, i am new to your channel and i love it.... lots of good info and very practical. awesome!!! if we ever need to change our RV, for sure, i will look at the brand you use. thanks for sharing.
Thanks! We thought it was such a good use of space to put the spice rack under the counter in front of the sink in what would otherwise be dead space. Same with the knife rack behind the stove!
I have the 23 model my first suggestion is get rid of that black AC cover and put a white one less stress on that air conditioner due to the sun and black and course I put a Mister , I built it and I am a air-conditioning contractor so trust me get rid of that black shroud . Love your video I tried to get a hold of the service department to outdoors RV they do not answer the phone
@@acmanwwjd1 oooh... 'Misting' the condenser coil! Been there done that in after hours calls on walk-in/reach-in coolers until I can get a new condenser fan motor 👍🏼
A big part of that is because they’re built to be strong and durable, unlike so many that are built to be cheap and light. It was a big selling point for us and we really appreciate the build quality of Outdoors RV. You’re absolutely right though that it’s something for people to consider when shopping for a tow vehicle and trailer combo.
Great tour of a very well designed trailer...which again is amazingly similar to our 2019 Lance 1995. (Well, except for that gargantuan water tank you have!) I wish you had discussed its GVWR, its typical weight, and the tongue weight your F150 sees. In fact, a discussion about the Ford's GVWR, its payload (which I recall you saying is a bit limited) and how you managed overall weight distribution would be helpful to your viewers. We've found almost no one bothers to check their weights. Not a good thing.
Really appreciate your videos. We have enjoyed your journey! Also considering this model with our half-ton. Curious to ask what is your tongue weight? Thank you for your time.
Do you have a blog post or video about the shelves in the cabinets on each side of the bed? We are about to build shelves in our OutdoorsRV 25RDS. Thanks, Julie
No, unfortunately we didn't film how we made the shelves, but this video does show a shot of them without stuff on them so it's slightly easier to see the construction: czcams.com/video/gks4A9kqBo4/video.html Though if we did it again, I wouldn't go with a full side piece like the video shows and instead have two vertical frames with shelves fitted in.
We don’t have a video of the installation, but we do have a blog post with all the details in: www.adventurousway.com/blog/rv-electrical-upgrade-part-2-battle-born-lithium-batteries-victron-inverter
Nice RV & mods! We to went with a smaller RV as well. Actually the parent company to Outdoor RV, Northwood going with the 25R. Unfortunately not 6 months after purchasing it everything shutdown. We had hoped to be on the road by now... 🤷🏻 When you are boondocking...🤔how do you deal with laundry?
We go to laundromats to do our laundry. Typically the stay limit on public lands is 14 days so if we are in a remote area we do laundry on our travel day. (And look at laundromat parking lot on satellite view very carefully to make sure we can fit with our RV). Now in pandemic we do it even less frequently.
Good question! When we started researching RVs, I (Matt) was convinced we needed a huge 5th wheel and a dually truck to tow it with. Diana on the other hand would have been content with a tent in the back of the truck. As we researched more, our opinions converged on a smaller trailer. As it happened, that was just within the limits of what the F-150 could tow, but we never really constrained ourselves to only trailers that our truck could tow - we'd have bought a new truck if necessary. In fact, we were even considering motorhomes and vans too! Now, had we not already had the F-150 when we settled on the Outdoors RV 21RBS, would we have still bought the same truck? It's hard to say. For towing, a diesel would have been nice (albeit overkill for this size of trailer) but for our other driving needs (short daily drives, off-roading, etc) a diesel wouldn't have been ideal. This trailer is probably better suited to a larger truck than ours, so maybe we'd have ended up with a 3/4-ton or 1-ton.
Is the OutDoor RV related to NorthWood Manufacturing. Both are off road and both in La Grand, OR? I have a 2021 NorthWood Nash 22h OTG and I’m seeing many similar things. The Bathroom door is exactly the same. I had a NorthWood Arctic Fox 22h for 18 years and it was a marvelous unit.
Yes, Outdoors RV is part of the Northwood Manufacturing group, along with Arctic Fox and Nash. While there are a lot of similarities between the brands, there are also some differences too.
@@AdventurousWay - I though my research was good but I think yours was better. We sold the Arctic fox to our neighbor and bought a Lance and I couldn’t stand it. We had it for 19 months and got rid of it. I wish I would have seen the Outdoor RV. After the Lance my 2 biggest must haves were lots of ground clearance and no slide. The Nash also has a couch but the trade off is an east west bed.
We filmed this RV Tour in April 2020, before we remodeled it! Below are the topics we cover in the video with timestamps and any related links.
Amazon links are affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate we earn from qualifying purchases.
00:00 Welcome
00:37 Why we chose a smaller trailer and why we chose Outdoors RV. Outdoors RV factory tour: czcams.com/play/PLd-PdmPyV1oKueiOlQR0Om1mz42Nwq0j6.html
02:55 Inside. Slide-out & huge dinette.
04:21 Bedroom. Full Queen size bed.
05:56 National Park Explorers Map www.etsy.com/listing/215555909/18x24-national-parks-print-with-tree
06:20 Electrical system under the bed: 3 Battle Born lithium batteries, Victron inverter, DC to DC charger. www.adventurousway.com/blog/rv-electrical-upgrade-part-1-introduction-goals?
06:55 Kitchen. Cabinet storage shelf rack: amzn.to/2PYxy25
08:15 Paper towel holder amzn.to/3kTmhye
08:33 Drawer organization: amzn.to/3iQT2Kx
09:33 Our tea habit. Electric kettle: amzn.to/3kT2Vt1
09:53 Pantry
10:59 Hanging shelves in the closet: www.target.com/p/3-shelf-hanging-fabric-storage-organizer-light-gray-made-by-design-8482/-/A-53170341
11:53 Where to put trashcan? Our small trash can that fits in our gap perfectly: amzn.to/31Yovne
12:20 When the slide out comes in - you can still get to bed!
13:23 Bathroom
14:24 Outside. High clearance. Goodyear Endurance tires from the factory.
15:15 Suspension. MORryde CRE 3000
15:48 Large tanks: freshwater tank 78 gallons, grey 40g, black 40g
16:29 Large propane tanks: two 30lb propane tanks.
17:08 Pass-through front storage bay
17:39 Insulation
18:43 Dumping. Stabilizer Jacks.
20:16 Hitch receiver carrying bike rack.
20:43 We bent the steps!
21:14 Compare to when the RV was brand new: czcams.com/video/JHOPt8l7Ly4/video.html
Two peeps in a 21 footer, wow!! I'm solo in a 24 footer and I can't imagine a 2nd person sharing it with me.
It definitely was an adjustment in the beginning but now it feels very natural!
You guys have very good production quality and consistency. You deserve way more views.
Aww, thank you Doug!
Adventurous Way // I 2nd that‼️👍🏽👍🏽
Thank you Samuel!
The footage of you pulling up that steep incline! Yes. Would love to see more of these. We have pulled our 30ft Glacier Peak from outdoors RV up some pretty crazy roads. The suspension is spectacular! Our coffee pot didn’t move. Nothing fell! I was shocked 😳
Yup, we love the suspension! The box I have by my bedside has only once ever slid off once - which I'm pretty sure was at that steep incline shown in the video :D
Glad to see someone else full timing in a small RV! We are hitting the road in 2 weeks in 22 foot Forest River Ultralight 192RBS. We have added a cap and pullout tray to our Ford F250 for more storage.
Nice! That extra space in your truck will be helpful! We have a cover for our truck bed and even that helps to keep some stuff safely in the truck bed.
I've had my 2018 outdoors rv creekside 20fq mountain series for 2.5 years and It is amazing! I pull it with an 2018 f150.
Enjoy your rv!!!!
Thanks for sharing!
Everything I need to know about OutdoorRV built travel trailers can be summed up in the quality of the cabinet doors vs other travel trailers. You can tell they are solid vs less robust. I watched the RV video you put out and that really was a great enhancement to my research. Now it is just a matter of getting to Pendleton to look at some floor plans.
I'm glad our videos was helpful!
Fantastic 👏 Tour! Congratulations on being able to enjoy life and travel! We spent time with our family of 5 for 2 years on the road also. ♡
Congrats on your two years too!
Not gonna lie, I’m kind of jealous of that fresh water tank! Great video.
Haha, yes, the tank sizes were a big draw for us to choose this trailer.
Me too.
New to your channel, but you have been added to our RV vlogger family. You do a fantastic job with RV, especially ORV,
info plus all the beautiful footage of your National Park visits. Keep up the good work! Looking forward to your remodel video. I just checked to see if you have a set up or break down check list video. I didn't see one. I would love to see one from you two! Thanks.
Aww, thank you! And welcome to our channel! You are right, we don't have a dedicated set up / break down video but will keep that in mind for future video ideas.
Love this and love your table, it is very wide. Love the shoe storage.
It seems to be a perfect size for you two. A lovely balance between being big enough to move around in compared to being small enough to get into so many more places. It seems to have held up well too. Great storage solutions. When thingscare easier to access and put back away, it is easier to keep tidy.
Yup, it's the perfect size for us. And indeed, it's much easier to keep things tidy if every item has it's designated place.
Mor-ryde and some other manufacture make stairs that are really stable and fold up into the doorway so nothing will hang down at all. Check them out.
Hey guys! Love it! But...... I was hoping for the new remodel reveal! 😜 Sooooo much space you guys have (jealous) and you're both looking really good! Hope to see you sooner than later. C&A
The RV remodel video will be coming soon! :) Hope to see you soon too! And congrats on the 10k subs!!!!
@@AdventurousWay Can't wait! Thanks...we just hit yesterday! Talk soon!
For steps, check out the torklift glowstep system or Mor-ride step above system that fold up into the door way. Then you can take out and save the step box to give you clearance. If you sell the camper you can put it back on. Great tour. We have a similar floor plan. We have cougar half-ton 22rbs with the theatre seats in the slide. We love it.
We don't think we would like the stairs that fold up into the door way, because it seems it would take up more space when in down position. That would be awkward for travel days when we want to quickly get into the RV at the gas stations, truck stops or parking lots where there isn't much space. Also it seems that the ground needs to be flat at the bottom of the steps, otherwise they wobble a little. But we have checked out the other options.
@@AdventurousWay the bottom of the steps are adjustable for uneven ground. They don't come out any further than any other steps and you won't have to worry about clearance anymore, but I am partial to the glowstep system. They may be a little closer in tight spaces. It was a suggestion anyway.
Im in. Thanks. Going Arctic Fox 22G...
Thank you for sharing your RV. I really like the quality of construction.
Thanks for watching!
I just found your youtube channel and am enjoying the videos so far - you have earned another subscriber. Keep up the good work.
Welcome to our channel! And thanks for leaving comments too!
Very well done and helpful review, appreciate it!
Thanks Ian! If you haven't seen them already, you might be interested in the videos we did when we remodeled our RV, just a couple of months after filming this RV tour video.
This video is so helpful! I bought most the stuff in your comments section (and followed your Amazon links too!). Loving my new rig, this is night six. : )
Yay! Thank you!
Thank you for sharing. Really enjoy your videos.
Glad you like them, Alan!
👍👍👍
nice RV. awesome storage for your holding tanks
Thanks! 👍
Thank you for all your great videos. We wanted to upgrade this year from a small 17ft Nash trailer to something more substantial and roomy. We did a lot of research and viewed your videos on the 21RBS, and especially enjoyed your factory tour videos and were impressed with the quality build. So just last week, we picked up a brand new 22FQS from a dealer in Oregon. We could not be happier! Still working on getting it outfitted before our first big trip, so really enjoyed this video on your inside and outside organization. We think outdoors RV should pay you a commission! 😉
PS: if you ever get to Washington State to visit Olympic National Park, it’s right in our backyard. We would love to meet you for a coffee or in your case, tea!
Haha, I wish :D Congrats on your new trailer! Do you already have plans for your first big trip? Yes, meeting up would be fun! We will make it to Olympic National Park at some point, but not this year.
Great thinking process for the size, we have a 23rbs 27 foot 52 fresh 40 gray 40 400 Wats solar and batterys on the toung with a generator, and inverter on a tray i built if you want more information please ask we are in Arizona
Very informative. Well done!
Glad it was helpful!
Love your channel. It’s because of your videos that we are planning on purchasing a Outdoor rv toy hauler . We don’t have any toys, but will use that space as living room. Y’all are awesome. Maybe some day we’ll run into each other on the road 👍
That is awesome! The outdoor deck on the Outdoors RV toy haulers look amazing!
Adventurous Way,, that was a huge thing for my wife , because we have cat that she can let out on the deck with the full screen package .👍. We are both native Oregonians , but are moving to Wyoming a soon as we can . The outdoor brand will suite our lifestyle very well ,in that neck of the woods
hi, i am new to your channel and i love it.... lots of good info and very practical. awesome!!!
if we ever need to change our RV, for sure, i will look at the brand you use. thanks for sharing.
Welcome to our channel, AB!
love your space rack!
Thanks! We thought it was such a good use of space to put the spice rack under the counter in front of the sink in what would otherwise be dead space. Same with the knife rack behind the stove!
I have the 23 model my first suggestion is get rid of that black AC cover and put a white one less stress on that air conditioner due to the sun and black and course I put a Mister , I built it and I am a air-conditioning contractor so trust me get rid of that black shroud . Love your video I tried to get a hold of the service department to outdoors RV they do not answer the phone
You built your own soft start? I'd be interested in knowing more...
JD right?? Mister not soft start
JD right?? myamericanair.com get my phone number call me when you get a chance
@@acmanwwjd1 oooh... 'Misting' the condenser coil! Been there done that in after hours calls on walk-in/reach-in coolers until I can get a new condenser fan motor 👍🏼
JD right?? Be sure to use a calcium filter
Very nicely done!
Thank you very much!
The ORV trailers are incredibly heavy for the length. Lot of extra material in the build. Carefully consider.
A big part of that is because they’re built to be strong and durable, unlike so many that are built to be cheap and light. It was a big selling point for us and we really appreciate the build quality of Outdoors RV. You’re absolutely right though that it’s something for people to consider when shopping for a tow vehicle and trailer combo.
Great job on your review!
Glad you enjoyed it
Great tour of a very well designed trailer...which again is amazingly similar to our 2019 Lance 1995. (Well, except for that gargantuan water tank you have!) I wish you had discussed its GVWR, its typical weight, and the tongue weight your F150 sees. In fact, a discussion about the Ford's GVWR, its payload (which I recall you saying is a bit limited) and how you managed overall weight distribution would be helpful to your viewers. We've found almost no one bothers to check their weights. Not a good thing.
We talk a little more about the weights in this blogpost: www.adventurousway.com/blog/why-we-love-our-ford-f-150
Really appreciate your videos. We have enjoyed your journey! Also considering this model with our half-ton. Curious to ask what is your tongue weight? Thank you for your time.
We talk more about towing weights in this blog post: www.adventurousway.com/blog/why-we-love-our-ford-f-150
is that half ton towable? great review btw, thank you!
Do you have a blog post or video about the shelves in the cabinets on each side of the bed? We are about to build shelves in our OutdoorsRV 25RDS. Thanks, Julie
No, unfortunately we didn't film how we made the shelves, but this video does show a shot of them without stuff on them so it's slightly easier to see the construction: czcams.com/video/gks4A9kqBo4/video.html Though if we did it again, I wouldn't go with a full side piece like the video shows and instead have two vertical frames with shelves fitted in.
Do you have a video of your solar batteries and inverter install? I see it under the bed, and I'm planning something similar, and wanted to see yours.
We don’t have a video of the installation, but we do have a blog post with all the details in: www.adventurousway.com/blog/rv-electrical-upgrade-part-2-battle-born-lithium-batteries-victron-inverter
2 years!? We're only 2 months in and I can't wait to say we've been on the road that long.
You have a lot of fun adventures in front of you! :) Our 2nd "nomadiversary" was on July 31st.
@@AdventurousWay We're so excited!!
It will happen in the blink of an eye! Enjoy the adventure ♡
Nice RV & mods! We to went with a smaller RV as well. Actually the parent company to Outdoor RV, Northwood going with the 25R. Unfortunately not 6 months after purchasing it everything shutdown. We had hoped to be on the road by now... 🤷🏻
When you are boondocking...🤔how do you deal with laundry?
We go to laundromats to do our laundry. Typically the stay limit on public lands is 14 days so if we are in a remote area we do laundry on our travel day. (And look at laundromat parking lot on satellite view very carefully to make sure we can fit with our RV). Now in pandemic we do it even less frequently.
@@AdventurousWay Good point!! Parking! Didn't think about that. 🤦
How would your choices been different if you had not first bought the truck which dictated and narrowed your decision to begin with?
Good question! When we started researching RVs, I (Matt) was convinced we needed a huge 5th wheel and a dually truck to tow it with. Diana on the other hand would have been content with a tent in the back of the truck. As we researched more, our opinions converged on a smaller trailer. As it happened, that was just within the limits of what the F-150 could tow, but we never really constrained ourselves to only trailers that our truck could tow - we'd have bought a new truck if necessary. In fact, we were even considering motorhomes and vans too!
Now, had we not already had the F-150 when we settled on the Outdoors RV 21RBS, would we have still bought the same truck? It's hard to say. For towing, a diesel would have been nice (albeit overkill for this size of trailer) but for our other driving needs (short daily drives, off-roading, etc) a diesel wouldn't have been ideal. This trailer is probably better suited to a larger truck than ours, so maybe we'd have ended up with a 3/4-ton or 1-ton.
Is the OutDoor RV related to NorthWood Manufacturing. Both are off road and both in La Grand, OR? I have a 2021 NorthWood Nash 22h OTG and I’m seeing many similar things. The Bathroom door is exactly the same.
I had a NorthWood Arctic Fox 22h for 18 years and it was a marvelous unit.
Yes, Outdoors RV is part of the Northwood Manufacturing group, along with Arctic Fox and Nash. While there are a lot of similarities between the brands, there are also some differences too.
@@AdventurousWay - I though my research was good but I think yours was better. We sold the Arctic fox to our neighbor and bought a Lance and I couldn’t stand it. We had it for 19 months and got rid of it. I wish I would have seen the Outdoor RV. After the Lance my 2 biggest must haves were lots of ground clearance and no slide. The Nash also has a couch but the trade off is an east west bed.
How heavy is your trailer fully loaded?
GVWR is 7,500lb.
I really enjoy you videos. Thank you for sharing
Thanks Cynthia for coming back and watching more :)