Oru Designs Camper

[jjswan33]

So I am talking to the guys at Oru Designs about building a camper for my R1T, pretty early discussions but they seem confident they could build it. The potential issues I see are mounting it securely and maintaining access to the buttons on the sides for the gear tunnel doors. The cost seems very competitive relative to similar pop top campers that have soft sides on the pop up.

Thoughts?

https://www.orudesignsusa.com/

Took Delivery 4/5/2023. Build journal here.

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[Madsen203]

Hotel rooms are cheaper. Anything more than a RTT you really should be in a full-size truck with a camper trailer.

 

[jjswan33]

Hotel rooms are cheaper. Anything more than a RTT you really should be in a full-size truck with a camper trailer.

There are not hotels where I want to go and also a trailer is a no go too. I'd love an electric off road van (nothing too crazy, think revel44 but electric) but it doesn't exist.

 

[crashmtb]

Hotel rooms are cheaper. Anything more than a RTT you really should be in a full-size truck with a camper trailer.

nah

@jjswan33 have you seen these: https://www.hiatuscampers.com/

 

[jjswan33]

nah

@jjswan33 have you seen these: https://www.hiatuscampers.com/

Not seen those, cool design but September 2024…. High demand

 

[IHScout]

There are not hotels where I want to go and also a trailer is a no go too. I'd love an electric off road van (nothing too crazy, think revel44 but electric) but it doesn't exist.

Curious, where you are going with your truck? Would a pop up trailer with a spring over axle lift and larger tires not work for your expedition?

 

[Forager]

These are intriguing for the reasons you describe. More useable space that a RTT. I’m most curious about how far the rear of the camper would extend beyond the bed.

You’ll need to do something with the spare tire since you won’t have access to the bed floor. Maybe you can use the well for water tanks —potable and grey.

 

[SeaGeo]

I like it as an idea. I'm curious how they'll work around the spoiler.

It's obviously not consistent with their current design, but I wonder if someone could work out one that sits at cab height, but telescopes out over the tailgate as well.

 

[crashmtb]

Not seen those, cool design but September 2024…. High demand

Tiny company, it was just two people..I think they have some employees now though.

I covet one. I like that it's entirely hard-sided.

 

[jjswan33]

These are intriguing for the reasons you describe. More useable space that a RTT. I’m most curious about how far the rear of the camper would extend beyond the bed.

You’ll need to do something with the spare tire since you won’t have access to the bed floor. Maybe you can use the well for water tanks —potable and grey.

As far as I understand this just sits on the bed sides, it’s not a slide in camper so the floor in the truck would stay the same but in my thought process I may actually remove the spare and the door to create a lower floor for part of my inside space.

 

[jjswan33]

Curious, where you are going with your truck? Would a pop up trailer with a spring over axle lift and larger tires not work for your expedition?

Sure but it would run on gas. I like to head out into the wilderness. My RTT works fine but come winter and ski missions something like this a larger inside space and something that would handle wind better.

 

[C.R. Rivian]

So I am talking to the guys at Oru Designs about building a camper for my R1T, pretty early discussions but they seem confident they could build it. The potential issues I see are mounting it securely and maintaining access to the buttons on the sides for the gear tunnel doors. The cost seems very competitive relative to similar pop top campers that have soft sides on the pop up.

Thoughts?

https://www.orudesignsusa.com/

Page 183, August 2022 manual:

This is a weight issue primarily. I have 22" tires including a full size spare. I also have the underbody shield. Here's what I'm left with:

I don't see on the Oru site what the weight of the camper is, but if you figure yourself, a passenger, clothes, water, food, bedding, cooking stuff, maybe a dog, well, best to be careful. Make sure you add everything up...yes, and be prepared to argue that you really didn't void the warranty because the oru really isn't a slide in camper...even though it appears to be.

 

[jjswan33]

Page 183, August 2022 manual:

This is a weight issue primarily. I have 22" tires including a full size spare. I also have the underbody shield. Here's what I'm left with:

I don't see on the Oru site what the weight of the camper is, but if you figure yourself, a passenger, clothes, water, food, bedding, cooking stuff, maybe a dog, well, best to be careful. Make sure you add everything up...yes, and be prepared to argue that you really didn't void the warranty because the oru really isn't a slide in camper...even though it appears to be.

Not a slide in camper, you didn’t highlight enough words. They make these for Tacoma’s, they don’t have any more payload than the Rivian.

But yeah you still would want to consider the payload, a similar non-slide in camper from four wheel campers (Project M with a 5ft bed) you get a weight of 350-400 lbs so that takes a chunk.

 

[C.R. Rivian]

Of course, I have more dog weight than most (2 dogs, 140lbs combined), with me, wife, and all the stuff, yeah, if the unit weighs 450 lbs, things could get pretty tight. Water is heavy....

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