2023 New OEV High Country Hard Wall Camper Flatbed and Fixed

[mk216v]

I agree with you guys. I cannot keep the constantly-evolving model names straight, the changes and conflicting information and all, it's exhausting. All of these different cabins they're offerings are awesome, but they need a clear and definitive naming system IMHO, beyond SW(SoftWall) or HW(HardWall), and R(Removable) or F(Fixed).
Earthroamer had it for a bit; XV-LT, XV-LTS(Stretch). XV-LTSS (SuperStretch).

I've run this feedback up the flag pole.

 

[klahanie]

So I see on OEV's home page Hybrid is gone and they now have:
Fixed
Flat-bed
Slide-in

Who says they don't listen . Actually, I think they do, and have, --> to everyone's benefit.

And they have a teaser E-Series 4x4 camper project. Yay, I do like what this co. is doing.

Built a better pop up, trays for integration, keeping their units narrow, NA sourced where possible, fixed mount (we need more of these), and now E-Series.

Dynamite !

 

[mk216v]

So I see on OEV's home page Hybrid is gone and they now have:
Fixed
Flat-bed
Slide-in

Who says they don't listen . Actually, I think they do, and have, --> to everyone's benefit.

And they have a teaser E-Series 4x4 camper project. Yay, I do like what this co. is doing.

Built a better pop up, trays for integration, keeping their units narrow, NA sourced where possible, fixed mount (we need more of these), and now E-Series.

Dynamite !

They now have dropdowns for HardWall, Removable, and Fixed. That really should instead say Removable-HW, Removable-SW, and Fixed...because the 3 Fixed cabins are all HW as well so HardWall is misleading/confusing.

E-Series cutaway will be interesting. All of their campers have pretty industry-standard 60"L cabovers, whereas the cab for an E-Series is super short compared to a CrewCab truck, so how will this work? Cabover can't hang over the hood of the E, and it'd look silly to have a really long aft-of-cab cab extension.

Fixed mount; why do we need more? They're over double the price of a removable camper (ie BC-SW at $160k, when an 8' HB-SW is $68k). I think the BC is great, but I do not see/understand the value in the $92k delta over a standard SW camper, do you?
A fully custom flatbed/headache cross frame tunnel box(allowing more storage than BC-HW setup offers, at less weight), 4 custom under-bed boxes is ~$30k installed. That still leaves $62k. Subtract ~$10k for power roof = $52k remaining. So a horseshoe dinette, shower pan in the entry floor, no propane, Hydronic, extra solar panel, Molle on the back, some higher end Victron and a 2000W inverter...is worth $52,000? Not trying to come across critical, I'm trying to wrap my brain around the math.

HC-R, under Download specs, still says diesel or petrol heater, OEV hydronic. That'll be cool.

 

[chadx]

HC-R, under Download specs, still says diesel or petrol heater, OEV hydronic. That'll be cool.

Welllllll, that just means the download spec is still wrong. That is the spec for the HC-F; not HC-R. Click on the Plumbing/Heating/Cooling tab to see the real specs (screen shot pasted below).

Diesel/gas heat source are plumbed it directly into the pickups fuel tank. Yes, they likely could rig a removable camper to have the same gas/diesel source by placing an onboard fuel tank for the gas/diesel, but I find that unlikely, especially because the images of the HC-R already show a propane compartment. That also aligns with OEV's history of only putting gas/diesel on fixed campers while all removable campers use propane.

Paste of HC-removable specs noting propane:





Paste of HC-Fixed specs noting gas/diesel:

 

[Crux]

New interior pics posted for the High Country - I gotta say, other than the ugly green cushions, I am impressed. Shower looks great!

 

[chadx]

And pics confirm HC-R will have propane heat and single propane/single induction burners rather than gas/diesel heat and full induction burners.

 

[mk216v]

And pics confirm HC-R will have propane heat and single propane/single induction burners rather than gas/diesel heat and full induction burners.

You are correct sir. Hopefully OEV hires a proofreader/editor soon.