The sales rep in Oregon told us that they sell more campers out west because more people have boats here, and want to be able to tow them along with an RV of some sort. Campers are it for that kind of need.

We almost got your same camper, we came very close, but the size of our dog pointed us to the 5th wheel. I do think we would have had a lot more portability with the camper. That’s one of the best perks about your rig.

I talked with the factory manager a bit and he says they just do not have enough east coast sales to keep it open. Their sales (and the industry as a whole) went down around 2000-2001 and have been going down since. When we got there, they had four people on site, and I believe at least one of them was only part time.

The Oregon factory is still going strong for now. I don’t think you need to worry about warranty work on your 5′r until its beyond hope of Northwood footing the bill.

johnny

But if you do come out to Oregon, look us up while you’re out west. We plan on going there in the fall, to have them take care of our crazy fan/refrigerator issue that’s gone on since day one!