New fiberglass RV manufacturer

[Steph and Dud B]

A new contender in the fiberglass RV market for the US: Awaken RV -https://share.google/Zzpg4orVpsEvoSdpL

Nice looking exterior. Autoevolution reporting a price of $82,500 and dry weight of 5500#: https://www.autoevolution.com/news/awaken-rv-s-fiberglass-morningstar-flagship-camper-is-here-to-shift-how-american-s-camp-257902.html

Edited September 23, 2025 by Steph and Dud B

[jd1923]

It's odd their only interior picture is actually an Oliver interior picture! They also site OTT as a Canadian company. Hard to tell how much of the dark surfaces are actually windows. 

[Patriot]

It’s always great to see another fiberglass towable. It will be interesting to see the final offerings of this camper. Wondering if it will have solar? 

Thanks for posting.

Back to camping in the Great North Woods! The fall colors are beginning to really pop!! 🏕️😊

Edited September 23, 2025 by Patriot

[tallmandan]

Ran across this video just posted to youtube...

They are clearly targeting Oliver LEII and Airstream FlyingCloud 23fb as their competitors.  Starting price on their website is $88,900 but it looks to be inclusive.

Several things are appealing. The larger sink and upright fridge/separate freezer would sure be nice.  Don't think I like the vinyl flooring. Those manual scissor jacks at the back make it look cheap.  Above them are copy-cat 3-piece Oliver-style tail lights - just tunred diagonal 🫤

 

[Andy Steele]

@tallmandan You beat me to posting this.  As someone  looking to purchase an travel trailer in a few years, competition is good.  Without seeing this in person it is hard to judge everything.  Plus it would be nice to see the construction process to see how that compares.  A few of the highlights for me: dry bath, larger refrigerator, nicer windows and shades than the current Oliver implementation, off-road suspension option.  Some issues I see is the ability to access some areas: under the sink, solar/battery hardware.

Awaken RV says they will be releasing a smaller model (17 footer) and larger model (29 footer).  Again, competition is good.  Hopefully this causes the competitors to up their game.

[Galway Girl]

Really imitated the Airstream 23' rear bath front twin unit.

I noticed the roughness of the cabinet cutouts while they were showing off the storage......and how thin the facia panel is...this could be an issue for owners.  Given they said this is a "production model" I'll bet they will need to put some type of corner moulding around the openings (to keep cuts off of hands)  or some other way to reinforce the narrow remaining pillars.   Once one of those cracks there will be no easy fix.

 

Edited 12 hours ago by Galway Girl

[Geronimo John]

My likes and not likes:

LIKES:

• Removeable floor for outside cleaning.
• Big size refrigerator
• 6'8" ceilings 
• Ducted AC/Heat
• Shower (Dry Bath)

NOT LIKES:

• Rubber torsion axles.  This is a deal breaker for us.  Had one on a Jayco, will NEVER have another)
• Low sewer connection
• Hose storage (Where would you put the 90 degree connection and all the other little things we carry in ours?)
• Front window (Rock Magnet)
• Front upper window (Heat Load and future leak potential)
• Upper cabinet doors (Prefer OTT's options)
• Convection/Micro at knee height
• Pantry (As where is it?)
• TV  (Placement on side of trailer.  Not viewable from anywhere as displayed in video
• Dry Shower (Takes up too much space needed for storage)  For us prefer OTT's design
• Black mold looking accents in cabinet tops
• Several storage areas should have a means for installing shelving

Overall, for a first production model, I think their design decisions will appeal to many first time owners.  But their design needs some adjustments, just as what The Olliver's did with their first OE... make some and put them out for review and upgrade suggestions.  In a few years they would have a trailer that could compete head to head.  

But with plans of smaller and larger versions, frankly it does not appear that such a slow rollout and improvement of this model is their game plan.

In a nut shell:  I would not swap my 2018 OTT OE2 for a brand new one of theirs.

GJ

 

[Mike and Carol]

This looks like a nice trailer and a good first model for them in the fiberglass space.  It’s good that they offer an off-road suspension upgrade.  I like the dry bath, big fridge and flooring.  The tanks are slightly larger but not enough to make me change.  It does look nice on the outside but that’s an individual taste.  Competition and innovation is good.  We’ll see how they do.  Mike