This reminds of an Australian brand whose name escapes me at the moment. This is definitely something built for a niche market. At $140k, I'd get myself a 5th wheel toy hauler. Two different intended purposes, but for that kind of money I want the space to go with it.

It’s a very nice trailer, with tons of good features. I like the all aluminum/composite , no wood construction. It’s definitely geared toward young over-landers, and outdoor enthusiasts. At 7,000 lbs., and over $100,000, it’s really not practical or realistic for most folks. To each his own, though. My perfect travel trailer would be an Airstream Bambi 16’, with a lift kit. Unfortunately for me, that is way over my price range. Our compromise is a new Casita Independence 17’. The factory installed lift kit will handle any off grid camping we’re likely to attempt. The kitchen, bathroom, and entertainment system are all indoors, where we like them. It’s small enough to fit into any campsite, and light enough to be towed by a half-ton truck or SUV. We’re selling our 2014 Keystone Passport 23’ RB Elite. We’re tired of dragging around all that weight.

I think these are a pretty cool design. I’m glad that you and Dillon were able to show these Pauses to us. Very nice and bathrooms are nice. Thank you Jason for showing these Pauses. Hope you have a great week. See you soon!

LOVE how this guy explained the terms / parts.. "What that means is..." -awesome !

1:23..."It's not thermally bonded together, it's actually heated together". Mm',Kay.

Pretty cool design with high end construction features. I agree it would be nice to see these walls and other components find there way into other models

Wow, it seems like this last year has pushed designer to new level's, Loving it

I love seeing these new innovative trailers. I hope you can show us some more in the future. I like the 3d printed walls, the aluminum features and the full outdoor kitchen design. Lots of light too. I’d be intrigued to see this in a barebones lightweight truck camper. *hint hint palomino

That is wild. Lockable pantry, LOL, yeah right. So many features. Love the 3D printed walls. Love so many of the ideas.

Purdy darn innovative trailers. I really like how they are built, and played out. I wouldn't mind pulling it behind my Power Wagon

I love the outside! The inside would have been nice when my kid was small and I was younger. Not quite what I'd use today but I love the paint job and the outdoor kitchen 😍

Love the windows! They should all be made like that.nice overall build,just super!

Looks like a great full time rig! Love it!

Great video!! Very informative, and well put together.

Yes the Pause 20.2 is a def for me camper the printed outdoor pattern is spectacular, finally an outdoor print. Thanx for the info both were very nice

Australian have been building these for years and have a long history with over landing caravans and vehicles. Nice to see the US starting to build these type of caravans, looks nice and hope they do well.

Very cool trailers. Out of most people price range, but you can see other manufacturers starting to go this direction. A lot of cool stuff going in.

That suspension! 😍

I have been full time in an Airstream Basecamp 20X for the past 18 months. Like my trailer but have to admit that even Airstream has some design and quality issues. However, every time I look at the traditional American made trailers on the market I am very glad for my AS. The Basecamp is supposed to be AS’s version of an off road trailer but it is not even close to this unit or the other American made overlanders such as the Imperial Trailers Xplore series. I was in Breckenridge, CO this past January/February for 30 days. Every night was sub zero even getting as cold as -30! Days were Colorado sunny and much warmer. Used heated water house that worked well but the pipes froze and I did a DYI insulation that worked pretty well. The pipes were next to the wall (aluminum!) and over the wheel well which was a very bad design. The final problem was tank ejection pipes freezing. Tanks had heaters but the pipes that provide the ability to dump froze. Fix that with a propane tank mounted heater and tent (to contain the heat) made out of Reflectix. Recently found a better solution with a “gun” heater that has forced air and connects to a propane tank. Works great. Bottom line, to get the type of overland trailer that can withstand extreme temps, provide sufficient battery power for A/C, tanks large enough for a week of boondocking and some other necessary features you are going to have to pay $125-$150K. I am just glad that there are now some American mfgs that are focusing on quality. I may be upgrading soon.

This is awesome!

Nice to see they are changing focus to long lasting quality in place of disposable. Should have awesome resale value.

I'm loving it ! I may have to consider, going smaller. Whata trailer

The guy giving the tour, reminds me of a guy I knew years ago. During his job interview, when asked for one of his strengths, he said, " I'm a good talker"

Love the cabinets and all is aluminum sounds and looks like a sturdy achine

Wow! Have a Sprinter View Preview. This unit would compel me to think seriously about changing my travel mode.

This thing is a beast!

That's a sweet trailer! They built it to last and boondock wherever desirable. I'm hearing that the prices MSRP around the 130 mark, but worth every penny in my opinion. If I didn't just buy a new 1/2 ton, I'd give this one some serious consideration!! Great video!

Wait, “it’s not thermally bonded, it’s panels are heated together”? 😳 The salesman makes me skeptical. But the cameras, storage, gun racks, windows, usable outside shelves, tables and storage, all make this a fascinating option that I want to know more about.

Awesome Trailer

I love a good outdoor kitchen.

Looks very much like this was inspired by HQ Black Series. If so then the pricing is not competitive IMO. But nice to see more manufacturers offering "off-road" TT designs.

That is VERY COOL!

This camper is incredible! I wish there were more with twin bed options.

I love this!

love it, seems perfect. Much better than my Camplight

I wouldn't buy one way out of our price range, but with that said I like the second trailer better than the first. The indoor kitchen with a real sink was the seller for me. The first one was trying to hard to put everything in it, 2 refigs both outside hope it doesn't rain for more than 1/2 a day. Anyway nice video thanks for showing us.

I love it but I am 5’ and wondered the SAME - there is NO way I could cook on that outdoor kitchen! Haha Love the rest of it!

I always love to see RV manufactures thinking outside the box (pardon the pun), and these have some really innovative features. The first floorplan went really overboard on the outdoor kitchen(s) with basically two exterior refrigerators and no interior kitchen...that wouldn't be much fun if winter camping. I'd also love to know what the high/low temperature rating is for these Pause units? They've also really "borrowed" a lot of inspiration from Ember RVs...the Euro windows and skylight(s), the front cargo box, the off-road suspension, etc., although these appear to be more geared towards the hardcore overlanding community, and Ember is building more for traditional RVers who want to get off-road and off-grid. Also, Embers currently top out around $60K, even with 600w Max Solar, but are very off-road capable and are 0-100-degree rated, and their MSL models offer really innovated storage/configuration flexibility. Besides the much more reasonable price tag, I prefer Ember's balance between off-road/off-grid capabilities and traditional RV creature comforts!

well thought out.

Not my style, but I'm glad that Forest River is stirring up the market with some fresh thinking. The emphasis on quality and durability is good to see too.

We pull a 18' nuCamp t@b 400 boon dock light trailer with either a Jeep Grand Cherokee or Ford F-150 5.0. We've been overlanding with it since 2019 with our longest trip being 3 months from FL to Alaska and home. Just a couple of comments; first it is def a nice rig but at 7000 lbs empty, you would have to be very smart when it comes to the right tow vehicle. The camera on the rear is a backup or rear viewing camera and not necessarily a security camera when stationary. Love the idea of outdoor kitchens and they are great when the weather is nice but realistically it's fair to expect raining days, so it'll suck having to cook outside, plus there is no table setup for eating inside. I don't remember him mentioning anything about batteries, but for the prices they are asking, they should come with lithium. Lastly, its Forest River and they've taken quite a few quality control hits in the last year or so. Would be nice to see them turn it around. I wonder if the design experts ever query their audience/users to get a feeling for what they would want? I know when we were looking for a small trailer my wife had several "can't do without" points; a quite and efficient heating and cooling system, close to a queen size bed as possible, separate eating area so we didn't have to put the bed up to sit, a kitchen that you can actually cook in and a shower/toilet. I'll be honest and say at first i wanted an outdoor kitchen and was happy with an outdoor shower. After camping in desert heat and snow I have to say I'm so glad I listened to my wife. Plus the rig we got is around 3100 loaded and cost a 1/4 of this rig. It really comes down to what sort of camping you want to do - suggest renting different rigs to figure that out if needed and how deep your pockets are.

I’ve seen a lot of these features in Australian built travel trailers, and European models, good to see American manufacturers taken notice. I especially like the suspension and the ability to lower the unit at the campsite. I would like to see manufacturers go to more lightweight units, such as the Livin Lite units were, with gas prices the way they. I would have to say the awning is a great one.

Forest River doesn’t have a enviable track record recently when it comes to build quality. That’s going to be difficult to overcome when trying to induce someone to plunk down $100K on a travel trailer. That said, I love the use of lightweight interior materials instead of clunky wood and wonder why more manufacturers haven’t gone down that path.

I hope this makes it to the market! This might be a winner if the quality and support are right, even if the price is a little high.

now that’s what I’m talking about!

Wow. Just wow.

Firstly, I have to agree with Josh the RV Nerd. Outside speakers at the top of the RV makes no sense at all. Why blast the neighbors? Granted, this will not likely be used in an actual campgrounds very often. Still, my own bluetooth speakers are my preferred option. Next, the lavatory sink is just stupid. Whether in a home or an RV. Water just splashes right out of that type of sink all over you when you use it. Plus, it's unnecessarily heavy and takes up more space than necessary. It's just a fru-fru gimmick, in my opinion. A simple bowl sink is so much more practical. Other than that, I love the rest of the camper! All aluminum makes so much sense. And the kitchens are so well thought out. Also, I've been wondering when a manufacturer was going to offer a wrap instead of an unnecessarily expensive paint job. Good job Pause!

Incredible for what they are...

For the money Airstream wants, it would be truly nice to see this type of innovation added to uphold their motto.

Wowza, way beyond my Ember.

I was looking at a black series. This does seem nicer in a lot of repects. I like the bigger tv in .2, but like the indoor kitchen in the .3. Outdoor kitchen can be nice, except when its to hot/cold/raining/windy etc. Definitely something to keep an eye on

I would for sure use that lockable space as a pantry....

These, Black Series and Ember RV signal a new overlander trend but my BIG hope is a much better industry standard in quality of build! Quality has been the victim of quantity sales in the RV industry for far too long!

I never would’ve associated Palomino with such an innovative and high end offering, kudos to them for pushing the envelope! Don’t tell us you didn’t record the video of hitting the wall with a sledgehammer!?

Very tactical looking.

Seems more and more that overlanding is an activity for the affluent.

Strong first effort. The price is a tough sell so they will have to really, really drive awareness for what the buyer is paying for above other upmarket overland trailers. A 24' or so to accommodate a couple kids/family at these prices would help make the investment case to families.

I'd definitely like to see the other floorplans. I would be that type who would rather have and not need than need and not have

Love love love the .3...kind of don't get the .2 but different strokes for different folks. I'd much rather have this and a truck than an expensive van!

Holy #$%&... all in ... overkill... fantastic features....

Oh and nice you answer

Currently we have an overland trailer with RTT that is towed by our diesel Rubicon. We don’t rock crawl, we just don’t want to be on pavement or in an RV park. I recently had been considering moving to a small Super C 4x4 but this trailer and a well equipped 3/4 ton truck would be more useful for us.

3/4 Ton Tremor or Power Wagons would be perfect trucks for a unit like this. I like the direction they are headed. We are 3 months into our overland trip in a 4x4 class B now. The space this offers would great, bit I could see the difficulty towing this into some of the places we have been. I wish the video touched bases on the hitch and what system they plan on using there.

impressive. thanks

Like it a lot. Would do the interior kitchen version. Too many mosquitoes most places we go to do extensive cooking outside.

I do like the inside kitchen model.

I’ve worked in the industry for 35 years and it’s good to see someone doing something different and being bold. Too many cookie cutter RV’s. They all are very similar and show no sense of design innovation or use of technology. Quality has always been this industry’s Achilles heel. Getting a well built one is a crap shoot but it’s getting better. Always buy with warranty in mind and ask if they have an actual company location for warranty work to be done by actual company employees that don’t do anything but make repairs. You don’t want the same people fixing a unit that may have caused the problem in the first place. Good dealers often have good service too so ask them as well. Good luck and happy camping.

Damn that thing is downright smexy dude! OH HELL YEAH I LOVE THAT KITCHEN!

Pretty amazing unit. Personally, there is zero chance of me ever buying that. For the person that is looking for something like this, it is BAD A$$!!! Id love to see some of that technology in the rest of the industry moving forward. Honestly, I can't imagine them selling very many of them, for a number of reasons, weight, price, and geography. Something like this is for deserts of Utah, Cali, Colorado, place like that. Living east of the Mississippi River, I have my doubts if I will ever see one with my own two eyes. Mr. Epperson was right though, I am blown away.

It's just great .

😊 I think I could live full time

very nice!

I liked the second one better with one kitchen inside and one outside. A lot of cool things, but I would like to see less weight. I'm probably not the market for it since it's way out of my price range, but maybe some features will filter into other trailers.

I think it has great components and ideas that hopefully bleed into other models (the same way an S-class pioneers tech years ahead of entry level cars). But it's a solution looking for a problem. It's so large (especially when combined with a full sized truck) that even taking it on most fire roads and backcountry will be a challenge. Yes the larger capacities will allow you to go off grid for longer but chances are this will be more of a show piece seen at much the same places bloated class A busses already go. This might do better in Australia but don't think it will be a hit in North America

GROOVY VIDEO

Honestly, would like to see non-solar options. Adds substantial cost where an ultra quiet generator and/or hookup works just fine and is reliable regardless of tree cover, cloud cover, nighttime, etc. Beautiful setup, but targeted for the few.

Looks like a solid unit. The counter top bathroom sink is too big resulting in a loss of at least some counter space.

That is the coolest off road camper

cooking out side.....lmao..... nope Bears should love that !

This really is quite a new concept. I would like to see the whole travel trailer industry to 1. move way from propane altogether; and 2. move the cooking area outside as this RV has. I'm positive doing to would result in way, way less travel trailers going up in flames from propane-related fires.

Yes, no wood! I’ve only seen this on one other RV. I love the Aluminum cabinets

WAY TOO HEAVY! Looking for something to go in the backcountry with my TRD Pro. Nothing beats a solid aluminum weld - certainly not "huk" rivets.

Yes, so many of us are going out to get one of these in the middle of this recession. I just filled up my Subaru it cost 65$ for regular gas. It's a glorified tin can. A lot of people are going to be hard up just figuring out how they are going to heat their home this winter. 😞

Hmm... Cold weather camping? Battery system? Inverter? Heating? lots of questions.

This is the future of RVs, the industry needs to wake up, a lot of what they learned with the Pause, will inevitably creep into the rest of the industry! Unfortunately those that ignor this innovation, will be left behind!!!!

The one thing not mentioned that is HUGELY important is battery power, how much and what manufacturer? Very nice travel trailer!!!

Swap the shower curtain for a retractable screen, one that is self cleaning. I'd prefer a normal shaped sink inside, for big dishes that don't fit into the tiny little outdoor one.

6:34 to see the interior. No, I don't look at the foundation first when I buy a house. First, I want to see if the family will fit inside.

I'd really love to know what you think of the Pause. Those walls really are nearly indestructible, and it has a full diamond-plate underbelly!

Nice. But will the fridge work longer than 3 months? Will the awning mother-board work past 7 months? Will the hot water heater really produce hot water longer than a month after purchase? Will the roof caulking last more than a summer without cracking and leaking? Are the outlets wired correctly? But I digress - maybe the RV industry has repaired its poor workmanship and supply chain problems by introducing another over-the-top model. Cha-ching...

I think it's a pretty nice rig for sure, little on the small side but that's okay, the deal breaker for me would be there's no solar powered air conditioner

Interesting!

At 1:20 he says it isn't thermally bound together, it's heated together. Thank God! Thermal never works - but HEAT! That's the sign of good quality. It's like saying it's not redundant, its just a bunch of different ways to do the same exact thing.

Really like the concept. A big problem I see is the wrap. One limb can wreck that beautiful exterior. Definitely need a toy hauler in this format.

A comprehensive list of everything that has changed as a result of an RV that "changed everything". 1)

What was the Puma trailer behind the Pause XC20.2 that had the rooftop tent on it? Thanks for the video on this trailer...with a trailer so sharp, how are there only 2 videos on KZfaq of those units???!!!

Finally, a US trailer company embracing the Aussie awesomeness. I'm not sure why RV makers keep putting in TVs, I know I wouldn't want a TV in my trailer. Also, both models do not offer additional sleeping for kids.

It’s a nice looking pull behind. I’m not impressed with wraps or any type of adhesive designs due to their short lifespan. The cost to replace them would be ridiculously high. 5 years goes by fast. I like the suspension and the bathroom. The storage in the rear of the first unit is nice. Convert the rodbox to be cabinets inside the camper and hand the rods on secured brackets in the rear storage compartment wall. It looks as though many items items attached to the outside could be easily stolen while you may be stopped and away from the vehicle, as when at a grocery store, restaurant, etc. it has a lot of potential though. The price is astronomical. It’s priced higher than just about any pickup truck a person would buy to tow it with. That’s more than an F-350 Platinum Dually 4x4. Seating inside is not desirable to weather out the storm. I like that it’s all aluminum. The frame is all bolted together and not welded. What is used to seal the joints of the walls to the roof and floor of these campers and what kind of maintenance is necessary?

i looked at the comments and once I saw the price, I knew this entire video was brought to you by Fantasyland.

Over 100K?!?!?!? No chance! Have fun fellas 😂😂😂