Question Ember brand travel trailers?

[Tusk]

Do you have an update? We are considering an Ember and wondered how things are so far?

Yes I do. We had a pretty good first "season" considering we had no idea what we were doing for the most part.
But regarding the Ember, we have the 26RB Touring Edition. Not Overlander. So me1130's experience (post above) is a different unit all together. The Touring Edition held up great and we have had no dealer reportable issues so far with any hardware, structure or appliance outside small things that you normally may see. Like a decal peeling off the outside fridge or some surface rust on the drop down stabilizer chains. Oh, the pull release on the theater seat got stuck. So I disassembled it myself and fixed it. A screw had gone loose. The doors are hard to close. I had to modify the strike plate to help with that. No mold or leaking problems so far.
As previously stated, all RVs have little stuff that need attention. Ember is new and had some "growing pains" maybe on initial units. Then COVID hit and supply/inventory problems hurt them like it did everyone.
The Touring Edition tows very well with the 3/4 ton diesel I have. The CUB lane change assist lights are very cool. They could be a bit brighter during the day I think. But work well and I like that feature! We park camp, so the solar really is just a lead acid battery tender. But needed as I have to store in an unpowered lot. Same with the Inverter (and all plugs inverted). Nice to have, but so far I've used it once. When working on the door in storage. The inverter powered my Dremel.
All in all we really love our Touring Edition and I understand they are getting better as Ember grows and makes more units. Was it spendy? Yes. But my wife and I picked it over other models and have no regrets.

 

[Kevin D Pem]

Yes I do. We had a pretty good first "season" considering we had no idea what we were doing for the most part.
But regarding the Ember, we have the 26RB Touring Edition. Not Overlander. So me1130's experience (post above) is a different unit all together. The Touring Edition held up great and we have had no dealer reportable issues so far with any hardware, structure or appliance outside small things that you normally may see. Like a decal peeling off the outside fridge or some surface rust on the drop down stabilizer chains. Oh, the pull release on the theater seat got stuck. So I disassembled it myself and fixed it. A screw had gone loose. The doors are hard to close. I had to modify the strike plate to help with that. No mold or leaking problems so far.
As previously stated, all RVs have little stuff that need attention. Ember is new and had some "growing pains" maybe on initial units. Then COVID hit and supply/inventory problems hurt them like it did everyone.
The Touring Edition tows very well with the 3/4 ton diesel I have. The CUB lane change assist lights are very cool. They could be a bit brighter during the day I think. But work well and I like that feature! We park camp, so the solar really is just a lead acid battery tender. But needed as I have to store in an unpowered lot. Same with the Inverter (and all plugs inverted). Nice to have, but so far I've used it once. When working on the door in storage. The inverter powered my Dremel.
All in all we really love our Touring Edition and I understand they are getting better as Ember grows and makes more units. Was it spendy? Yes. But my wife and I picked it over other models and have no regrets.

Can I ask what you mean by plugs inverted?

 

[Tusk]

The Ember Touring Editions come with a 2000 watt (I believe) Inverter (12v to 120ac) that allows you to run the AC power plugs while using just the battery. All of the Ember's AC outlets are connected to the Inverter.

 

[Ember owner]

We are in the same position and have been looking hard at Ember specially the 201fbq. Our desire is to be away from campgrounds boondocking off forest service roads and doing Harvest Host. We plan to get out 1-2 times/month, 10 months/year.

Some major red flags have popped up for me.
1-looked at them at an RV show last fall. The build quality was one of the worst. Exposed nails, loose cabinets, most openings not square at all.
2-went to a different dealer and looked, saw many of the same things.
3-responed to one of their Instagram posts, expressed my desire to be an Ember owner but had concerns about the quality I observed. A few other owners commented on the quality of their units. Ember responded by deleting the entire post. A reputable company would have either addressed or sent a message to get more info. They are trying had to hide issues.
4-it's not easy to find reviews, you have to do a lot of digging through a lot of forms and YouTube but, you will dig up many, many, many statements about water leaks in the slides. They had an issue with floor adhesive being incompatible and turning black. They are trying to fix it but...

I want to believe they are different, I like the no wood build and layout but I just don't think they are as premium as the price they want.

For these reasons we are looking at Lance (prices have come way down in line with Ember) and I'm leaning hard towards Outdoors RV (hate the brown, love the quality and 100 gallons of water, priced lower than Ember)

Being in the PNW it's nice they are local and nice they have an arched roof to really shed water.

We looked at them Artic Fox, Nash, NoBo, Sonic, Lance, Intech, Geopro and microlite yesterday. (yep ran the gambit) loved the Lance and Outdoors. Not sure how Lance will hold up to boondocking.

I traded a Lance for an Ember 29MRS. Could not be happier with the Ember. Far superior in every way from my perspective. Not a single issue with the new Ember. My first year with the Lance was issue after issue one of which put the trailer out of commission for more than 3 months. In addition the slide out on my Lance 2445 was poorly engineered and required structural changes which were not done properly at the first authorized dealer I took it to. Lived in constant concern that it might not retract. So far I am more than impressed with Ember and their customer response to any questions I had.

 

[cag61]

Mark,

I purchased the 26RB and pull it with a 2018 F250 Powerstroke, drags nicely with he diesel. Probably wouldn't haul it with much less as its a heavy trailer, more is always better.
I've researched the trailers quite a bit, had a 2018 Forest River Surveyor I upgraded from. There's a big difference between the two trailers, The Ember has a lot of nice features it comes with that you wont have to buy as an upgrade. Has a great finish no nails, staples showing very clean and solid.
Any questions as away, and can post pictures if you want to see anything?

Hi,
We are looking at the 26RB. Also we are near you just south of Seattle. I tried to message you, but can't figure it out.

Would you please share were you purchased your trailer? And if you had had any issues and what you like most?

Thanks Chris

 

[MyRVTravels]

Hi,
We are looking at the 26RB. Also we are near you just south of Seattle. I tried to message you, but can't figure it out.

Would you please share were you purchased your trailer? And if you had had any issues and what you like most?

Thanks Chris

Hey Chris,
The Ember has been a great rig, its hard finding the perfect trailer and none of them are perfect lol.
I've looked at the new 2024 units and I like the 2023's better for a few things.
-The cabinets in the 2024 have a gas weave type panel vs matching smooth wood panel
-Pantry in the 2023 has more floor space for shoes, brooms, etc. the fuse box and converter are pushed all the way back giving you the floor space. In the 2024 they changed that eliminating all the open floor space.

Overall the differences between the 2023 and 2024 are minimal, not enough to pay the higher price just my two cents. if you can find a 2023 you'll defiantly save some money.
The build quality has been great, haven't had any major issues, the TV kinda sucks.
I really liked that it comes with 400w solar and inverter for off grid camping, will be adding two more solar panels. The Ember comes with a lot of nice features and is clean and bright inside lots of natural light.

We've done a few things to upgrade and make some things a little better for our likes and needs.
Overall the Ember has been great and tows great. We take ours out dirt biking a lot so were going down gravel forest roads and no service disbursed camping a fair amount, so a solid built rig was important for me.
I shopped around a lot and ended up driving to Pismo Beach, CA of all places to buy it. The only dealer here I found that had them was RV Country and at the time they were about 12k more than the one we found in CA. So we made a road trip out of it and still came out ahead after gas and time.
I have some more information and pictures on our website myrvtravels.net email me if you have more questions happy to help.

Doug

Hi,
We are looking at the 26RB. Also we are near you just south of Seattle. I tried to message you, but can't figure it out.

Would you please share were you purchased your trailer? And if you had had any issues and what you like most?

Thanks Chris

 

[azcowboy]

Just spent 3 weeks dry camping (elk hunt) in our new 24RLD E-Series. We upgraded from our older Jayco and have got to say we're absolutely loving it! As always there are things that need to be tweaked and adjusted, but so far it's been awesome. If I could make any changes so far it would be changing back to the old style awning, they were so much more sturdy, I used to stake it down and never worried about it. And as far as the tankless hot water heater goes, it's fine if you're staying in a campground with an endless supply of water, BUT dry camping it sucks! So hard to conserve water when you can't turn it off and back on again without COLD water, it requires a steady stream to maintain the selected temp. That will most likely get changed back to a tank heater. The solar system is so worth it, and we love the 12volt refrigerator. With 2ea 31 group batteries the solar takes care of everything and we never had to worry about the fridg, never even got close to needing the generator for anything except microwave. AND, the 18000 but AC won't even make the little 2000 Honda come off eco mode with the soft start, amazing!

 

[LWeber]

We have an Ember 201 fbq since 10/23. We only boondock and have had nothing but problems. It goes in for repairs every time we use it. The customer service is horrible. I recently tried to have a conversation with one of the owners only to be blatantly ignored and he refused to talk with me. Oh they will fix your issues over and over in the meantime you don’t have a camper for months. I bet we haven’t had use of our camper for 50% of the time since we bought it. It’s either waiting to get repaired or is getting repaired. Currently in for repairs going on 4 months. Poor workmanship just like all the other campers. They did some things right but skimped on others. They Ember has such potential to be a great camper but it falls short.

 

[LWeber]

We are in the same position and have been looking hard at Ember specially the 201fbq. Our desire is to be away from campgrounds boondocking off forest service roads and doing Harvest Host. We plan to get out 1-2 times/month, 10 months/year.

Some major red flags have popped up for me.
1-looked at them at an RV show last fall. The build quality was one of the worst. Exposed nails, loose cabinets, most openings not square at all.
2-went to a different dealer and looked, saw many of the same things.
3-responed to one of their Instagram posts, expressed my desire to be an Ember owner but had concerns about the quality I observed. A few other owners commented on the quality of their units. Ember responded by deleting the entire post. A reputable company would have either addressed or sent a message to get more info. They are trying had to hide issues.
4-it's not easy to find reviews, you have to do a lot of digging through a lot of forms and YouTube but, you will dig up many, many, many statements about water leaks in the slides. They had an issue with floor adhesive being incompatible and turning black. They are trying to fix it but...

I want to believe they are different, I like the no wood build and layout but I just don't think they are as premium as the price they want.

For these reasons we are looking at Lance (prices have come way down in line with Ember) and I'm leaning hard towards Outdoors RV (hate the brown, love the quality and 100 gallons of water, priced lower than Ember)

Being in the PNW it's nice they are local and nice they have an arched roof to really shed water.

We looked at them Artic Fox, Nash, NoBo, Sonic, Lance, Intech, Geopro and microlite yesterday. (yep ran the gamut) loved the Lance and Outdoors. Not sure how Lance will hold up to boondocking.

It’s was probably one of my posts Ember deleted. I’ve posted to Instagram about my experience with our Ember 201 fbq only to have my post removed repeatedly. You will notice there are no negative reviews on any of Embers posts. They all get deleted. My customer service experience with them has been crappy. We have had a long list of issues with our Ember it’s ridiculous. It goes in for repairs every time we use it.

 

[Rosy]

We have an Ember 201 fbq since 10/23. We only boondock and have had nothing but problems. It goes in for repairs every time we use it. The customer service is horrible. I recently tried to have a conversation with one of the owners only to be blatantly ignored and he refused to talk with me. Oh they will fix your issues over and over in the meantime you don’t have a camper for months. I bet we haven’t had use of our camper for 50% of the time since we bought it. It’s either waiting to get repaired or is getting repaired. Currently in for repairs going on 4 months. Poor workmanship just like all the other campers. They did some things right but skimped on others. They Ember has such potential to be a great camper but it falls short.

Still under warranty?

 

[LWeber]

Still under warranty?

Yes. Thankfully, as we had a long list of repairs. It’s been getting repaired for 4 months. That’s 4 months we can’t use our camper as our warranty ticks away. Frustrating.

 

[Rosy]

Yes. Thankfully, as we had a long list of repairs. It’s been getting repaired for 4 months. That’s 4 months we can’t use our camper as our warranty ticks away. Frustrating.

I was going to say that as soon as the warranty expires, I'd be taking it to an independent shop for any repairs you can't handle yourself.