From its Ohio shop, Grumpy Bear Campers hand-builds lightweight fiberglass truck campers for off-grid travel, including custom rigs designed around a customer’s truck and camping style. Its molded composite construction replaces wood framing, helping prevent rot and moisture damage while keeping campers light enough for mid-size trucks and remote terrain. The company sells the Overland Cub and Arctos S1 alongside fully custom builds, with customers working directly with the people building their camper.
Cortes CampersCleveland-based Cortes Campers builds four-season travel trailers from molded fiberglass composites, using boat-inspired construction and integrated composite frames rather than conventional wood-framed bodies. Its compact models are designed to be lighter and towable by smaller vehicles, while the monocoque approach helps resist rust, rot and corrosion. Cortes also supplies its composite frame technology to recreational-vehicle manufacturers.EUCLID, OH
Advanced RVFounded near Cleveland in 2012 by engineer and traveler Mike Neundorfer, Advanced RV hand-builds fully custom Class B motorhomes around each owner’s way of traveling. Its roughly 45-person team works under one roof in an 85,000-square-foot facility, where designers, engineers and craftspeople build and support vehicles ranging from off-grid travel homes to mobile workspaces. Advanced RV has produced nearly 200 custom motorhomes and continues to work directly with owners through long-term service, upgrades and technical support.WILLOUGHBY, OH
nuCamp RVnuCamp RV manufactures recreational vehicles, with a specialty in teardrop trailers and truck campers, which it has made since 2004. Founded as Pleasant Valley Teardrop Trailers in Ohio’s Amish country, the company grew from a small operation hand-building 50 campers in its first full year; it now handcrafts its products at a manufacturing facility in Sugarcreek, Ohio. Its product lineup also includes travel trailers.SUGARCREEK, OH
AlinerSince 1984, Aliner has built its identity around the compact A-frame pop-up travel trailer, now made in the USA for campers who want to get on the road without a lengthy setup. Its lightweight campers can be opened in about 30 seconds, and the company says more than 50,000 customers have taken Aliners on their travels. Alongside new campers, Aliner’s factory Parts Team supports owners with replacement parts and hands-on service, including for some older models.MT PLEASANT, PA