Recreational Specialties, an RV manufacturer based in Wakarusa, Indiana, will display its Moab off-road/off-grid motorhome line at Elkhart Extravaganza.
The Moab RV has been in development for nearly a year, owner Scott Tuttle said. The company planned to have the motorhome ready for the Overland Expo East event in October but finished ahead of schedule.
“So, we are going to debut it at the RV Open House so potential dealers can experience it,” Tuttle said. “The larger of our two Moab models is built on a former military vehicle chassis, making it without a doubt one of the most versatile and extreme terrain capable motorhomes to ever hit the market.”
Recreational Specialties’ display will be on County Road 6, just west of County Road 17. For more information, call 574-370-1728 or email [email protected].
The larger Moab is built on the Acela Monterra 4×4 extreme-duty Class 6-7 cab and chassis. The Moab sits on a floating platform, enabling the box to twist and turn separately from the chassis as consumers travel through terrain with uneven surfaces.
The motorhome is entirely run on electric power, with no LP used. The motorhome has a 17,000-watt energy storage system run on 48-volt power. The system includes solar panels feed a 6,000-watt inverter and two 8,440-watt-hour Lithionics lithium batteries.
With the power system, Recreational Specialties said the Moab can run the air conditioner at maximum level for 21 hours or run the entire house system at the same time for 10 consecutive hours.
Moab is “an extreme offroad/off-grid motorhome,” Tuttle said, “offering absolutely amazing capabilities for owners.”
The Moab box installs on numerous chassis and platforms. A smaller model built on a Ford Super Duty 550 chassis will be on display in Elkhart. A nearly 8-foot-tall engine snorkel enables the Moab to traverse deep waters. The vehicle’s self-inflating/deflating 46-inch tires ease off-road travel.
The motorhome has a 150-gallon freshwater tank, a 40-gallon black tank and a 30-gallon gray tank.
“A lot of traditional motorhome manufacturers will put a Class C on a four-wheel drive chassis and call it off-road, but it still has street tires and a pretty paint scheme like a typical unit,” Tuttle said. “The extreme off-road market is unique, with customers willing to pay more for a unit that will allow them to truly go off-road for extended periods of time. We have enlisted customers in this market to help us design the Moab and we are confident that we have something unique to offer the market. It is our hope that we might find a handful of dealers who want to carry the best and not just another motorhome.”
