2020 Columbia Northwest reviews

This pop-up has been incredible for us to see places and camp in locations that are generally not accessible by most all other campers. The quality of underbelly stability and the equalizer hitch on this was fantastic. In our high -wind region, the low profile, heavier weight of this camper was great, and we had no issues whatsoever traveling in windy conditions. We loved this camper and the peace-of-mind off-road adventures it provided us. Show less

We purchased our new 2020 Aliner 35th Anniversary Classic in red with Extreme Offroad package (gets 15 inch rims). It started out a little rough with a few minor defects which were soon taken care of by the dealership in Tacoma WA where we bought it. The main issue was door and how it was having issues closing to find out that the hinge on the lower half was broken. Also the dealership found that the non door wall was hitting the counter top causing the front side quarter window to push outward so the remedy was to put a thin bumper next to the window to prevent this from happening. Other than this it is actually a comfortable trailer to sleep in. The only regrets in getting this model it doesn't come with a cassette toilet or much storage. I've been learning as I go to come up with different ideas on storage and to put a commode in for over night potty runs. It tows great with little effort and not much fuel mileage loss with my tow vehicle that we have (2017 Chevy Colorado diesel). The door is really easy to close now with just a finger to close it. I'm trying different ways for storing things like our clothing when we are camping. Our trailer is an eye catcher with the Candy Apple Red. It may only take a little over a minute to set up but there is more time involved in telling the curiosity to how well it is to set up. Overall Aliner makes a good product but they leave themselves with room to make improvements. I, honestly would recommend one of these trailers to those who want simplicity and don't mind not having the necessities of not having a built in cassette toilet or the lacking of storage. We chose a Coolcat A/C with heat pump instead of the window A/C that sticks out the side. Also we like the dormer (hard sided) and how easy they are to put up or take down. Our future plans are to go places we have never been and to keep a log into how far and where we stayed. This log will also show how many miles are on the trailer. Also I would (if you order one) to get the bar style wind kit (helps with lifting the roof). I think this year has not been a normal year we have taken advantage of where we can go and have put a lot of mileage in such a short window of time to place both near and far of our home. Columbia Northwest has been very helpful with me when I have questions on things. Maybe someday we will travel to their factory to see how the trailers are produced but for now I'll just have to watch it on Youtube. Happy Camping! Show less