Among the major sociological changes that occurred as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, working from home was one of the most significant. Once people realized that there would be no going back to “normal” and that working from home was a lasting thing, many also discerned that it made no difference where “home” is and took to the road.
The RV industry boomed during late 2020 and 2021, and many workers were able to adopt the RV travel lifestyle full-time. RV manufacturers took note, and several have announced models with offices for the 2023 lineup.
Two examples of the RV product debuts this year are the Keystone Montana 3941FO Front Office fifth wheel, and the Airstream Flying Cloud 30FB Office.
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Keystone Montana 3941FO Front Office
Keystone bills their Montana line as “Luxury Fifth Wheels.” The Front Office is all that, with the added benefit of an office space for RV workers. The $137,565 (MSRP) Front Office model is a big rig, weighing in at approximately 14,500 lbs., and will require a strong, capable tow vehicle. But the big RV offers everything that the RV traveler working from a mobile home could want.
Airstream Flying Cloud 30FB Office
For those who prefer a travel trailer that might be a little easier on the tow vehicle requirements and budget, the legendary Airstream Flying Cloud is now available with an office. Airstream refers to its work-enabling model as having a “designated office floor plan.” The price of this travel trailer starts at $94,400. Thor Industries also recently announced that it is now bundling Starlink hardware with all of its travel trailer offerings, as we report elsewhere in this issue of RV Travel.
Current RVs with office spaces
| Class A Coaches | Travel Trailers | Fifth Wheels |
| Fleetwood Discovery LXE36Q | Airstream Flying Cloud 30FB | Crossroads Volante VL3251RD |
| Fleetwood Frontier GTX37RT | Keystone Cougar 31BHKWE | Forest River Cedar Creek 377BH |
| Tiffin Allegro RED 360 | Keystone Hideout 38FKTS | Keystone Arcadia 3660RL |
| KZ Connect C292RDK | Grand Design Solitude 378MBS | |
| Keystone Montana 3941FO |
In the weeks and months ahead, I will be writing a regular feature about working from an RV home. Next week, tune in to read about running a business from your RV, including decisions like whether to form a business entity, insurance for an RV-based business, business licensing, and much, much more.
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Love this model (Keystone Montana 3941FO Front Office). The designated office space is exactly what I need. I am a retiree who has gone back to work consulting, and I love the idea of having an office that is tucked out of the way. Have no need or use for a second sleeping area.
FYI – If the Grand Design Solitude counts as an office, then the Keystone Montana 3855 and 3857 models have been around for a while.
I wish rv designers would interview more women before completing their cookie cutter floor plans. Dining areas are redundant seating and steal valuable space. Most people could use a pull up and over airline type tray in the recliners or theater seats for eating together. The dinette booth is obsolete but the half table with free standing chairs could easily be converted to a functional office space without trading bedroom 1 closet space like in this Montana.
No kids allowed, nor room for them to sleep unless it’s on the sofa or dinette.
In other words, the “office” was stolen from the “bunkhouse” space.
Go figure…
Sorry, Dave. I just noticed that our spam filter put your comment in the spam folder yesterday for some reason. My apologies for not noticing this, and approving it, sooner. Have a good night. 😀 –Diane at RVtravel.com
Working is not rv’ing….but rv’ing can be a lot of work. Stew on that!
My wife and I just got back from our local dealer-run RV show. We toured through dozens of TT, 5th wheels, Vintage Cruisers, and a handful of class A’s and C’s, down to your small rugged off-road pull-behinds, and not one rig had an office-type set-up.
An office can be tucked into many mid to large RVs with a bit of effort. I put one recliner into storage and replaced it with a 20″X40″ table. Using a bridge shelf, I had both dual laptops (work/personal), dual monitors that could be button switch between the two laptops as well as a full size keyboard & mouse and full video conferencing gear. I used my own cellular-based wi-fi for far better stability and security than the RV park’s network. My scanner/printer was under the table.
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My wife retired, but I had two more years. I already worked from a home office for many years. It was cozy in my tiny corner, but I otherwise had all the functionality of my home office those two years.