Today’s RV review is of the new-for-2024 Cedar Creek 380MUD fifth wheel. This is a large fifth wheel that addresses the needs of people who might be traveling with older children or another couple and want two separate bedrooms so everyone can have their own space. In fact, there’s even a secret hidden loft in this trailer.
Cedar Creek 380MUD highlights
The two bedrooms in this trailer offer the ability to make this a great rig for bringing along family and providing them with their own place to be. But the MUD in the name designation is actually where we’ll start.
This is one of the few RVs I’ve seen with a mud room, and that’s where the model designation comes from. The mud room in this trailer features a spot to put your shoes and also three hooks for jackets or whatnot. There’s also a seat so you can sit there and take off those muddy shoes. I like this, especially as I camp in winter and find a lot of places where mud is the name of the game.
While we vacuum our trailer, sometimes quite frequently, just being able to leave those dirty shoes behind in their own little room wouldn’t be the worst thing I’ve come across.
Main living space
That mud room leads to the main living space in this trailer. There’s a really nice kitchen with an island and a quite large Furrion 12-volt refrigerator. A convection microwave rounds out the cooking situation. I’m happy to see 12-volt fridges replacing residential units, but these quite large models are what people who have quite large RVs are demanding.
Drawers and cabinet doors are all soft-close, and there is a good number of places to store things.
But if you don’t find enough space here in the kitchen, there’s a hidden handle below a small mantle under the TV and you can open a wall—like in one of those old horror films. I think it’d be hilarious if they made a fake candle stick and that was the door handle, or you had to pull back a certain book and reveal this space.
But, anyway, it’s under the mantle and the opening wall reveals a rather large pantry space with lots of shelves and drawers. This changes things from a storage standpoint—there’s quite a bit here.
As for seating, this is where it gets a bit interesting. There is a four-person dinette where two of the seats are freestanding chairs but the other two are created with a movable ottoman. When that ottoman is against the wall, the wall has an integrated backrest. But it’s also movable and, bonus, it offers some storage too.
The only other seating down here is a theater seat. So this isn’t the greatest RV I’ve seen for a gathering space… unless you consider the upstairs bedroom number two.
Bedroom number two
The room over the kingpin of this RV is an interesting space indeed. There is a couch here that’s also a hide-a-bed. But there’s a Murphy bed as well. So you get a choice of two ways to accommodate two additional sleepers.
When the bed is up, there is quite a bit of space here. So you could bring some of those dining room chairs or even the ottoman up here to make this more of a gathering space. You could also have folding tables or something to make this a workspace.
This bedroom also has a small bathroom in it with a toilet and sink but no shower. In some ways, I wish there were a second shower, but there isn’t. So there.
There is also a loft over the mud room that is sort of a part of this bedroom, and sort of not. This would be a nifty place for a younger traveler. But you could also take out the lousy back-breaker mattress in the loft and use it for storage instead.
Bedroom number one
The master bedroom in this is potentially the nicest room in the house, with a king-sized bed in a slide room. But it’s the bathroom here that’s really nice.
This fifth wheel has a “U” shaped floor, if you look at it from the side with the kitchen and main living space in the lower portion of the “U” and the bedrooms on the upper portions. Or maybe it’s one of those outlines of someone shrugging their shoulders. Or even some odd form of “V”.
Anyhow, the bathroom takes up a good bit of space in the back, offering a lot of room for doing what you came to do. There’s a big walk-in shower, as well, and there are two sinks. Perhaps you and your guests could have teeth-brushing contests or see who can paint on fake eyebrows the fastest. Whatever competition suits you. I’m not here to judge.
There’s also a provision for a stacking washer-dryer here. So, while you’re applying those fake eyebrows for that surprised look, you could also be washing your tutus. It’s a really nice space here, and you don’t want it to go to waste.
Other features
There are a lot of things I also like about this fifth wheel. For example, the underbelly is enclosed but with segmented panels so you can remove just one panel easily if there’s something that needs addressing.
The suspension is better with a Road Armor suspension system with wet bolts. Overall you see a lot of attention paid to better-quality features and components in this fifth wheel.
I also like that you can opt for disc brakes and, if you haven’t driven a trailer with disc brakes, it makes a big, big difference in stopping performance. If you can swing it, get this option and thank me later.
Boondocking and travel access
I’m going to guess that a lot of these are going to spend the vast majority of their time at full-service RV resorts. But, if you’re not going to do that, there are some pretty great power upgrades.
The basic solar on this is pretty weak, with only 200 watts of solar panel. But that may be more than sufficient for the way these are used. If not, there’s one upgrade with two Mastervolt 100 amp-hour batteries and a Mastervolt CombiMaster 2,000-watt inverter along with 400 watts of solar.
If that’s not enough, you can go big league with a Mastervolt 460 amp-hour battery and a 30-amp CombiMaster inverter with a 60-amp charge controller and 800 watts of solar.
The neat thing about the Mastervolt upgrades is that all of the battery, inverter and control systems are built by one company and supported by a single supplier. There is no finger-pointing, and these are the same high-quality systems used in the marine industry. This is the top-grade stuff, folks. In fact, this is what I have in my own trailer and it’s been bulletproof.
Conclusions
One drawback some might see in this is that there’s not much of a “living room.” Though, quite honestly, I don’t remember the last time I was at someone’s house or in their RV and we needed a living room.
We either go outside or some gather in the kitchen and some gather in a second room. And, for that kind of experience, this is well-suited.
One of the things that makes me step back is that this is equipped with Lionsgate tires. I’m sure plenty of you have good miles on these. I just prefer a name brand for my own peace of mind.
This is a very large trailer, so you’re going to at least want a well-equipped one-ton dually, in my opinion, to move this around.
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Thank you, Tony! My, that is quite a fifth wheel! 🤔😯 It seems like a LOT of RV for the MSRP, and especially for 75% – 70% of MSRP. 😉 🙂
The inclusion of a desk beneath the Murphy bed, instead of a sofa, is something more RV designers should think about in this new age of remote workers. The front bedroom could theoretically sleep 2 adults and 3 kids. But with the Murphy bed up and the loft bed removed, the room could be a full office/meeting suite, with a desk, office chair, sofa, plenty of storage bins “upstairs”, computer, two big windows, and a half bath. With the door closed, the owner might even spend an 8-hour workday in that room, only “going downstairs” to eat lunch. The ability to move that “office” to new places is just the frosting on the cake. So, a flexible RV that is not a toy hauler is exciting to see!
Looks like the 2 awnings are reversed. The front one shows 21′ and the back one shows 12′. The picture shows the back awning 12′ is longer than the front awning 21′.