RV review: Updates on the AEONrv—all-season, electric, off-road and modern

Today’s RV review is of the 2025 AEONrv. What in the world is an AEONrv, you ask, and who are they? AEONrv is a Reno-based company founded by Jim Ritchie, who was dissatisfied with the RV rentals he found while renting. Being a serial entrepreneur, he decided to build his own darned RV. 

I have to say there are plenty of times I have felt the same way, but just didn’t have the resources. In fact, I still harbor dreams of building an RV out of a cargo trailer (here’s an article about that) but, being married, that may never happen. We shall see. 

CEO Jim Ritchie is quoted as saying, “The RVs I looked at purchasing were constructed with low-quality plywoods and plastics using staples and other flimsy fasteners that tend to fall apart over time and the insides rattle, especially when going off-road. I thought, we can build something far more durable and rugged, yet appealingly modern and sophisticated, and we’ll figure out how to do it at a price point that customers appreciate.”

If you haven’t stood up wherever you’re reading this and applauded, you haven’t been in an RV lately.

The model we’re looking at today is the model that was unveiled at the Overland Expo and is an RV that absolutely fits into the show.  

What’s in a name

The name AEONrv is an acronym standing for All-season, Electric, Off-road, New and modern RV. 

The first thing I want to address is the “Electric” portion of this. This is not an EV at all. The driving force comes from a gasoline-fired V6 courtesy of Ford. But the house battery system is the “E” in the Electric portion of the name, and it’s impressive. 

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How it’s made

The sidewalls on this are 2″-thick insulated laminated panels. The roof, back wall, and floor are the same materials but are 3 1/4” thick. Typically, laminated RVs feature aluminum studs in the wall, but these do not. So there is no heat loss in those studs, since there aren’t any. 

The corners are made of extruded man-made materials, and then everything is glued together using industrial adhesives. 

According to Ritchie, these adhesives offer some flexibility but incredible strength that can stand up to off-roading and rough terrain. The interior cabinets, too, are adhered to the wall with the same adhesive. 

“Nothing will rattle around or come off over time as you go down the road,” said Jim Ritchie, CEO. 

When the Ford chassis arrives at AEONrv, they redo the suspension to make it more capable off-road. Each RV maker can specify the trim level and features in what they get from a company like Ford. AEONrv is choosing models with all the trim and safety technologies. Some RV builders choose less well-equipped chassis. 

Bathroom in the AEONrv

There is a lot of advanced tech in this rig—but first, let’s take a tour. You may think it odd that the bathroom is right at the entry door, but it is actually brilliant. As you walk in, there’s effectively a mud room, and when this space is described as being a great place to let skis or jackets, or boots dry off, it really makes sense. 

There’s one of those pull-out clothes lines so you can hang wet things. This threshold is also the shower for the rig, and the bathroom here is sort of a wet bath. There’s a curtain that draws around the space when you’re using this as a shower, plus a Nautilus-style shower screen to separate you from the rest of the coach. 

This space also specifically has a duct from the furnace and a high-performance vent fan to facilitate drying your wet things more effectively. 

There’s also a drop-down sink behind the toilet, which is a cartridge toilet. You can opt for a composting toilet, and a third option is one where the solids go into a compostable bag and the liquids are channeled into the gray tank. 

Main living space in the AEONrv

This RV has no slide rooms, and there is a huge pass-through storage under the bed, so this isn’t going to offer diesel pusher interior space. But it’s still not a bad place to be. 

There’s a dinette on the road side with a large polycarbonate window that incorporates a screen and shade. The dinette seats are 32 inches wide, so whether this is a four-place dinette or two depends on your own hind end, I suppose. There are seatbelts here. 

There’s a Lagun-style table for the dinette. That table has a mount both on the wall, so you can use it as a dinette, but also on one of the benches of the dinette. This facilitates using the table as a standing desk or as prep space for the kitchen, which is good as the prep space is minimal. 

Kitchen

The kitchen features a sink, of course. The standard issue here is a single burner induction cooktop like this one. A two-burner model is available as an option, as is a very small microwave that would fit into an overhead cabinet. 

Speaking of cabinets, these are also really well made with overhead cabinets above the kitchen area, the dinette and on either side of the bed in the back. The cabinet doors, too, are a laminate material. It’s interesting how the cabinets are made. The process for cutting the panels is fully automated, from picking up the laminate pieces to cutting the holes. Even some of the screw holes are pre-drilled. 

There are also a lot of drawers under the sink as well as a pull-out pantry. Another very large drawer is under the fridge, along with a shelf for pet bowls. 

While talking Fidos and Fluffies, this thing actually has a mode where you can monitor the temperature remotely and automatically kick on the furnace or air conditioner so the pets stay comfortable even if you’re away. 

Storage and seasons

There are additional drawers at the very back of this rig. When you pull out the bottom two drawers, they become the steps to get into the queen-sized bed that is at the rear. The amount of storage inside this RV is impressive. 

That bed is perched over a very large storage bay accessible from the outside. This bay has a 32-inch height, so eBikes can fit back there. The compartment is also heated and is where the fresh water tanks and water filtration system are, so they won’t freeze. 

That water filtration system can remove particles as small as 0.2 microns. 

There are “L” track rails in this compartment as well as on the exterior back of this rig, so you can also hang things there as you need. 

Something I really liked is that the vehicle uses two sources to heat the water. One of those is a 120VAC heating system. But the smarter way is to use the engine’s coolant lines to heat the water. According to the company, after about an hour of driving, the water in the tank can reach up to 190°F. Plus, it’s a stainless steel tank. But this is almost free heat. Brilliant.

New and modern

Part of the name AEONrv is “New and modern,” and this thing truly has an exceptional new and modern power and climate control system. 

This newer model comes with 800 watts of solar on the roof feeding an 8.2kWh self-heating 24V Battle Born LiFePO4 battery pack, upgradable to 10.9kWh or 13.6kWh. You can also charge this with the alternator on the rig or, of course, shore power, although I suspect that this is a last resort for owners. 

There’s a 3,000-watt inverter, and most of the components in this rig are Victron pieces with the exception of a few bits and the Battle Born/Dragonfly batteries. 

Many of the DIYers that I follow have employed what’s called a mini-split A/C and heat system because they are so very quiet and also extremely efficient. This RV is one of the few that also does so from the factory. Further, this has a heating system that uses the vehicle’s gasoline if temperatures get really cold. 

Using a mini split means that you actually can run the air conditioner all night long on battery power, and the interior unit is quiet enough that you barely hear it. This is what happens when an RV is designed not by the RV industry. 

Conclusions

They don’t sell a lot of these, but for those who want an off-road and off-grid capable RV, this is an exceptional example. There is so much right with this design. 

But I can also see how the aesthetics won’t appeal to everybody. This is also relatively compact, which is great when you’re going off-road, but not as much if your plans mostly include RV resorts. Blech. Give me the woods rather than a concrete pad. But that’s why there’s something for everybody. 

The true queen-sized bed in this is an east-west bed, and that is going to be a deal breaker for a fair number of buyers. You’d be crazy not to get an RV Superbag for this. 

If you’re one of those who like being off the grid and want an RV that can stand up to that, this is one of the best motorized units I’ve seen for that. 

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