Excellent review - I am considering an OGT Exped 3.0 vs. a Cedar Ridge Campers Vega 2.0XT. I think quality control at OGT is an issue; the faults you mention like leaking doors and steel on aluminium fixings are just inexcusable. You shouldn’t need to spend days applying silicon/extra rubber seals etc. to something that costs so much. I see these trailers don’t hold their value well at all. Thank you again. If I get a very competitively priced near-new OGT then I take your experience and buy a lot of silicone!
All trailers seem to have their strengths and weaknesses. OGT is very proactive to improve design so maybe look into their 2025 models to solve some problems I described. I looked at the Cedar Ridge Vega 2.0 XT. My 2 cents for what it is worth... Vega advantages over the Expedition: 100 lbs. lighter when empty, Arctic Tern doors with what looks like double seals, multi-position awning style window than can open in rain (I would love those windows!), trailer has handbrake at the hitch, water system in heated cabin with heating pad under tank. Expedition 3.0 advantage over Vega XT: The option of the Evolution suspension. By far better than the Timbren if you will travel on bad roads (but at a high cost). The Vega with the Timbren suspension bounces around a lot (and everything in / on it too. Everything on the trailer takes a hammering!). Look at this great user video: ua-cam.com/video/nKXIzu02EWQ/v-deo.htmlsi=6fIT8KCd1QIK-XHs At 3:25 in his video you can see how much it bounces. The Evolution suspension on the Expedition is amazing. Hugely dampens vibrations and bouncing so suspension takes hammering, not the trailer and contents. The spare tire mounting on Vega is not solid (again see 3:25 on user video) and bangs around. On Expedition, it is a rock-solid mounting without any movement of the tire at all. Ground clearance on Expedition with Evolution suspension is 4 inches higher. Roof rack has double the capacity with option of 6 roof rails (vs 2 on Vega). Has 31 gallon (vs 20 gallon) water tank, aluminum fenders (less prone to rust than steel of Vega). Outside fold down burner / basin takes no interior space (vs pull out on Vega). Higher with more headroom inside. R rating of wall insulation R10 vs R5 on Vega. Movable vs fixed solar panel. I like the seamless bed-lined exterior of Vega with no seams for water intrusion (which swells and delaminates other fiberglass RV's when it freezes). The Expedition has a one-piece wrap-around roof but has sealed seems elsewhere. On the Vega I would wonder about the forward-facing stargazer window. If it is glass, it could get rock chips / cracks and if a type of plastic, could dull and scratch. Rocks ding the Vinyl body armor I put on forward-facing surfaces of my unit. The Vega cabin is fiberglass vs aluminum of Expedition. Not sure which is best. Expedition seems tougher as long as it won't suffer galvanic corrosion. Both still have steel chassis that will chip and need maintenance treatment for rust. Vega's fenders and rock slider is also steel vs aluminum on Expedition. Steel harder, heavier but more prone to rust... The Vega has shorter sleep space length but slightly wider and has high density polyethylene cabinets vs aluminum on Expedition (not sure which will last better). Cabinet latches are a bit more refined on Expedition. Note if I spec out the Vega as closely as possible to features on the Expedition (with Evolution suspension) I have, the Vega comes in CAD 2 393 (or USD 1 717) cheaper, but if I had the Timbren suspension on the Expedition (which is the base option) like the Vega has, the Expedition would be more than CAD 3 000 (USD 2 152) cheaper. So you end up having to choose the design features that are most important to you... Not an easy decision🙂
Very interesting review - Thanks.
Gives me interesting hints for buying an checking for problems on my trailer. Different model.
Did OGT ever explain how they plan to fix all of the issues you outline in this video series?
Excellent review - I am considering an OGT Exped 3.0 vs. a Cedar Ridge Campers Vega 2.0XT. I think quality control at OGT is an issue; the faults you mention like leaking doors and steel on aluminium fixings are just inexcusable. You shouldn’t need to spend days applying silicon/extra rubber seals etc. to something that costs so much. I see these trailers don’t hold their value well at all. Thank you again. If I get a very competitively priced near-new OGT then I take your experience and buy a lot of silicone!
All trailers seem to have their strengths and weaknesses. OGT is very proactive to improve design so maybe look into their 2025 models to solve some problems I described. I looked at the Cedar Ridge Vega 2.0 XT. My 2 cents for what it is worth... Vega advantages over the Expedition: 100 lbs. lighter when empty, Arctic Tern doors with what looks like double seals, multi-position awning style window than can open in rain (I would love those windows!), trailer has handbrake at the hitch, water system in heated cabin with heating pad under tank.
Expedition 3.0 advantage over Vega XT: The option of the Evolution suspension. By far better than the Timbren if you will travel on bad roads (but at a high cost). The Vega with the Timbren suspension bounces around a lot (and everything in / on it too. Everything on the trailer takes a hammering!). Look at this great user video: ua-cam.com/video/nKXIzu02EWQ/v-deo.htmlsi=6fIT8KCd1QIK-XHs
At 3:25 in his video you can see how much it bounces. The Evolution suspension on the Expedition is amazing. Hugely dampens vibrations and bouncing so suspension takes hammering, not the trailer and contents. The spare tire mounting on Vega is not solid (again see 3:25 on user video) and bangs around. On Expedition, it is a rock-solid mounting without any movement of the tire at all. Ground clearance on Expedition with Evolution suspension is 4 inches higher. Roof rack has double the capacity with option of 6 roof rails (vs 2 on Vega). Has 31 gallon (vs 20 gallon) water tank, aluminum fenders (less prone to rust than steel of Vega). Outside fold down burner / basin takes no interior space (vs pull out on Vega). Higher with more headroom inside. R rating of wall insulation R10 vs R5 on Vega. Movable vs fixed solar panel.
I like the seamless bed-lined exterior of Vega with no seams for water intrusion (which swells and delaminates other fiberglass RV's when it freezes). The Expedition has a one-piece wrap-around roof but has sealed seems elsewhere. On the Vega I would wonder about the forward-facing stargazer window. If it is glass, it could get rock chips / cracks and if a type of plastic, could dull and scratch. Rocks ding the Vinyl body armor I put on forward-facing surfaces of my unit. The Vega cabin is fiberglass vs aluminum of Expedition. Not sure which is best. Expedition seems tougher as long as it won't suffer galvanic corrosion. Both still have steel chassis that will chip and need maintenance treatment for rust. Vega's fenders and rock slider is also steel vs aluminum on Expedition. Steel harder, heavier but more prone to rust... The Vega has shorter sleep space length but slightly wider and has high density polyethylene cabinets vs aluminum on Expedition (not sure which will last better). Cabinet latches are a bit more refined on Expedition. Note if I spec out the Vega as closely as possible to features on the Expedition (with Evolution suspension) I have, the Vega comes in CAD 2 393 (or USD 1 717) cheaper, but if I had the Timbren suspension on the Expedition (which is the base option) like the Vega has, the Expedition would be more than CAD 3 000 (USD 2 152) cheaper. So you end up having to choose the design features that are most important to you... Not an easy decision🙂
I believe AGM is just as good.
Agm is great but lithium is so much greater on every level.