Outbackers

This is a camping forum website. I joined this website 5 years ago and really enjoyed it and learned a lot from the membership at the time. The website has undergone an ownership change and become something else. It is now a pay site with limited use free memberships available. It is run and moderated with a heavy hand and if you say anything that the moderators disagree with your posts get deleted. Don't add pictures unless you want to lose control of them. You can't delete them without mod approval. Do not give them money! It's a "for profit" site now.

Joined this web site before I bought my Outback RV. It was owned by a guy in Texas who was wonderful and picked great guys to be moderators. He ruled with a gentle hand and it was a very family friendly site. You never had people flaming one another and if someone got a little close to the edge it was handled with tact behind the scenes. His wife got sick and a guy from the site bought it and over the last 3 years he has added friends as moderators who will call you out for any opinion that differs from their own. He has turned the site into one where if you are outside the clique, you can have no opinion and be publicly humiliated. Last week he began to charge $100 for being in an exclusive member where you basically get things you used to get for free by lying to the membership about the web site costs. Do not give money to this site! There are plenty of other sites where you can get great information for free.

Contrary to some of the reviews, I think Outbackers.com is one of the best camping forums on the internet. The website is still FREE, just those who want to support the site can and have been. I don't know what the other reviewers are talking about, but for the last year I have been on this forum, I have not seen flaming, been flamed or any of the other complaints. The moderaters keep the site "FAMILY FRIENDLY" unlike some other sites. Check it out for yourself and see.

I used to get most of my camping knowledge from this website and the great community, but now they charge $100 to be an exclusive member. Don't they make enough money off of all the advertisements? Do they have to charge us money as well? What happened to this site?

I joined this website in July 2007 when I was looking and later purchased my Outback TT. Though information was helpful in the beginning it was taken over by the Administrators, Moderators, and Favorite Clique that were negative, got off the topic of discussion, silly, and would publicly humiliate other members that were stating useful information on the subject topic. It sounds like high school and other had warned me, but I finally saw it after several months with my own eyes. As of recent, this Outbackers.com is charging for information that you simply can find on several other great websites that are free to join. So if you want to purchase or own an Outback, seek information elsewhere for free... Just because it says Outbackers.com doesn't mean they have the answers you are looking for with your Outback.

I was a member on this site and it was very useful, lots of great information, but as others have said there are other sites out there. A lot of the members have moved over to DogandTrailer.com, which is a more generic site for camper lovers in general. Its in its infancy so only time will tell how it works out, but it looks like it has some promise.

I've been a member here since 2004. Yes, I contribute but only because I want to, not because I have to. It's one of the most informative websites I've found and deals with every kind of rv issue and then some. Of course, there are rules. If you don't like the rules, don't hang around. Leave like some of the rest have done. I have enjoyed meeting new friends. We have a great bunch of people. Many of us no longer have Outback rvs but hang around as SOBs (some other brand) just for the comaraderie. Check it out for yourself.

This website is stiill free to any and everyone. There are rules in place that don't allow discussions of politics and religion and this is what have upset some to degrade the site. Lucky for those of us that enjoy the site the rules are enforced and these people have left or been pushed out. If you have not checked it out look for yourself and you will see the truth.

What a Godsend this site has been! When we were searching for our first travel trailer we discovered this site and the help and resources have been invaluable to us. That was nearly four years ago, and we still visit every day! The folks are friendly, and unlike many sites out there, everybody respects each others opinions and gets along. The moderators do a great job keeping the site clean and family friendly. It's important to me knowing that if my daughter is looking over my shoulder she will not see anything inappropriate, and at Outbackers I know she will not. I guess some people call the moderators heavy handed for enforcing the rules, but I for one am glad they do. I know there have been some less than positive reviews on here, and I have to wonder what Outbackers.com they are going to. It's sure not the site I know! My advice... Drop on in and join the fun!

This is one of the best sites on the web! No one is forcing anyone to purchase anything. Those of us that choose to help the site out are not doing it for anything extra. We are doing it to make sure that Outbackers lives on and continues to be a great place to visit!

I have been a member for many year. The site has gone down hill in the last few years. New owner too over the site to make money. Now they charge for thing that were free just to make a buck. He fills there heads full of crap, many who don't have a clue on web site cost. There is no way he will ever need that much money to run a site this size. His moderators run the site like the russians.
You can't have free opions if they disagree with anything you say.
I say it was one of the best site around 5 years ago.
Now i only visit to see them make an $#*! of themselfs..

This website was one of the best camping site's on the internet. It was run by one of the nicest camping family who were from Texas. About two years ago the owner's wife became ill and he did not have the time the site needed to keep it operating the way it should so he handed it off to one of the members he thought would take care of it like he would have. Boy did he pick the wrong person. It is run like a dictatorship and he is charging $100 to be a charter member for the things that use to be free. There were plenty of donations coming in to support the site and keep it up with money left over. If you say anything against or disagree with the ownership or moderators your post gets deleted and you get reprimanded in front of the whole membership. I would suggest you stay away from this site entirely.

This website is run by the most arrogant man on this earth. If you join this website you can only do what he tells you to do, and you have no rights. In the last year or so he has run more members off then has joined

I belonged to this forum for many years. Mostly good people and a place to get and give information and help about camping.
Recently the owner of the website decided he was not making enough money. So he removed some of the features of the forum, and then offered them back to the membership in the form of a premium membership. Then when that created a fair amount of backlash, he blamed malcontents, and threatened to shut down the forum.

So he got his way. Many unsuspecting members have bought the premium. Now the forum is the 'haves' vs the 'havenots'.

Too much drama for a forum designed for people helping people. There are tons of other forums out there for the interested camper. This one should be avoided.

The few folks who want the world (email account, blog space, photo storage, etc) for nothing are trying to discredit the administrator and the moderators. To their credit, the moderators and administrator run a very friendly, family oriented website that helps folks with questions on their RVs, as well as allowing members (free membership) to offer tips, share experiences, and a whole host of other interesting topics. Vulgarity, flaming, discussions on politics and religion, and name calling are not allowed, which has some folks mad. Well, they need to go to other sites that allow that stuff and leave the rest of us alone. The administrator had been running the site for a long time by financing it out of his own pocket. And when he announced that he could no longer afford to do that (the site grew by leaps and bounds - requiring more and more server space, which costs more $$$), he offered premium memberships that afforded the donators more space, etc. Then the flamers came out of the woodwork. Seems as though they want more free mail space, photo storage, etc - but do not want to pay for it. So their response was to try and shut down the site for the rest of us. Shame on them! If I don't like a movie, I get up and leave. If I don't like the food at a restaurant, I don't go there any more. Perhaps those morons can figure out that if they don't like a website, they don't have to type in the address and press "GO." Let them start and fund their own website so they can do as they please without offending the rest of us. But they will find out that nothing is for free! (Don't let the door hit you in the butt on the way out!)

I have been a member of Outbackers.com for about 2 years. It's a great site to get answers to your questions. Most people are friendly and the information is good. It does get silly at times and the moderators are heavy participates and tend to step all over you.

Count me as one that was publicly flamed by the owner himself for stating my non-religious and non-political opinion on something concerning the forum. The owner is supper dramatic and believes people are out to get him. He is also a heavy participant and will step on you, then a bunch of members will praise his grace and wise hand.

Don't cross the one called "PXDoug."

They call themselves a family, but families disagree sometimes. If you do disagree, you'll be a black sheep in no time.
Nobody tried to shut down the site except the owner himself. Yes, go see for yourself! Drama queen vally PTA. I recomend the site, just don't get "to" involved, if you do, wear protection.

Well the mis information still flows. There are no ads on Outbackers never has and there are no plans for them. There are no commercial sponsors and no plans for those either. You would think if people want to slam something they could at least have a little truth in the claims. Visit the site and read EVERYTHING for free. You want to post a question, join for free, no banners, no pop ups, NO ADS and its free. You want to support the web site there are options for that to, pay a little or pay what you think it is worth to you or just pay by posting helpful and insightful comments to the questions and ideas posted.

Oh well the it is still funny to read what the malcontents are writing just don't put much weight into what they are writing.