Bontrager Outdoors

About Bontrager Outdoors

Bontrager Outdoors is a Shipshewana, Indiana builder of teardrop and compact travel trailers, formerly known as Braxton Creek RV, which was co-founded in 2018 by Jayco veterans Jim Jacobs and Kent Yoder. RV industry veterans Jason and Austin Bontrager, members of the family that formerly owned Jayco, acquired Braxton Creek in early 2023 and rebranded it Bontrager Outdoors beginning with the 2025 model year. Its lineup spans the Compact, Standard, Comfort, Radical, and Drifter travel trailer lines, and the ownership group also builds Skinny Guy truck campers.

How they build

The company describes itself as driven by faith-based principles and accessible, hands-on leadership, with a 'do it right the first time' approach to manufacturing. It pairs a deliberately limited distribution strategy with a dealer- and customer-friendly warranty process, backed by a 1-year bumper-to-bumper warranty.

• Teardrop travel trailers
• Compact travel trailers
• Former Braxton Creek RV
• Ex-Jayco family ownership
• 1-yr bumper-to-bumper warranty

Milestones

1. 2018Braxton Creek RV founded in Shipshewana, IN by Jayco veterans Jim Jacobs and Kent Yoder
2. 2019Jason and Austin Bontrager launch truck camper builder Skinny Guy Campers, forming the Bontrager Outdoors holding company
3. 2023Bontrager Outdoors acquires Braxton Creek RV in February
4. 2024Braxton Creek rebrands to Bontrager Outdoors beginning with the 2025 model year; Bushwhacker lines become the Compact and Standard lines
5. 2026New Drifter model line added to the lineup