Bontrager Outdoors Announces Braxton Creek RV Acquisition

Bristol, Ind.-based Bontrager Outdoors, founded in 2019 with the launch of truck camper builder Skinny Guy Campers, announced today (Feb.2) that it has acquired Shipshewana, Ind.-based Braxton Creek RV, a manufacturer of teardrop travel trailers, “one of the fastest growing, privately-held RV manufacturers in North America.”

Terms of the deal are undisclosed.

“We are very excited to make Braxton Creek part of the Bontrager Outdoors family,” said Jason Bontrager, CEO of Bontrager Outdoors and founder and CEO of Skinny Guy. “Their products are high quality, the company has a very strong dealer base and the acquisition allows us to move into another great product segment that we know well.”

“The Braxton Creek team is really excited about this acquisition because it’s going to an ownership team that grew up in and knows this industry, has a true passion for the product, and loves the lifestyle,” added Braxton Creek CEO Jim Jacobs, one of several former Jayco Inc. management team members involved in Braxton Creek. “Austin and Jason Bontrager are active in and well-respected in the community. They are part of a family with whom Kent Yoder, one of the other founders of Braxton Creek and several members of our management team and I have a great shared business history. Even, more importantly is that we are longtime friends! We couldn’t have picked better owners to take this company to the next level, and we’re genuinely excited about what this means for Braxton Creek and more importantly, the long-term growth prospects for Bontrager Outdoors!”

Austin and Jason Bontrager grew up working in their family’s business, Jayco, and have a combined 30 years of experience working in the RV and Overland camping business, the release states, adding that the Bontrager family has long been known for building high quality RV products.

“Austin and I are on a mission to continue the reputation our grandpa, (Jayco founder) Lloyd Bontrager, established so many years ago with Jayco. Taking care of our dealer network and the end-customers will be a priority, combined with some much-needed innovation in the RV industry,” said Jason Bontrager.

Bontrager Outdoors, according to today’s release, designs and manufactures “the world’s lightest and most aerodynamic overland truck bed camper made entirely out of aluminum and stainless steel.” The company also has several other products and services in its portfolio, all related to the outdoor industry.

Bontrager Outdoors can be reached at (574) 891-0201 or [email protected]

Source: https://rvbusiness.com/bontrager-outdoors-announces-braxton-creek-rv-acquisition/