op-up shops are the rage today — “flash” retailers opening short-term spaces that last for just a few days, often to feed a fad from athletic shoes to fast-dining entrees. Imagine, though, if this concept took over an entire city; as you drive down major routes, you spy location after location displaying their top designs for the coming year.

That’s kind of how Elkhart County, Indiana, looks during the Elkhart RV Open House. It’s four hectic days where virtually every major (and many smaller) manufacturers gear up to introduce their new models to literally thousands of RV dealers who fly or drive to northern Indiana from most every U.S. state and Canadian province.

During those four days, the staff of RVBusiness — the country’s premier trade magazine — views hundreds of new RVs slated for production in order to present what it considers to be the best new towable and motorized RVs. For the 2024 model year, editors of RV Enthusiast joined them in visiting dozens of RV manufacturers during this event. At each stop, we viewed new models and queried executives, product managers and engineers to learn how certain designs and products were developed — and how they were expected to impact the industry.

Everyone involved then collected their notes — and their opinions — and the discussions began. Eventually, a consensus was reached and a list of “Top Debuts” was compiled; from it, select RVs were selected as finalists for “RV of the Year” — and from that lineup, one model was chosen as the year’s penultimate RV.

And, while Open House is closed to the public, RV Enthusiast readers are the first consumers to see many of these units. The following pages showcase 31 of the best models destined for dealer lots in the coming months. They are distinguished by badging denoting the “RV of the Year,” the other 10 “RV of the Year Finalists” and 20 “Top Debuts” worthy of your attention. Every one of the RVs highlighted on the following pages brings something unique to the industry and deserves accolades — and strong consideration should you be in the market for a new RV this year.

Special thanks to RVBusiness Publisher Rick Kessler, Chief Operating Officer Scott Stropkai, Editor Gary Gerard and photographers Peter Ringenberg and Tyler Klassen, as well as writers Ben Quiggle, Ron Barger, Brad Worrell and Travis Pryor, for their assistance in creating this special section.