Today’s RV review is of the new 2023 Alliance RV Avenue 24RK, a new smaller fifth wheel from the company. Alliance is now up to four sub-brands of the greater Alliance marque with those being Paradigm, their top-level fifth wheel; Avenue, smaller and more affordable fifth wheels; Valor, the company’s fifth wheel toy hauler line and Delta, the company’s first travel trailers.

In fact I recently had the opportunity to write a review of the 2023 Alliance RV Delta 262RB travel trailer. Based on how popular this article was, I think you’re as curious as I am about what’s happening at this relatively new and still independent RV company.

I have also done a review of the Alliance Avenue All Access 22ML fifth wheel which is smaller than today’s model.

What’s inside

The Avenue 24RK is a good blend of exterior size and interior space if you’re looking for a couples’ fifth wheel. There’s quite a lot to like about this model starting with the fact that it’s a full 101 inches wide. Typically smaller fifth wheels are 96” inches wide.

While five inches might not seem like a big deal, it really is and the additional width really opens up the interior of this rig.

The overall length of this trailer is 29’ 1” which is about two feet longer than the 22ML but still not long as far as fifth wheels go. In fact, depending on the length of your pickup, this could actually be shorter overall than my own truck and trailer since over three feet of the fifth wheel sits over the bed of the truck.

Further, plenty of RVers tell me that fifth wheels just tow better.

Things I like

There are a lot of things about this brand that I really like. For example, the flooring is a laminate using Azdel on the top and bottom. Azdel is a man-made substance that is impervious to water damage.

That same Azdel is used in the wall construction of these. In addition to being water proof, it’s also better at sound insulation which is a bonus in the wall build.

Alliance not only consistently color codes all their wiring but also numbers it consistently. This makes it easier for the person building the RV to do it properly but makes a huge difference if there’s ever a warranty issue.

Having handled warranties I can tell you that diagnosing wiring issues is significantly faster and easier when you have a place to start, and many RV companies don’t even have schematics for their RVs.

Another unusual thing involves the plumbing where each fixture has a shut-off valve so if life’s rocky road does cause a fixture failure you won’t be flummoxed. Now that’s a sentence!

But there is a convenient cabinet behind where you hook your water pipes that lets you work on the plumbing as well as easily make changes for winterization. Nice.

I have frequently written that you should buy an RV by starting at the chassis and Alliance chassis structure is a bit heavier in some places but much heavier where the suspension is attached. Further, the company uses a wet bolted suspension system with a MorRyde CRE3000 rubber mounting system.

They’ve thought about the wiring as well where each Alliance product is built with the same wiring colors. I have found, when I handled warranties, that the companies that did this seemed to be more intentional about what they were doing and had fewer failures. Further, if there was an issue, it was much faster to diagnose and repair the problem.

One of the features I wish more RVs had is a port on the roof of the rig. Nowadays more and more RVers are wanting to run wiring from the roof for things like solar panels or Starlink or cell phone boosters. On just about all RVs you have to drill a hole in the roof and then figure out how to fish this wiring through to where you want it to go. On this rig, there is a port up on the roof so this is done already. And weather sealed.

Alliance 24RK fifth wheel floor plan

Easy access to plumbing in the 2023 Alliance RV 24RK fifth whee

Honest review of the new-for-2023 Alliance RV Avenue 24RK fifth

Your dining spot is part of the huge counter space with two bar

Upstairs storage is good with a completely flat floor and true q

The bedside tables have storage beneath them and each side has b

The bathroom sink is a poured epoxy product that I really like

A closet and three drawers add to the storage in the upper deck

Additional counter and cabinet space at the front of the lower d

A larger oven and tremendou amount of counter and cabinet space

Large windows and a wide body give the Alliance 24RK a roomy fee

Handy shoe garage right by the door in the Alliance 24RK

A handle at the top of the ladder makes roof inspections much sa

Upstairs done right

Having a differently-built chassis means that the upper deck doesn’t have to have a step-up part-way through the bedroom. That means that the upper deck doesn’t have the usual trip hazard that is so common in RVs.

Further, this is a proper queen-sized bed but they are able to still maintain good walking space around the bed thanks to the additional width of this unit. There are both household and USB plugs on either side of the bed.

What really impressed me was all the storage up here. The side stands each have a door in them to access this space. There’s the usual closets beside the bed and the space over the bed as well.

There’s a hanging closet at the back of the bedroom (the foot of the bed) as well as three drawers so storage is a strong point. Lastly, the bed does flip up for more storage.

I also like that almost every light in this trailer is on a dimmer switch with a memory. If you dim a light and turn it off, it remembers the dimming setting when you turn it back on again. Handy.

There isn’t room for a washer-dryer here but that’s not uncommon in a fifth wheel of this size. Besides, you can always get one of the portable washers like we have.

Downstairs updates

As mentioned the larger width does give the downstairs a more airy feel. This is truly a couples’ camper with there being theater seats and then two bar stool type seats.

Speaking of the bar stools, the kitchen counter on this is enormous, extending most of the width of this trailer, along the camp side and then again in a bar. This is one of the larger amounts of kitchen counter space.

While seating might not be the strongest part of this RV, counter space is.

I have harped on RV manufacturers for putting in tiny, worthless ovens and this one more than makes up for those. The oven in this trailer is nearly residential-sized. There’s the usual three-burner stove top as well.

But as much counter space as there is, there’s an equally tremendous amount of caninet and drawer space. Further, Alliance has beefier drawer bottoms so things don’t break on through to the other side.

If you have an RV you’ve very likely had a drawer bottom failure so this is a nice touch. When counting cabinets, don’t forget the pantry which is in the slide.

In fact this is one of the few areas where I would make a change to this floor plan. Instead of putting the refrigerator at the very back of the rig and then having the pantry in the slide, I would flip them so that the reefer is in the slide.

My reasoning for this is that it would be much easier to an access the fridge if it were in the slide and that slide were in for travel.

Potty talk

The bathroom on the upper deck has a few notable features, one of which is the epoxy counter top. I have been thinking of doing poured epoxy counter tops in our home and I like them. They are relatively flexible, not overly heavy and can be poured to fit plus I think they’re kind of fancy.

There’s also good head and working room in the shower and the toilet is well positioned to accomplish all the things you go there to accomplish.

I also really like that there’s a high-performance vent fan in the bathroom as well as one in the main cabin of this fifth wheel.

Boondocking and travel access

You can sort of get to the fridge with the slide in but it’s a tight squeeze and you’re barely able to get to that fridge.

Otherwise this trailer is fully accessible with the slide in so long as you can scoot by the theater seats which are pretty close to the counter extension/bar.

This model has good tank sizes as well with 48 gallons of fresh water storage, 106 gray water capacity and 53 gallons of black water. Do know that there are actually two gray tanks, though, and the one for the upstairs bathroom is plumbed to a different connection point. Bummer.

Alliance is also jumping aboard the solar bandwagon with an optional 320 watts of solar capacity that includes a 20 amp charge controller and a 2,000 watt inverter. Not bad.

One of the things the company does that is absolutely unique is that every trailer they build has the holding tanks filled and then gets taken on a test loop. To me this is a big deal, especially since there are RV manufacturers who tell us not to drive with anything in the holding tanks.

My thoughts

There is a lot to like about this fifth wheel and I really like what I am seeing with Alliance. In fact, would I find myself in the market for a new fifth wheel, I would absolutely have Alliance on my list of units to consider.

From a logical standpoint, there is much to like about what the company is doing. If I were to buy one of these, though, my personal preference would be to do something about the number of white cabinet doors. But the nice thing is, that’s an easy thing to do and you’re almost dared by the company with the stark white decor.

Heck, you could make a commitment to be non committal and use something like that Spoonflower temporary wall paper to change things up to your liking.

As mentioned, the few things I don’t like about this rig pale in comparison to the things I do and the bad isn’t as bad as it might be on some brands of RVs.

Overall a nice new floor plan from a company that’s really making a splash.

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