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Reservation & Purchase Terms

A clear record of what happens after you reserve a Rugged build: personal review, exact approval, production, completion photos, final payment, and delivery.

Effective August 5, 2026 · Version 2026-08-05

Charged online
$500 reservation
Personal follow-up
Call within 2 business days
Reservation window
5 business days
Refund cutoff
Refundable until both Build Order approval and the 25% settled-payment threshold.

The full purchase flow

Six clear checkpoints. No mystery handoff.

  1. 01

    Reserve online

    Pay $500 securely online to reserve the build for review.

  2. 02

    Review with Rugged

    A Rugged sales specialist calls within two business days to review the configuration, recommend changes, and confirm the exact price.

  3. 03

    Approve and reach 25%

    Approve the exact build and pay the remaining amount needed to reach the 25% production deposit. The $500 reservation is credited toward it.

  4. 04

    Rugged builds it

    Production begins only after the exact build is approved and the production deposit is satisfied.

  5. 05

    Review your trailer

    When the trailer is complete, Rugged sends private photos of the actual build for customer review.

  6. 06

    Complete the purchase

    After review, pay the final balance. Rugged then prepares the manufacturer's certificate of origin and bill of sale, coordinates delivery, and ships the trailer.

What these terms cover

These Reservation & Purchase Terms explain the online build reservation and the steps that follow before a custom trailer enters production, is completed, and is shipped.

Your exact trailer configuration, options, accessories, delivery charge, and price are confirmed during the sales review. The approved build and price control if they differ from an earlier website estimate.

$500 online build reservation

The online reservation charge is $500, processed securely through Stripe. It starts Rugged's review of your saved configuration; it does not release the trailer to production.

A Rugged sales specialist will call within two business days to review the build, recommend any changes, answer questions, and confirm the exact build and price.

Five-business-day reservation window

Pricing may change until the $500 reservation is placed. The reservation and its quoted price are valid for five business days. If the order has not moved to the 25% production deposit within that window, Rugged may cancel the reservation and the price may need to be reconfirmed.

If the build changes during the sales review, Rugged will review the revised configuration and exact revised price before asking for approval.

Refund and cancellation point

Your $500 reservation remains fully refundable until both you approve the exact written Build Order and your settled payments reach 25% of the approved order total. Call Rugged to cancel before both commitment conditions are complete.

Once you approve the exact build and the total amount paid reaches 25%, the amount paid becomes non-refundable and the order may be released to production. Any later refund or cancellation is at Rugged's discretion.

25% production deposit

The $500 reservation is credited toward the 25% production deposit. You pay only the remaining amount needed to bring the total paid to 25%.

The production deposit is calculated from the trailer, selected options and accessories, and delivery. Taxes and title, registration, or other DMV, RMV, or town-hall fees that you pay directly are excluded, except when Rugged is legally required to collect a charge.

Rugged does not offer discounts. The approved build and price reflect the amount required for that order.

Approval and production

Production begins only after you approve the exact revised build and price and the total amount paid reaches the 25% production deposit. Requested changes can affect the final configuration and price and must be reflected in the approved build.

Completion review and final payment

When the trailer is complete, Rugged sends private photos of the actual trailer so you can review the completed build. After that review, the final balance is due before Rugged prepares the manufacturer's certificate of origin and bill of sale or releases the trailer for shipment.

After final payment is verified, Rugged coordinates the delivery date and time and ships the trailer with the applicable purchase documents.

Questions before you reserve?

Talk through the exact purchase flow with Rugged.