Pluses of smaller camper....

[rockfordroo]

25' 10-1/2" ball to bumper. I'd say it's borderline small.

[rp53]

21' BUMPER TO BALL we love this thing

[Jhochst]

We love our 1905. Park it in a heated garage. Set up and tear down is super fast.

[EricNCSU1204]

Originally Posted by Jhochst

We love our 1905. Park it in a heated garage. Set up and tear down is super fast. Attachment 142712

ohhh, garage envy! I would love to have a 10-12' tall door.

[CaptnJohn]

Originally Posted by EricNCSU1204

ohhh, garage envy! I would love to have a 10-12' tall door.

Same here ~~ only a 14' door and at least 45' length. He says fast set up / tear down ~~ we all have the same connections and some of us don't mess with leveling besides pushing 1 button.

[GulfHusker]

Originally Posted by eljoho

As with everything in this world there are so many choices and living here in Vermont the dealers are far a few between - most at least an hour or two away. We've been trying to do some 'window shopping' on line. We bought an R-Pod as our 1st camper and are looking to upgrade to something slightly more roomy. Not exactly longer but with a regular bathroom, walk around queen bed and more storage. We are looking for something between 20 - 23' preferably, that would sleep 3-4 people (usually 2 with a 120 lb. Chocolate Lab baby named Zoey) but sometimes with a human sister named Barb. Hubby would like to stay with the lightweight style of the R-pod but wife would like more kitchen area/storage. We'd also like the two door refrigerator/freezer style in order to have a larger capacity if possible. I've seen some with the murphy bed/sofa that looked good (comments please on comfort). Husband likes the idea of eating area while wife like idea of bed being made up all the time, not having to do it every day and not having to climb over hubby at night to go to bed! Any suggestions on makes and models would be greatly appreciated!!! Though we love camping our old butts just can take riding around in the car all the time.

We had an R-Pod 182G for several years and loved it but felt like we wanted a little more space. I'll save you some time. After MUCH looking, once we saw the Flagstaff/Rockwood family of choices, it was all over. We have the Flagstaff equivalent of the 2504s and absolutely love it. But it was the 3rd floorplan in their family we chose from, we kept changing our minds! We think, for us, this is perfect. No regrets for the switch from Poding to Mini-Lites.

[Jean D]

Upgraded from a pop-up to a Mini Lite 2503S (2017 model) the new space is wonderful. First trip out was boondocking in the Adirondacks DH who is 6'4" had room in the shower (skylight and curved door made the difference). I'm only 5'2" and have no trouble getting the Murphy bed up and down.
Heading to Maine in a couple of weeks will be going in with full hook ups which will be nice.
If you plan on boondocking check out the type of drain on the fresh water tank. Had a problem with ours not draining had to use the faucets to move water to the grey tank. We fixed the problem when we got home.

[rockfordroo]

Originally Posted by Jean D

Upgraded from a pop-up to a Mini Lite 2503S (2017 model) the new space is wonderful. First trip out was boondocking in the Adirondacks DH who is 6'4" had room in the shower (skylight and curved door made the difference). I'm only 5'2" and have no trouble getting the Murphy bed up and down.
Heading to Maine in a couple of weeks will be going in with full hook ups which will be nice.
If you plan on boondocking check out the type of drain on the fresh water tank. Had a problem with ours not draining had to use the faucets to move water to the grey tank. We fixed the problem when we got home.

Jean: My 2503S had a plug in the FW drain. I installed an elbow, some PEX, another elbow and a drain valve. Shot some black paint on it, and it "disappears."



You might want to check out the FW tank supports, too. Most of us have the crappy angle iron with slots on both sides. They tend to bend and let the tank fall out if you try to tow with the FW tank full. Here's one of many threads:

http://www.forestriverforums.com/for...ts-122063.html

See 2nd pic in Post #6.

I haven't beefed up mine at this point, but I only travel with a few gallons for toilet flushing.

[Mountndream]

Small trailers are nice. I used to have a 21FBRS and loved it. But we recently bought a 29 ft Sandpiper 25RLS Its small enough that I fit into national parks and state parks too. I live in the city and can still back into my driveway.

My hitched bumper to bumper length is within 3 inches of my old trailer and I gained a lot of room. I will never go bigger, but I love what I have

[benchmarks]

you covered it

[mikdor1]

Originally Posted by mikdor1

Wow, great replies, now how about some pics of your smaller campers. Here is a pic of ours. It is small for a fifth wheel 26 ft.,we love it. It also has the round shower door. The toilet area is very small, will have to get use to that!!!Attachment 131022

Well, I decided bathroom was too small!!! I decided to remodel by removing existing door and then install new door at top of stairs. Had to rotate toilet and remove about 8" of wall. Here are pics of before and after. We like it much better!!! Very happy with smaller camper!!