When your my age, I am happy to be called a Jr Member of anything! As you might guess I am retired—My wife and I just purchased a 2023 MiniLite Rockwood 2204S from an outfit in Ohio and camped our way back to Washington State.
The new Forest River 2023 models are well worth the wait after a long time researching and comparing—love the quality and redesigned 2204S.
I look forward to the experiences members have had on the Forest River forum, as we make a few changes to make this trailer our own.
We were looking for a lighter trailer that would match the towing/payload characteristics of our Canyon diesel pickup. Because of its smaller size and weight we wanted an open plan that made good use of the trademark Forest River front window and needed a slide dinette over the axles to help tongue weight.
With that said, this trailer is about as much as I would comfortably tow across country. The freshwater tank is toward the front which means it doesn’t take much fresh water and the tongue weight will be at its legal limit for my mid size truck—just have to not travel with water. The other thing that has me scratching my head (from the should of thought if that one department) is the 23 gallon fuel tank on my Canyon. I averaged 12 mpg which means after 200 miles I’m thinking about finding a truck stop in the next 30 miles or so. So, I might be in the market for a larger diesel pickup next year especially if we plan a lot of long haul travel. We’ll see.
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