One of my favs for a couples camper. Thank you for showing the travel mode. You never know when you might have to use it.

@Errcyco

Жыл бұрын

I can’t wait til all small campers have 5-10 cassette toilet/black water tanks. Opens up way most possibilities for places you can park and stay.

@bryanmathew2079

Жыл бұрын

Ya RealLy maybe Anytime Considering Things Now, ✌.

I love this! Everything about this trailer is wonderful. I really love the frig, freezer. Very easy to use, live in. My friends let me live in theirs for a while when I could not afford my apartment any longer. Really awesome experience!

What a beautiful video.. Thanks for sharing. Keep safe and God bless.!😇💖

I wish you would have shown the sink and stove. But I love this. It’s one of my favorites ever for its size. I can totally see myself using this !

@pesto12601

11 ай бұрын

just do a google search for this RV.. there are lots of others who show this model as such.

I really like this. So many have a wet bath that I don’t like. And this one has an actual oven.

Wow. Some very nice touches here. One of the best I've seen for far. All the points of concern I have with travel trailers in general appear to have been resolved in the Mini Lite. Thanks.

After a walk around you might want to include the price. Probably the most shocking aspect of the travel trailer.

@pesto12601

11 ай бұрын

Just buy used... $19K if you shop right... don't pay new/retail...

@jdurrant421

8 ай бұрын

​@pesto12601 I'm looking at one from a individual asking 18k. Said only uses 4-5 times. 2018 model. Worth 18 you think. I'm thinking 4 years old so tires will probably need to be changed so I'm guessing 1k for 5 tires. It has the couch but I'm looking around to see if I can swap the couch out for 2 recliners. Really like the looks of these trls. It's just wife and myself. Thanks.

@SAsh-zg6ln

4 ай бұрын

Sheesh 18-19k is still a lot. Unless u plan on going on long trips then selling it a year later for 16-17

@davids5006

4 ай бұрын

@@SAsh-zg6lninflation is crazy

@SAsh-zg6ln

4 ай бұрын

@@davids5006 ya. Hopefully things change next year

Very nice!

I just picked mine up yesterday. I drove across the scale and my tongue weight was 860#s. Leaving my f150 at 7040 of the 7200 GVW - empty trailer with my wife and I in the truck with nearly a full gas tank. I’ve ordered a weight distribution hitch to hopefully relieve the tongue of a little of the weight. Nice trailer but the fridge shifted in its hole with just driving home 6 miles.

I’ve seen a lot of trailers and this one is beautiful compact but looks so cozy

i just bought the 2024 22fbs it comes with fireplace, space heater 2 recliners,30 lb tanks,little different setup inside, love it tow it with 150 xlt ford no problem . a/c is freezing cold, the only problem is when you sit on the recliners to use laptop its to high up , so all i do is sit on a pllow :) . other than that great trailer . make sure if you get this model the slide out has an awning on top it saves damage from pine needles .

This is just the right size for me and my wife. Thanks for posting.

I love the windows.

Good layout

We have this camper and love it! Perfect size for the two of us.

@cherifroehling6593

Жыл бұрын

Can you get into the lav when the slide is in?

@stevenV57

Жыл бұрын

@@cherifroehling6593 Yes, very much so! You can utilize the entire camper with the side in, that's the main reason we bought it.

@omgsam7185

9 ай бұрын

​@@stevenV57what truck are you using, if you don't mind me asking? And how much did the camper + truck cost? Any learning curves?

@stevenV57

9 ай бұрын

@@omgsam7185 2012 Ford F-150 STX with a towing package and the 6cyl engine. The trailer is a 2019 and I paid cash and don't remember what the price was.

Love this one!!!!

Perfect for a Man an His Cat!

Very nice

This would b perfect if it had a energy efficient mini split . But still nice, and could b better. Maybe soon they will catch on.

NO DINETTE!! I love it. This is for me.

Sweet camper/caravan😘just need to win the lottery now🥳 to buy me one🙏

I wish this model came with a murphy bed and dinette option instead.. it would be a real winner then to maximize the inside space for a couple/3rd person!

@AzPauly

11 ай бұрын

mine has just that, Mini Lite 2104S (2017), we really like the format...

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

11 ай бұрын

I’m a big fan of the Murphy bed. It’s so practical in these 25’ and under campers.

@pesto12601

11 ай бұрын

@@AzPaulyThx.. I'll look it and see what it goes for used!

I'!m seriously thinking about living in one

@fastdude2002

11 ай бұрын

I have this one. These mini lites are so lightly built it would not hold up to full time living in my opinion. They are built for occasional camping which is what I use mine for and I’m still always working on it to keep it from falling apart.

Love flagstaff version of 2109s with upgraded solar package reclining sofa all 12v including softstart a/c can be run totally offgrid frig ac microwave etc.

One piece of advice, start the video with the layout of the camper. Layout matters the most to every camper I know and what they choose along with price.

Looks like it will be a pain to get to the storage around the bed because of the huge boxes on both sides of the bed.

We have a 2015 2109s and love love love it. I do have some questions about the new model...where are the electrical outlets in the kitchen area? I did not see any. We have 3 within reach of the counter. I don't like the kitchen cabinets opening side to side. Ours lift up out of the way. We have an entertainment center holding the TV at the end of the sink and it has more storage, which I like. The fridge needs to open the other way, left to right. We don't have the shower enclosure and water miser, which I would like. Also, we do not have the storage behind the toilet, which would be nice.

@pesto12601

11 ай бұрын

Fridge opening is an issue.. but you just need to replace the wood moulding with a thinner piece and it opens without getting in the door's way. Storage is overrated unless you are living in your camper for like 2 months... how much stuff does one need to carry when camping?!?!

@roxannegordon6162

10 ай бұрын

@@pesto12601 It all depends on where you are going and for how long. I spent the entire month of July living in my Winnebago Minnie Drop. It's 21' long with no slides. I towed it from NH to PA, Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, South Dakota, Montana and finally landed at Yellowstone, WY. So there was cooking (unless you're a millionaire and eat out every day, then there was Laundry, unless you throw your dirty clothes away and find a store to buy more. So we needed STUFF to go camping. HOT weather, Cold weather, some rain and snow. Hey it's 8,000' in WY, 13,000 feet in the mountains of Grand Teton. I have beautiful memories, priceless memories that will make me laugh if I live to be a hundred. I also have terror memories taking the North entrance route into Yellowstone that just happened to be hugging the side of the high mountain. I was singing: "Nearer My God to Thee" the whole way. I live to do it again.

YES ,.....

Do you guys finance? If so how much would it be monthly and how much for down payment

How much more for a gas fridge? We sometimes camp without electric and it's always shaded. I wouldn't want to worry about the refridgerator. We bought this model camper 8 years ago and have NEVER found one that utilizes space as well as this one.

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

Жыл бұрын

It’s currently $475 for the gas/electric fridge in place of the 12V. I am not 100% sure if they will continue to offer the gas fridge option going into the 2024 model change next month.

Very good overview but I wish it had shown the sofa made into a bed.

Where’s the kitchen area. And, It would be nice to have a Murphy bed with a small couch for more seating.!.

( NEVER BE HOMELLS ) .!!!! ENJOY LIFE 🌴👍❤🌴📚📚📚....U , DECORETE IT.!!!

Can you please tell us what is the ceiling height?

These manufacturers have got to start including theater seats in the slides. The wheelwell is always the excuse. If anyone has ever spent hours sitting in a booth dinette or on an armless jacknife sofa, you'll know what I mean.

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

7 ай бұрын

2205S mini is very similar to this one and has a theater seat in the slide.

Please include the price. Thanks

Could I tow this with my Honda Ridgeline? It has towing package.

My brother has this model. It's been very unreliable, short circuits, control board failures, water pump failure. Glad I went with Grand Design.

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

10 ай бұрын

Sorry to hear that, but it sounds like he hasn’t had any issues with leaks! Unfortunately, these kinds of electrical issues can happen in any RV, but the real difference is found in the construction quality. I’m glad you’re having a good experience with Grand Design. Good product.

What are we talking a month ?

Hitch weight? The max on our VW Touareg is 600lbs

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

Жыл бұрын

Hitch is 560 lbs. You will need a weight distribution system for sure.

Great video except you broke the cardinal rule.List the 3 most important things first. Price, price, and the price. Omitting anything else can be over looked.

Is it safe to sit in couch when it is in?

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

10 ай бұрын

The manufacturer doesn't recommend it. Many people do it without ever having an issue, but there is a slight potential for messing up the slide room.

Air conditioner/heat?

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

Жыл бұрын

15,000 BTU A/C with ceiling ducts for controlling air distribution. Heat is propane burner with 12v fan 12,000 BTU.

Is this model available with two roof airs ?

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

8 күн бұрын

Just one A/C since it’s a 30Amp system. The ultra lites are 50amp and can have 2 A/C’s

Do you guys have a 2509s in stock?

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

Жыл бұрын

Just sold the one we had! Have a 2024 on order that I hope to see in August.

@D70racing

Жыл бұрын

@@RousseausRVWalkthroughs ooooo 2024 nice

@pesto12601

11 ай бұрын

@@D70racingYou won't say Nice when you hear the new price!?!?!

We have a 2019 rockwood mini lite 25' and we have problems with it everytime we go camping something different happens 3 wks ago started blowing fuses. We got home my son is a electrician he search half of a day before finding problem. Were they put the furnace together they had screwed down a wire under the gas tube at rear of furnace and he could not get it out after taking screws out. So he had to just cut wire on two sides and re spice back together. Fixed problem. I just wonder what will happen next time

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

9 ай бұрын

I’m sorry to hear about these issues. It’s never good to get to a place where you start expecting things to go wrong. Do you have a good RV dealer near you who can check the camper over?

I like the Layout ! But do they make the same version without a slide ?

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

Жыл бұрын

Currently, Rockwood is only building Mini Lite models with slides. To go to a Rockwood without a slide you’d have to look at their Geo Pro line. The 19FD, 15TB and 19BH do not have slides.

@doug2078

Жыл бұрын

@@RousseausRVWalkthroughs Thanks for the Info !!👍

@suedesignable

11 ай бұрын

Why would you not want the slide????

@roxannegordon6162

10 ай бұрын

@@suedesignable 1. sticky sticky slides, no room outside unless parked in an RV park lined up like dominoes,2. then there's limited space inside with the slide in....if it goes back in. 3.Oh yes, the step up step down step up irritation with a slide. I'm out.

Do any windows open?

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

11 ай бұрын

All of them open except for the front windshield.

Get rid of that cheap sofa and replace it with good theater seating. Love that oversized fridge. You also need to put much more solar on the RV. At least 1000 watts.

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

11 ай бұрын

Unfortunately the design of the slide prevents the use of Theater seats. The sofa is actually sitting on the bottom of the slide. The slightly larger 2205S mini has room for the Theater Seat. Maximum solar capacity for this unit is 3- 200W panels for a total of 600W.

@jamesbass9797

11 ай бұрын

@@RousseausRVWalkthroughs -- I'll check out the other model but 600W is way under powered for good boon docking. 2 400W panels mounted on top and 2 foldable panels for the ground. That's what it needs.

@pesto12601

11 ай бұрын

@@RousseausRVWalkthroughswhat if you replace the battery with LION and also the inverter? I'm pretty sure I"ve seen videos with 1000W conversions...

Can a van tow this?

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

11 ай бұрын

You’d want a tow vehicle that is rated to tow 6,000 or more lbs to tow this comfortably. Some SUVs and most half ton trucks can handle this. If it’s a full size van rated to tow 6k lbs+, it could handle this.

Why are most rv not have the private bedrooms anymore?? A curtain is not a private bedroom.

@roxannegordon6162

10 ай бұрын

I think the 5th wheels do. I've never had one, wouldn't ever have one, but I've seen some. Perhaps the baby 5th wheel has a bedroom with a door?

Why do dealers talk about uvw...no one tows TVs completely empty as they were when they rolled off the assembly line. The GVWR needs disclosed, not a completely irrelevant number. Stating uvw is like stating your birth weight when someone asks your weight.

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

7 ай бұрын

UVW gives you a starting point. It’s the true weight of the RV as it sits. It’s an important number. It’s up to each person how much additional weight they are going to add to the coach up to the GVWR. They are both important numbers.

Nice, but those boxes on either side of the bed are lame.

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

Жыл бұрын

The tradeoff for front pass-thru storage.

@evedallas2271

Жыл бұрын

Great for a little dog or cat to have their bed at night 😊

What is the cost of this camper?

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

7 ай бұрын

Last one we sold at $34,990 with two solar panels , slide topper and extra maxxaire fan.

Price???

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

3 ай бұрын

MSRP $43,000 recent 2024 model sold for $33,900

Price?

@user-hq8yf5tl1l

12 күн бұрын

my 2024 listed for $36000 22fbs has everything you need . in my opinion .

How much is this?

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

Жыл бұрын

Equipped with 2nd Solar Panel and Slide Topper MSRP $42,457 Sell price $33,995

@chonkyb3134

Жыл бұрын

Too damn much !

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

Жыл бұрын

That’s how I feel about houses right now. I get it. The prices on RVs have gone up significantly since 2020. At least the Rockwood is a well built quality product. The entry level stick and tin RVs have gone up just as much.

@pesto12601

11 ай бұрын

@@chonkyb3134 Buy used... $18K max... let someone else take the hit.. just like buying a car!

Some of that caulking looked messy. Shoddy work.

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

2 ай бұрын

A little messy, but that thing isn’t going to leak.

These are more expensive than the large trailers. Why is that??

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

11 ай бұрын

Which large trailers are you referencing? Travel trailer brands that are made with wood frames and have the corrugated metal exteriors are less expensive for sure. Cheaper building materials and fewer features. And for many, that does exactly what they need it to do, and it can last for many years with regular maintenance. One of our longtime salespeople purchased one of these “stick and tin” units a few years back, even though she knows the Rockwood is superior in virtually every way. But for her, she just needed a place with a bed and kitchen that she and her husband would use several weekends a year. It fit her purpose and it was the right price. I just want to make sure you’re comparing apples to apples when looking at different brands of travel trailers. Like with everything else, you get what you pay for.

@DeezNutzHot

11 ай бұрын

@@RousseausRVWalkthroughs in general it seems the small ones are as much as the large ones which doesn’t make sense.

You didn't mention a toilet. Instead of showing how deep each cabinet is, a few measurements of different things would be good.

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

10 ай бұрын

The Minis come with porcelain toilets.

No slides

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

Ай бұрын

This has 1 slide

@nikkiskaggs

Ай бұрын

I don't want with a slide

How much?

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

Жыл бұрын

$33,900

@chris2pher44

Жыл бұрын

Cash out the door?

I wanted to know the price!

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

6 ай бұрын

$33,995 base price. When comparing prices online, always be sure to find out if there are dealer fees in addition to the advertised price. Sometimes it adds a few thousand to the price.

Why don't manufacturers want to make Twin Bed floorplans? Not everyone wants or can crawl over their sleeping partner when getting in and out of bed. And let's face it, 99% of the so-called walk around queen beds have obstructions on each side still requiring you to crawl into bed.

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

11 ай бұрын

I wish there were some more! Rockwood actually dropped one of their only twin bed floorplans for 2024, the 2204S Mini Lite. It would be great if on some floorplans they had the option to swap the main bed with twin beds.

@jerrycongdon4781

11 ай бұрын

Yes, I know. I soke with a rep at the factory looking for a twin bed floor plan and was advised they didn't sell so they dropped them from their 2024 line-up. I totally disagree with that decision unless they are eliminating older and physically challenged campers from their customer base. I live in Maine which has the oldest aged people per capita in the U.S. even older then FL. We (I'm 72) find it difficult to get in and out of bed when ingress and egress is by means of the foot of a queen bed due to the bedside floor obstructions / build-ups . The aging of our citizens who still want to enjoy RVing need a manufacturer to start designing campers with that in mind. Bigger bathrooms with ample room around the commodes, easy step in roomy showers, dinettes that you can actually sit in with enough table height to get your knees underneath, railing on one side of entry steps, and of course more twin beds as an option and make getting in and out of queen beds easie.@@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

Rubber roof? Never again. I have a fibreglass trailer built Escape Trailer Industies in British Columbia. Similar to Scamp and Casita, my trailer will never leak, sorry, factory direct only, a screaming deal for US customers.

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

Жыл бұрын

Technically not rubber, but TPO. Better than rubber, but it does require re-caulking every few years and re-coating in 8-12 years. Fiberglass roof is very nice. Sounds like a great rig. Thanks for watching.

@towgod3096

Жыл бұрын

I am getting back into RV life after 3yrs and the Escape 19 and 21 are the units I'am interested in. How long have you had yours and any thoughts on them. Thanks in advance. Cheers.

@dougsmith7195

Жыл бұрын

@@towgod3096 We are on our 7th trailer. Our 5th was a 1977 Trillium which was was a great old Fibreglass trailer. Escape copied the design. Then our last trailer was a 2007 Escape 17B, again a great trailer but after 4 years we wanted a permanent bed. Our current trailer a 2020 Escape 19 we ordered from the factory 4000km away and because of Covid had to have it delivered. Escape trailer are the best world wide, molded Fibreglass is infinitely repairable, light, easy to tow, the roof is a work of art. The down side is they use the common components of the RV industry like the horrible Dometic fridge and furnace. Escapes are small which many people don’t like but all my destinations are 2500 miles away so weight is a priority for us. Really I think the Escape 5.0 fifth wheel is the best RV from any manufacturer.

@towgod3096

Жыл бұрын

@@dougsmith7195 Escape is 4300k from Toronto so I'm thinking a flight is my best option. Thanks much for your info. Cheers.

@chuckm5923

2 ай бұрын

If you like the escape trailers then check out Bigfoot travel trailers. They are even better.

Had high hopes for ours. Sold it for a loss. Horrible quality, so many things broke

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

Жыл бұрын

Sorry you had a bad experience. Was it a Rockwood mini?

Those Cheap Jacks are hard WOBBLY no for me

4500 lbs is not light!

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

Жыл бұрын

There are certainly lighter RVs on the market. Rockwood makes their Geo Pro line that starts at 2700 lbs. Compared to all the other Rockwood Mini Lites, this is the lightest of the 10 models they offer.

@roxannegordon6162

10 ай бұрын

I agree. I went to an RV showroom and walked around. All these lites....they are called, not light...but whatever. They were NOT lightweight.

You are doing the future owners a disservice by not telling us the gross weight rating. Very un professional. Make the sell and not care about their safety.

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

10 ай бұрын

Did you see the part of the video where I show the GVWR and read it out loud? It's around the 2-minute mark. I am not hiding anything or trying to deceive anyone. Even the manufacturer lists an unloaded vehicle weight and a cargo carrying capacity separately because GVWR is a maximum possible weight based on how much cargo a person can safely carry in their rig. Everyone starts with a UVW and understands that if/when they add more cargo, the weight will increase. I have never sold an RV to a customer when I knew their tow vehicle couldn't handle it. It's the responsibility of the dealership to discuss tow ratings and GVWR with customers, and this is something we always do. I am not selling anything from these videos. No one purchases from a video. RVs are purchased at RV dealerships. Some of my customers have come into the dealership after seeing a video, but once we begin to discuss a possible purchase, one of the first things we discuss is their tow capacity and what RVs they can handle. Any RV dealership will have the same discussion with their customers.

Nice but no dinette table.

THAT IS A TELEVISION, MY COMPUTER SCREEN IS BIGGER THEN THAT.

could i tow this with an SUV ?

@t-man152

Жыл бұрын

Dry weight 4450lbs depends what yours pulls.

@RousseausRVWalkthroughs

Жыл бұрын

If that SUV could tow 6000lbs or more, it could tow it comfortably.