Winnebago Minnie 25B - good choice?
I like the floor plan, and the fact that is has no slide out (weight, eventual leaks, chances of failure) I understand that its the the most basic C-class Winnebago offers. Anything I should be ...
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Note that Winnebago offers this line in a basic Minnie Winnie configuration, and in an optional configuration with their "Premier" package. I would recommend that one opt for the Premier package. Their Itasca Spirit and Itasca Spirit Silver models may be exactly the same in build quality and features - although I would study the Minnie and Itasca models very, very carefully to make sure to see if the Itasca models don't include some very subtle upgraded features or different construction techniques as standard. If so, I'd go with the Itasca "equivalents", instead.
HOWEVER there may be a red flag: Looking at the front end photographs of the Minnie Winnie, Minnie Winnie Premier, Itasca Spirit, and Itasca Spirit Silver models, I see that their one-piece fiberglass roofs appear to be completely, or almost completely ... flat instead of crowned, and .... that the side edges of the roofs do not appear to be rolled downwards over-lapping the vertical walls from front to back. In other words regarding rolled edges, there may be a seam all along the sides where the roof joins the side walls. This is not the best way to configure one-piece fiberglass roofs for long term leak-proofness with minimum maintenance, although most every manufacturer using one-piece fiberglass roofs may now build this way because it's less costly for them to do so. (For some reason, our 2005 Itasca Class C came with a crowned single piece fiberglass roof with rolled over side edges.)
When considering a purchase, after studying extensively in these forums I would inspect very carefully in person any model of Class C to make sure of what you were getting ... inside and out, up and down. You'll see long lists of what to look for in these forums.
HOWEVER there may be a red flag: Looking at the front end photographs of the Minnie Winnie, Minnie Winnie Premier, Itasca Spirit, and Itasca Spirit Silver models, I see that their one-piece fiberglass roofs appear to be completely, or almost completely ... flat instead of crowned, and .... that the side edges of the roofs do not appear to be rolled downwards over-lapping the vertical walls from front to back. In other words regarding rolled edges, there may be a seam all along the sides where the roof joins the side walls. This is not the best way to configure one-piece fiberglass roofs for long term leak-proofness with minimum maintenance, although most every manufacturer using one-piece fiberglass roofs may now build this way because it's less costly for them to do so. (For some reason, our 2005 Itasca Class C came with a crowned single piece fiberglass roof with rolled over side edges.)
When considering a purchase, after studying extensively in these forums I would inspect very carefully in person any model of Class C to make sure of what you were getting ... inside and out, up and down. You'll see long lists of what to look for in these forums.
