Choosing my first trailer
I'm completely new to the RV world and am trying to choose my first trailer. There's only me and my tow vehicle is a V6 Jeep Grand Cherokee 4x4. So far I have decided that I want something that is n...
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Thanks for the recommendations, they've made for some interesting reading.
One of my first thoughts was the 17 foot Escape just because the Canadian dollar is so low. When I called them they said that they were sold out for 2016, and I don't want to wait until 2017, I'm not getting any younger.
The Minnie Winnie or Micro Winnie trailers are very nice. They had some of the 21(something) trailers there but they seemed to be heavier than what I wanted. They also had a Winnie that looked just like an R Pod, and was identified as a 178, same model number as the Pod I had looked at before. No one had any R Pods at the show, though.
I did see a Meercat (too basic for what I want) and a Tab that has both a wet bath and a kitchen area, and I could even stand up in it. The construction looked pretty good, and I figured that I'm small enough that I could sleep on the back part of the dinette and wouldn't have to keep moving the table down to go to sleep.
I looked (again) at the Aliner, this one with 2 hard sided dormers. I may go back and look at them again, but I wasn't as impressed with them as I had been last year, not sure why. The hard sided dormers make them feel quite roomy, but I don't remember the counters being as low as the one I looked at today..
I looked at the Lances, they had the 1575 as well as the 1685. I actually liked the smaller 1575 better than the bigger and wider trailer, liked the big window in the back. So the 1685 is out of the running.
Looked at the Camp Light trailers. The ones I saw were well built but I didn't like them. Floor plans would work, lots of room, light weight for their size but I still didn't like them.
I also saw the 16 foot Airstream. Very nice, very comfortable and not something I would buy even if I could afford it.
I'm not going to change my TV. I sat in a full sized half ton truck when I test drove the Colorado and I couldn't believe that once I thought they were no big deal. Guess I've lived in SoCal too long. I wasn't particularly comfortable with the size/maneuverability of the Colorado, while I felt completely at home with the JGC.
The show was fun, they didn't have all that many small trailers, and I'm still thinking about it all. At least I now know that the 1685 isn't for me.
One of my first thoughts was the 17 foot Escape just because the Canadian dollar is so low. When I called them they said that they were sold out for 2016, and I don't want to wait until 2017, I'm not getting any younger.
The Minnie Winnie or Micro Winnie trailers are very nice. They had some of the 21(something) trailers there but they seemed to be heavier than what I wanted. They also had a Winnie that looked just like an R Pod, and was identified as a 178, same model number as the Pod I had looked at before. No one had any R Pods at the show, though.
I did see a Meercat (too basic for what I want) and a Tab that has both a wet bath and a kitchen area, and I could even stand up in it. The construction looked pretty good, and I figured that I'm small enough that I could sleep on the back part of the dinette and wouldn't have to keep moving the table down to go to sleep.
I looked (again) at the Aliner, this one with 2 hard sided dormers. I may go back and look at them again, but I wasn't as impressed with them as I had been last year, not sure why. The hard sided dormers make them feel quite roomy, but I don't remember the counters being as low as the one I looked at today..
I looked at the Lances, they had the 1575 as well as the 1685. I actually liked the smaller 1575 better than the bigger and wider trailer, liked the big window in the back. So the 1685 is out of the running.
Looked at the Camp Light trailers. The ones I saw were well built but I didn't like them. Floor plans would work, lots of room, light weight for their size but I still didn't like them.
I also saw the 16 foot Airstream. Very nice, very comfortable and not something I would buy even if I could afford it.
I'm not going to change my TV. I sat in a full sized half ton truck when I test drove the Colorado and I couldn't believe that once I thought they were no big deal. Guess I've lived in SoCal too long. I wasn't particularly comfortable with the size/maneuverability of the Colorado, while I felt completely at home with the JGC.
The show was fun, they didn't have all that many small trailers, and I'm still thinking about it all. At least I now know that the 1685 isn't for me.
