Choosing my first trailer

hbrady wrote:
We recently purchased a Coachmen Freedom Express and we love it. They make an ultra light version (192 RBS). Problem is the overall length is 22'.

We've owned a Coachmen Freedom Express 192RBS for 3 seasons now and for us it's just about the right size for a couple's trailer. I tow with a 1/2 ton Avalanche though and I'm not sure I'd want to tow it with any vehicle with a V6. Two improvements to the 192RBS this year are the inclusion of a roof vent over the bed area and modifying the body profile of the trailer to allow a full 80" queen bed, both features we would very much have preferred to have ourselves. The shallow sofa slide, though only 18" deep, really does open up floor space in what is otherwise a fairly small trailer ... however, for just one adult I'd personally forego the slide and if it were just myself using the trailer I'd have chosen the simplicity of the non-slide Freedom Express 191RB which Coachmen unfortunately has dropped from the lineup, though there are sure to be some out there in the used market.

For just one person an alternative might be a Coachmen Apex Nano, particularly the Nano 187RB which seems to be just about an ideal size for just one adult - no slide, an easier to tow 7' 6" width, single axle, but has pretty well everything one adult could want in an easy to tow trailer that could be parked on pretty well any campsite.

Regarding smaller trailers like the Lance 1575 the OP seems to like so much - I just don't see the need for a large wrap around dinette that would seat 5 or 6 adults when only 1 or 2 are going to be using the trailer. JMO, but this sure seems like such a waste of space.