Econ Trailers

DRKMinWA wrote:
Lawduck- that 20 RLS is a nice floor plan. Lots of living space with the slide and sofa at the back.

Do you have the freezer option? If so is your fridge/freezer upper vent on the roof?

Ours has the smaller, 3cf?, single door fridge with the small freezer compartment. I'm not sure the bigger, 6cf?, is an option on the 20RLS because it would leave no counter space. I saw it a lot on the 18RBS, but I think that was because you could just do it instead of the cabinet above and it has some other counter space.

Lawduck- that 20 RLS is a nice floor plan. Lots of living space with the slide and sofa at the back.

Do you have the freezer option? If so is your fridge/freezer upper vent on the roof?

We have an Econ 20RLS and love it so far. What drew us to the Econ line was the 6 1/2 foot interior height, full 60X80 queen bed, and 7 foot width (easier towing and to fit into small space next to our house). Things have been great so far. I'd be glad to answer any questions.

In the somewhat smaller lighter trailers we really loved the Minnie series from Winnebago. Their smallest is 19' and 3300lbs dry.

We looked at the Fun Finder a couple of years ago and really liked the 189 FDS but also really wanted the island bed.

Our "16" is 20' 10" from hitch to spare tire. The coach itself is 16.

Part of the deal is dual 6 volt batteries, dual propane tanks with auto switch-over and weight distribution hitch. I almost didn't ask for the 2nd propane tank since it's so east to change out a tank compared to changing one on our popup trailer. I asked for it to be thrown in as part of the deal not really expecting to get it and they said OK. Free is good. Yes I know I paid for it. We've never had a freezer or a microwave before so that will be something new.

Thanks for the reassuring info about the Frontier. They really are strong trucks.

Doug33 wrote:
Looks like the longest TT Econ sells is 20'

It looks their choice of names for their models is a little misleading, as the twenty model is really 24' feet in length.

As for the 16 RB the OP bought, that looks like a nice one. It is two feet longer than my 19' funfinder, and looks like it will weigh about the same as my FF. My suggestion is to set it up with a good weight distribution hitch, and you will have a nice match to the Frontier. I have pulled my FF close to 20K miles with my '06 Frontier, and I like the combo very well.
For what it's worth, the three biggest things that improved the towing experience for me was:

1. blue ox swaypro hitch

2. replacing the Load range C ST tires that came on the trailer with Load range D LT ( Kumho 857 ) tires

3. a new set of heavy duty Monroe shocks for the rear of the truck.

Regarding one vs two propane tanks, for someone like me, one tank would actually work fine. I go thru about one tank per year. But then I almost always stay where I have electrical hookups.

I like the layout of the 16rb. But, I would not like the single propane tank or the small refrigerator. Doesn't look like a good dry camping rig.

It looked real interesting in person. We have been looking to get into a small TT and out of our popup. We still want to tow with our Nissan Frontier though.

We bought the 16RB. The island bed in such a light weight trailer sold us. Perfectly functional for the two of us.

The freezer was huge compared to the little fridge in the popup and the fridge is scary big when compared to the pup. Did I mention the electric awning?

We pick it up Thursday.