light travel trailers

TomG2 wrote:

theoldwizard1 wrote:
....snip.....It sounds crazy, but most people do NOT camp at sites without electric and everything in the TT can be run on a 2000-3000W generator.

I guess that is not surprising. I was shopping last week and discovered that some of the lower end Coachmen models had only electric refrigerators, no propane option. I wonder how many beginners get taken in by this ploy?

In the case of lil snoozy it's not a ploy, they're a small low volume outfit and the cost of insurance to do propane work is too expensive. If you want propane you can work with them and they'll leave the roughed in areas accessible and put you in contact with a local propane shop that will do the plumbing and appliance install for you after purchase. Most of their customers to date have opted for all electric. A few owners from colder climates have installed under belly propane heaters meant for vans and left everything else electric.

Under 3000 pound, minivan towable, almost every major vendor has lots of options. Forest River which seems to own about 200 brands in the RV market, has a tonne. So does JayCo, the JayFeather line is really nice. Just saw the KZ Escape at an RV show in Toronto today and it's super super nice. Also from KZ, the Sportsmen Classic, with or without the "hybrid" part (tip out tent end on one or both sides).

There are also a PILE of pod/teardrop style trailers, like the RPod and the Winnebago "Drop" (teardrop).


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We have a 2016 Flagstaff Microlite 23LB. It's just under 4000lbs empty. We've been out a handful of times so far and have had few issues.

Jayco model "SLX" , below info is from the Jayco Owners Forum.

JayFlight (is the upgraded model) vs SLX

So far the differences I have noted on the SLX are listed below. •Half the water capacity .
Jayflight 'Elite' package offers 90 gals.(2 tanks , with one fill , one overflows into the other)
•20 lb propane tanks with no covers
•Curtains instead of the doors to the front sleeping area
•No medicine cabinet
•Missing shelves in side of cabinets
•No cabinet doors over the front bed
•No raised panel doors on the cabinets
•No ladder on the back
•No window side curtains
•No control panel box to hide all the switches
•Tv does not swing around to the front bed
•No tank Flusher
•Steel Rims
•Cheaper mattress
•No wall thermostat for the AC
•Different Axles

slx may also use diff. size tires and 6 cu ft fridge instead of 8cf.

Elite Package
Black Tank Flush, Digital Touch Screen Remote, 90 Gallon Capacity Fresh Water Tanks (2), Hardwood Drawer Fronts Throughout, Kitchen Sink Covers, Large Entry Door Grab Handle, Porcelain Toilet, Raised Panel Cabinets in Kitchen and Living Room, Refrigerator Insert (N/A in 38BHDS & 38FDDS), Roof Ladder, Skylight w/ Shade in Kitchen, Upgrade Faucet w/ Pull-Out Sprayer, Mor/Ryde CRE 3000 Suspension

JayFlights also offer an Arctic pack with extra foil type insulation, not sure about the SLX model offering that.

theoldwizard1 wrote:
....snip.....It sounds crazy, but most people do NOT camp at sites without electric and everything in the TT can be run on a 2000-3000W generator.

I guess that is not surprising. I was shopping last week and discovered that some of the lower end Coachmen models had only electric refrigerators, no propane option. I wonder how many beginners get taken in by this ploy?

TomG2 wrote:
Jayco X2

Not sure what the X's mean,...

Means "times two" = I agree.

Most of the "eggshell" TT are fairly light.

The Lil' Snoozy is kind of "radical" in that there is no propane (double burner electric hot plate, electric space heater) and it can be order without a black water tank (removable toilet cassette). I sounds crazy, but most people do NOT camp at sites without electric and everything in the TT can be run on a 2000-3000W generator.

Jayco X2

Not sure what the X's mean, but the SLX series of Jaycos are light in weight and cost with quality equal to or better than the half dozen other brands that I have owned in the past 14 years. Most of the appliances are common throughout the industry. Just purchased my second Jayco.

Livinlite x2