Looking for a smaller TT for 2 people

johnnyringo wrote:
First time buyer. Considering construction quality, longevity and price What brands are worth considering?

Look at Lace trailers. 17' to 27' trailers. Well constructed and designed. Holds resale value well.

Why smaller?

If you are focused on 'smaller is great MPG' you might not like camping in a trailer.

If you get to small, you might find that it is to small, and not enough elbow room in the bathroom, or a tiny bed, or no separate bedroom, or having to convert the couch and dinette to a bed every night, not having a queen sized bed to take a nap on whenever you like to.

I know someone who wanted to travel across the country. Her friend tried to convince her that a Ranger pickup with a 6' long camper on the back was 'the best' and would get wonderful mileage.

However the best RV for her became the 27' class C that she bought, traveled in for two years, and had a large enough black and grey water tanks to spend a week dry camping. She could save lots of money by camping on BLM land for free. While she did spend more on gasoline, she saved hundreds of dollars on camping fees. She did not need to go to a campground to take a comfortable shower, she had 20 gallons of fresh water, and tanks of more water too.

So if you are thinking "Small will save money" - well it might not end up with the results that you expected, and you might just get all fed up with 'camping' in a tiny RV. While a larger one will offer room to spend some time reading on a rainy day, and give you 'your space' while others can enjoy the TV in another room!

You can dry camp a longer time in a slightly larger RV, than in a very compact RV, especially considering that most small RV's do not have large fresh water, black and grey tanks.

With a larger RV, you can spend a week at a BLM lake, and enjoy a hot shower daily, have a oven to bake things, ect.

Fred.

I can suggest the Jayco Nighthawk 20MRB. (replaced in 2016 with 23MRB) Only 2 of us travel in the unit - no kids, no pets. Mine is a discontinued model but you can probably find the same layout in other brands. U shaped dinette slide. Nice bathroom with glass shower, kitchen has a pantry but limited counter space. Murphy bed option works well. We tow with an F150 but its small enough to get in all our favorite state and COE parks and tows with ease. We don't boondock. You can go much smaller for 2 people but this gives us all the amenities we wanted in a small package.

Here are a couple of very good trailers. Most interior appliances are common to all brands, but a good trailer will have a durable exterior and good workmanship on the interior assembly & cabinetry.

http://olivertraveltrailers.com/

http://escapetrailer.com/

These trailers have no edge seams, so there are less leak points as the TT ages. The rounded edges reduce wind resistance and increase fuel economy. The molded fiberglass body has nothing that can rot, whereas conventional TTs with smooth side are a fiberglass gelcoat bonded to wood (if the wood gets wet from an undetected leak, it can delaminate).

if you want small, Ascend makes a nifty 19 footer, A19RD IIRC.
TAB has a neat tear drop with wet bath, stove/sink/refer inside.
bumpy

lawrosa wrote:

johnnyringo wrote:
First time buyer. Considering construction quality, longevity and price What brands are worth considering?

Your tow vehicle may dictate what you can look at first off..

Yep. Minimum info needed is to post your tow vehicle, then we can start making suggestions.

Yea, we do need some expectations...

Little can be everything from a tear drop to a sub 30ft rear living room travel trailer.

single axle vs dual axle
Smooth sides vs aluminum siding
Etc Etc Etc...

Thanks!

Jeremiah

johnnyringo wrote:
First time buyer. Considering construction quality, longevity and price What brands are worth considering?

To be able to give you suggestions, you need to ask your self a few questions???
1. Where do you want to RV, what parts of the country, what do you want to see?
2. The answer to these questions will help you to start narrowing down some choices to begin to look at your different options.
3. What is your max. budget$$$ the answer will help eliminate & focus your search for an RV that will meet a all your needs.
4. Start visiting your local RV dealers or shows and just look at as many different types of RV's as you can. Try to imagine your self RVing in each one.

johnnyringo wrote:
First time buyer. Considering construction quality, longevity and price What brands are worth considering?

Your tow veicle may dictate what you can look at first off..

Tell us that and we can guide you to exact models...

Also, always two people only?

Do you need a bathroom?

Do you want a traditional bed or a say, dinette that turns into a bed?

What type of camping will you be doing, no hook ups, full hook ups?