BarneyS wrote:
We were very impressed with the Venture RV Sonic SN200VML trailer. It is light, has quality fittings, looks good, has a slide out, a good sized bathroom and shower, and just seems to be a very well made small trailer. If we were to downsize, I think this would be the one. They also make smaller ones.
Barney
I checked out the this link to the Sonic camper, and I agree it looks very nice. The floor plan is similar to our FunFinder 210WBS. I think an important consideration in a small "couples" trailer is the choice between a dinette or a sofa. It's hard to fit both into a short trailer. This sonic and our FunFinder have a sofa but no formal dinette. For us this was a good choice. We spend more time sitting, relaxing, reading, watching TV than we do eating at a table. In our last camper, the dinette was so cramped and uncomfortable we could barely tolerate it even for a short time. Sitting for an extended period was out of the question. The portable table set up by the sofa is a reasonable compromise. Actually we found small folding tables worked better than the large, heavy table that came with the camper.
A short "couples" camper also will probably have a "camper queen" mattress. That's code for a short queen. This may or may not be a deal breaker. We are short enough that this has not been a problem. Some have made an extension to the bed platform to extend the mattress so that might be an option.
As to a bedroom door, I think that will be nearly impossible to find in a small camper. Also consider that if you did have such a door it might make the living area seem that much smaller - perhaps even claustrophobic.
Bottom line is that the pluses/minuses, pros/cons, and compromises on the various floor plans can make your head spin. Our little granddaughter tells her little brother, "you don't always get what you want." I would paraphrase that to say, "with a camper you NEVER get exactly what you want." Just make the best choice you can. Good luck, and happy camping.
