Crossroads Zinger ZT31SB or ZT33BH... any opinions?

I've never seen either, just looking at the website. I think the 31 seems homier because it's not as open as the 33. The 33 has a lot of empty floor space. You'll just have to go with what ever feels right.

My 2 cents I like the 31. The 33 is nice but I like the door in the bathroom, I do not like slides into the living area under the awning and my son likes the bathroom closer to him and that is fine with me.

I shopped the Zinger 33BH and the Jayco version the 334RBTS. The layout is open and doesn't feel cluttered like other bunk models that attempt to stuff a residential kitchen into a 10' area. I like the counter space as we have kids who bring friends (read: need lots of food prep and serving area!).

On a side note, the Zinger was a close 2nd. For nearly the same price of the Zinger we got the Jayco Eagle, so at least take a look at them.

GaryWT wrote:
My 2 cents I like the 31. The 33 is nice but I like the door in the bathroom, I do not like slides into the living area under the awning and my son likes the bathroom closer to him and that is fine with me.

This is why I wanted to ask - I hadn't thought about the slide-out for the stove etc intruding on our living space under the awning. We do use our awning space a LOT. Will have to consider that, thank you!

krev wrote:
I've never seen either, just looking at the website. I think the 31 seems homier because it's not as open as the 33. The 33 has a lot of empty floor space. You'll just have to go with what ever feels right.

Thanks, good point. My son says the 31 feels more "right", and I wonder if that is in part simply because the 33 is a more "foreign" layout and that we would get used to it in time and then it would feel like home.

I think another visit to the campers is in order! Maybe bring some food, a book to read, hang out for a few hours.... ;)

mwebber78 wrote:
I shopped the Zinger 33BH and the Jayco version the 334RBTS. The layout is open and doesn't feel cluttered like other bunk models that attempt to stuff a residential kitchen into a 10' area. I like the counter space as we have kids who bring friends (read: need lots of food prep and serving area!).

On a side note, the Zinger was a close 2nd. For nearly the same price of the Zinger we got the Jayco Eagle, so at least take a look at them.

Thanks! I took a look online - our local dealer doesn't carry Jayco and they don't show any used Jayco 334RBTS trailers in stock right now. Appreciate the heads-up - if they get one in before we purchase, we will have to check them out. The counter space in that is amazing, with the island being ALL counter! In the Zinger ZT33BH, there is a double sink in the island, so it isn't quite as much counter space as in the Jayco.

My zinger 26BL has a similar living area layout to the 31SB (you can look at the floorplans to understand what I am talking about.) Something I have found is that when watching TV, the TV is in an awkward spot for the sofa. DH ends up stretching out on the sofa to see it comfortably and I end up in the far corner of the dinnette or I collapse the dinnette into the bed for more comfort. DD will cuddle w/ one of us for the movie. The location of the TV in the 33Bh appears to make more sense to me but it can't be seen from in the bedroom... I do like being able to have 1 TV that does double duty in the living area and bedroom w/ the flip around entertainment center. The U dinette is nice as it seats more people than the other style. I have been looking at 5ers w/ islands simply because I want more counter space than my little L shaped kitchen gives. The 33BH gives you a bigger bathroom and a walk around bed. My question would be what about storage?One huge difference is the gray tank. The 33BH can handle twice as much gray water as the 31SB.

I would go sit in both trailers and act out your daily activities (kids play, DH walks around to bathroom, sits to watch TV, DW pretends to cook). Next think about where you will put everything (ie moms clothes in that cabinet, dishes in this cabinet, kids toys in that drawer etc). This will help you. If you are still stuck, a spreadsheet w/ pros and cons and what is important to you can help you to figure things out. Also come on over and check out the crossroads owners forums for additional insight into these trailers.

I do love my zinger we are just getting the itch for a 5er. Crossroads has taken good care of my minor warranty issues I have had with the TT. I just came out of warranty in Jan though. I had the 2 yr limited warranty. You will get the new 1 year warranty plus 12 point promise that crossroads is now offering on units built after 9/1/2012.

ps one last thing to look at is what you are towing with, those are both heavy trailers but the 33 is heavier than the 31.

anaro wrote:
My zinger 26BL has a similar living area layout to the 31SB (you can look at the floorplans to understand what I am talking about.) Something I have found is that when watching TV, the TV is in an awkward spot for the sofa.

Also come on over and check out the crossroads owners forums for additional insight into these trailers.

ps one last thing to look at is what you are towing with, those are both heavy trailers but the 33 is heavier than the 31.

I had been wondering about the TV viewing in the 31. The TV can be swiveled to try to improve viewing, but then you can't see the left side of the TV screen. It really needs to be able to be pulled out in addition to swiveled for that setup to work for couch viewing. I had assumed on the layouts that we could pull it out (like a drawer), and that was one of the first things I checked on a walk-through, was disappointed to find it isn't able to be slid out. Thanks for that input. We kind of like to snuggle up on the couch to watch TV when it is rainy and the 31' wouldn't be great for that.

I will go to the crossroads forum, thanks for the tip! I did a lot of searches but didn't see that one!

We have a Chevy 2500 Duramax to pull with, so we should be fine, but I appreciate the heads-up!

4x4_luvr wrote:

anaro wrote:
My zinger 26BL has a similar living area layout to the 31SB (you can look at the floorplans to understand what I am talking about.) Something I have found is that when watching TV, the TV is in an awkward spot for the sofa.

Also come on over and check out the crossroads owners forums for additional insight into these trailers.

ps one last thing to look at is what you are towing with, those are both heavy trailers but the 33 is heavier than the 31.

I had been wondering about the TV viewing in the 31. The TV can be swiveled to try to improve viewing, but then you can't see the left side of the TV screen. It really needs to be able to be pulled out in addition to swiveled for that setup to work for couch viewing. I had assumed on the layouts that we could pull it out (like a drawer), and that was one of the first things I checked on a walk-through, was disappointed to find it isn't able to be slid out. Thanks for that input. We kind of like to snuggle up on the couch to watch TV when it is rainy and the 31' wouldn't be great for that.

I will go to the crossroads forum, thanks for the tip! I did a lot of searches but didn't see that one!

We have a Chevy 2500 Duramax to pull with, so we should be fine, but I appreciate the heads-up!

Also wanted to note that I just realized that usually we just play DVDs on the laptop and sit it on the kitchen counter, so I guess the TV thing isn't much of an issue with us. Where we camp there really aren't TV stations available so we only end up watching TV (and then, it's a movie) if it is rainy or we have camped there so long we are bored. :)

The 33 is not really usable with the slides in. No bathroom, no pantry, maybe fridge. That's a big negative to me as we often jump in for bathroom break or grab some food while traveling.