Micro Minnie: whatcha think?

Thanks everyone! It's good to know that this general floorplan works. It's one of our favorites so far. Camplite has a similar model as well.

Soundguy is correct in that we usually are in some sort of campground with facilities (although water is becoming less reliable in some of the public campgrounds). If we were to boondock for any length of time (instead of just overnight on the way somewhere), we could tote extra water in the back of the TV, but we're pretty good at conserving water. We have a slide-in camper with around 35 gallons fresh water and a portapotty. We don't have problems with THOSE tanks. Our 7 gallon gray tank is annoying though. Obviously we don't shower into it!


The hybrids are really appealing but the 7-foot wide ones (and we ARE limiting ourselves to around 7 feet) are targeted to low budgets and low weight. I should have looked at them beFORE looking at the Winnebagos and Lances because then I might not have been so turned off by their craftsmanship. :) But on the other hand, I could lose several feet in length with a hybrid. Hmm.

The Micro Minnie and Camplites are the rare 7 ft trailers that pack in all the nice options and better workmanship.

Hi,

I can’t speak to that specific model. We have a 2401RG and love it...but have done some mods to make it suit us perfectly. We’ve had it for 18 months and put 10,000 miles on it with no problems except the Dometic AC had to be replaced.

I suggest that you join the Facebook group for these at https://www.facebook.com/groups/425391114324531/ There are a lot of helpful owners there.

I’m happy with my 2015 2101DS. Two comments on the 2100BH, only 31 gallons of fresh water won’t last long dry camping and where will you all sit in the evenings when outside is a no go? That booth will get uncomfortable quick IMO. No sink in bathroom is not for me either. Consider the 2106DS for the sofas and carry Gerry cans for extra water. Final comment...too small for four. The 2455BHS is better suited for you.

Four people? I would seriously consider a slide out model. And to my mind, those are some very small tanks for dry camping.

For me, specially if I had kids, it might be too small unless the only thing you will do it it would be to sleep. If you are used to tent camping this will feel like a palace. Depending on how old the kids are it might not be long before you start to feel cramped. Do you live anywhere that you can rent a similar unit to take one of your typical camping trips to test drive it before you buy?

drsteve wrote:
Four people? I would seriously consider a slide out model. And to my mind, those are some very small tanks for dry camping.

2100BH is a slide out model.
bumpy

Thanks!

Unfortunately that link takes you to their entire lineup, with the smallest one pictured. I lack the skills to link to the proper model. We're looking at the one with a dinette slide. It's big enough for everyone to have a spot to sleep and a large enough dinette to play cards if the weather is bad. Looks like it will hold food, clothes, and toothbrushes.

Good to hear you're enjoying your larger version, Neschultz. These things look like they're put together a little better than average, when you look at cabinetry and details like that, but then again, I could probably build a beautiful trailer that would fall apart if you leaned on it so...looks aren't everything! :)

The tanks are small but you can't do much better in a TT this size. We can always carry more water in the TV. Bigger is always better but you can't have everything!

I don't think we have rental places around here but I will certainly look. We've spent time in a slightly smaller no-slide TT with some friends on a rainy camping trip and we thought it was pretty nice until we brought the dog in too. At that point it got a little tight and started to smell bad.

A 31 gallon fresh tank is pretty typical size, and should serve you well enough. That TT is 22' long overall, a decent size. There may be times when you grow tired of looking at each other's faces over the single place to sit (dinette), but anything with a sofa added in will increase length a fair bit. It has plenty of cargo carrying capacity (weight wise). Looks like they vent the fridge through the roof, which is far better for proper function than sidewall exhaust. Winnebago has been around for a long time. If you like it, go for it.

“We can always carry more water in the TV. “

Not always. Depends on the TV’s payload. Never say never or always regarding RVs. And pouring water into a TT from a 5 gallon can isn’t fun or fast.

I revise my opinion, now that I have looked at the correct floor plan. I am sorry, I was looking at the 17 ft version. 21 ft for the 4 of you would probably be perfect. We had a very similar 24 ft layout, minus the slide out, for 2 of us. It was more trailer than we needed but if we had had 2 more people we would have wanted that extra room.

It got to the point that I hated the side mount bed. Hard to make and someone has to crawl over their partner to get out of bed. I assume young kids can climb in and out of the top bunk, I never slept in ours and I am not agile enough anymore to get into it.