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Jun 21, 2014

PaloMini 179BHS

We looked at the PaloMini 179BHS today and LOVED it! We're empty nesters who just sold our Aliner, and this camper looks wonderful! It also has an outside cargo door for bikes, which DH loves for his road bike and my beach bike. We also need the bunks (one on floor, one above) for our granddaughter-to-be coming SOON (she's 4 days late already...hurry UP Alice!!) and our grown son, who likes to tag along with us occasionally. In addition, our small dogs' crates will fit on the floor part of the bunk area when the bikes are taken out. This TT seems very versatile to us for our needs. The bath is tiny, granted, but considering our Aliner didn't HAVE a bathroom, we're okay with it. We usually take our showers in the campground bathroom anyway. The black/gray tanks are 30/30, which is unusually for such a small/lightweight TT.

The 179 also has a built in cable lock system for our toys (bikes, grills, etc.), which I haven't seen on other campers. The couch is a gaucho (faux leather), and the bed mattress is a Serta Pillow Top. Marine grade speakers inside/outside for stereo system, electric awning, outside shower, stabilizer jacks, interior/exterior LED lighting, microwave, fridge, and some STORAGE (seriously lacking in our Aliner). It only weighs 2819 lb. with a 312 lb. hitch weight. We got a quote from our local dealer for $14,973 walk out the door, which includes WDH/sway control for our Pathfinder.

We're seriously thinking of getting this camper. We've looked at almost all small TTs, and this one is the first one that we're both excited about. You have to compromise on something, and the bathroom is our compromise.

PaloMini 179BHS

Any yays or nays?
  • We're okay with the bed, coming from an Aliner, and we've had slides in previous campers - love them! What concerns us MOST is the 5k a/c. We had that in the Aliner, and it was okay there, but I'm afraid it won't do the job in the PaloMini.
  • We had a similar floor plan in our Hybrid but got tired of the crawl-over bed in the front.
    Consider a walk around bed like a Coachman 191RB.
    Too many horror stories on here for us to consider a slide. One actually spends little time inside anyway.
    Good Luck, Mike