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We have the 171. It's small, but a good size for 2 people. We've made it work acceptably on 2 long trips with 3. There is ZERO living space. There is a bed in the back, a kitchen table in the front with a kitchen and wet bath in between. We folded the table down into a bed as soon as we got it and have never used it as a table. My wife bought a memory foam mattress for it. My wife and I sleep in the bigger bed, our granddaughter slept in the front last summer, my wife's sister went with us this summer.
But at 19' and under 4000 lbs loaded it's easy to pull. We don't travel to one spot, set up camp and stay in one place. We use ours for long road trips. Last year we were gone 2 weeks from GA to Maine and back. We only stayed in the same campground more than 1 night twice on the trip. Most nights I didn't even unhitch from the truck because we were heading out early
This year we drove from GA to the UP of MIchigan. Then west through Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and finally to Glacier NP in Montana. We stopped at several places along the way. We spent 4 nights just outside Glacier, then 3 near Yellowstone before working our way home. We were out doing stuff all day, just ate breakfast, and dinner at the trailer then slept.
We were gone 3 weeks and covered 6840 miles. My 2014 with the 5.0 pulled it easily in most places. I averaged right at 12 mpg on both trips. I could tell some difference at 7000' or higher elevations on long upgrades. But at lower elevations it will maintain the speed limit on upgrades
We have the 171. It's small, but a good size for 2 people. We've made it work acceptably on 2 long trips with 3. There is ZERO living space. There is a bed in the back, a kitchen table in the front with a kitchen and wet bath in between. We folded the table down into a bed as soon as we got it and have never used it as a table. My wife bought a memory foam mattress for it. My wife and I sleep in the bigger bed, our granddaughter slept in the front last summer, my wife's sister went with us this summer.
But at 19' and under 4000 lbs loaded it's easy to pull. We don't travel to one spot, set up camp and stay in one place. We use ours for long road trips. Last year we were gone 2 weeks from GA to Maine and back. We only stayed in the same campground more than 1 night twice on the trip. Most nights I didn't even unhitch from the truck because we were heading out early
This year we drove from GA to the UP of MIchigan. Then west through Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Dakota and finally to Glacier NP in Montana. We stopped at several places along the way. We spent 4 nights just outside Glacier, then 3 near Yellowstone before working our way home. We were out doing stuff all day, just ate breakfast, and dinner at the trailer then slept.
We were gone 3 weeks and covered 6840 miles. My 2014 with the 5.0 pulled it easily in most places. I averaged right at 12 mpg on both trips. I could tell some difference at 7000' or higher elevations on long upgrades. But at lower elevations it will maintain the speed limit on upgrades
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Thank you. I'm used to small spaces, I'm a long haul trucker, and it's just my pup and I now,
I found a 12 for 13500 cdn.
a 2017 172 for 18,500 cdn including the solar panel already installed.
I like the bunk idea, as the top bunk I can separate and turn into extra storage for cloths etc.
Appreciate the info and review.
My 89 winnebago chieftain 34ft weighted in at 15000 lbs 34ft long
To me, they are too expensive for what you get. They are perfect for people with small minivans/cars that have limited tow capacity. Because of this, they are more in demand than trailers that require a more heavy duty tow vehicle and their price reflects this.
To me, they are too expensive for what you get. They are perfect for people with small minivans/cars that have limited tow capacity. Because of this, they are more in demand than trailers that require a more heavy duty tow vehicle and their price reflects this.
I agree with the pricing but i also feel smaller is more efficient.
My 34ft motorhome was great when i had 3 pups and a gf. Even the house im in feel like a mansion. Im just more comfortable with smaller spaces, i might look at a 24ft mini winni, wolf pup, jay feather.
Im used to 10ft sq of living living in my big rig.
One thing I don’t love about the Rpod is that they are single axle. I like having double axles and tires stout enough to handle half the trailer weigh on their own.
I might not have felt this way 5 years ago but I have now had 3 experiences where I got nails or pieces of metal in the tires and run them low while doing 70 mph. With my double axle trailer I didn’t even notice.
You might look at one of the small Winnebago MicroMinnies. They have some smaller double axle trailers. They are only 7’ wide instead of the normal 8 so should tow easier
Last edited by mass-hole; Aug 2, 2024 at 01:02 PM.
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