Thank you for the tour. This is just what I’ve been looking for. My wife and I are Pilot Escort drivers for Oversize loads and windmill towers and blades. We’ve been spending up to $850 a week on crummy motels...we are buying this unit immediately. Thanks again for such a informative video. God Bless🙏🏽🙏🏽🙏🏽
For those who do not like Murphy beds, look at the 2516s or the Flagstaff Microlite 25FKS. You'll love the separate bedroom and privacy, all in the same length and weight class of this RV.
That Murphy bed is a nightmare! Any person that has trailer camped relying on the fold down dinette realizes very fast how difficult it becomes to pack/ unpack nightly.
Thank you for that info. I don't like a Murphy bed at all and with it being just me and wife really no use for a bunk bed design. I'll check out the other one.
You guys did a great job showing the coach and describing all the features. My wife and I ordered a 2021 Mini Lite 2104S which we'll pick up in October. I have been searching for info about some of the features, like the outdoor grill/griddle, battery disconnect switch, etc... that no one has mentioned. Thanks for the work you put into this video!
I just wanted to thank you for your recent reply to me in regards to the price of the travel trailer. I also want you to know that I wasn’t disappointed in your and your wife’s video. I very much appreciate what the two of you are doing. I’m in the market of buying one and your information has been invaluable to me. Thank you so much ! I will continue to watch your videos even after I make my purchase. Thanks and god bless.
This is the best mini light trailer I've ever seen, great tour guys. Love the sleeping arrangements, every space is perfectly used. And you two are a handsome couple.....awe
I drove from Texas to Michigan to pick ours up July 1st and still on the road. Have gone cross country to California and on our way back to Texas. We love it. Have had no issues.
Both of you did a fantastic job on this review. It really helped me. I'm up in Ontario and I've started to look for a replacement RV. This one is high on my list. Take care, stay safe.
For the empty nesters, I recommend the 25fks. It's about the same length and weight, but has a separate bedroom with sliding door, and the kitchen has much more counter space. Rockwood and Flagstaff are the same campers with different names. They market them under different names so that dealers near each other appear to have different brands, but both of these are made by Forest River. We have the Flagstaff 25fks. Look up the floor plan online. We didn't need the bunks, so it suits us well. It"s like having an apartment that is just 25' 11". I also tow with a Dodge Ram 1500. Be sure to get the weight distribution hitch with sway control, for safety...and a brake controller.
@@1antiquejunkieest89cateyed9 You may like the bunks if you have pets. The lower bunk could be "their space", and the upper bunk could be extra storage. We just didn't care for the Murphy bed. It's right by the door, and it has to be put up and down daily, and we didn't need the bunks. Sometimes, It's nice to just crawl into bed, without rearranging anything. With the 25fks, the bed is in the back, with It's own room and a sliding door to close off that space. It has more of a small apartment feel. Also, the 25fks has a much nicer kitchen with more counter space. You'll really like that.
Thanks for that information. I am planning on buying a travel trailer with as much living space and length as possible but my main concern is figuring out the weight. My 2008 Nissan Titan Towing capacity: 6,500 to 7,400 lbs Payload: 1,382 to 2,063 lbs. 317 Horse Power. From what I'm hearing the weight of the travel trailer for my truck should be about 5500 lbs dry weight. That leaves me about 500 lbs in full water tanks + the gear and food I pack about 500 lbs = 1000 lbs for a total weight of 6500 lbs. Is that how it works?
@@scottnorris2411 There are several numbers that you need to be aware of. First, you need to clarify your exact tow capacity for your specific truck. I noticed you listed a range instead of a specific weight. I tow with a Dodge Ram 1500. Although there is a range of tow capacities for Dodge Ram 1500s, there is an exact tow limit for my specific truck. I looked up the chart and it is divided into different segments, such as 2 wheel drive, 4 wheel drive, engine size, transmission, gear ratio, bed length, etc. Once you find the chart for 2008 Nissans, you'll need to study the chart to pinpoint your exact truck. Continued in next paragraph. You will need to know things like your vehicle dry weight, payload, hitch weight capacity, gross vehicle weight restriction (GVWR), gross axle weight restrictriction (GAWR), and Combined gross vehicle weight restriction (CGVWR). Continued below: Your dry weight is what your vehicle weighs without fluids. Your payload is the total of weight you can add to this. It includes fuel, fluids, driver, passengers, and gear or load. Continued: Your gross vehicle weight restriction (GVWR) is your dry weight plus your payload. So whenever the vehicle is full of fuel and fluids, plus people, gear, and any load, it should not exceed this number. This can be checked at a CAT Scale when fully loaded. Continued: Your hitch weight capacity is the maximum hitch weight of whatever you are towing. That is the amount of weight your towed vehicle (travel trailer) will place on your truck hitch. Keep in mind, your hitch weight is stated on the travel trailer, but your hitch weight can increase as you load your trailer. The more balanced the payload is in your trailer, the less variance you have in hitch weight. I understand this to be separate from payload, but you may want to research and verify. I'm not sure how to verify actual hitch weight after your trailer is loaded, other than putting the tongue jack on a scale. A CAT Scale may have a way to check it. Continued: Gross Axle Weight Restriction (GAWR) is the maximum weight allowed for each axle. You can go to a CAT scale and get your axle weights for each axle with the truck unloaded. It will give you an idea how much weight you can add in the cab or bed without exceeding the limits. typically, if you stay within the payload and gross vehicle weight restriction, you should be fine, but I suppose it may be possible to over load and axle by not having the weight evenly distributed from front to back. A CAT SCALE can also check the axle weights on your trailer, but we'll talk about the trailer next, and then we'll take a look at what Combined Vehicle Gross Weight Restriction (CVGWR) is. Continued: Your Trailer will also have a dry weight, GVWR, Payload, and GAWR. It all works the same as for your truck. Your dry weight plus payload equals your GVWR. Remember, your payload will include water in your tanks if you choose to fill them for travel, plus propane, plus any weight that may be in your grey and black tanks while traveling, plus all other gear loaded in the trailer. Most people empty the grey and black tanks for travel, and some will only fill about one third fresh water in case they need to use it during a stop along the way. Some travel with empty fresh water tanks, and some travel full. It's a matter of personal choice,...and weight. Continued: Now, for Combined Gross Vehicle Weight Restriction (CGVWR). This is the total weight of both your truck and trailer, completely loaded, wet and with passengers and gear. Continued: My Combined Gross Vehicle Weight Restriction (CGVWR) is 13,800 lbs. So my truck and trailer while hitched together, fully fueled and loaded, with passengers, gear, etc., should not exceed this weight. This can be checked at a CAT Scale also. Keep in mind, if you go to a CAT Scale to check all these weights, you'll need to make multiple passes on the scales to get the different weights. You'll need to weigh the truck and trailer separately to verify their individual gross weights. If you want to check axle weights, you can ask the scale operator how to do that. Continued: My Truck weighs about 5,300 lbs and has a payload of 1500 pounds, for a Gross Vehicle Weight Restriction (GVWR) of 6,800 pounds. My trailer just happens to weigh the same as my truck and coincidentally has the same payload, so if I double the 6,800 pounds, that is 13,600 pounds, which has me just 200 pounds under the Combined gross Vehicle Weight restriction of 13,800 pounds. This is clearly within the limits, but it is best to have a little more gap in the numbers just so you are not pushing the envelope safety wise. I use a weight distribution hitch with sway control, and a brake controller to balance the braking with the travel trailer. In my opinion, only a fool would tow without these safety measures. Continued: Keep in mind, while you are driving, passenger weight is in the truck and does not count toward your travel trailer payload. Passenger weight only counts once. Continued: Everything I have explained is as I understand it and should be independently verified. I take no responsibility for anyone's actions taken based on this information. There is a plethora of youtube videos that go into great detail explaining these things. If you have any other questions, I'll try to help answer them as best as I can.
@@tangoindiamike9189 Thank you for all of this information. It's starting to make sense to me now. I just called the Nissan Dealer where my truck originally was purchased from and gave them my VIN number. They looked up my specs and determined 7400 to be my max pull weight for a trailer. The website says the 2008 Nissan specs have the capability of towing up to 9,500 pounds with the King Cab and 9,400 pounds with the Crew Cab. That still confuses me the dealer says 7400 and the website says up to 9400. All these different numbers are way to confusing. To be on the safe side I better buy a travel trailer that weighs 6000 lbs dry weight. + full water tanks, propane tanks and gear I pack will be about 1000 lbs - 1200ish lbs I'm guessing so I will be within the 7400 lbs fully loaded range. The website says Dead Weight Hitch - Max Tongue Wt. (lbs)500 . The man on the phone told me 1300 lb tongue weight. Again the numbers don't match. The 500 lb tongue weight specs the website shows seem very low. I'm still thinking about what you mentioned about passenger weight in my truck. The truck weight and trailer weight combined. I'm assuming I have to include the passenger weight into the 7400 max capacity which is making my new travel trailer smaller and smaller. I may not have the right truck for the camper I will be happy with. Most likely I will have to go to a Camper Dealer in person to get all the facts straight because I'm still not completely confident about exact weight numbers. I'm actually stuck at this point as far as picking out a camper. I really want something closer to a 30 foot camping trailer with a pop out or 2 because I like the layouts and the individual, separate area space of the kitchen, bathroom, master bedroom, etc.
Thanks for the great review! My wife and I recently ordered a 2021.5 model, and we'll be picking it up in a few months, towing it home with our Ram 1500 5.7L HEMI with 3.92 rear end. Glad to know you've had no trouble with this combo.
So that's what Idaho looks like! Beautiful! I live in Newark NJ and if I were to park that nice camper in front of my house it won't be there when i wake up! Good job!
You guys are PROFESSIONALS!!! I learned more from your video than all the dealership videos! Y’all are such a great team! Can you both go over what you keep in all the compartments inside and out for your trips?
Came here, in the market for this exact trailer, looking to learn about about whether or not to upgrade truck to a 2500, 3500, etc. Comments on towing, gear ratio, payload specs have been exceedingly helpful! Thank you from another bass fisherman.
Oh wow now that is a nice home that you both have. I just boughtba Big country 5th wheel ( moved from house in WV too Texas)our oldest son, our grandchildren live in the home. We have sooo much too get rid of. I think your wife is beautiful and sweet. Good luck i know your family is enjoying this beauty.
@@BassinNmore Thank you. Oh yes it has been a big move lol and we are both almost 60 years old. Well we set out on an adventure. Life is meant too be lived. God bless your family.
Bruce I have a ram half ton 5.7 hemi can I tow this camper with it comfortablely at 75 mph ? I will be a first time rver and want to be safe without holding up traffic.
@@kingssing I am towing mine with a Ram 1500 5.7 hemi. I pulled it at 75 yesterday with no issues at all. Now at 75 you are at 3000+ RPM's so the gas goes a little faster.
Besides the beautiful Camper, I love to see how Happy She looks with her camper and her husband I bet You they have to much fun driving around 🤘 love it, God bless You guys 🤘💙🌹
Wish I had seen this video about a month or so ago. But I am happy with my Jayco Eagle HT. I am picking it up next week. I did buy a 3/4 ton RAM to pull it. Downsizing from a 43 foot Dutch Star Diesel Pusher. I’m a widow doing this by myself so I wish I had done the little bit smaller Rockwood and I love the Murphey Bed. Thank you for your help. I subscribed and hope to learn more from you both.
This is AWESOME! Now I'm a little upset. I had a dream trailer for a while, and because of you, this is my new dream trailer! Now I have to tell the wife I changed my mind and show her this one! lol! This one has everything I'm looking for and then some! Thank you guys!
We just saw this video and loved so much specially to spend time with our grandkids. We love the way you have it decorated. What we love the most is the Murphy bed and the doorway mat is beautiful. Wish you the best with the rv and God bless your family 👪
Hey, Just wanted to thank you both for this video on your Rockwood Camper.!! 😄 We have been searching for a camper like this one for about a year now.. My hubby came across your video and we both fell in love with this Camper!!!😃😀. In the process of purchasing one!! Thank you so Much!! 😄🥳👏👏
I was gonna comment “Let the adventure begin “ and then I saw it on one of the pillows in your camper. Lol. I hope you guys have a lot of fun. The camper is super nice 👍😎
You guys are absolutely adorable and we're the hit of the video. Honestly your happiness towards each other made me smile while watching the whole thing.
Dang man, I have been looking for trailers under 30' with a bunkhouse for my kids and light enough to pull with my Ram 1500. This one looks amazing. Thank you for the video.
Great rig love the layout with the bed honestly the most favorite thing for me is you can use the igniter to light the oven in our current RV I have to almost climb inside of it to light the oven 👍
Great review of a very nice family camper. Rockwood has come a long way in recent years and I tip my RV hat to them for their many improvements and attention to detail. Thanks for sharing!
We're going to look at this camper tomorrow afternoon here in CT. I want to see it in person! We just sold our Class C (getting picked up tomorrow morning---which I loved). Thanks for the tour. Yours was the best that I watched by far regarding the Mini Lite 2509S!
I had hoped that the bunks were longer as our grown boys are 6’2” & 6’3”, but was disappointed that it wasn’t as roomy as I hoped. I still love it though. Enjoy yours!!!
Loved your tour! We have the 2020 mini lite 2509s (purchased in 2019)- yours has new a few more great upgrades- primarily more usb ports !! We've been so happy with ours.. virtually no problems ~except minor user error on our part , its our first "big camper" since coming from a tiny popup;)
Glad to hear it's holding up! We moved up from a 17'. We have had a couple small things that we would expect with any camper, and easily fixed with the things we carry with us.
Love your Camper. I hear the enthusiasm in your presentation. Me and my wife just started looking at Campers. We just turned 60 and want to live a little. The problem is we have no clue which direction to go as it’s all new to us. We even thought about a Pop up camper. My wife likes the retro trailers that are red and white I’m open to whatever. Thanks for sharing guys good job.
AWESOME!!! this is what I'm looking for to actually live in for going on all the excursions I want... you look like a very happy family and that's what matters most... Thanks for sharing and Enjoy... btw you both did a great job with the video, Teamwork!!!👍🏿👍🏿🤗✌🏿💯
Omg i can totally see why u love this camper! I love it as well and i really like the double bunk beds, perfect for my grandkids! Thank u so much for sharing! However i dint notice did u say how much it was going for?
Awesome video. I think this may be the first camper I get. Looks like it will meet all my needs for travel. Question: are you going solar? If so, will solar meet the needs of the refrigerator outside and other electrical needs to do Boondocking???
@@BassinNmore my girl wears those hair things with flowers on them you should buy her one that would match her dress maybe a lil Valentine's day gift ?
Hey guys!! Great video! Very informative! Just one question, did Rockwood put Goodyear tires on the 2021 mini lites? I know they did on the signature series. Thanks for the great video. I look forwaed to seeing more.
Great walk through and very helpful. Looks like we will be ordering one very soon. This model fits our needs perfectly. Thank you for helping us decide.
Great vid! I really have my eye on the this particular trailer, maybe for earlier next year. You mentioned the interior length was 25 feet. The only specs I can find say it's around 23' interior and 25'11" total exterior length. Can you confirm those dimensions again. Thanks.
Thank you! The measurements I found are 25' 9" that from the back of the bunk bed to the furthest out curved front area, and 26' 11" from the back of the rear bumper to the front of the tongue. www.rvusa.com/rv-guide/2020-forest-river-rockwood-mini-lite-travel-trailer-floorplan-2509s-tr45042
@@BassinNmore Excellent. Thank you for the reply and information. I'm in the process of convincing my wife we need the 2509S by early next year. Fingers crossed. =)
It was $30k sticker price.. We talked them down a little, had a trade in, put money down plus extended the payments to keep them low. The monthly will depend on a lot of things so what we pay will be different then what others pay.
@@BassinNmore Just wanted to thank you guys for posting your video. Me and my wife came across it by accident and picked up what you guys were putting down. We purchased the 2205s couples trailer, and we couldn't be happier. If I can say, one of the things we wanted for our trailer was the full time access to the front window, since it is so sexy, plus we did not want to have to fight the jack knife bed. But as with all trailers it is a give and take. But again, thanks for opening the door to Rockwood!
@@cobyg419 glad to hear you found what you were looking for! I do agree that front window is amazing and it does suck not being able to see out it when the bed is up. Happy camping!
@@BassinNmore I have the same truck with the 3.21 axle. How does the payload on your truck after loading up the camper and the kids? my truck has 1600lb capacity and I fear that after loading up the cargo I'll reach the limit of my trucks payload limit
@@anandsalodkar we push the payload to the max and a little over sometimes. If it gets too far then we also take the wife's mini van. I try to put everything in the camper though to keep it down.
Only thing is the overhead microwave I do not like an overhead microwave. Took a badly burned person to the hospital once with face and neck burns. Never have one again
What an awesome travel trailer! I haven’t bought one yet and deciding on a motorhome or a tt. Thanks so much for the tour! I’m rethinking some things now. A lot of information you gave me. I’m not fully understanding the total weight and battery and propane usage, etc. but I’ll keep watching. Thanks so much!
