We purchased this floorplan about a month ago. The dealer told us at the time that the folding table was not included, because of the theater seating. Halfway through this video I was like, "wait a sec, could there be a table behind the couch???". I literally ran out to our trailer and ... wait for it...there was a table behind the couch! Thank you for the great videos and the priceless information.
Yep! Lot of dealers didn’t realize that. I just flat forgot to display it the first time around Initially Rockwood was screwing the sofa down a little too far back which made getting the table our tricky initially Obviously they’ve corrected that little blip
I must say, after discovering your channel here a couple of years ago, I have to admit, I STOPPED WATCHING TV... Because, I get everything I want right here watching you and your RV Showcasing. I Get Totally True Slap-Stick Comedy... Real Adventure... Radio Voice Thriller Segments... and Yes, Even Discoveries of New and Exciting Inventions, Layouts and Designs that are in most cases Better Then Watching Paid Per View OR HGTV Programming. Bravo, Thank You and Now I Will Grab My Popcorn and Will Enjoy YOUR Show... And The Oscar Goes Too....!!!!
As a Mini Lite owner who uses it with kids, one improvement that I would love to see is a wrapped membrane counter (the one in the kitchen) throughout the trailer (nightstands and bathroom). With the kids, they splash so much water in the bathroom counter. General feedback for Rockwood.
We are absolutely having a blast with our new 2516s. Best Rockwood we’ve owned. And yes, it’s a bit tongue heavy compared to other Minilites, but once you dial in your weight distribution system, it tows great behind our F150 3.5 Ecoboost. Maybe the next generation 2516s will delete the bedroom door, extend ward robe across the wall, and build in an outdoor kitchen !!! Now that would be the bomb !
This is absolutely perfect for me. I’m a solo camper and I bought a 2020 Kodiak 201qb a year ago. I love it but this unit is fantastic. I think now is a good time to sell it, since everyone is buying, and get this beautiful trailer. I live in Martin County, Florida and I hope you deliver. I’ve grown to trust you just through your videos so it’s time for me to call and see if we can work things out. This is just perfect for this 60 year old, single girl who loves to camp. This is exciting!! Edit: This one is sold but thank you Tyler at Haylett for the quick response. I’ll wait for the next one!!
This is the first Front Kitchen rig I have seen and frankly it had never crossed my mind after liking the rear kitchen designs. But, this is growing on me quickly. I'd bet that the additional weight on the tongue greatly reduces any sway potential. After reviewing the physics on sway, I like this model.
This is a great little RV. Even the kitchen is great. Love the table and yes definitely can use as moe prep space. Definitely battery upgrade and definitely solar upgrades too. Over all I'll give this a 10.
Love the kitchen - wow. That open space would be great for a soft sided bin full of snacks or s’mores supplies - grab ‘n go Love that the table is removable - really opens up the walking space.
Definitely a different laid out trailer. I like the kitchen. I think it would be nice for short trips but not for full time living, unless it's for one person.
that weird open pocket in the kitchen i would probably use for a kitchen appliance storage. depending on size maybe a crockpot/instapot, or a stand mixer, etc.
I really like this one, the dual slide just opens up so much space, the better storage in the bedroom is always a plus, the kitchen and living area feel homey. This would nice to come back to after a day exploring, and rainy days would be more tolerable.
Hello Josh, a few months ago we purchased a Rockwood 2516S and thank you for your review pointing out it’s many awesome attributes, wish we could have bought it from your dealership, but being in California it made more sense to purchase from a local dealer. We love the “tootsie toaster” 😊.
LOL thank you for the note of confidence. There’s always really good models out there and different segments, but this one checks so many boxes in a way that’s never been accomplished in this size before it’s just incredible
Still one of my favorites. Thanks for going back a redoing this video. It answered some of my questions, like the door by the outside shower. We still love our 2104S, but you had this we would have bought it. Thanks again for all the content. And looking forward to the Rockwood plant tours.
This has got to be one of the best designed travel trailers for a retired person or a couple. I don't think that it would be good for a family due to the limited sleeping space. This one is in my top 5 list for a travel trailer. Thank you for the detailed walkthrough of the inside.
Our 25 year old son slept in the theater chair in full recline which was nearly horizontal. Not too bad… An air mattress would work too. With rear door, easy for us to go to kitchen via doors and avoid stepping on floor sleeper… Bathroom located centrally works great too…
I just bought a used 2019 Forest River Palomino Real-Lite Mini 181. It has much of the same construction and is just over 3,000 pounds, I really love it and so does my old Ram diesel. Thank for for showing off the Rockwood Josh, Forest River makes incredible trailers!
Almost perfect,,,,I would do a bigger oven, no 2nd door, make that wall all storage. Man, in a rustic white finish on all the wood....it would be FABULOUS!!!!! Great video!
I'm 52 now & just dont have the bones for tent camping any more😥. I've never had an rv, but man I want this one BAD! It's my favorite floor plan & looks very well built! Shopping for a better truck now, but this rv is next on my list. Great video & Josh is a trip. Maybe an "adventure" 🤣
I’ve watched a lot of your videos since I saw your first video on the RV and I really like a lot of them but I keep coming back to this RV, it was also the first video of your I ever watched.
High up open corner space? Make a little wine rack with some sort of bottle retention system (so they don't fly during travel. Get a slow cooker that fits there cause otherwise its take up valuable pan space. Put a small safe there to lock up the kids phones and screens.
I know I'm late to the party on this one but I still need to comment...'chill grille'...love it! 😂 But the best thing I've ever heard anyone say...'we help you find your second camper the first time.' THAT is awesome! As is this camper (of course it's awesome...it's a Rockwood). I would so buy this one! Nothing beats Rockwood/Flagstaff! And you know that 'weird' storage pocket next to the nuke-a-matic? I'd put a fake plant to fill the space and give a homey touch to the kitchen! Randi seems like a cool dude, hopefully he's still there now you're Bish's?
This is the unit we would have bought over our 2511s if we had a bigger truck. Love this layout and we are looking forward to your Rockwood tour video series. Thanks Josh!
We absolutely love ours!! But then we majorly upgraded from a FR palomino palomini 179RDS Ours did come with the hide a bed couch instead of the theater seating So that is an option and gives you a extra place for sleeping, kids, grandkids or husbands in trouble. I do used the tall storage behind the fridge for folding chairs and an easy up awning and probably still have a little bit of space for fishing poles That funky space by the microwave is good storage for extra rolls of paper towels and stuff like that, that if it does go flying during travel it won’t damage anything else. So far I haven’t found anything bad or wrong with our trailer Once again great video on a awesome trailer.
Something about these well designed campers with the Front and rear Kitchen layout split between two walls sell models like this Rockwood Mini lite and the Cougar 22MLS just sells these models for me, if I had the money Today id most likely buy both model's mentioned! These 2 models I indicated are Masterfully designed, Well executed layout with xtra attention to detail on the kitchen and bathroom fir Generous space on both areas!
Tall storage. 10x10 canopy. Gazelle G5 gazebo. I'm loving this rig! Competition for the Cougar and the Imagine I'm considering. And it's under 30' long! Excellent floor plan! Great review!
The camper that I really fell in love with is a Grand design Imagine. I just am trying to go through all your videos to find it again. I remember it having a really nice kitchen on the left with a really long countertops.
That is a good question! Even with a large TV, I want my tv to be lower than what they have it at! My neck will hurt if I watch TV more than 4 hours at a time. Hope someone is able to answer this question!
I just love this one! I personally like the walk through bathroom. I would much rather have this layout than one where the bathroom is right by the kitchen. Also the solid surface counters should flow to the bathroom. But I really love this one!
MMMM, cookies and biscuits! #notafifthwheel but that's a great amount of storage for such a "small" trailer. Nice fridge, no floor vents.... This is an impressive unit that can be pulled by a specced Durango or Yukon as easily as a half ton. Not the biggest fan of double entry doors, but this isn't so bad. The proctologist compartment could also likely hold skis or snow/surfboards The only thing that might hold this one back for us is that it seems like it might not have freezing/below freezing insulation. More Uncle Josh silliness, please, that's what we're really here for!
For this size travel trailer it’s the best floor plan I’ve seen. I would have no problem full timing in this trailer. For its size, it’s a bit heavy. Big Truck Big RV would call this 3/4 ton towable. That 810 pound tongue weight would consume a lot of payload on most 1/2 tons. If you load it to max that tongue weight would probably exceed 1000 pounds. Pretty heavy! The storage is phenomenal. It has really good looks as well. I would like to see roller shades and slam latches which I probably mentioned on your last review. Azdel?
Love the Rockwood doing Rockwood things solar and inverter package that’s included with the 12 volt compressor fridge, lol! Be careful with those stairs though. I was in one inclined spot with my Mini Lite 2205s where when leveled front to back, the rear of the trailer was closest to the ground and the steps when lowered would not allow me to close the door, even with both adjustable feet removed. It wasn’t a dirt surface so I couldn’t dig a small hole at the bottom of the step. I had to raise the tires with leveling blocks.
At first that hole up by microwave confused me but then I thought of all lovely RV and van conversions I admire. Number one thing that makes a place feel like a home?.... A couple plants. That cubby could be perfect for a nice pathos or real looking but affordable Ikea fake trailing houseplant to add that impactful green vibrance to the often lifeless interiors.
What a great couple's camper. As its the same length as the 2509S, it's definitely easy to tow and most certainly 1/2 ton towable. Maybe a little lacking on outside storage, but the interior really feels big.
Great presentation ….That is a sweet camper!.. very nice, very roomy..I could live in that thing!… Oh yea the drunken octopus. Where do you get this stuff 🤣 Thanks for the chuckles !
Finally! My 2516s arrived today and we pick it up next week. Exactly like this unit but with two Maxair covers. I want to get a rear platform for the back 2” receiver so I can transport my generator (45 kg/100 lb). That way I can lighten up the load in my truck box too. Any advice or suggestions would be appreciated.
Oh my nerdy friend from the great white north @20:28 you said someone said hey dummy, I didn't say hey dummy, I said looks like the hinges are on the inside of the door. Not a problem though as I understand the severe effects on freezzzzzzing cold weather on ones gray matter and there is also a possibility someone did say that and there is the possibility that a lot of someone's said that from time to time. Anyway, I like this camper, I like it a lot. We may be in the Elkhart and other part of the great white north in July or maybe August, or maybe even September who knows. If we are that close we will have to stop by to see you and your band of (place proper phrase here) and maybe one of these will be available to touch and feel and I always travel with my checkbook and my wife to keep me in check, but who knows.. BCNULTR Nerd👍🌴👍
Hey Josh, my 2017 F-150 is, even as a short bed, is rated to like 1200 Lbs tongue weight with a weight distro hitch. I think most 1/2 tons can accommodate in that scenario.
Love its size for an empty nest couples trailer. I just never understood the two doors. It seems you could get extra closet space or cabinet space without one of those doors. Other than that, it's pretty darn near perfect for couples! Oh and that Empty space is perfect for a basket for whatever you need quick access..
Perfect except I don't like those weird angled showers. But we have to stay under 26" due to short on storage space for RV. Otherwise I love everything about it, especially private bedroom.
I really like this floor plan but I'd like to have it in a 30' - 35' range. BTW, I really wish more dealers tried to inform you and help you buy your last rv 1st.
We love his videos and waiting for 2622RK foorplan Ultra Lite Fifth Wheels. One cans only hope! It maybe longer but you have a dining area. Hitch Weight: 1245 lb. Exterior Length: 30' 5" Exterior Height: 13' 1" Exterior Width: 96" Check out their website below for rockwood & contact your local dealer! You might think I’m crazy but my husband and I are talking about visiting Michigan in the fall to check them out. Josh mades a big impression on us! And we love his RU-vid videos! Once you see his, everyone else is a bore! 2 in 1 videos (facts & entertainment)!😂 forestriverinc.com/rvs/travel-trailers-and-fifth-wheels/rockwood-ultra-lite#home I like this website because they have a 3D walkthrough tour. But it’s not as good as Josh who opens every cabinets to give you ideas what the space sizes are! Good luck on your find!
Josh, If I were so lucky that I could buy one, the space by the microwave would be used for storage at the destination. Something you needed quick maybe for cooking a place to put everything. However, I agree with you, it’s pretty useless for in transit storage.
Wish they could fit in a window in the bathroom somewhere....a very small one over the medicine cabinet? Otherwise love it! Currently have a 2506s (2019), and this has all the things I love, but eliminated most of the problems.
21:50 I think they should have kept the frill prep table right by the grill stand & moved the outlet (for the TV) & outdoor TV mount to the other side instead of the TV 📺 being right above your grill‼️ 🥘 🍳 🧑🍳 🤦🏽♂️ 22:03 🤦🏽♂️ 🤨 That makes more sense, although having the prep shelf right next to the grill would still be nice 🧑🍳 😉
That's the Ultra Lite 2608BS. We have gone back and forth on which one to get. The 2 differences is a hallway to the bedroom and dinette. But the hallway makes the bathroom smaller. Also, you can see in the video that there's room at the end of the bed but you can't gauge how much until your are standing in that bedroom. It's huge for a small camper.
Josh, find out when Rockwood is going to enclose the under belly with a hard plastic shell rather than a plastic sheet like other FR brands are doing. It's superior and the one thing I want to see before I would buy any trailer and RW is on my top 3 list.
Different floor plans will be better in those regards, yes. Bed slides in trailers are notorious for losing the outside pass-thru compartment. Front kitchens have the same issue. *This trailer obviously has BOTH of those*. It's a double whammy against the storage. Reverting to a traditional front bed with a pass-thru below like this one will solve the issue bit.ly/3oOFmGh Also, if you add some extra length to the RV you regain the ability to gain some of those spaces. Coachmen is very good about that as seen here bit.ly/2Zi8VFu
@@JoshtheRVNerd Thank You SO MUCH!!!! We actually were just rewatching this video Together and were almost completely sold On it... MAN, I Wish We Could Perchase From Haylett!!!!!
Hello, the only problem I see with this new design is how many will they actually build...you did a segment a week or so ago listing all the rv floorplans that will be effectively put "on hold", thusly only producing in mass quantities the "proven saleable" floorplans throughout the foreseeable future...since this is a new floorplan most likely produced before that decision, might it end up being the only one you get for a while is the question. Other than that I like it, but I am a huge fan of a permenant dinette which this doesn't have. Thank You.
We love his videos and waiting for 2622RK foorplan Ultra Lite Fifth Wheels. One cans only hope! It maybe longer but you have a dining area. Hitch Weight: 1245 lb. Exterior Length: 30' 5" Exterior Height: 13' 1" Exterior Width: 96" Check out their website below for rockwood & contact your local dealer! You might think I’m crazy but my husband and I are talking about visiting Michigan in the fall to check them out. Josh mades a big impression on us! And we love his RU-vid videos! Once you see his, everyone else is a bore! 2 in 1 videos (facts & entertainment)!😂 forestriverinc.com/rvs/travel-trailers-and-fifth-wheels/rockwood-ultra-lite#home I like this website because they have a 3D walkthrough tour. But it’s not as good as Josh who opens every cabinets to give you ideas what the space sizes are! Good luck on your find!
@@Sammy.goNavy70 I was out of the office for a week the last time we had one roll in. Someone filled in for me in a pinch. Not quite the same as what I do, but good enough to get you an idea! ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uzaTIBiCm7I.html
Yay me second also nice Silverado with I think an old Catalina I'm not sure I have a tendency to focus on the background more than what's actually going on sorry 2:00
