Winnebago Micro Minnie 1706FB After 5 Years 

Wow, can't believe it's been 5 years. Seems like just yesterday it was a brand new camper trailer. Here's to 5 more years (for the channel at least).

It's amazing how much you have grown on us and we love you. Thank you for all your work. You are part of the family. We all say oh oh we have to go there LOL :)

Love your down to earth tell it like it is reviews most refreshing 👍 great memory on all the technical stuff 👏👏

Excellent five year review Robert, it seems to be holding up quite well...I really enjoy your videos and music...safe travels to the both of you....From south Florida, wishing you well..

Best RV review out there by any stretch of the imagination!

I'm 32 and live in Tampa Bay Florida I absolutely love your videos. I've offered before but if you ever come back this way please swing by for lunch. I took a summer job in Colorado a few years back and fell in love with the Midwest. My wife and I live in a studio apartment in the city and love the tiny house idea and my plan was to travel for a few years saving money to build a tiny house but the companies that offer housing Don't normally allow dogs and my small dog is our life so I started looking into campers like yours and again fell in love. The wife was against it at first but having her watch your videos has really helped. We're saving up for a small pull behind camper now and will hopefully be on the road next summer. Fingers crossed. You Don't actually have to read any further but the plan is to live in the camper for one year and save for a small piece of property in Florida. We'll spend the extremely hot and hurricane Florida Summers working in a different state then come home to Florida and vacation for the winter. Or travel. Coolworks.com has jobs everywhere in the country and normally provide free or cheap housing and free meals. Definitely a free place to plug up an RV. Traveling while making good money and not paying for rent would really help us spend more time outside. Thanks for these videos.

Robert just letting you know your videos are fantastic. Your reviews are very informative. I hope Winnebago watches your reviews so they can fix the problem areas on there travel trailers. Keep up the great vids.

Thanks for a real review of an RV. So many others fill their time with bs technical jargon that I could find myself online. Your down to earth approach and demeanor make watching your videos enjoyable. I also love your editing style keep it up. I am presently shopping for my dream unit and can't wait to share it with you when I get it.

I did the Velcro shower curtain as well, but I used two curtains so you enter thru the middle only and both sides are “protected”. Great video, so happy to find your channel.

I love how you took out the dining table and made a comfortable workspace. That makes the space more functional.

You are such a cool guy, a very pure person ! Thank you for your candour Robert. ☺

We have a 2020 micro minnie 2100bh and we love it. Glad to see yours holding up well. Gives me hope for ours.

We have a 2019 Micro 2106FBS. I believe all new 2019 and newer models come with off-road suspension and tires. Gives more ground clearance or sure. And the gray and black water tank valve pull handles are situated in the metal frame for protection. Also all of the water tanks are insulated for winter use. The outdoor light is now an LED light strip that runs the entire length of the awning... and it's BRIGHT.

Can't believe 5 years have passed. Thanks for the review and the great videos. The quality of your camping trailer is not what I expected, but I guess they are not as robust as other vehicles. You are living in them, indeed. If you compare that to the upkeep we all have in our homes, it is actually not too bad.

Time goes by fast I remember when you first started your journey

Greetings Robert from Australia, love watching your video's and seeing your beautiful country. Thanks for the tour of your RV seems to work well for you, look forward to the next 5 years. My wife & I love your self song jingle sounds great. Safe travels and keep up the great work. Cheers to you & Illie.

Thank you for the 5 year review od your trailer

Mini Tini has been perfect, has all you need to see and show this country in comfort. Thank you, Illi and Mini Tini for a great you tube channel .

Al from Atlanta It takes a true fan to love what you and sit and watch you i can watch you day Robert .

Robert, Advise Winnebago that they need to put a plastic strip on each side of the shower, to shunt the water back into the shower. Could have eliminated that particle board problem at the sink edge

Another great video. We love hearing your theme song, it always puts us in a good mood. We bought a 2019 Winnebago Micro Minnie 2306BHS partially from watching your videos. We have taken a lot of trips this #summertoremember and love the unit. It only has had a few minor issues and nothing to make us regret our decision. Looking forward to many more years of memories in our little 'Vinnie'

The new 1706FB has a white interior so the darkness/claustrophobia is minimized. Great review/update, I am thinking about getting one so your video was very timely.

We always enjoy watching your videos !

My husband and I want to buy a small trailer to travel when he retires in 2.5 yrs 😉 we were born and raised in Miami and moved to Lakeland 20 yrs ago. Enjoyed your first video! So many choices to make when choosing a travel trailer!

I like the kitchen more than what's in my Jayco. A good sized sink, an almost full-sized fridge, a 3 burner stove and also a sink in the bathroom! I have a 154BH bunkhouse and can sleep more people, but your layout is awesome!

#302 Good morning, Robert. My 23B Winnebago Trend 2014 which I named "The Catherine Clipper:, after my late wife. It has brought me much joy and I have travelled 63,500 miles with it. It too, shows signs of aging and use, but has held up well from Michigan to Florida, the deserts of the south west to the rain forest of the northwest and everything in between. Now I know that I'm not alone with some wear and tear problems. Its very cost efficient operationally, 15.3 to 15.7 miles per gallon on trips.

I grew-up on Mackinac Island and my parents still live there. Hope you had a great time. Mackinac is a very unique and charming place in the USA.

You should send video to Winnebego and become a nomad design consultant. Maybe they will build a test model for you for free!

Good morning sir! Love your channel. 😊

I've read all the replies & added my comments to several B4 composing the following. The 5 years of the kind of mileage/usage you've subjected your RV to is an EXCELLENT long term recommendation in anyone's book. You've made what you have, work for you, & that's what is important. Your RV has taken you all over the country & provided you with life-long memories most people can only dream of doing. I, sincerely, look forward to your 10-year REVIEW of MinnieTini. BIGGER is seldom BETTER. I especially liked the Truma Aqua-Go upgrade. Getting rid of that problem-prone Atwood Water Heater is something RV mfgs should do in all of their new production models. Atwood water heaters are RELICS. Your upgrade installation of the Easy Start inside your air conditioner is also something RV mfg should build into their production models as STANDARD equipment. If you ever consider something else, I suspect you'll go with a teardrop model made by nüCamp like the T@B 400.

You should travel to NE Minnesota. We're having the fall colors now. Just Beautiful.

“I’m in Florida and gonna sweat a lot” so need to upgrade to electric hitch” I love that. Great walk around!! Nice towable.

I’m always impressed by how clean and organized you keep your RV. Love all the storage you have. I have a tiny teardrop with very limited storage so I have to be super creative with where to put things. Thanks for showing us your set up.

Hi Robert, our entire family enjoys your videos and we are big fans of your channel. Thanks for the great content!! Safe travels.

Great 5 year review, hard to find this kind of info on a lot of travel trailers, thanks.

Great video, Robert! A lot of people don't think to do a video like this after traveling that long. Great information!

Robert...thanks for this new review of your trailer. At 15.12 in the video you pointed to a the trailer frame mentioning the possibility of something bouncing. Look under your trailer at the frame and see it there are any "signs of cracks" in the Frame...especially in the area you showed in your video. Continued safe travels.

Thanks for the "castle tour"! It was very interesting. Have fun and have a good trip at all times 👍👍👍

Wow well done Robert minitini has been a great asset and company for you

Thanks for another great update. Hi from Portland, OR. You'll love adding lithium batteries. We fitted 2, soon to be 4, in a Torklift box in front, and have 3x 200w panels on the roof, on our 1801FB (which is essentially identical to your 1706Fb, except 6" wider). Your videos, in part, helped convince me to go for the 1801, so thank you!

I watch this channel every Sunday morning while i cook bacon...lol Mini Tini looks great 5 years on! I love the upgrades! Great work Robert! My humble opinion: Start using Stainless steel and ditch the plastic covers on the exterior if possible... cheers!

Useful video narrated by a guy who tells it as it is ..... appreciate your candid report. All things considered, I think she has tolerated the stress of being on the road very well. 👍 Looking forward to your travel videos.

Robert: Phenomenal video -- thanks! Thinking about the quality issues found, I wonder if you think that there is a travel trailer out there that has "zero" (or close to zero) quality issues, irrespective of price? For example, are Airstreams (ultra-expensive TTs) "perfect" in that sense? If you don't consider the purchase price, which one would replace your Winnebago Micro Winnie? Thanks!

Good Morning Robert ☕️, hopefully Winnebago will take note of your extensive travels using their minimalistic camper (which I'm sure has surpassed their design use parameters for this model) over the past five years and step-up with some type of sponsorship program. Surly, their executives will take note once they see the advantages, and convert your annuel miles into rolling advertisement along with your RU-vid audeince exposure. Safe Travels ☕️

So I was just talking to my brother inlaw about the sensor in your black water tank. He said his solution is to put about 5 gallons of clean water prior to a trip and let it slosh around in a "clean" tank. He said it often takes care of the issue for him. Figures it was worth a mention

Enjoyed the tour of your trailer. The drone view was excellent. I love to listen to your reviews.

Congrats on 5 years! We're new to the RV world so it's nice to see that yours has held up so well with the service you've had with it. Great video as usual!

It reminded me our very first travel trailer Apex! Almost the same floor plan! It was small yet very cozy! ❤️ Wow five years on the road! Love your presentation, Robert! 👍 Good luck to you and your wife!👍

Robert. I believe Winnebago listened to you because they have made upgrades on quite a few items you mentioned. Thank you. I can agree with all you said. You have constructive criticism and the changes can and some made. I am watching for your comments on your new Minnie.

My favorite changes new getting rid of the tv and dinette. When you get batteries, Battleborn id well worth it.

Loving to see Lake Michigan. Flew over it going west and actually saw those waves. Small world.

I am looking forward to your videos about Michigan. Thank you for sharing your trips on RU-vid

Awsome, thank you Robert and God bless you.

If I remember right, you needed to get axle work. When you do, have them flip your axles and you should get more ground clearance. Happy birthday Minitini.

Woo!! Minitini is holding up!!

Hey Robert, have watched now and then, really like your laid back approach to all things RV. This unit, although not being the first pick in the heap, has stood up surprisingly well to the Sun and the Magnitude 6 Earthquake every time you have taken it down the road! You Sticks and Bricks would not fair as well! THX

She still looks as good as new! Minitini 2 is also BEAUTIFUL

It is a good description of the place where you live,work and move. Beautiful view of Superior Lake with the magic of the drone. Congrats, keep up...>>>

WINNEBAGO! ARE YOU WATCHING? I bought my Micro Minnie from Fretz RV but Traveling Robert is the one who really sold it. In fact, I'd guess that TR has sold more Winnies than any salesperson. As much as I enjoy seeing TR's adventures, I'm always excited to see updates, information, and upgrades on Minitini. I always appreciate the honest look at how things function with use in the real world. It's about time for Winnebago to hook TR up with a new rig!

I am getting the sense that maybe you are ready for an upgrade. Well, whatever you decide, I think you have gotten your money's worth from this one! Such good adventures you have recorded with a trusty little Minitini to keep you comfortable at night!!

Robert. Thanks so much for sharing your thorough detailed video about your Minitini. I love everything about Winnebago’s design. This would be a good video to show Winnebago company this video. I’m sure they will like to hear their customer as the owners of Winnebago’s review and how to keep it improved and strong. Safe travels and hope your home is safe from Dorian. See you on the road next time.

Great show I am single and loved meeting people and pets while traveling you give me great ideas

It seems to have held up remarkably good for 5 years of heavy use. A good recommendation for Winnebago.

Robert if you haven't been along the North Shore of Lake Superior its worth the trip. Lots of beautiful scenery and water falls to visit also places like Seven's Pizza and Betty's Pies. Safe Travels

My husband & find you very intertaining. Enjoy all your tours too!!

Wow 5 years already, holding up pretty well! Your always thorough. 👍🏻👍🏻

Thanks for the nice video, about your RV. But a low trailer is not bad, it means more stable on the road.

Florida is a great testing ground for any product. That sun is brutal... and then add the salt air. All in all minniteenie is looking pretty darn good... as are you my friend! Some day maybe you can move over to that Class B plus? ... so you can park / navigate in more places. Always trade offs for sure. Thanks for widening my world. 🚐 😆

Glad to see you have that new truck. Better pulling power and more dependable overall.

Nice video! A quick and easy idea for the blackout curtains would be reflectix insulation. It’s an insulation you can get at most any home center that you can cut to fit the window behind the shade. That should not only insulate, but cut out a lot of light, and a $10 roll will probably get all the windows in the camper. Have fun!

Just found your video in my suggested videos. Great stuff! I would suggest on of the little Honda generators for power. So quiet and fuel efficient. Add another battery or get some Lithium iron phosphate batteries and a 3-4K watt inverter. Range, no oven? One thing the dealers don’t tell you is what a PITA making the beds are. Especially bunk beds.

To avoid what happened to your bathroom sink countertop...I simply drape a large still flat, plastic garbage bag, with two sandbags holding the top down in the sink, and then it drapes down over the edge of the countertop and down the bathroom cabinet side facing the shower. Done...no water ever touches the top or sides, and I also put two rolled towels on the floor, next to the outside bottom of the shower pan. Again, any water that might escape, will be immediately absorbed by the rolled towels. So those two things, makes your shower stall, not prone to losing water by a loose shower curtain, or bouncing off your shoulders or head. Works like a charm!

Happy Birthday Minitini 🎉🎈 🍸

Gooooood morning Robert. We enjoyed your review of Mini-Tini. The upgrades you have made over the years have been great ones. Winnebago should take some cues from you. Stay safe my friend. You are always in our prayers. Have a great day. 🌴😎👍

Very cool n nice RV travel that I want to do... Hopefully soon.. thanks for sharing your trips.

It's amazimg how far the 2023 have come with the Minnies. Most likely because of your wonderful analysis along with technology. I bought the Wolf Puo 17JG as I am on a budget. The equal Minnie, not really equal because the Minnie is a step up, was $40k or so, for a bunkhouse with slide. I was able to get a deal $24k for mine with the extra solar and lifted (Adenture package). All of the negatives that you listed has been address by both manufacturers. Net, net....great job! We soon with full time in ours and maybe document our journey like you? 🤓

Robert, Relax, "It's ok but it can at times be, but it's ok". Ouch! lol Smell The Roses & Blow Out The Candle & Relax! Enjoy the Journey look forward to the next one! :-)

Great review. Wishing you many more years and miles of traveling our awesome country.

Seems like it’s doing pretty well Robert, We have a 2019 Micro Minnie 1700BH that we imported to the UK, weather etc isn’t so intense here so hopefully we will have many years of enjoyment out of it And yup, we did look at them after watching you with yours to see if they has anything suitable that wouldn’t break the bank 👍

Roberto: ((do you remember me? (no Espanol me perfecto); this 'poet's was GREAT!! You are so honest in your review, and so human; it's just makes a person more confident in following your information; AGAIN: Much as Gracias, Roberto...!! (excuse the 'type-o's)

This is exactly what I want to do. Just got a fully remote position and looking to get a small RV to travel cross country with just me and my 2 labs and I want to try and hit every national park. So far it's been between this and the Forest River r-pod.

We have a 2015 Winnebago Minnie. It was fun to watch your video to see how it has held up. We haven’t done any upgrades to ours because we’ve found everything to be sufficient. The floor trim at our bathroom door looks just like yours. 😠 It’s definitely made cheap. My sink countertop is ok but it isn’t next to the shower. My bathroom is much bigger than yours. The thing that has been awful about ours is that the paint (red) has faded to pink from the sun. If I had known that I would have bought white. For the most part we love it!

Interesting to see your videos Robert. I guess I won’t ever get to the US for various reasons but I’m glad I can see so much of it on here. Your little vans still in good shape. Best wishes from the UK.

Hey Robert can you do a video on your drone, and how to fly it?

We had a small trailer as well. I may suggest, if you remodel the bathroom, take that tiny sink out and upgrade your shower to a small (tub/shower)! I never understood two sinks for tiny spaces

Looks like your trailor has held up good Robert with all the miles it has traveled. Have a good week.

Glad I found your channel. That the best intro I've seen on utube.

A really good, suggested method to buy a T.T. is to let another person, buy the model year...and then, if they wish to sell it within no more than 3 or 4 years, you will get a great deal on the model you wished to own...AND...in those first 12/24 months, any faults, or warranty that needed to be done, would have been done by the owner, their towing back to the dealer, and their down-time. As the second purchaser, you get the benefit of most has been done/corrected from factory shipped, and you get to enjoy from thereon. We did that with buying our 2018 1706FB, in September of 2019. It had one owner, that went back to their dealer (I saw the purchase papers..) and traded in for the reason of wanting another five or so, feet. They also wanted a north/south Queen bed, rather than a East/West bed this unit, and ours has. Now, that is a personal choice, but they didn't want to have to climb over the outside sleeper, if one needed to use the bathroom during the night. That's a legitimate purchase point, for some couples, and fortunately for us, it was for them. That extra 5 to 6 feet is needed in T.T. length to accommodate a bed that has its head at the front wall of the trailer. That being said, you also have to pick up extra weight, that could be 1,000 pounds more GROSS, as well as extra maintenance of roof material, and outer side wall. Another draw back to having a North/South Queen bed, that can offset the advantage of either sleeper stepping to their side of the bed, like at home, besides the extra cost, weight, and length, is that one might no longer be able to park their T.T. (if there are no restrictions for such, where you live), because most single and double home property driveways in the 'burbs, pretty much are around 25/30 feet in depth, and some even less than that. Our 20 foot 2018 1706FB, from hitchball to back bumper, not only can park on one side of our double driveway, but there is 12 feet left in front of it, to the roadway, whereby no road salt will be sprayed or splashed onto the unit, during the Winter. (We live near the Great Lakes Area). We can also park a sub-compact in that space ahead of it, if we need to, or for guests. So, in reading my reply, there are a few considerations, as to what length and weight and maintenance costs, are associated with a T.T. of any length. We have had about 4 T.T.'s in our married life, the longest having been 30 feet in length, but in having owned a 30, a 27, a 25, and now this 20 footer, we both agree that for the features this trailer has, and for the towing weight and camping parking length, to be the BEST BANG FOR OUR CAMPING BUCK, ever!!! We have every creature comfort feature from even our largest trailer of the past, and yet, can get into absolutely any campsite, whether it be for a dedicated R.V. or truly designed to host a tent. None of our other trailers could even attempt, or would be allowed to be installed on some of the very wonderful sites we have enjoyed with our Winnebago Micro Minnie 2018 1706FB (the 1708FP is their 'updated' version of our 1706FB. IF you have made it down to this sentence, I do have a personal recommendation...in that they (possibly to cut production costs, or keep the MRSP down...whatever...) did away with the two wonderful and DEEP dresser gilde-slide suspension drawers that on our model year, and on the still 2019 model year, are built into the front facing Queen bed frame. Now, they only have a door (1708FB) and an empty space, that you'd most likely have to slide in a clothes basket, which now would sit on the floor or the trailer. So, if you are interested, go out right now...and search out a 2017, 2018, or 2019 **1706FB** to get those built in clothes drawers, drawers that you'd have back home...and will have also, on your mobile 'Condo'. Just a tip...and you 'll be saving many $$$'s as well as mentioned, less chance of something going wrong, that needed to be attended to, shortly after the first owner towed off the dealer's lot. Good luck...but whatever you do...the 1706FB or the 1708FB, is simply the greatest usage of your $$$'s for bang-for-the-buck features and creature comforts, as well as saving you thousands of dollars per year, in storage costs, towing costs, and maintenance that every trailer needs to have done, to keep it in prime condition. To see the double dresser drawers the 1708FB does ***NOT COME WITH***, merely YouTume a 2018 or 2019, or early 2020 1706FB, and watch the interior tour, where you will see the double dresser drawers in the bed frame. Then go back to the 1708FB and see that now, there is just a square storage door with an open space, where the two drawers used to close into. Final comment, if you go with an East-West Queen bed, you pick up over 5 owner advantages because the bed uses the width of your T.T. to accommodate a Queen, rather than needing added length of floor space that ONLY is used by the Queen, in a North-South configuration. I mentioned a few owner considerations in this detailed reply, to owning a T.T. with a East-West (as they refer to them) that are installed in the width space of your T.T. Cheers!

Wow, lots of miles! You didn’t mention anything about the tires or suspension. I would imagine you upgraded those as well.

Enjoyed the review, thank you.

Wow poor minitini starting to show her age she's done well Robert you too Jim and bernadette from new Zealand

South Florida heat and sun is no joke...I bought my wife a brand new bike in the middle of summer in Tampa and it was rusted away within 7 months just sitting outside although under a covered porch.

Thanks For The Video....Safe Travels...Many Blessings To You And Your Wife

Love your background music. Really enjoy!!

I can imaginr that we in Indonesia will see alot of RV since we improve our road infrastrutures, so that we can ride from the upper most west part of Indonesia to the bottom east part to Timor Leste. Thank u for your youtube travel videos. Please stay healthy and blessed.

For your door handle, buy a pool noodle, cut one side length wise and then cut to length to cover handle. It will look like a "C" from end. Slip over handle for UV protection. I leave mine on during travel and when in storage. I own and travel in a Coachman Freedom Express 246RKS, 26' TT and enjoy the amount of storage space it has. Your truck can pull this trailer.

happy anniversary! question: have you replaced tires and or done any wheel bearing work?

You are the best in business hopefully I will see your RV on the road sometime

I appreciate your review. May be getting this model soon, they may now be 1708s I believe.

I like the upgrade of removing the booth/table and adding the counter instead. I like the fact it's higher up for added prep/cooking area, but also as a desk. The only thing I don't like on ANY small camper is the size of the shower/bathroom. Since it's just me, I'd remove the entire vanity cabinet and put in a larger rectangle shower. But if I was ever able to order one brand new, I'd have them remove that area where the tv was and is now your wardrobe, and continue the bathroom wall over from it's door. Put the toilet where the tv was facing it to the driver's side, making a large bathroom.