You might want to look at the Crossroads Sunset Trail TT. We bought ours here in Alabama from Bakers rv in Addison,AL. Good folks to deal with. We are in the process of purchasing our 3rd rv from them a Crossroads 5er. Their website is bakersrv.com or you could go to crossroadsrv.com
You have received some suggestions - about 2/3 of which will be way too heavy for your tow vehicle. Remember, dry weight is usually a lie anyway. If the brochure says 3,000# figure 3,500. Then your travel weight might well add another 1,000 pounds. Water at 8.2# per gallon. Twin propane at 30# (more) full - each. A battery or two at 40-50#. Food, clothes, tools, and a spare they didn't weigh.
I seriously think you need to be looking at the super light weights - almost all of which don't meet your criteria anyway. Start with 3,000# dry and hope. The problem is your choice of tow vehicle. Light weight, short coupled, and insufficient hitch weight. Remember, hitch weight is MORE than what is advertised. It will be more because the trailer is full - and you have 70# of added hitch, 60# of propane, and a battery - all hanging on the front.
Steve and Bobbie (and Shotgun - my 115 lb dog)
Down sized to a Nash 25S
My web page is www.dustylens.com
I also have a Fun Finder made by Cruiser RV owned by the luxurious Double Tree RV. The 210 would be perfect for you except the bathroom is a bit smaller than you'd like and they aren't made for four seasons as the tanks are on the bottom between the frames. I have used mine down to the 20's with the windows as is with no problems heating with a ceramic heater. I have talked to others who have put that silver bubble insulation from Home Depot in front of the windows and put up some house insulation under the bed in the pass through storage area and they say the rig stays really warm then. I've considered insulating the underside of the trailer myself and routing some of the heating down there to use the freshwater tank in winter--I wouldn't be to worried about the black or gray as I'd just pour antifreeze down the drains. There are people here who tow them with small trucks.
Most of the neat things you want won't be found on a light weight trailer. They first start with a lightweight frame--and you don't see many 50 gallon water tanks hanging off those frames. You need a pretty solidly built trailer frame for back roads boondocking. Crossways beds, small tanks, lighweight frames, smaller propane tanks, single batteries, narrower width--all are tricks to make a trailer lighter. Rear bathrooms are great--we have one--but use more floorspace than others. Good luck!
Linda and husband Dave (retired US Army) W7DDW
Jake, the 86# Black Lab "kid"
2002 Arctic Fox 25R, Honda 2000i
2003 DODGE 3500 SLT Quad Cab, 4x4, SRW, HO CTD, 3.73, 48RE, Jake Brake
Well, maybe I could sacrifice the water tank size a bit, then, and just carry extra water like I do now in portable water drums.
There have been lots of nice suggestions. Thanks to all. I will have to check out a few of them at dealers and see them personally. I still like the Capri Micro 179QB most of all. Maybe the bath is larger in person than what you see on floorplans, as most are. It's hard to determine sizes just from looking at a picture of what it's suppose to look like. There are several dealerships not too far from me with various makes that I will just have to check out.
As for my tow vehicle idea, i'll check into a more capable one than i've thought of. I wanted to lower the size for mileage, but my current truck isn't too bad, I guess. It only gets lower mileage when towing, but a smaller, lighter weight camper might change that some. Plus, there's really nothing out there I like better. Plus, some of those small trucks cost as much as a full size 1/2 ton truck and the mileages are not much difference either.
I built mine for under $12K, but w/o the walk-around Q-bed...you'll never get all your "wish-list" from the factory! Friends each had their's built for them---exactly like mine---the total custom-build was over $40K each....mine's appraised for $38K...
food for thought
J
We have a Rockwood RLT23FB which weighs in at around 3550 pounds dry. I pull it with a GMC Safari van with no problems, but it does not have a lot of the features you are looking for. Good luck with your search.
Capn & Mrs. C
2004 Rockwood RLT23FB
2002 GMC Safari
Eaz-Lift W/D hitch
Reese Anti Sway
I am a 6' 2" heavyweight and we were looking for the same thing last year... light weight, queen bed, decent sized bathroom, small slide, big enough not to feel claustrophobic when its raining outside.
We ended up with a Jayco JayFeather. Works great for us and we have 5,000 miles on it already.
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