Travel trailers equipped with all the bells and whistles for home-like comfort are a great way for outdoorsy folks to explore the great outdoors. But size and weight make larger RVs difficult to tow. While having a large recreational vehicle can offer several benefits depending on your preferences and needs, some people prefer lightweight models that allow them to experience the camping lifestyle without having to also invest in a truck for towing.
An ingeniously crafted travel trailer that is light and compact and can be easily towed by a diverse array of vehicles, including small SUVs, is the Rockwood Mini Lite. Designed and manufactured by Forest River, one of the leading manufacturers of recreational vehicles in North America, this travel trailer still provides an unexpected abundance of features and amenities despite its lightweight design.
The Rockwood Mini Lite is available in a wide range of adaptable floor plans, from two-berth to eight-berth models, but in this piece, we'll focus on the Mini Lite 2515S, a new floor plan for 2024.
Built on a dual-axle trailer for a smooth ride, this travel trailer measures 25 feet 10 inches (7.9 meters) in length and 8 feet (2.4 meters) in width, ensuring a shorter travel length than other models in the lineup. The 2515S model can accommodate up to three people and comes with two slide-outs that increase the interior real estate and allow for home-like comforts.
Photo: Forest River
It has a dry weight of 5,852 pounds and a generous cargo capacity of 1,829 pounds, meaning you can take plenty of food, water, clothes, and other belongings with you on the road. In terms of construction, each Rockwood Mini Lite camper boasts a six-sided full aluminum frame, a fully laminated one-piece walkable roof, and sleek frameless windows. Quality insulation guarantees comfort for year-round RVing, while the radiant foil insulated and enclosed underbelly combined with the Azdel composite panels on the exterior ensures strength and durability.
Towing is made easy by the trailer's torsion axle Rubber-Ryde Suspension, Nev-R Adjust brakes, and Goodyear Endurance tires, while setup is also an easy task thanks to the power tongue jack.
Once you step inside the Rockwood Mini Lite, you'll be greeted by a warm ambiance with Chocolate and Stone tones, Sedona wood cabinetry, and a smart lighting system that will make you feel right at home. The practical layout includes a front private bedroom with a separate entry/exit door, a walk-through bathroom, and an open-plan living/dining/cooking area with a dinette for four people, theater seats, and a compact yet functional kitchen at the rear.
Photo: Forest River
The private bedroom is one of the highlights of this design, setting it apart from the other floorplans in the Mini Lite range, many of which come with Murphy beds. It is fitted with an RV queen bed for a restful night's sleep, two nightstands, and overhead cabinets above the bed. It also boasts a wardrobe slide-out for clothes storage. The reason there is a separate entrance door in the bedroom is so that campers can still access the bathroom during travel, when the slides are in.
The kitchen at the rear is more compact than in other campers but still offers plenty of functionality. It boasts solid surface countertops and full-size appliances ranging from a three-burner gas cooktop, an oven, and a microwave to a large sink and a 12V refrigerator. Perhaps the kitchen's compactness is the only downside of this model, but it's a good size for a couple or small family.
The elegant theater seating is integrated into a slide-out section and provides a nice place to relax, chat, and dine together. A 32" smart TV is mounted on the wall right across from it for evening entertainment. The dinette on the other side of the camper offers seating space for four adults, and the spacious benches come with integrated storage. The placement of the dinette and the theater seats so close together is not fortuitous at all, providing owners with a great setup for larger gatherings if the weather forces them to stay inside for longer periods. Moreover, the dinette can easily be transformed into a guest bed by lowering the table and adding an extra cushion.
Photo: Forest River
Besides the regular facilities, the bathroom stands out with a skylight for cross ventilation, a foot flush toilet, and a Showermiser water-saving system that conserves water by diverting it back to your fresh water tank while you are waiting for it to heat up.
Adventurers' storage needs are also well catered to in this model, as it comes with plenty of neat storage solutions, including the wardrobe slide-out in the bedroom, a pantry for snacks, a myriad of overhead cabinets throughout, and a drop-frame pass-through storage for larger camp gear.
Other notable features of the Rockwood Mini Lite 2515S include an electric awning with LED lighting, a spare tire, a rear ladder, and an outside griddle with LP hook-up. For adventurers who want to experience off-grid camping, this Mini Lite trailer comes with a 200W roof solar panel and an 1800W inverter. Couple that with 54 gallons of fresh water, 60 gallons of gray water, and a 30-lb LP tank, and you can stay out in your RV for longer. What's more, folks who have to get some work done even when they're away will be happy to know this model comes with an Air 360+ omnidirectional antenna with WiFi prep.
With its sleek, lightweight design, smart configuration, and premium features, the 2024 Rockwood Mini Lite 2515S travel trailer is a great pick for couples who want to explore the great outdoors in comfort. Pricing for this model depends on your choice of dealer, but it hovers around the $39,999 mark. Below, you can watch a tour of the Rockwood Mini Lite 2515S from Rousseau's RV Center.
After spending a few years as a copy editor, Ancuta decided to put down the eraser and pick up the writer's pencil. Her favorites subjects are unusual car designs, travel trailers and everything related to the great outdoors. Full profile
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