2018 Forest River Rockwood Mini Lite reviews

My wife and I purchased an Aframe hard side (A213HW) camper. We purchased it used from a dealership. Some of the positive things we found are the overall floor plan. We like the two single beds, lots of storage (could use more), and very easy to pull and setup. Once it's leveled, it only takes about 3 minutes to set up. Now for the only big problem we have. The actuator arm that lifts the top into position is a piece of junk. The design is totally wrong. If it rains, water is able to get into the gear and electrical housing. We are on our third arm in three years. Did I mention that we keep it in our garage when not in use. Luckily, I was able to redesign it as a backup. The manufacturer needs to spend some time and money to redesign it. Show less

Enjoyable travel trailer overall but very poorly built. Issues - - outdoor speakers crackle - still cannot use them even after 2 dealers attempted to repair. It's been like that since new - speakers replaced,.. maybe the sterio unit is bad? I checked speaker wire connections. - sink fell away from countertop - quite a surprise there - had to find a way to prop it up and gorilla glue it. Worked ok but some glue showing - rear left light (brake, blinker, light) failed - needed to replace the entire led unit as it failed - curtain fell off wall - need to put in an anchor and rescrew -many blown fuses putting the slide in - dealer installed a resettable fuse to correct Overall just feel like I bought something new and expensive and I got something made poorly. Warranty runs out and I'm left doing repairs myself or living with the problem. Show less

I think most of us that have been RV'rs for a few years and have had a few different RV's have come to understand that no manufacture is without faults. This RV is perfect for 2 people or a small family of four in every way. The weight distribution on this trailer is perfect for a heavy duty (properly equipped) half ton or 3/4 ton truck. A short bed is fine due to the Rotating Sidewinder King Pin. The one major issue I had was on it's madden voyage from Tennessee to Florida Gulf. I have always been particular with maintaining proper air pressure in all of my vehicles, especially when towing. Coming back to Tennessee on a narrow two lane highway in southern Alabama, a right side tire shredded. Limping into a freshly cut hay field, I changed the tire with the spare. Of course it was very hot outside. We then happily returned to the road and no more than five miles later, another tire shredded. Now, we have a problem. We limped another 5 miles into a Dollar Store parking lot in the middle of nowhere. Called whichever tire guarntee company that came with the unit. 2 hours later, a tire dealer 50 miles away called. I asked that he bring 4 new Goodyear Endurance tires as I was done with Carlise made in China. tires. To be clear, I ordinarily replace RV factory tires with Goodyear after a trip or two for this very reason. Well 3 months of haggling with the dealer and Forrest River direct by emails to every executive I could find an email for, they agreed to pay for the new tires after seeing pictures of the blown tires. Both tires blew the tread off like the old re-treads of years past. They didn't lose air, just the tread.. Of course there was some minor fender damage that the factory fixed also. Lesson learned, never drive off a dealer lot with made in China tires. This is the only issue I have had with this RV since. On another positive note, I am noticing more and more new trailer manufactures are using Goodyear Endurance tire. I like to think that just maybe my misfortune and strong email exchanges with the Forrest River execs may have played a role in getting the industry to stop putting cheap tires on RV's. Show less