B+ motorhomes

[Daniel_C_]

I just bought a Trail Lite B+ 211s with 8.1 Chevy
engine. This is my fifth motorhome (others range
from an old 20' Vagabond, and three Winnegagos, from 19 to 32'. This vehicle is fantastic. I am
using it as a mobile office (and sneaking in a fun
journey from time to time). It gets about 9.5mpg
and I believe I could pull a bus behind it if I wanted! I paid low $40's which is about what I had expected to pay for a five or six year old Chinook with a nicer interior, but fewer features
(slide). I am delighted thus far.

[barjim01]

Tom

Model 225 is not on their website yet. My 225 has a passenger side rear entry door that lead into the kitchen. The dry bath is at the rear drivers side. This setup allowed me to relocate the spare to a rear bumper mount to allow more clearance compared to the stock underside location.

Jim
2003 Trail-Lite B+ 225
Ford V8

[crewcut]

Larry,

Blanchards Trailer Sales in Baton Rouge has recently taken on the Trail-Lite B+ line. They are located on Airline Hwy.

Crewcut

[wlbjrincctx]

225 and 250/251 have dry baths. 250/251 have dinete (sic) or two sofa option. 225 is dinete only, unless you have dealer install two sofas (see post about a B 224!).

The unit handles great. We have very gusty winds in Corpus Christi, host the windsurfing championships every year, and the Trail-Lite is more stable than the E-250 with single rear wheels that I drive every day.

Would have considered Pleasureway or Roadtrek, but no local dealers.

Larry

[smallcamper]

Hey thanks Larry, that works. We looked at a used model 211 a few months ago. I was surprised, it was very nice especially for the price.

The one we looked at had 2 sofas instead of the sofa and dinette. I guess that was/is an option?

[wlbjrincctx]

Trail-Lite rarely updates its site.

Look here:

http://www.briarecreation.com/BPlusx.html

Larry

[smallcamper]

Jim, I can't find the model 225 on Trail Lite's website. Am I looking in the wrong place, or have they just not updated the website yet?

I wanted to see the floorplan with the dry bath.

[barjim01]

I agree Larry, my Trail-Lite B+225 does not have a slide and has been water tight. Ive had the unit for 5 months, four sleep over trips to date. One of the main things i really like about the rig is its payload capacity and strong chassis. Its very roomy for two.

Jim
2003 Trail-Lite B+ 225
Stainless steel wheel sims
Rear bumper tire mount
Max Air fan

[Daniel_C_]

Gary:
It seems to me that your leak is coming from one of two places. One would be water being driven in or leaking down along the side seal when the slide is out. I suspect that the more likely source is the lip on the inside of the bottom tray. In my unit, that corner is stitch welded, but is not sealed, and water easily works past it. I am planning (but have not yet)to seal that area with silicone. In the meantime, I don't extend the slide when it is raining!

[libertydg]

We are considering a BTouring Cruiser Model 5230. I wasn't sure what size engine you have on the 24' and if you were happy the power. We plan on towing a 22' substantial boat. Overall, are you still pleased with the BT? We narrowed the choice between Trail-Lite and this one. Thanks!

[wlbjrincctx]

It is 5 dollars a gallon or liter, (whatever), because you people tax the crap out of everything to pay for your socialist gov't!

Larry

[happybonzo]

Wait til "gas" hits $5.78 like it is in the UK...

[wlbjrincctx]

We also looked at a Winnebago Vista

CCC is listed at 455 lbs. That's two adults and a couple of bad thoughts.

Nice unit, but no carrying capacity and very few service places.

The Trail-Lite units without a slide seem to be very problem free.

Larry

[wlbjrincctx]

I thought of a question for you. Daniel mentioned problems with the drawers behind the rear wheels bouncing a lot. With your kitchen in the rear, have you had problems with things bouncing around more than you'd like?

One of the rear drawers, the middle one, has to be securly closed to keep it from opening accidently. Once we discovered the trick to keeping it closed (just close it all the way), we have not have any problems with drawers.

Larry

[eresweber]

Larry,

Thanks for the information and the web link. I figured that someplace like Houston will probably be where I'll have to go.

I'm glad to hear that you're enjoying your Trail Lite, especially after reading some of the problems with some of them. That's encouraging.

I thought of a question for you. Daniel mentioned problems with the drawers behind the rear wheels bouncing a lot. With your kitchen in the rear, have you had problems with things bouncing around more than you'd like?

We managed to look at a couple of BT Cruisers locally. They seemed very nice inside, but a little larger and heavier than the Trail Lite, which seemed more our size. We also looked at a Winnebago Vista, which is a 21 ft. Class C. We were impressed with the interior. It was roomy, had a large bath room, basement storage, and a cab-over bed. The price wasn't bad, and it's supposed to get pretty good mileage with the V-6 engine.

But we had some concerns about it, so scratched it from our list. We wondered if it would have enough power with only a V-6 (Volkswagon chassis). Also, the gas tank was only 20 gal., and all the holding tanks were small. And it had only single rear wheels.

So the Trail Lite B+ is still at the top of our list.

Eric

[Gary_Swanson]

Sorry to post this twice, my first was not to the list as a whole. 😞

Daniel:
In answer to your question, the slide leaks ONLY when it is out; dry as a bone with it in. I also recall in the thread that your dealer thought the factory slide seals were small and inadequate, and was going to replace them with beefier seals used by Trail-Lite on their bigger trailer slides. Did that happen and make a difference? Also, what is the bottom line you have found for the reason the slide "tips up" when cranked in fully and "tips down" when fully cranked out? These actions certainly change the level plane of the slide in relation to the body of the B+, affecting both the levelness of the jackknife bed and encouraging water on the roof/in the pan to run in rather than out.

Your comments are greatly appreciated. It's in to the dealer this week, and I may look to see if a slide awning would be a good idea if Trail-Lite cannot come up with a fix for the seals/wipers.