The Sun Lite 14FD Journey Trailer Is a “Compact Powerhouse” That Proves Size Would not Matter

Size would not matter, however what’s inside does. This is greater than a cliché individuals throw round with out a lot thought: within the case of the brand new Sun Lite 14FD journey trailer, it is the core precept on which the floorplan sits.

U.S.-based Sunset Park RV focuses on light-weight and normally compact journey trailers that may cowl all the fundamental wants with out forcing you out of business. In that sense, the Sun Lite 14FD is not any totally different from the opposite entries of their catalog. But it is without doubt one of the more moderen additions whereas additionally being the smallest in your entire Sun Lite sequence, in order that alone warrants an intensive take a look at it.

Sunset Park describes this new floorplan as a “compact powerhouse,” a towable that proves that “you don’t need a massive rig to enjoy big-time comfort.” That would make it the elusive – and doubtless non-existent – good RV. Since we’re all grown-ups right here and know that perfection would not exist, it makes it a sound selection for these favoring ease of use, further comfort, some off-grid and off-road functionality, all of it wrapped in an inexpensive package deal.

The 14FD is constructed on a powder-coated metal body with a single leaf-sprung axle with electrical brakes. In the case of the unit toured within the video under, it comes with beefy offroad tires as a result of it has the Sport/Offroad non-obligatory Package, which provides the tires and a raise equipment.

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The “FD” within the identify designates the “front dinette” structure, which implies that the primary sleeping space is in the back of the trailer. The dinette additionally converts right into a small mattress that may match one grownup or a few youthful youngsters, so the 14FD is rated for 3.

That’s not unhealthy for a towable that is simply 16.8 toes (5.1 meters) lengthy and eight.6 toes (2.6 toes) broad. Still, it provides 6.2 toes (1.9 meters) of headroom inside, besides proper on the entrance, the place the roof slopes down to provide it a extra aerodynamic silhouette. If it have been only a bit smaller, the Sun Lite 14FD may very well be described as a squaredrop trailer, so it shares with it the teardrop-style inspiration for the outside design.

Like all Sun Lite trailers, this one too comes with a corrugated aluminum pores and skin that may be wrapped in a selection of colours for a bit extra personalization, strong entry steps, a big energy awning on the campside with built-in LED lights, and a display door.

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Thanks to the rear mattress structure, it additionally provides a big pass-through space for storing beneath, and that area can also be accessible from the within, so you may retrieve gadgets from inside with out having to set foot outdoors.

The mattress is a camp queen and it comes with overhead storage normal. It’s a pleasant selection for these vacationers preferring having a set mattress, in order a pair’s unit, it comes with the bonus of a set dinette. This dinette is a regular booth-style association with a set desk that you just decrease into place to affix the benches right into a mattress. Opening home windows on both facet enable in pure mild and are good for further air flow.

Between the bed room and dinette is the kitchen on the campside and a small moist bathtub on the alternative facet. The galley is normal: a single-block unit surprisingly outfitted with a Furrion microwave, a two-burner cooktop, and a hood extractor, in addition to a small sink with a plastic chopping board insert and a few storage.

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For more room effectivity within the kitchen, the 12V fridge is positioned between the dinette and the toilet, outdoors of the area of the kitchen. It’s a big one for the dimensions of the camper, and that is all the time good.

As famous, the toilet is a moist one with only a bathroom and a bathe tray, skylight, a lightweight, and a bathe curtain. It’s so cramped that it might greatest be described as an emergency lavatory that you just use solely when you don’t have any different choice or at the hours of darkness, when you do not need to stroll out of the camper. Still, beggars cannot be choosers, and a camper of this measurement with a practical lavatory is not precisely widespread.

Standard options on the Sun Lite 14FD embody a 16,000-BTU furnace, a 5,000-BTU wall-mounted AC unit, and 100W of photo voltaic with a cost controller. You can improve the AC unit with a 9,000-BTU Furrion roof-mounted AC, just like the one you will note within the show unit under.

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Other upgrades/choices embody a 6-gallon (22.7-liter) fuel/electrical water heater, the Sport/Offroad improve, an influence tongue jack, a black tank flush, an upgraded photo voltaic package deal, a Furrion rearview digital camera, and six-side warmth foil insulation for prolonged seasonal use.

Sunset Park guarantees that the Sun Lite 14FD is “engineered for the long haul,” from the strong building and wider observe stance that permits for excellent stability to its off-grid and off-road functionality, even when restricted. In phrases of autonomy, this floorplan comes with a 26-gallon (98-liter) tank for freshwater and 30-gallon (113-liter) ones for grey and black water, respectively.

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Empty weight is at round 2,350 lbs (1,066 kg) earlier than choices, with gross car weight at 3,500 lbs (1,587 kg), so you are still left with loads of cargo area as soon as you’ve got added the extras you’ll be able to’t do with out.

This “rugged, dependable home base for all your outdoor pursuits,” because the Sun Lite 14FD is described, normally sells for costs between $13,000 and $20,000, relying on choices and area.