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My wife and I are New to trailer camping as well.  we just purchased a 16DBS in November and haven't had a chance to camp yet because of winter.  Our 16BS does have a double Axel.   It has a roomy enough bathroom with shower as well. it has a slide out for our living space, couch area.  we chose a DBS to have a full size queen bed to sleep in rather than separate bunks.  We pull it with a Toyota FJ Cruiser, having made only one road trip, the ride home from the dealer around 150 miles and had no issues.    WE believe like you that a bit smaller will make it more manageable and handle better in smaller campsites where we may back in rather than having to pull through.   It has all you would want inside for living.  We do plan on many weekends and a few week trips.  The all aluminum framing and Azdel interior make it a plus. 

We will gain experience as we go but did alot of research prior to choosing Camplite, believing the brand will be a "long lasting" camper not one that will rot away etc.
We are in Pennsylvania.
Hope this helps from our perspective.
Rob and Judi.

Great info..thanks everyone.
Now to get this snow to melt...

Welcome Newbie from a Newbie too... to travel trailer camping.
Looking to set up some reservations locally too to get started and some experience under the belt in our
new 16DBS. 
Glad there are alot of folks out there willing to share ideas with.

Great info ...will do some testing in driveway as well.  The dealer did show us the works as well when we picked up our 16 DBS but that was back in November so i'm sure I will "relearn" it all over and yes the water system was winterized so that will be new too. 

Yes I remember the battery will charge when hooked up to a running vehicle connection

From your experiences..can you advise how long the propane will last?  We have two tanks.

I"m anxious to get out there...as you can tell i'm sure. 

This is where i'm curious if a Solar charger would generate enough energy to keep the battery powered to allow the refrigerator to continue running off propane and also provide basic lighting etc.
Anyone use the Zamp soler panels or similiar for this reason.

Rob

Ok..Yes we are new and haven't used the camper yet until spring comes but here is a few questions.

If we were to find a campsite WITHOUT electric, how would one camp ? The battery would run basic lights right? and help the propane operate  refrigerator. what else would you use as far as the electric goes...water pump, hot water heater?  Powered Jack on hitch! Canopy! Radio? Tv?   So do those that camp this way use a solar charger to keep battery charged? I am just assuming that as we travel there may be times that we won't have an electric hookup so I want to understand and know what/how to operate..

just pondering......... LoL
Rob

Super Pics... raises alot of questions now for me. 
I see you have a solar connection.  Can you advise me on what that does for you? Is it for those days when you have no Electric hookup? Does it just maintain your battery so that you have lighting and minimal power?  obviously no A/C right! 

Also I like what appears to be a spring loaded trash container...need one of those!   

Bike Rack.  did you mount a bike rack on rear bumper? how is that working? any stress to aluminum bumper? did you mount with Brackets?

We have a beach trip scheduled in August for Delaware seashore.  I"m researching more weekend trips starting in april and on....need to get out and relax.
Appreciate any/all your replies.
Rob and Judi
16DBS -2017
Toyota FJ Cruiser

Chuck,
can you tell me more about this camera?  Do you get clear reception?  Where did you mount the camera on your camper? Is it like a bluetooth to monitor. Can it be sync'd with a smart phone?  thanks
I will check out the link ..
Rob

Chappy,
do you have any pics of your trailer/camper?

Has anyone ever used or witnessed a good quality Camera that one can install on the back of their travel trailer to
see what is behind them?  Sometimes mirrors do not show enough immediately behind the trailer and I"m considering
looking into one.
Any suggestions recommendations?

Preferably a wireless one

thanks.

Looks good..

Dan
for this recall, there is a Camplite dealer closer than the original dealer we bought this from.  Do dealers object to us coming to them for recalls/repairs if they didn't sell you the camper originally? I realize they may need to schedule appts for this but didn't know if this would be a problem going to closer dealer.

Thanks Michael, doing some research...lookin up to Alleghany Nat. Forest area too.  appreciate the suggestion.

I see when one adds an attachment the pic is nice and big.. the profile pics don't seem to enlarge like attachments..

Hi.
Just thought as I look at new members coming on, i like to view their profile picture but the thumbprint is just too small to see much. is there a way to vew that pic in a larger size? can there be improvements here? Can we add additional pictures to our profile?  Newbie here and learning.thanks