jodiboyd

I apologize, I thought this was an open forum. As someone who owns and full-times in a Winnebago Micro Mini 1708FB, perhaps my input and experience during both winter cold and summer heat is helpful and relevant not only to the OP but anyone else considering this unit.

"Considered" a 4-season RV in the opinion of a blogger is a bit different than an actual rating. I choose to believe the Coachman manufacturers labels on the outside of the unit, especially after having spent the winter in one. I am an owner and just spent the winter in the Coachman Micro Mini 1708FB, and was fine. Most nights were below freezing with many nights in the teens. I had zero issues with my holding tanks or water lines freezing. It does have heated holding tanks, insulated Azdel walls, an 18,000 BTU propane furnace, and lots of good insulation in the ceiling and underbelly. Why pay more for dual-pane windows (and the added weight) when inexpensive foil window insulation works just as well?

Podwerkz, Why would you assume I don't understand what makes a travel trailer a four-season? And from where did you get your criteria for a "true" four-season unit?

I own a 2021 Winnebago Micro Minnie 1708FB (Full Bed). This is the 3rd travel trailer I have owned in 20-years, all bumper pulls, and I also owned a Class C for one year (hated it.) The Micro Minnie is indeed built for 4-season use and I put it to the test by just having spent the winter in southern Missouri and the last two weeks in northern Illinois. I also spent two weeks on Corpus Christie Bay and south Texas last summer. In all weather, the Micro Minnie held up great and kept me comfortable!

Repaired the Dometic Water Heater DH-6GEA that came with my 2021 Winnebago Micro Mini 1708FB, just purchased last April 2021. The water heater has worked fine on either propane or electric, but recently stopped working enroute from Los Angeles to central Iowa. I checked the burner but it was clean all the way through, no cobwebs or mud daubers, etc. But when I checked the thermal coupler (diode) with my multimeter, there was no end-to-end continuity, meaning it had blown. No problem, I found a local RV parts and service dealer and purchased a couple thermal couplers and a spare igniter. Fortunately replacing the thermal coupler fixed the problem...but it was still troubling to not know why it overheated and blew. The only thing I could think of is the day I forgot to turn the water heater off and then drove across the higher elevations of Arizona and New Mexico. 😬 I am guessing the air-fuel mixture should have been adjusted for the higher elevations/lower oxygen levels, and that caused a flare up. Lessons Learned: Double-check that everything is turned off before driving! And it never hurts to have spare parts and a good tool kit. I will also be purchasing a spare DSI Control Board for the water heater, but it will be the more reliable Dinosaur brand rather than Dometic.