Smaller camper trailers are sprouting one after the opposite, and we’re in awe of every one in all them. Particular point out: Campinawe Crossover Solo we noticed the opposite day. Now that looks like a narrative of the previous, as we’ve got a brand new entrant from Encore RV. This isn’t one thing particularly new. So wasn’t the Crossover Solo actually? It’s an enhancement of one in all Encore’s extra attention-grabbing ROG fashions, which regardless of every thing else, lacked an onboard moist bathtub.
Encore RV boasts of manufacturing trailers designed to final. In truth, the corporate primarily based out of Elkhart, Indiana, did one thing extraordinary to show its level. It hung a ROG 12RK-SS mannequin “the other way up from a crane, … supported by its rear kitchen cupboard for 5 days and 5 nights…” The experiment proved the powerful, sturdy, corrosion-proof talents of the trailer and substantiated the corporate’s declare.
Designer: Encore RV
Now for 2026, Encore is aiming to unravel the important dearth of loos on smaller trailers. For this, the corporate has chosen a somewhat awkward spot (it’s not on the within of the trailer nor sliding out in any path), but it’s absolutely linked to the trailer. It’s constructed atop the ROG 12RK, one of many cheaper fashions within the producer’s ROG lineup of trailers, and the brand new creation we get is known as the ROG 12RK-FB, which was unveiled publicly on the just lately concluded Overland Expo West in Arizona.
The 12RK relies on the identical signature type of development that the Encore follows for its dearer choices. The trailer has a totally wood-free development. It options an aluminum body, composite panels type the perimeters, whereas the roof is constructed from a single piece of fiberglass. The trailer measures 15 toes lengthy from the tow bar to the rear, whereas the cabin itself is simply 12-foot lengthy.
The journey-ready trailer incorporates a futon that converts into a large 60 x 80-inch mattress contained in the cabin. Through the day, the futon resides in entrance of a 32-in TV, which is linked to an put in setup of audio system. The kitchen of the trailer is positioned within the tailgate. It incorporates a dual-burner slide-out range and a 93L fridge. A spare tire finds a spot on the trailer tongue, however there isn’t any room for the bathroom or bathe.
Enter the brand new ROG 12RK-FB with a really quirky however efficient resolution to the toilet. It takes the spare tire from the trailer tongue and locations it on the facet, whereas a rugged pop-up field, comprising a full standing peak moist bathtub, takes place as a substitute. The tent-style toilet pops out of the field and pitches in minutes, supplying you with a full peak bathe house, and options an built-in Thetford cassette bathroom. The flooring is an EVA foam mat with anti-skid properties, whereas the facet options mesh home windows.
You possibly can alter the privateness and air flow from the home windows utilizing the hooked up zip-down mesh screens. The material door has a magnetic closure for comfort. The boxy toilet has an entire plumbing system put in, and can be supplied by Encore with an 18,000-BTU propane furnace throwing in warmth via a specifically created duct to maintain the toilet heated on colder days.
