Well, we finally did it, we outgrew the Aliner. Not exactly I guess as we still love it and are most reluctant to sell it, however, in planning longer duration travels we realize that we just need more space, an inside shower, and toilet. Out little cassette toilet in the Aliner worked well for us, but was awkward to use, and still required climbing over Pat during the night if I had to get up. So, the answer is a slightly bigger trailer, with an island bed and proper bathroom.

After much deliberation we settled on the Winnebago micro Minnie 2106 DS. It is still not huge, only 21’11” in length and weighing 3780 pounds. So not huge, but certainly bigger than the Aliner. This, of course was too much for the Forester to tow, so necessitated an upgrade in tow vehicle also. Neither of us wanted to go with a truck as an SUV is just much more suitable for us, so we finally settled on a Toyota Highlander. It is rated to tow 5000 pounds and with a tongue weight of 500 pounds, so should do the trick for us.

The Aliner sold after almost constant rain during the month of April and Early May ruined most interest in campers. And we brought home the new “Minnie Winnie” and Highlander.