Well, I think we found an ultra-lightweight travel trailer that we would love to have. It is called the EDGE and it is made by Heartland RV. These trailers are very nicely laid out, so you really do not miss the space. The M18 weighs 2795 pounds. The M21 Edge weighs 3189 pounds.
We first saw the EDGE M18 on eBay and were really thinking about it. Then we went out to the Heartland website and saw that there was a M21, which is just a perfect size for us. Of course, being new and lightweight, there are not a great many available.
I found one M21 (white) in Mesquite, Texas and one M21 (color) located at a dealer located in Batavia Ohio, close to Cincinnati! I sure would like to find one in Central Texas. I love to travel, but Ohio is not on my bucket list.
For 25 years, Columbia Northwest, Inc., the makers of Aliner hard sided folding campers, have produced innovative campers and trailers.The lat est entries into the lightweight travel trailer category are the new 2009 Travel, Ramble and Explore (T.R.E.) Lightweight Travel Trailer Campers,. Offered in three configurations (Amelia, Marcos and Meriwether) and two lengths (16′ and 18″),
Floorplan for T.R.E. Marcos
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We like the Marco floorplan. It is most suited to our needs. Offering a full-size bed, side dinette that converts to child bed, and full bath in a trailer that only weighs 2550 pounds!
Specifications
Length (feet) 18′
Width (inches) 84″
Road Height (inches) 9′6″
Weight (lbs) 2,550 lbs
Tires and Wheels 14″ Aluminum Radials
Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) 3,500 lbs
Axle 3,500 lbs
Hitch Weight 220 lbs
Visit the website to view more information and find a local dealer. I snooped around and found that the price for the Marco is $12,995. Of course that does not include TT&L or shipping.
Discovery Green features an outdoor ice skating rink with a season full of family-friendly activities. Due to unseasonably warm weather, the Ice Rink will open at 3PM on Friday, December 19 and 3PM on Saturday, December 20. For weather updates call the Ice Rink hotline at 713-434-RINK (7465). See the events calendar for more information.
Snow Box
Toddler-friendly rink, complete with fluffy snow and a visit from Santa.
Nights on The Ice
Even non-skaters may enjoy the performances from professional skaters, hot jazz music, outdoor films and Friday night skate tunes.
Monday at 6 pm, Houston Skating Stars
The region’s best figure skaters, coaches and precision teams performer for you.
Tuesdays 7-9 pm, All That Jazz…On Ice
Local jazz musicians perform on the Anheuser-Busch Stage
Thursdays 7-9 pm, Silver Blades on the Silver Screen
Glide-in for a collection of the best holiday and skating movies are shown on our super-sized screen on the Anheuser-Busch Stage, overlooking the rink.
Fridays 7-9 pm, Cool Tunes, Hot Ice!
Skate to the tunes spun by DJs from Hot 95.7.
Downtown Christmas Market
December 18 & 25
Ice Carving Competition
January 10
The Ice at Discover Green is just one of the venues included in the Downtown District Holiday Spectacular. Highlights include an amazing line-up of shows in the Theater District, holiday decor at Main Street Square and shopping adventures like the Houston Pavilion.
Two Holiday Trolleys will connect all of the festive happenings in downtown, making it simple for visitors to park once and experience multiple downtown destinations during their visit. The trolleys are FREE and will run Friday evenings and all day Saturday and Sunday beginning Thanksgiving weekend through December.
The colors of the sky are reflected in the shiny sided Airstream. I love this picture because it shows how close the outdoors are when you are traveling in an RV. You are much more aware of the sky and the wildlife. The focus in an RV is outward.
This is the First Lady’s Airstream Trailer so that she may travel in style, even when she is going to foreign locales like Iraq. No traveling with the troops for Mrs. Bush. In her Airstream cocoon, she could be flying anywhere.
The Design Within Reason (DWR) Airstream is16 feet, 7 inches in length and weighs . Although compact, the efficiency of design is simple, yet incredibly functional. The exterior features Airstream’s famously sleek aluminum skin design and custom pull-out awning.
The interior incorporates a new design sensibility, unique materials, and modern classic furnishings — Hellerware indoor/outdoor dinnerware, a Nelson Ball clock, British designer Tom Dixon’s coat rack, and luxurious bedding from Matteo.
UBW (UNIT BASE WEIGHT) 3050 pounds
HITCH WEIGHT 430 pounds
NCC (NET CARRYING CAPACITY) GVWR MINUS UBW 1250 pounds
