Winnebago Micro Minnie 1706FB After 5 Years

Five Year Review. Update showing how our 2015 Winnebago Micro Minnie 1706FB has held up after five years of heavy use, and many of the upgrades and modifications I have done to it.
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Some of the upgrades I've done to our Micro Minnie:
Micro Air Soft Start System and Westinghouse iGen 2500 generator (use promo code "MYRV" for a discount)
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Solar system: Renogy 100 Watts 12 Volts Monocrystalline Solar Starter Kit amzn.to/2rPU1kb
Generators:
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Champion Power Equipment 75537i 3100 Watt RV Ready Portable Inverter Generator with Wireless Remote Start amzn.to/2tHr8rw
IN MY BASEMENT
Weber 51010001 Q1200 Liquid Propane Grill, Black amzn.to/2ss3ilX
Coleman Outdoor Compact Table amzn.to/2sd1Fba
Coleman 333264 Propane Fuel Pressurized Cylinder, 16.4 Oz amzn.to/2siw8Wg
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[@WoodenBoatGuy]

Wow, can't believe it's been 5 years. Seems like just yesterday it was a brand new camper trailer. Here's to 5 more years (for the channel at least).

[@wadeatkinson4766]

Would think “Winna-Bae-go” would make superior RV’s. Just like ALL the others? I want to buy a used camper but don’t know what is dependable . I wanna take my 4 year old son in his grandpas 2004 Tundra V-8 with 70K. Was thinking of a pop up. I remember Winnebago from Christmas Vacation with Chevy Chase :)

[@wadeatkinson4766]

You need a lil more room...

[@oliverjh1281]

Love your down to earth tell it like it is reviews most refreshing 👍 great memory on all the technical stuff 👏👏

[@adl320]

Congrats on 5 years! We're new to the RV world so it's nice to see that yours has held up so well with the service you've had with it. Great video as usual!

[@cornmac1796]

We have a 2020 micro minnie 2100bh and we love it. Glad to see yours holding up well. Gives me hope for ours.

[@rafaelmdiaz11]

It's amazing how much you have grown on us and we love you. Thank you for all your work. You are part of the family. We all say oh oh we have to go there LOL :)

[@BLKnPrd67]

Thanks for a real review of an RV. So many others fill their time with bs technical jargon that I could find myself online. Your down to earth approach and demeanor make watching your videos enjoyable. I also love your editing style keep it up. I am presently shopping for my dream unit and can't wait to share it with you when I get it.

[@dramaqueen3306]

I’m always impressed by how clean and organized you keep your RV. Love all the storage you have. I have a tiny teardrop with very limited storage so I have to be super creative with where to put things. Thanks for showing us your set up.

[@14theroad1955]

Excellent five year review Robert, it seems to be holding up quite well...I really enjoy your videos and music...safe travels to the both of you....From south Florida, wishing you well..

[@janethunt4037]

I love how you took out the dining table and made a comfortable workspace. That makes the space more functional.

[@thomasdipaolo2349]

Thank you for the 5 year review od your trailer

[@chrisross4835]

Greetings Robert from Australia, love watching your video's and seeing your beautiful country. Thanks for the tour of your RV seems to work well for you, look forward to the next 5 years. My wife & I love your self song jingle sounds great. Safe travels and keep up the great work. Cheers to you & Illie.

[@Meant2BeRVing]

Enjoyed the tour of your trailer. The drone view was excellent. I love to listen to your reviews.

[@markd1300]

Robert just letting you know your videos are fantastic. Your reviews are very informative. I hope Winnebago watches your reviews so they can fix the problem areas on there travel trailers. Keep up the great vids.

[@jbfan1263]

Hi Robert, our entire family enjoys your videos and we are big fans of your channel. Thanks for the great content!! Safe travels.

[@BuddyKirst1]

Best RV review out there by any stretch of the imagination!

[@royh729]

Great review. Wishing you many more years and miles of traveling our awesome country.

[@CindyandBobEllis]

We always enjoy watching your videos !

[@bfpv6803]

Can't believe 5 years have passed. Thanks for the review and the great videos. The quality of your camping trailer is not what I expected, but I guess they are not as robust as other vehicles. You are living in them, indeed. If you compare that to the upkeep we all have in our homes, it is actually not too bad.

[@SilverTurtle65]

Time goes by fast I remember when you first started your journey

[@maxzarges]

Robert, Advise Winnebago that they need to put a plastic strip on each side of the shower, to shunt the water back into the shower. Could have eliminated that particle board problem at the sink edge

[@andrewp1427]

In my opinion ripping out the countertops and going for coriander countertop countertop is probably your best bet.

[@my2cyl]

Mini Tini has been perfect, has all you need to see and show this country in comfort. Thank you, Illi and Mini Tini for a great you tube channel .

[@bo-be-qbarbecueausderseest1663]

Thanks for the "castle tour"! It was very interesting. Have fun and have a good trip at all times 👍👍👍

[@dalerobinson8456]

Great 5 year review, hard to find this kind of info on a lot of travel trailers, thanks.

[@kennmagill]

Thanks for the tour

[@mikesonnenberg2064]

I am looking forward to your videos about Michigan. Thank you for sharing your trips on KZbin

[@shep1555]

We have a 2019 Micro 2106FBS. I believe all new 2019 and newer models come with off-road suspension and tires. Gives more ground clearance or sure. And the gray and black water tank valve pull handles are situated in the metal frame for protection. Also all of the water tanks are insulated for winter use. The outdoor light is now an LED light strip that runs the entire length of the awning... and it's BRIGHT.

[@azclaimjumper]

Did your RV come with the problem prone Atwood water heater & do you have any plans to upgrade to the Truma Aqua Go, like Robert?

[@michaeltodd2923]

I'm 32 and live in Tampa Bay Florida I absolutely love your videos. I've offered before but if you ever come back this way please swing by for lunch. I took a summer job in Colorado a few years back and fell in love with the Midwest. My wife and I live in a studio apartment in the city and love the tiny house idea and my plan was to travel for a few years saving money to build a tiny house but the companies that offer housing Don't normally allow dogs and my small dog is our life so I started looking into campers like yours and again fell in love. The wife was against it at first but having her watch your videos has really helped. We're saving up for a small pull behind camper now and will hopefully be on the road next summer. Fingers crossed. You Don't actually have to read any further but the plan is to live in the camper for one year and save for a small piece of property in Florida. We'll spend the extremely hot and hurricane Florida Summers working in a different state then come home to Florida and vacation for the winter. Or travel. Coolworks.com has jobs everywhere in the country and normally provide free or cheap housing and free meals. Definitely a free place to plug up an RV. Traveling while making good money and not paying for rent would really help us spend more time outside. Thanks for these videos.

[@TravelingRobert]

Hey, I'll be in Tampa this January for the RV show. Maybe we can hookup then.

[@seraj3158]

Thank you. All your videos are of excellent quality and very enjoyable.

[@Northstardanes]

Wow 5 years already, holding up pretty well! Your always thorough. 👍🏻👍🏻

[@alwalker2592]

Al from Atlanta It takes a true fan to love what you and sit and watch you i can watch you day Robert .

[@Sewspcl]

Love your RV and upgrades!

[@OOICU812]

Great drone view of the area.

[@tammymcdowell9469]

Love this video! Love your workspace! Thanks for showing us around.

[@lifererouted]

Great video, Robert! A lot of people don't think to do a video like this after traveling that long. Great information!

[@rubyus7332]

It reminded me our very first travel trailer Apex! Almost the same floor plan! It was small yet very cozy! ❤️ Wow five years on the road! Love your presentation, Robert! 👍 Good luck to you and your wife!👍

[@DeafRVTraveler]

Robert. Thanks so much for sharing your thorough detailed video about your Minitini. I love everything about Winnebago’s design. This would be a good video to show Winnebago company this video. I’m sure they will like to hear their customer as the owners of Winnebago’s review and how to keep it improved and strong. Safe travels and hope your home is safe from Dorian. See you on the road next time.

[@paula.jackson5463]

Hey Robert, have watched now and then, really like your laid back approach to all things RV. This unit, although not being the first pick in the heap, has stood up surprisingly well to the Sun and the Magnitude 6 Earthquake every time you have taken it down the road! You Sticks and Bricks would not fair as well! THX

[@oceanbrzzz]

Enjoyed the review, thank you.

[@susanbrown2909]

Interesting to see your videos Robert. I guess I won’t ever get to the US for various reasons but I’m glad I can see so much of it on here. Your little vans still in good shape. Best wishes from the UK.

[@jerrymorgan9602]

Looks like your trailor has held up good Robert with all the miles it has traveled. Have a good week.

[@benboleyn514]

Thanks for the 5 year review!

[@danielvillarreal6551]

Awsome, thank you Robert and God bless you.

[@patriciaromanowski7100]

Loving to see Lake Michigan. Flew over it going west and actually saw those waves. Small world.

[@victormartin6608]

You are such a cool guy, a very pure person ! Thank you for your candour Robert. ☺

[@Stanf954]

Very useful info Robert. A lot to consider for our first trailer purchase. Thanks

[@WaltANelsonPHD]

You should send video to Winnebego and become a nomad design consultant. Maybe they will build a test model for you for free!

[@gasauto1675]

The Robert-Edition

[@WaltANelsonPHD]

@@gasauto1675 Exactly. Thought same to myself after my post earlier. Robert is a multi talented man. Muy hombre!

[@andrewp1427]

@@WaltANelsonPHD Our favorite RV or is now a brand ambassador For Winnebago and they build them the Robert way.

[@genepull5009]

Good morning sir! Love your channel. 😊

[@lindabozick2523]

Thanks For The Video....Safe Travels...Many Blessings To You And Your Wife

[@rogerchouinard3180]

You have a wonderful life Robert ! Thank you for sharing your videos !! 👍😎

[@seanoleary1979]

I like the kitchen more than what's in my Jayco. A good sized sink, an almost full-sized fridge, a 3 burner stove and also a sink in the bathroom! I have a 154BH bunkhouse and can sleep more people, but your layout is awesome!

[@sapsap100]

Love your background music. Really enjoy!!

[@buzzybee9997]

Wow well done Robert minitini has been a great asset and company for you

[@michaelbrown2443]

Thanks for another great update. Hi from Portland, OR. You'll love adding lithium batteries. We fitted 2, soon to be 4, in a Torklift box in front, and have 3x 200w panels on the roof, on our 1801FB (which is essentially identical to your 1706Fb, except 6" wider). Your videos, in part, helped convince me to go for the 1801, so thank you!

[@michaelbrown2443]

I think that if you remove the TV antenna (as we did), you can fit 3x 160-200 watt panels on the roof.

[@bmagical3335]

I did the Velcro shower curtain as well, but I used two curtains so you enter thru the middle only and both sides are “protected”. Great video, so happy to find your channel.

[@patriciaromanowski7100]

Sew Magical Plans or just install a magnetic strip on the sink side so water will not come out the middle either.

[@clariseb]

@@patriciaromanowski7100 thank you what a good idea.

[@pollyessiecooper8338]

My husband & find you very intertaining. Enjoy all your tours too!!

[@janes111]

My husband and I want to buy a small trailer to travel when he retires in 2.5 yrs 😉 we were born and raised in Miami and moved to Lakeland 20 yrs ago. Enjoyed your first video! So many choices to make when choosing a travel trailer!

[@USARoadtrip364]

Very cool n nice RV travel that I want to do... Hopefully soon.. thanks for sharing your trips.

[@pdk765]

You are the best in business hopefully I will see your RV on the road sometime

[@MegaMillionsMike]

Woo!! Minitini is holding up!!

[@patobrien1460]

Robert...thanks for this new review of your trailer. At 15.12 in the video you pointed to a the trailer frame mentioning the possibility of something bouncing. Look under your trailer at the frame and see it there are any "signs of cracks" in the Frame...especially in the area you showed in your video. Continued safe travels.

[@TravelingRobert]

Thank you. I have. I even send pictures to a welder and he said it looked fine. Still makes me kind of nervous

[@Adrian-Pryke]

Seems like it’s doing pretty well Robert, We have a 2019 Micro Minnie 1700BH that we imported to the UK, weather etc isn’t so intense here so hopefully we will have many years of enjoyment out of it And yup, we did look at them after watching you with yours to see if they has anything suitable that wouldn’t break the bank 👍

[@sesquashtwo]

To avoid what happened to your bathroom sink countertop...I simply drape a large still flat, plastic garbage bag, with two sandbags holding the top down in the sink, and then it drapes down over the edge of the countertop and down the bathroom cabinet side facing the shower. Done...no water ever touches the top or sides, and I also put two rolled towels on the floor, next to the outside bottom of the shower pan. Again, any water that might escape, will be immediately absorbed by the rolled towels. So those two things, makes your shower stall, not prone to losing water by a loose shower curtain, or bouncing off your shoulders or head. Works like a charm!

[@StellarFella]

Glad to see you have that new truck. Better pulling power and more dependable overall.

[@TravelingRobert]

Definitely

[@almamorales4158]

It is a good description of the place where you live,work and move. Beautiful view of Superior Lake with the magic of the drone. Congrats, keep up...>>>

[@brendamountaingirl8354]

Minitini has been good to you on the Road 🛣

[@happyhighway106]

#302 Good morning, Robert. My 23B Winnebago Trend 2014 which I named "The Catherine Clipper:, after my late wife. It has brought me much joy and I have travelled 63,500 miles with it. It too, shows signs of aging and use, but has held up well from Michigan to Florida, the deserts of the south west to the rain forest of the northwest and everything in between. Now I know that I'm not alone with some wear and tear problems. Its very cost efficient operationally, 15.3 to 15.7 miles per gallon on trips.

[@huckleberrychris]

Glad I found your channel. That the best intro I've seen on utube.

[@codytran3462]

Thank you for reviews, im looking at buying new and i understand the new model will be different than your 2015 model but i still get an idea of things to look at when i go to buy, thanks again

[@54bonkers]

Very nice set up!

[@larryz24]

The new 1706FB has a white interior so the darkness/claustrophobia is minimized. Great review/update, I am thinking about getting one so your video was very timely.

[@darwinjoslyn2870]

Robert if you haven't been along the North Shore of Lake Superior its worth the trip. Lots of beautiful scenery and water falls to visit also places like Seven's Pizza and Betty's Pies. Safe Travels

[@MARKLINMAN1]

She still looks as good as new! Minitini 2 is also BEAUTIFUL

[@JJ-sv9kh]

I appreciate your review. May be getting this model soon, they may now be 1708s I believe.

[@troypost4033]

So I was just talking to my brother inlaw about the sensor in your black water tank. He said his solution is to put about 5 gallons of clean water prior to a trip and let it slosh around in a "clean" tank. He said it often takes care of the issue for him. Figures it was worth a mention

[@christinestange4813]

Useful video narrated by a guy who tells it as it is ..... appreciate your candid report. All things considered, I think she has tolerated the stress of being on the road very well. 👍 Looking forward to your travel videos.

[@4sjoerd]

Best travel video on you tube Robert. Thanks

[@scotehorne1013]

Gooooood morning Robert. We enjoyed your review of Mini-Tini. The upgrades you have made over the years have been great ones. Winnebago should take some cues from you. Stay safe my friend. You are always in our prayers. Have a great day. 🌴😎👍

[@TravelingRobert]

Thank you!

[@joeo7257]

My favorite changes new getting rid of the tv and dinette. When you get batteries, Battleborn id well worth it.

[@dinamustafa3473]

I can imaginr that we in Indonesia will see alot of RV since we improve our road infrastrutures, so that we can ride from the upper most west part of Indonesia to the bottom east part to Timor Leste. Thank u for your youtube travel videos. Please stay healthy and blessed.

[@marcelittalabonitta]

WOW! you have filled up your map nicely! Love it!

[@bellevue260]

Nice video! A quick and easy idea for the blackout curtains would be reflectix insulation. It’s an insulation you can get at most any home center that you can cut to fit the window behind the shade. That should not only insulate, but cut out a lot of light, and a $10 roll will probably get all the windows in the camper. Have fun!

[@azclaimjumper]

I've read all the replies & added my comments to several B4 composing the following. The 5 years of the kind of mileage/usage you've subjected your RV to is an EXCELLENT long term recommendation in anyone's book. You've made what you have, work for you, & that's what is important. Your RV has taken you all over the country & provided you with life-long memories most people can only dream of doing. I, sincerely, look forward to your 10-year REVIEW of MinnieTini. BIGGER is seldom BETTER. I especially liked the Truma Aqua-Go upgrade. Getting rid of that problem-prone Atwood Water Heater is something RV mfgs should do in all of their new production models. Atwood water heaters are RELICS. Your upgrade installation of the Easy Start inside your air conditioner is also something RV mfg should build into their production models as STANDARD equipment. If you ever consider something else, I suspect you'll go with a teardrop model made by nüCamp like the T@B 400.

[@sean808080]

Another great video. We love hearing your theme song, it always puts us in a good mood. We bought a 2019 Winnebago Micro Minnie 2306BHS partially from watching your videos. We have taken a lot of trips this #summertoremember and love the unit. It only has had a few minor issues and nothing to make us regret our decision. Looking forward to many more years of memories in our little 'Vinnie'

[@tawnyschlienz9063]

You should travel to NE Minnesota. We're having the fall colors now. Just Beautiful.

[@adampecore6917]

Cloquet here!!

[@winterfreak1]

I grew-up on Mackinac Island and my parents still live there. Hope you had a great time. Mackinac is a very unique and charming place in the USA.

[@texassky9706]

I am getting the sense that maybe you are ready for an upgrade. Well, whatever you decide, I think you have gotten your money's worth from this one! Such good adventures you have recorded with a trusty little Minitini to keep you comfortable at night!!

[@colorkosmos]

¡Buenos videos Roberto! saludos desde NYC.

[@stevegiblin270]

Great show I am single and loved meeting people and pets while traveling you give me great ideas

[@brucejohnson7012]

Good for the miles you have on her. For the counter tops caulking, your choice clear or white. Will stop the water damage.

[@NatureRecycleFlorida]

nice setup

[@thegentleman1541]

This is exactly what I want to do. Just got a fully remote position and looking to get a small RV to travel cross country with just me and my 2 labs and I want to try and hit every national park. So far it's been between this and the Forest River r-pod.

[@themartinman307]

I watch this channel every Sunday morning while i cook bacon...lol Mini Tini looks great 5 years on! I love the upgrades! Great work Robert! My humble opinion: Start using Stainless steel and ditch the plastic covers on the exterior if possible... cheers!

[@thebes56]

You did a lot of work on it!

[@buzzybee9997]

Wow poor minitini starting to show her age she's done well Robert you too Jim and bernadette from new Zealand

[@rwells656]

Looking forward to the review of the Colorado.

[@donrhone5847]

I hope you have better luck with your Colorado than I did. When I started to camp in the mountain areas I realized that the Colorado I had with the V6 and the factory trailer pack could barely pull my 2106DS up steep hills and try to keep to the speed limits. The truck could barely make it up some of the steep hills in the Rockies. I ended up trading up to a full size Chev Silverado with the 5,3 V8 and of course the full trailer package. Now I can make it up steep hills without labouring the engine like I did too ofen in the Colorado.

[@muddyboots1764]

Very interesting, thanks for sharing.

[@tll2012]

“I’m in Florida and gonna sweat a lot” so need to upgrade to electric hitch” I love that. Great walk around!! Nice towable.

[@cab1881]

Robert. I believe Winnebago listened to you because they have made upgrades on quite a few items you mentioned. Thank you. I can agree with all you said. You have constructive criticism and the changes can and some made. I am watching for your comments on your new Minnie.

[@leokathysigrist5874]

If I remember right, you needed to get axle work. When you do, have them flip your axles and you should get more ground clearance. Happy birthday Minitini.

[@Island-Detecting]

It was good meeting you at Bay Furnace!