The Winnebago Hike: Why the Tiny Camper is the Perfect Vacation Companion

Can a fun-size camper offer hot showers, massive gear storage, and still fit in your driveway? Could parking, storing, and towing your RV be a concern of the past?
Written by Elaine Duvet
Reviewed by Kathleen Flear
a family camping next to the Winnebago Hike
As we count down the days till summer, you may already be planning your next
camping
trip across the country. But roughing it in a tent is not for everyone. Especially if you’ve ever tried to light your Coleman Tabletop Propane Grill in 45 mph winds in Death Valley!
But instead of staying in a hotel, what if the lightweight and approachable
RV
Winnebago Hike 100 could offer all the comforts of home in one convenient package?

The cool, affordable camper we’ve been waiting for

If you’re a national park geek, you may know that the bigger your camper is, the fewer options you have for campsites. The Winnebago Hike 100 offers less stress, easy maintenance, and more spontaneity for young travelers.
Trailer camping life has never been more accessible for adventurers looking for some outdoor fun. However, the small camper isn’t designed with families in mind. It’s perfect for couples and pets and if your journey takes you off-road, it's much easier to maneuver. 
The original 20-foot long Winnebago Hike starts at $29,605, but the Hike 100’s price tag has yet to be announced. The Winnebago Hike 100 is just under 16-ft long, which is shorter than many pickup trucks. We’re hoping it will start in the low $20,000s.
At 16 ft by 7 ft (bye-bye special mirrors!), the full-blown camper is only 3,000 pounds, and pretty much anything with a tow hitch can pull it. Want to tow it with your Subaru Outback Wilderness? Your Hyundai Santa Cruz? Have at it.
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Features fit for exploring parts unknown

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The Winnebago Hike 100 is an awesome base camp for outdoor activities, with “awnings on three sides, delivering shade from sun and rain to more than 200 square feet of extra space around the trailer, shielding the outdoor kitchen nook, door, and storage access points,” according to
MotorBiscuit
. The awnings can also transform into a privacy partition for the outdoor shower or convert into a changing room.
Not one inch of this fun-size camper is wasted. Winnebago even included a queen-size bed and a smaller loft bed above it that can be converted into storage space. But if that configuration isn’t your style, the adventure mobile offers various layouts to fit your needs
As MotorBiscuit notes, “The Winnebago Hike 100 offers many optional floor plans like dining areas with drop-down beds, bunk bed/dinette combinations, couch/Murphy bed combos, and loft bed/drop-down bed combinations.” The choices for different sitting, dining, and storage options are endless.
The Winnebago Hike 100 is a tiny camper with big trailer amenities. According to
MotorTrend
, there are allotments for a “refrigerator, portable induction cooktop, portable Trauma cooler, covered sink, wet bath, power awning, secondary batwing awning, power tongue jack, powder-coated roof rack system, stabilizer jacks, roof ladder, outdoor kitchen, outside shower, and lots more.”
Though you won’t get a true kitchen with a range top and oven, you will get a kitchenette with a fridge and microwave. We love the roll-out countertop for meal prep and mixing craft cocktails.
The wet bathroom uses a 31-gallon freshwater tank and a six-gallon capacity for the water heater. Just enough for two hot showers. The bathroom, which includes a toilet, also doubles as a space that can also be used to dry off your gear.
The Winnebago Hike has what they call an “exoskeleton,” which is basically a series of mounting points to hold your gear. According to
Gear Patrol
, it’s “designed to work with Thule add-ons, making it easy to attach things like canoes, paddleboards, kayaks, and so forth.” Did we mention there’s a 190-watt solar panel on the roof?

Do you need special insurance for a small camper?

There’s a lot to consider when buying an RV, like where to store it and how to maintain it in the long run. But what about car insurance? 
Car insurance can get tricky when it comes to home/vehicle combos. With this new purchase, your needs may have changed, and if so, it may be time to
switch up your current policy
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open road
.
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