2026 CrossRoads Zinger Lite Mini12BH

The 12BH is the entry point to the entire CrossRoads towable catalogue: about 16 feet, 2,550 pounds dry and roughly 17,800 dollars. CrossRoads describes a cozy queen bed, versatile bunk beds and an efficient kitchenette, sleeping four. Four berths and a bunk in a 16-foot single-axle shell is the whole argument for the plan. CrossRoads publishes no construction detail and no brochure for the Zinger Lite Mini, so nothing about its roof, insulation or underbelly is asserted here; the figures on this page are the ones the factory and RVUSA actually publish for the plan.

CrossRoads publishes a 4,300-pound GVWR against that dry weight, leaving 1,750 pounds of cargo capacity — the largest margin on the Mini roster and 632 pounds more than the 18QB's, despite being the cheapest plan in the family. The 310-pound dry tongue is light enough for a mid-size SUV with a proper receiver, though the tow rating and payload still need checking against the loaded figure, not the dry one. The tank set is 21/34/34 gallons fresh/grey/black and the awning is 8 feet.

RVUSA lists a 13,500 BTU air conditioner and a 10 cu ft refrigerator for every Zinger Lite Mini plan — the same values it stamps on the 43-foot Zinger 390DB. No CrossRoads source confirms either for this class, and the 2025 brochure specifies an 8,000 BTU unit and an uncapacitied 12-volt refrigerator for the single-axle floorplans the Mini roster came from. Both figures are flagged here and neither is asserted — confirm the air conditioner and the refrigerator on the unit.

The Zinger Lite Mini is new for 2026 and is the only single-axle roster in the Zinger family — a separate floorplan set from the full-size Zinger and the tandem-axle Zinger Lite, not a trim of either. Three of its six codes (18BH, 18QB, 18RB) were Zinger Lite plans in 2025 and were re-specified on the move, so their older figures do not apply here. All six plans are profiled in full and linked below. The 12BH on this page is highlighted.

A full 21-gallon fresh tank is about 175 lb of water (water counts as cargo: 49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.2), 10% of the 12BH’s 1,750 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,575 lb (394 lb per rated berth). Across 6 Zinger Lite Mini floorplans the water share runs 10% to 16%, and this plan’s is the lowest. Nearest on that share: Zinger Lite Mini 12RD at 11%. Your own unit’s figure is on the label inside its entry door (49 CFR 571.110 S9.3.3).

Closest sibling: the Zinger Lite Mini 12RD, nearest on the published figures. It differs on 6 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): length 16 ft 1 in vs 16 ft 2 in; dry weight 2,550 lb vs 2,602 lb; GVWR 4,300 lb vs 4,200 lb; cargo capacity 1,750 lb vs 1,598 lb; dry hitch weight 310 lb vs 240 lb; black tank 34 gal vs 42 gal. They match on sleeps, fresh tank and grey tank.

Either side of it by GVWR: Zinger Lite Mini 12RD is 100 lb lighter (4,200 lb GVWR); Zinger Lite Mini 18RB is 50 lb heavier (4,350 lb GVWR).

All 6 Zinger Lite Mini floorplans: Zinger Lite Mini line hub.

Against the 12BH: the Basecamp 20X is 4 ft longer; the Coleman 17R is 5 ft longer and sleeps 1 fewer.

15 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 12BH. Not published: exterior width, interior height, slide count, tire size (a description is published, a size is not).

Values marked with an asterisk are arithmetic on published figures or come from a single source; the flag travels into the downloadable spec sheet.

Sourcing rules: methodology.