2026 CrossRoads Zinger Lite Mini12FB

The 12FB is the odd one on the Mini roster: it is the most expensive of the six at about 21,400 dollars, and it has the least cargo capacity of the three 12-series plans. CrossRoads describes a cozy 54 by 74 inch bed, a versatile fold-down bunk for extra sleeping space and a well-equipped kitchen with a microwave and a dinette area, sleeping five in about 16 feet. 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.

The tongue is the headline number. At 224 pounds dry it is the lightest of all 21 plans across the three Zinger rosters — 86 pounds lighter than the 12BH's and less than a fifth of the full-size Zinger 340BH's. CrossRoads publishes a 4,100-pound GVWR against a 2,786-pound dry weight, leaving 1,314 pounds of cargo capacity, which is the smallest of the 12-series and 436 pounds behind the cheaper 12BH. The tank set is 21/34/42 gallons fresh/grey/black — the 42-gallon black tank is shared with the 12RD and is eight gallons larger than the rest of the roster's.

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 12FB 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), 13% of the 12FB’s 1,314 lb cargo capacity, leaving 1,139 lb (228 lb per rated berth). Across 6 Zinger Lite Mini floorplans the water share runs 10% to 16%, and 1 gives up more than this one. Nearest on that share: Zinger Lite Mini 18BH at 13% and Zinger Lite Mini 18QB at 16%. 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 5 of the 9 fields both publish (this plan first): sleeps 5 vs 4; dry weight 2,786 lb vs 2,602 lb; GVWR 4,100 lb vs 4,200 lb; cargo capacity 1,314 lb vs 1,598 lb; dry hitch weight 224 lb vs 240 lb. They match on length, fresh tank, grey tank and black tank.

Either side of it by GVWR: Zinger Lite Mini 12RD is 100 lb heavier (4,200 lb GVWR).

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

Against the 12FB: the Viking 18BH is 12 lb lighter and 7 ft longer; the Aurora Light 13BHX is 43 lb heavier; the Jay Flight 174BH is 50 lb heavier and 6 ft longer.

15 of the 18 fields this catalogue tracks are published for the 12FB. 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.