01 What Zinger Lite Mini is
The Zinger Lite Mini is new for 2026 and is the only single-axle line CrossRoads builds — six floorplans from 16 to 22 feet, starting at 2,550 pounds dry and a 310-pound tongue, with one plan down at a 224-pound tongue. CrossRoads RV, based in Goshen, Indiana and a division of Thor Industries, is aiming it at Forest River's Geo Pro and E-Pro, Winnebago's Micro Minnie, Cherokee's Wolf Pup, the r·pod and No Boundaries.
Before you compare a Zinger against anything, know which Zinger you are looking at. Zinger, Zinger Lite and Zinger Lite Mini are three separate rosters, not three trims of one line — they share no floorplan codes at all, they carry three separate model records at the industry spec databases, and they have three different model-year histories: the Zinger has been in production since 2009, the Zinger Lite since 2018, and the Zinger Lite Mini is new for 2026. A dealer listing that says “Zinger 18BH” and one that says “Zinger Lite Mini 18BH” may or may not be the same trailer depending on the year, because the 18-series moved rosters for 2026 and was re-specified on the way. This page covers the Zinger Lite Mini roster only; the full-size Zinger and the tandem-axle Zinger Lite have their own.
Three of the six codes — the 18BH, 18QB and 18RB — were Zinger Lite plans in 2025 and were re-specified when they moved. The 2025 Zinger Lite 18BH published 3,176 pounds dry and a 454-pound hitch; the 2026 Zinger Lite Mini 18BH publishes 3,080 and 408. Older literature does not describe these trailers, and none of its figures are carried onto these pages.
This is a thin data line and the pages say so. All six plans publish a price, a length, a dry weight, a sleeping capacity, a height, a tongue weight, a cargo capacity, an axle count, three tanks and an awning length, and the independent RVUSA records agree with the factory exactly on every one of those — so the weights and dimensions here are solid, and dry plus cargo equals the published GVWR to the pound on all six. But CrossRoads publishes no brochure for the Mini in any model year, no construction specification, no slide count and no exterior width, and the air conditioner and refrigerator the spec databases list for it are the Zinger line's values — the same 13,500 BTU and 10 cu ft they stamp on the 43-foot Zinger 390DB. Those two are flagged on every plan page rather than asserted. Where a field is not published for this line, these pages say so instead of borrowing the Zinger's answer.
02 Floorplans profiled in depth
All six 2026 Zinger Lite Mini floorplans are profiled in full — the complete factory roster. Three are 16-foot 12-series plans and three are 22-foot 18-series plans, and the spread inside each trio is worth reading closely: the 12FB costs about 3,600 dollars more than the 12BH and carries 436 pounds less cargo, and the 18RB and 18BH list at the same price for four berths and six respectively. Every layout description is taken from the CrossRoads factory floorplan record.
| Floorplan | Dry wt | Length | Sleeps | Layout | GVWR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12BH | 2,550 lbs | 16' 1" | 4 | Queen bed, bunk beds and a kitchenette | 4,300 lbs | $17,820 |
| 12FB | 2,786 lbs | 16' 2" | 5 | 54 x 74 in bed and a fold-down bunk | 4,100 lbs | $21,377 |
| 12RD | 2,602 lbs | 16' 2" | 4 | 54 x 74 in bed, dinette and a 24 x 36 in shower | 4,200 lbs | $19,727 |
| 18BH | 3,080 lbs | 21' 7" | 6 | Two bunk beds and a queen bed | 4,400 lbs | $19,998 |
| 18QB | 3,282 lbs | 21' 7" | 7 | Queen bed and twin bunks | 4,400 lbs | $20,246 |
| 18RB | 3,002 lbs | 21' 7" | 4 | Dinette, sleeping area and kitchen | 4,350 lbs | $19,998 |
Body specifications (lengths, exterior heights, tanks, entries and awnings) and every weight are verified two ways: against the CrossRoads factory floorplan records for the 2026 roster and against the independent RVUSA structured records. Across the whole 21-plan Zinger family the two sources agree exactly on dry weight, MSRP, travel length, dry tongue weight, cargo capacity, fresh and grey capacity and axle count — the only disagreements anywhere are one black tank, one exterior height and four sleeping capacities, all resolved in the factory's favour and stated on the plan pages. Dry weight (UVW), GVWR, cargo capacity (CCC) and dry tongue weight are published per plan and dry plus cargo equals GVWR exactly on every profiled plan, so all weight figures are shown unflagged with no derivation. MSRP is the factory roster card figure; street pricing is dealer-dependent. Real loaded tongue weights run higher — weigh the loaded trailer and confirm against your vehicle's tow rating and payload. CrossRoads publishes no slide count for the Mini roster and no exterior width or axle rating for any Zinger line, and the air conditioner and refrigerator listed for the Mini are the Zinger line's values rather than confirmed Mini figures — all are flagged on the plan pages rather than asserted.
04 How to choose
The Mini roster is two trios: three 16-foot 12-series plans and three 22-foot 18-series plans. Within each trio the price and the payload move in ways that reward reading the table rather than the floorplan name.
In the 12-series, the 12BH is the cheapest trailer CrossRoads builds, the lightest, and carries the roster's largest cargo margin at 1,750 pounds — four berths and bunks in a 16-foot shell. The 12RD adds 52 pounds and about 1,900 dollars for a rear dinette and the only published interior dimension on the roster, a 24 by 36 inch shower. The 12FB is the outlier: the most expensive Mini at about 21,400 dollars, with 436 pounds less cargo than the 12BH — what it buys is a fifth berth on a fold-down bunk and the lightest tongue of all 21 plans in the family at 224 pounds.
In the 18-series, the 18BH and 18RB list at the same price, about 20,000 dollars; the 18BH is rated for six and the 18RB for four, and the 18RB is 78 pounds lighter with 28 pounds more cargo. The 18QB carries the roster's highest berth rating at seven, and pays for it with the heaviest dry weight, the heaviest tongue and the smallest cargo margin of the six at 1,118 pounds. Across all six, the tongue weights run 224 to 488 pounds — light enough that the tow vehicle question is usually about the vehicle's payload and receiver rating rather than its tow rating.
05 What to weigh before buying
Three rosters, one badge — check which Zinger the listing means
Zinger, Zinger Lite and Zinger Lite Mini share no floorplan codes and are three separate rosters with three separate model-year histories. The trap is the 18-series: 18BH, 18QB and 18RB were single-axle Zinger Lite plans through 2025 and are Zinger Lite Mini plans for 2026 — and they were re-specified on the move, so a 2025 18BH and a 2026 18BH publish different dry weights and different hitch weights. A used listing that just says “Zinger 18BH” does not tell you which trailer it is. Check the model year and the full line name, not the code.
The air conditioner and refrigerator are the Zinger's figures, not the Mini's
The spec databases list a 13,500 BTU air conditioner and a 10 cu ft refrigerator for every Zinger Lite Mini plan — the same values they stamp on the 43-foot Zinger 390DB, and on every other plan in all three rosters. 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 on every plan page and neither is asserted here. Confirm the air conditioner and the refrigerator on the actual unit before you buy — a 13,500 BTU unit and an 8,000 BTU unit are not the same purchase in a 16-foot trailer.
There is no brochure, and this site did not borrow one
CrossRoads publishes no Zinger Lite Mini brochure in any model year, no construction specification and no slide count. The 2025 Zinger Lite brochure exists and describes a single-axle class — but that is a different line whose floorplans were re-specified when they became Minis, so wiring it to these pages would tell you about a trailer you cannot buy. It is deliberately not linked here. What that means practically: the roof, the insulation, the underbelly and the slide count are all unpublished for this line, and these pages say unpublished rather than guessing from the Zinger.
Berth counts and cargo capacity are different questions
Occupants count against cargo carrying capacity, and on this family the two figures pull hard against each other. The Zinger Lite 260BH is rated for ten on 1,456 pounds of cargo; the Zinger 331BH is rated for twelve on 1,540; the Zinger 328SB is rated for twelve on 1,630. Twelve adults is roughly 1,800 pounds before a single bag goes in. Meanwhile the Zinger 280RB and 340LR and the Zinger Lite 190RB all carry 2,500 pounds or more. Read the cargo column next to the sleeps column, and load to the weight sticker rather than to the berth count.
Match the tow vehicle honestly — and do not assume longer tows heavier
The Zinger Lite Mini roster runs from 2,550 to 3,282 pounds dry on GVWRs from 4,100 to 4,400 pounds, with dry tongue weights from 224 to 488 pounds — and real loaded tongue weights run higher. Tongue weight does not track length in this family: the 43-foot Zinger 390DB asks 1,244 pounds on the ball while the 38-foot 340BH asks 1,296, and the 25-foot Zinger Lite 190RB asks 562 while the 31-foot 260BH asks 800. CrossRoads publishes no axle rating and no tire size for any Zinger line, so the trailer's own placard is the only authority on those. Tow rating alone is not enough: the tow vehicle's payload has to carry the tongue weight plus passengers and gear. Treat published tongue weights as a floor, weigh the loaded trailer, and confirm against your vehicle's door-jamb ratings before buying.