Used 2020 Forest River Solaire Expandable 147X — Menifee, CA

This used 2020 Forest River Solaire Expandable 147X is a compact camper on the Front Living floor plan, listed at $13,769. At 17 ft it is noticeably shorter than the typical compact camper (21 ft 10 in). Dry weight is 3,073 lb, below the 3,774 lb median for the category.

Plan around 3,650 lb loaded rather than the dry figure. A full-size SUV or mid-size pickup handles it comfortably; a weight-distribution hitch is worth fitting at this weight.

GVWR is 3,815 lb, leaving about 742 lb for water, propane, gear and passengers before you reach the limit. With no slide-outs there is less to maintain and one fewer thing to fail on the road. Sleeping capacity is 7 — more than the 6 typical of the category.

It is listed $785 below the $14,554 MSRP, a 5% saving.

Among its listed features are booth dinette, microwave, rear queen bed and front queen bed. It ships from Menifee, CA door-to-door to any of the 50 states, inspected before it leaves, at one transparent price with no dealer fees.