Taxa Cricket

Mal

Hey BN-

We finally took delivery on the TAXA CRICKET a couple weeks ago. We settled on the Cricket because it is in the tow-range (1700LB dry) and can accommodate a family of four. I had to put a hitch on my wife's crossover, but it towed easy. The camper has a pretty good amount of ground clearance, but waiting on the Bronco before we go any place sporty.View attachment 34021
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Our Shakedown cruise was at Conchiti Lake here in New Mexico. The campsite is about an hour out of Albuquerque and at a man-made lake on the Rio Grande. It was a little cool at night (First Weekend in April), but it was super nice during the day. We were able to get a nice view slot with shore power. The Cricket has hook ups for city water, but it wasn't available where we were.
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This is our worthless dog Miko. We had two adults, two kids and the pup. We had previously been using a 6 person tent, and it was much nicer having everyone in the camper.
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Part of why we liked the camper was the design. The rear hatch opens and allows you to get good ventilation throughout. Ours came with an AC unit (which we didn't order, but got built anyway), but we didn't need it. It also has a furnace onboard (which we did need) and kept everything nice and warm in the morning.View attachment 34025
The top of the Cricket pops up and there was plenty of room to stand up. Im 6'2" and had no issues. The cell tower mast and watertower are from the Corps of Engineers building at the Dam's power house and are not attached to the trailer.
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The trailer was my compromise for getting the Bronco. My spouse was tired of sleeping on the ground. We are looking forward to the bronco arriving so we can get to some more remote sites a little further off the grid.

Anyway, thats it for now. Good first run with this beast.

So I was looking at small campers, too. How did this compare with others in price and features?

Ditchrunner

So I was looking at small campers, too. How did this compare with others in price and features?

We spent a lot of time looking around at the available options and I would say that the taxa is better on most things, worse on few, but it is what fit our needs. We set the limit at 3000lbs and that really draws a hard line. My spouse didn't like the traditional pop-ups so that was pretty limiting. After looking at most things in the size range, we boiled down to either the Taxa or a Casita. We walked around both and the Taxa was the one that we thought would work best for us.

In this size, the big thing to remember is that you are going to spend more time outside of the camper than in it. We were looking to replace all the junk we were setting up- Tent, Awning, Kitchen stuff, storage etc. with a camper and the Taxa does that. At this size though, you aren't going to hang out in it and like watch tv like you can with some of the large campers. We also had to be able to sleep the whole family and space for four is tough to come by in this weight range. The taxa does it with two beds that suspend from the ceiling for the youngsters, which is fine until they are about 140lbs or so (At that point I will kick them out and put them in a tent). If I only had to accommodate two people, I would have looked at a Taxa Tiger moth, or a tear-drop trailer.

The Taxa was more expensive than I wanted it to be, probably near the top of the segment, but its the one my spouse fell in love with so, there is that. I like the internal design of the thing, and it is different than most everything you see out camping. The space is also pretty modular, and relatively easy to configure, so that was attractive to me too. It does not have a black water tank (which is positive in my book), but it does have a hot water hook-up for a shower tent. It also has a lot of ground clearance (for the size) and tows well.

It is pretty minimalist inside (a positive to me, but other folks have different opinions) and the seating area for the table is a bit tight (again, we are looking to spend more time outside than in). At this point, I don't have any complaints about build quality or engineering, but time will tell. My main complaint is the fresh water tank at 15 gal is a bit smaller than I would like. Camping in a trailer this size is like being on a ship at sea- everything needs to be put up where it goes when you are done with it and my kids (6 and 4) don't do that yet- so think about how you want to move around in the thing and where and how you are going to pack it to make that moving around easier.

What helped us the most though was touring everything we thought could work. Everyone is going to like different things and in this weight range there are a load of trade-offs. The Cricket checks the boxes we need to check and seems to meet our needs. I will have a much better answer probably at the end of the season, but so far so good. Hope thats helpful.

Mal

We spent a lot of time looking around at the available options and I would say that the taxa is better on most things, worse on few, but it is what fit our needs. We set the limit at 3000lbs and that really draws a hard line. My spouse didn't like the traditional pop-ups so that was pretty limiting. After looking at most things in the size range, we boiled down to either the Taxa or a Casita. We walked around both and the Taxa was the one that we thought would work best for us.

In this size, the big thing to remember is that you are going to spend more time outside of the camper than in it. We were looking to replace all the junk we were setting up- Tent, Awning, Kitchen stuff, storage etc. with a camper and the Taxa does that. At this size though, you aren't going to hang out in it and like watch tv like you can with some of the large campers. We also had to be able to sleep the whole family and space for four is tough to come by in this weight range. The taxa does it with two beds that suspend from the ceiling for the youngsters, which is fine until they are about 140lbs or so (At that point I will kick them out and put them in a tent). If I only had to accommodate two people, I would have looked at a Taxa Tiger moth, or a tear-drop trailer.

The Taxa was more expensive than I wanted it to be, probably near the top of the segment, but its the one my spouse fell in love with so, there is that. I like the internal design of the thing, and it is different than most everything you see out camping. The space is also pretty modular, and relatively easy to configure, so that was attractive to me too. It does not have a black water tank (which is positive in my book), but it does have a hot water hook-up for a shower tent. It also has a lot of ground clearance (for the size) and tows well.

It is pretty minimalist inside (a positive to me, but other folks have different opinions) and the seating area for the table is a bit tight (again, we are looking to spend more time outside than in). At this point, I don't have any complaints about build quality or engineering, but time will tell. My main complaint is the fresh water tank at 15 gal is a bit smaller than I would like. Camping in a trailer this size is like being on a ship at sea- everything needs to be put up where it goes when you are done with it and my kids (6 and 4) don't do that yet- so think about how you want to move around in the thing and where and how you are going to pack it to make that moving around easier.

What helped us the most though was touring everything we thought could work. Everyone is going to like different things and in this weight range there are a load of trade-offs. The Cricket checks the boxes we need to check and seems to meet our needs. I will have a much better answer probably at the end of the season, but so far so good. Hope thats helpful.

Great analysis thanks!

We might need to start a new segment for camping with Broncos.

Mal

We spent a lot of time looking around at the available options and I would say that the taxa is better on most things, worse on few, but it is what fit our needs. We set the limit at 3000lbs and that really draws a hard line. My spouse didn't like the traditional pop-ups so that was pretty limiting. After looking at most things in the size range, we boiled down to either the Taxa or a Casita. We walked around both and the Taxa was the one that we thought would work best for us.

In this size, the big thing to remember is that you are going to spend more time outside of the camper than in it. We were looking to replace all the junk we were setting up- Tent, Awning, Kitchen stuff, storage etc. with a camper and the Taxa does that. At this size though, you aren't going to hang out in it and like watch tv like you can with some of the large campers. We also had to be able to sleep the whole family and space for four is tough to come by in this weight range. The taxa does it with two beds that suspend from the ceiling for the youngsters, which is fine until they are about 140lbs or so (At that point I will kick them out and put them in a tent). If I only had to accommodate two people, I would have looked at a Taxa Tiger moth, or a tear-drop trailer.

The Taxa was more expensive than I wanted it to be, probably near the top of the segment, but its the one my spouse fell in love with so, there is that. I like the internal design of the thing, and it is different than most everything you see out camping. The space is also pretty modular, and relatively easy to configure, so that was attractive to me too. It does not have a black water tank (which is positive in my book), but it does have a hot water hook-up for a shower tent. It also has a lot of ground clearance (for the size) and tows well.

It is pretty minimalist inside (a positive to me, but other folks have different opinions) and the seating area for the table is a bit tight (again, we are looking to spend more time outside than in). At this point, I don't have any complaints about build quality or engineering, but time will tell. My main complaint is the fresh water tank at 15 gal is a bit smaller than I would like. Camping in a trailer this size is like being on a ship at sea- everything needs to be put up where it goes when you are done with it and my kids (6 and 4) don't do that yet- so think about how you want to move around in the thing and where and how you are going to pack it to make that moving around easier.

What helped us the most though was touring everything we thought could work. Everyone is going to like different things and in this weight range there are a load of trade-offs. The Cricket checks the boxes we need to check and seems to meet our needs. I will have a much better answer probably at the end of the season, but so far so good. Hope thats helpful.

Great post! If I was 20 years younger, I'd be all over the Taxa Cricket. In fact, I just went in one Friday. While coming into Austin - actually, Round Rock - TX, I spotted Princess Craft RV and we U- turned just to stop in. (If you've done any RV research on U-Tube for small campers, you've probably seen PJ's videos.]

Anyways... the Cricket is definitely unique and will pair with the Bronco beautifully! Good choice. Have a blast.

Ditchrunner

We might need to start a new segment for camping with Broncos.

Agree!