Casitas through the years.

Explore dated factory documents, legacy equipment references and owner installations. Coverage is growing; an undocumented year is not a confirmed equipment match.

Find evidence for your year

Every year from 1980–2026 can be checked. An empty year means we still need a dated record; it does not mean that no trailers were built or that nearby-year equipment will fit.

33 evidence records. No year is marked complete.

Owner record · 1981 / 1982

1981–1982: early shell, window and frame evidence

A 1982 13-foot restoration documents shell removal, fiberglass and belly-band work, and a replacement Dexter Torflex #9 axle. A separate 1981 owner describes different window and floor-fastener details.

Scope: Previously modified trailers. The axle is an owner replacement; PD4045 converter installation was proposed, not confirmed. Neither account establishes a factory-wide specification.

Boley-TNT and Nate R · FiberglassRV · 2013–2014

Body & windows · Axle & brakes · Electrical

Owner record · 1985

1985 13-foot renovation: floor and curved rear window

Photographed dismantling, floor-support damage and an approximately 48 × 18-inch rear-window measurement.

Scope: Owner measurement only. Existing air-conditioner alterations and missing equipment prevent reliable original-equipment identification.

Streambrewer · FiberglassRV · 2019-01-14 onward

Body & windows · Electrical · Plumbing

Owner record · 1986

1986 Deluxe 13-foot gut and rebuild

Photographs document shell and floor damage, door fit, cabinet removal and previously altered wiring and plumbing.

Scope: Work in progress. Household appliances and earlier rewiring are previous-owner alterations, not proof of factory equipment.

Clark_NA / Nick and Barb · FiberglassRV · 2025-08-25 onward

Body & windows · Electrical · Plumbing · Refrigeration

Owner record · 1988

1988 16-foot rebuild: stripped shell and interior

An extended photographed rebuild covers floor repairs, a new water tank, cabinets and supports.

Scope: Purchased disassembled. Revised bed layouts and supports are modifications; linked attachments may have separate access requirements.

EricAllyn · FiberglassRV · 2017-08-09 onward

Body & windows · Plumbing · Layout

Owner record · 1990

1990 16-foot professional frame repair and storage upgrade

Owner reports completed professional frame repair, front storage, reinforcement and a four-inch lift.

Scope: Advanced structural project, without published engineering specifications. The suggested axle rating is not independently verified.

EggLover · FiberglassRV · 2026-03-16

Axle & brakes · Body & windows · Modifications

Owner record · 1990

1990 16-foot restoration: floor, shower and utilities

Long-form restoration records damaged wiring, plumbing removal, floor decay and shower-stall work.

Scope: The initial post calls it 1990; another reference says 1990–91. Year remains owner-reported, and prior modifications are present.

Jonathan / shaggydoink · FiberglassRV · 2016-06-03 onward

Body & windows · Electrical · Plumbing

Owner record · 1991

1991 Liberty: original-owner layout experience

Owners describe taking delivery of their new 16-foot Liberty in 1991 and using its king-bed arrangement.

Scope: A retrospective account of one trailer, not an appliance inventory. The separate product-change chronology on this page remains owner-compiled.

Casita Life · Retrospective owner account; later updates

Layout

Owner record · 1993

1993 Casita: three-piece rear-window owner observation

A later reply describes a three-piece rear plexiglass window on the author’s 1993 trailer.

Scope: No dimensions, completed repair or factory parts identification. This reply concerns a different trailer from the 1996 project above.

Woodchopper7 · FiberglassRV · 2025-07-06 reply

Body & windows

Owner record · 1994 / 1995

1994–1995 curved-window rebuilding

Vintage-window discussion includes a 1994 16-foot trailer and comparisons with another owner’s 1995 trailer.

Scope: Current replacement openings and curvature may differ. This is not a factory fit chart.

Casita owners · FiberglassRV · Owner discussion

Body & windows

Owner record · 1996

1996 Patriot: brakes, bearings and converter rebuild

Owner reports seven-inch brake replacement, drum and bearing work, Prodigy P2 controller, pigtail rewiring and a PD4635 converter upgrade.

Scope: Replacement equipment, not factory specification. The initially ordered bearings were wrong; no verified bearing part numbers are supplied.

Egghead Tim · FiberglassRV · 2014-05-27; later replies

Axle & brakes · Electrical · Modifications

Archived factory page · 1998

Casita specifications: 1998 archive

Selected figures from the archived factory specifications page. The capture date establishes when this page was preserved, not a model-year certification.

Scope: These are period advertised values. They are not actual loaded weights, current towing guidance, or proof of an individual trailer's axle. Use its labels and measured loaded weight.

Casita Travel Trailers · Internet Archive · December 6, 1998 capture

Layout · Axle & brakes · Body & windows

Archived factory page · 1999

1999 archived factory specifications

Archived factory table for 13-, 16- and 17-foot trailers, including dimensions, advertised dry weights, tire sizes and axle capacities.

Scope: The selected figures repeat the 1998 table. This is evidence of published website content, not proof that production remained unchanged or that the figures match every trailer built in this year.

Casita Travel Trailers · Internet Archive · 1999-02-21 capture

Layout · Body & windows · Axle & brakes

Archived factory page · 2000

2000 archived factory specifications

Archived factory table for 13-, 16- and 17-foot trailers, including dimensions, advertised dry weights, tire sizes and axle capacities.

Scope: The selected figures repeat the 1998 table. This is evidence of published website content, not proof that production remained unchanged or that the figures match every trailer built in this year.

Casita Travel Trailers · Internet Archive · 2000-03-02 capture

Layout · Body & windows · Axle & brakes

Owner record · 2000

2000 Freedom Deluxe: owner-reported Coleman A/C

Post 4 identifies a 2000 17-foot Freedom Deluxe and its Coleman air conditioner.

Scope: Exact air-conditioner model is not given. Other replies concern different trailers and must not be combined into this build.

Kurt and Ann · FiberglassRV · 2006-06-05

Air conditioning

Archived factory page · 2001

2001 archived factory specifications

Archived factory table for 13-, 16- and 17-foot trailers, including dimensions, advertised dry weights, tire sizes and axle capacities.

Scope: The selected figures repeat the 1998 table. This is evidence of published website content, not proof that production remained unchanged or that the figures match every trailer built in this year.

Casita Travel Trailers · Internet Archive · 2001-01-16 capture

Layout · Body & windows · Axle & brakes

Archived factory page · 2002

2002 archived factory specifications

Archived factory table for 13-, 16- and 17-foot trailers, including dimensions, advertised dry weights, tire sizes and axle capacities.

Scope: The selected figures repeat the 1998 table. This is evidence of published website content, not proof that production remained unchanged or that the figures match every trailer built in this year.

Casita Travel Trailers · Internet Archive · 2002-02-12 capture

Layout · Body & windows · Axle & brakes

Owner record · 2002

2002 Spirit Standard: original-owner configuration and changes

Original owners describe their 17-foot Spirit Standard and document bed, closet, kitchen and storage projects.

Scope: Owner-added toilet, shower and storage changes are separate from original Standard configuration; do not apply Deluxe plumbing assumptions.

AnnaK and Rich Ellerbach · Undated owner archive

Layout · Plumbing · Modifications

Owner record · 2002

Cozy’s 2002 Spirit Deluxe archive

Inherited and current modifications are documented separately for Cozy.

Scope: This record describes one trailer across several ownership periods, not every 2002 Casita.

Cozy the Casita · Multiple ownership periods

Electrical · Plumbing · Layout · Modifications

Archived factory page · 2006

17-foot Casita: 2006 archive

Transcribed figures from the factory specification image. A 2002 archived page requested this image, but the recovered image itself was captured in 2006. It is therefore indexed under 2006.

Scope: The image has no internally printed model year. Archive date and trailer model year are different. These advertised figures do not establish actual loaded weights or fit for every 2006 trailer.

Casita Travel Trailers · Internet Archive · February 20, 2006 capture

Layout · Axle & brakes · Body & windows

Owner record · 2006

2006 Casita: flooring renovation

Owner-installed wood-look vinyl flooring in a 2006 Casita.

Scope: A later renovation, not evidence of factory flooring.

Mrs. Padilly’s Travels · 2014 project

Layout · Modifications

Archived factory page · 2009

Casita features: 2009 archive

Selected comparisons from the archived factory feature chart. Standard and Deluxe are configurations; equipment options varied. This is a source summary, not a complete build specification.

Scope: The page does not identify exact refrigerator, furnace or A/C model numbers. No claim is made that every trailer built in 2009 had this configuration. Confirm installed components before choosing parts.

Casita Travel Trailers · Internet Archive · May 23, 2009 capture

Layout · Air conditioning · Refrigeration · Water heater & furnace · Plumbing · Axle & brakes

Archived factory page · 2010

2010 archived factory feature chart

The January snapshot lists 14-inch C-range tires as standard and 15-inch tires as options. This bounds what the page advertised at that capture, not the exact date of a production change.

Scope: Capture year, not an internally printed model year. Exact appliance models and individual build equipment are not established; the archived page may have lagged factory changes.

Casita Travel Trailers · Internet Archive · 2010-01-27 capture

Layout · Axle & brakes · Plumbing · Air conditioning · Refrigeration · Water heater & furnace

Archived factory document · 2010

Casita factory brochure — recovered from 2010 archive

Original two-page folding brochure recovered from an archived factory ZIP. Includes construction photographs, four model layouts and period specifications.

Scope: Archive capture: June 26, 2010. PDF creation metadata: May 12, 2009. Neither establishes a printed model-year edition. Historical advertised specifications may differ from an individual trailer.

Casita Travel Trailers · Internet Archive · 2010-06-26 capture; 2009-05-12 PDF metadata

Layout · Body & windows · Axle & brakes

Archived factory page · 2011

2011 archived factory feature chart

The January snapshot lists 15-inch C-range tires and the gas/electric electronic-ignition water heater on Deluxe configurations as standard.

Scope: Capture year, not an internally printed model year. Exact appliance models and individual build equipment are not established; the archived page may have lagged factory changes.

Casita Travel Trailers · Internet Archive · 2011-01-22 capture

Layout · Axle & brakes · Plumbing · Air conditioning · Refrigeration · Water heater & furnace

Archived factory page · 2012

2012 archived factory feature chart

The January snapshot lists water hose, blow-out plug, water-pressure regulator and hitch lock as standard. Earlier captures listed these as options.

Scope: Capture year, not an internally printed model year. Exact appliance models and individual build equipment are not established; the archived page may have lagged factory changes.

Casita Travel Trailers · Internet Archive · 2012-01-04 capture

Layout · Axle & brakes · Plumbing · Air conditioning · Refrigeration · Water heater & furnace

Archived factory page · 2013

2013 archived factory feature chart

The January comparison includes an optional flat-screen HDTV/DVD package, alongside the 13-foot Deluxe and 16-/17-foot configurations.

Scope: Capture year, not an internally printed model year. Exact appliance models and individual build equipment are not established; the archived page may have lagged factory changes.

Casita Travel Trailers · Internet Archive · 2013-01-05 capture

Layout · Axle & brakes · Plumbing · Air conditioning · Refrigeration · Water heater & furnace

Archived factory page · 2014

2014 archived factory feature chart

The January chart preserves the same selected equipment comparisons as the 2013 capture. A repeated web page does not establish that production was unchanged.

Scope: Capture year, not an internally printed model year. Exact appliance models and individual build equipment are not established; the archived page may have lagged factory changes.

Casita Travel Trailers · Internet Archive · 2014-01-13 capture

Layout · Axle & brakes · Plumbing · Air conditioning · Refrigeration · Water heater & furnace

Dated factory document · 2016

2016 factory brochure

Period floor plans and features for 13-, 16- and 17-foot Casitas.

Scope: A sales brochure is not a complete wiring diagram or an individual trailer equipment list.

Casita Travel Trailers · RVUSA mirror · 2016 printed in document

Layout · Body & windows

Owner record · 2019

2019 Freedom Deluxe: documented owner tour

Photographed tour describes Dometic refrigeration, roof A/C, an optional furnace, water-heater bypass and tank options. It distinguishes a later lithium-battery change.

Scope: Not a factory build sheet. Exact appliance model numbers are not supplied; options and replacements belong to this trailer.

Marc and Julie Bennett · RVLove · Owner article about a 2019 trailer

Layout · Refrigeration · Water heater & furnace · Plumbing · Modifications

Owner record · 2024

2024 Spirit Deluxe: removable flooring

Owner-documented reversible vinyl-plank flooring project.

Scope: Does not establish original equipment for other 2024 trailers.

Casita Guide · 2024-07-12

Layout · Modifications

What will close the remaining gaps?

For each year and floor plan, we need dated factory literature, electrical and plumbing layouts, appliance model evidence, and running-gear and body details. A brochure alone cannot close all those gaps. Production changes within a year need their own dates or serial ranges.

Original delivery packets, factory diagrams and readable equipment-label photographs can help. Keep names, addresses and full VINs private. See the existing community contribution process.

Member-only files, uncertain dates and unconfirmed installations remain research leads. They do not count as recovered documents.

Related historical collections

9 collections

2009–2021: owner-compiled change chronology

Casita Life compiles changes from personal records and factory conversations. This is an attributed research reference, not independent factory confirmation of every change date.

  • Casita Life: Brief Casita History

    Includes appliance and feature-change notes; dates and within-year transitions require corroboration. Tin Can Tourists republishes this account and is not a second independent source.

1980s: early manual research

An archive listing describes a circa-1986 manual, but its file is download-restricted and has not been verified. Early trailers can still be researched by the actual appliance label using the legacy equipment collections below.

1994–1995: curved-window owner evidence

A public owner discussion documents vintage Casita window rebuilding and differences in opening size and curvature. Treat it as owner experience, separate from current manufacturer replacement instructions.

2007 / 2008 and later plumbing distinctions

Little House Customs distinguishes earlier and later Valvectomy kits and reports shower HepvO equipment from 2015. These are specialist statements, not independently verified factory chronology; inspect the installed system.

2016 factory brochure: 13-, 16- and 17-foot Casitas

The year is printed in this factory-authored brochure. It documents period layouts, construction and standard/optional features; it is not an individual trailer build sheet.

  • Casita factory brochure — 2016

    Factory-authored historical brochure, RVUSA mirror. Printed 2016 inside document; includes 13-ft Patriot and 16/17-ft layouts, factory construction photographs and standard/optional feature comparison. Period specifications, not proof of an individual trailer build.

Later factory layouts and features

The RVUSA copy is archived under 2023, but a publication year has not been confirmed inside it. Current factory pages describe current offerings, not every historical model.

  • Casita factory brochure — RVUSA 2023 archive

    Factory-authored document archived as 2023 by RVUSA; no clear internal publication year located. Label archive year, not verified model-year specification. Includes 17-ft floor plans, appliance options and plumbing capacity comparison.

  • Factory manuals and support

    Current support collection; match each document to the equipment.

Legacy electrical equipment and wiring

Historical component references cover older converter and air-conditioner families. An equipment manual does not establish which years Casita installed it.

Older refrigerators, pumps and furnaces

Keep useful discontinued-component documents available without assigning unsupported trailer-year ranges.

Dated owner installations

These records document changes to specific campers. They help distinguish an owner’s replacement from factory equipment.