My temporary office and room.

I got a nice surprise when I came down, my dad bought a camper, so I have my own bedroom and a place to set up the laptop to work while I am down here.  Originally I was planning on sleeping in a tent while I was down here and set up my work laptop on their porch, since their house is small.  The weather outside today makes it clear why this is nicer.  

The camper itself is a Cruiser RV X189FBR.  It is a dual axle, 19 (ish) foot.  

The camper is not an all-season, so me using it in the winter will be interesting.  It is already winterized, so I don't need to worry about the plumbing or anything.  Their isn't any insulation (the walls are only an inch thick) and the windows are all single pane, which is typical in a non-all-season camper.

The bench feels nice when you first sit in it, but after a few hours it gets old.  The bench seat is foam, and after a couple of hours working my butt has crushed all the foam.  As is typical, there is storage under the bench.

The table is large enough for a laptop and second monitor.  This is not an issue for traveling, but I would need to work while on the road.  There is a little bit of space behind the laptop and monitor so I can push them back to eat and whatnot. 

If this were my camper, I think I would mount a monitor/TV on an arm under the cabinets.  The cabinets already have the TV wiring for the cable and stuff in them.  There used to be a clock there that I removed from the wall improperly (oops) to replace its battery.  I have been using the hanging lamp (from my camping gear) as a night light.  The windows all open, but are very stiff and need greasing.

It has a queen bed in it, which isn't terribly common in campers this size and is nice.  The bed is sidewise, which is fine.   The cabinets above the bed can fold down and you have a bunk.  I would never use that feature though, I would use them as cabinets. 

There is an emergency exit by the bed.  A nice feature that not all campers have (scary as that sounds), but I am curious why they chose this window for it.  Some of the other campers I have seen use the window on the very front for it.

The aforementioned front window doesn't open either.  The cover opens up from the outside. That means there is only one window by the bed that opens.  Not a big deal, but not the norm.  

The kitchenette.  Two burners, no oven.  It does have a microwave that operates on shore power.  That is the same as the all-in-one that I designed, though the spacing on the burners is a bit more wasteful, they are side by side instead of front/back.  There is a set of 110 GFCI outlets on the front in between the cabinet doors.  They would be more useful in the kitchen wall, but with only 1" walls, I understand why they are there.  

It has a pretty nice fridge in it.  It is relatively large, I would estimate around 6 cubic feet.  That is pretty standard in larger campers, but it is nice to see it in a smaller one.  That would be very useful if travelling in it; you won't have to stop for groceries a couple times a week.  

The front door is pretty typical double door.  It leaks a fair bit of air (normal for 3 season camper).  All the usual features.  It latches very tight, which is very good.  The door latch is one of the first parts to fail on a lot of campers because it vibrates when you drive down the road wearing out the striker plate.

The storage area.  The big cabinet is a closet with a bar for hanging clothes.  The others are just shelving.  The stereo system works, but doesn't get great reception.  As mentioned above, I would move the entertainment over by the dinette so you can watch it from the bed or the bench, instead of trying to watch a 17" (ish) TV from 15 feet away.  

The bathroom.  It is a small bath, but surprisingly is a dry bath, most baths this small are wet baths.  

The shower is interesting in that it runs off the faucet plumbing.  I am guessing they did this to avoid running plumbing in the walls because of how thin they are.   Perfectly usable I would think (and is similar to some of the concepts I had, though I had the sink as part of the shower plumbing instead).

The bathroom even has a skylight.  It is a nice touch.  

This unit comes equipped with the optional furnace.  Since I am using the camper in December I am quite thankful for it, but it isn't something I would consider essential.  It operates independent of the A/C unit.  It doesn't take long to warm the place up, and uses a large hysteresis band so it doesn't come on a lot.  It is kind of loud, and it is definitely noticeable when I am on a call, but as I mentioned, it doesn't come on often.  We will see how quickly it drains the propane supply (more on that below).

The control panel.  While I think the positioning is a little curious being in the kitchen instead of over by the door, it is all there.  It appears to have a battery monitor and tank level sensors, which is nicer than most smaller ones have.

Getting more to the exterior, the unit comes with the typical metal fold down steps.  They are kind of steep and got kind of slick in the snow, but are perfectly usable.  Despite me being a larger guy, they are reasonably stable.  There is a handle to grab when they are icy.

The unit also comes with a back rack.  This is very very nice and is something after market that the previous owner added.  It gives you a place to store something like a kayak or bicycle, and other things that can be stored outside.  Or alternatively, you can sit on it and use it like a porch.  

The unit comes with an awning.  I haven't figured out how to roll it down, but it looks like a pretty typical camper awning.  

Exterior outlets are always nice.

The through camper storage compartment.  These are common.  This one is pretty big for the camper's size though.  The controls for the front electric jacks are in here.  The unit came with the anti-sway bar, though it wasn't bad towing it home without it (I don't have the proper hitch to use it).  

The front utilities.  No surprises here; a deep cycle battery and propane tanks.  There is only a single battery box on it.  It might fit a dual battery box, though it would be kind of tight trying to fit dual batteries in there.  Smaller ones would probably fit.  The propane is dual 15lb tanks.  When I was designing my camper, I never really did a study on propane.  It will be good to see how long these last considering they are running a heater and the unit is not well insulated.

It has diamond plate aluminum on the front to protect it against road debris which is a nice feature.  

All the usual accoutrements on the other side, the water inputs and so on.  

The trailer has electric jacks but most of them didn't work.  They are nice and make it quicker and easier to set up in the rain.  

The only evidence I found of any damage was the window by the dinette.  There is a small water stain and you can see from the side that the window doesn't sit flush.  I am pretty sure it has been fixed; I have been in the camper during a couple of storms now and didn't see any water inside.

So, after this long post (thankfully I had a lot of meetings today to write this), I have reached a conclusion on the feasibility of traveling and working in it.  I think it is a very workable idea.  I haven't had any real issues working in it remotely the past few days other than the bench not being comfortable after a few hours.  If I were to buy a camper, I would definitely want to make a handful of customizations before I tried to take a cross country tour in it, but even as is I could make the trip and be happy.  

As far as this specific camper is concerned, while there are some design quirks that I would have done differently, the camper itself is pretty well designed.  It checks all the boxes that I wanted and is under 3k lbs empty.  It is in immaculate shape for its age.  It has clearly been well taken care of.  The unit has several of the luxury features found on larger campers: the dry bath, the rack on the back, electric jacks, and so on.  I am not familiar with Cruiser RV, but this unit represents the brand well.