RV review: 2025 Prime Time RV Tracer 24RKS—A little ‘meh’

Today’s RV review is of the 2025 Prime Time RV Tracer 24RKS travel trailer. This is what I would consider a midsized travel trailer that’s well-suited for couples, although there is a booth dinette that would enable you to bring that friend along.

Start at the ground with the Prime Time RV Tracer 24RKS

I almost think it’s funny to read RV company websites because every single one of them talks about how exceptional their quality is. Yet, over and over, I see in forums across the internet how people replace off-brand tires and broken leaf spring suspensions. 

And that’s the foundation on which this is built—a simple buggy-era leaf spring suspension and no-name tires. At least there’s a tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS). 

In fact, I recently had the privilege to work with several people who do what I do. One of them asked me why I always bring this up since many buyers don’t understand and don’t care. 

The reason I bring up the things I do is to hopefully help people make smarter buying decisions. But let’s go deeper for a moment because it’s Tony Tangent Time. 

How we buy RVs

The RV industry does a lot of what the RV industry does because of how we buy RVs. If the best-selling travel trailer had high-quality suspension, tires, a TPMS and antilock brakes, others would follow suit. 

If we, as buyers, just didn’t buy these RVs with cheap tires and suspension and this kind of stuff, and we shopped more diligently, guess what? Manufacturers would respond by installing the better tires and suspension. 

But, typically, RVs with lower-grade components sell better. I understand that because they’re cheaper, but some of this is just safety gear. 

While we’re outside, note that the Prime Time RV Tracer 24RKS employs the Norco Accu-Slide cable slide system. It is a system you cannot occupy when the slide is in. Norco makes two distinctly different mechanisms—this is the one you’ll be less happy about once you have more information. 

Also, there are two sewer connections on this RV—one for the bathroom and a second for the kitchen at the back of the trailer. 

Are you still here with me? Oh, good. Wasn’t sure if you’d lost interest with all that Tony Tangent Talk.

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What’s inside the Prime Time RV Tracer 24RKS

This RV has two entrances. The main one at the back takes you right into the main living space. 

That’s where you’ll find a kitchen that stretches across the entire back of the trailer. The fridge they’re using is one I hadn’t seen before. It has French-style double doors on top to access the refrigerator and a drawer-style freezer. These RV 12-volt fridge makers are getting fancy on me. 

Otherwise, the kitchen is decent with good counter space, which translates into a good number of drawers and cabinets for storage. You can probably guess that, considering the choices made in tires and suspension, this has the lousy 17” (vertical) oven with the three-burner propane cooktop. There’s also the microwave above that. 

The slide is rather deep on this, and in it is a four-place booth dinette with a pole-mounted table. 

Opposite that is a theater seat with a wide center armrest. But where’s the TV? Push a button and up it rises out of the cabinet behind the booth dinette on a televator. 

I’m going to speculate (oh, no, here we go again) that this RV will sell well specifically because of the televator. The RV salesperson is going to bypass the tires, suspension, and small oven and show a prospect that TV and the nice theater seats—and a sale will be made. 

People don’t go to the county fair for health food—they go for the fluff. That’s what sells RVs, too. Bummer. 

There is a decent pantry forward of the dinette. 

The bathroom is spacious enough, but with a plastic toilet. Bleh. There’s also a radius shower, which is pretty typical in a rig like this. 

Up front there’s a proper queen-sized bed with hanging storage on either side. There’s also an entry door here. So if you’re on the road, you can make a quick entry into the bedroom and get to the bathroom with the slide closed. 

Boondocking and travel access

I suppose we’ve mostly covered travel access, but here’s one more thing. You can get to the fridge and the kitchen along with the theater seats with the slide in. Just don’t go sitting in there when the slide is in.

There is a 200-watt solar panel on the roof with a 40-amp MPPT controller. So, it wouldn’t be a stretch to add additional panels.

Final thoughts on the Prime Time RV Tracer 24RKS

If I could sum up my feelings about this trailer in one word, that word would be “meh.” 

Prime Time RV does state that they put all of their trailers through an extensive pre-delivery inspection (PDI). So there’s that, and that’s a good thing. 

But considering how many other brands have a similar floor plan, albeit without a televator, there’s nothing that excites me about this. What do you think? 

My thanks to Josh from Bish’s RV for the photos and video in this article. 

More about these RV reviews

These RV reviews are written based on information provided by the manufacturers along with our writer’s own research. They are based on information from a single unit and may not reflect your actual experience. Shop your RV and dealership carefully before making a buying decision. We receive no money or other financial benefits from these reviews. They are intended only as a brief overview of the vehicle, not a comprehensive critique, which would require a thorough inspection and/or test drive.

Tony comes to RVtravel.com having worked at an RV dealership and been a life long RV enthusiast. He also has written the syndicated Curbside column about cars. He also works closely with a number of RV manufacturers to get an inside look at how things are done and is a brand ambassador for Rockwood Mini Lite with his wife, Peggy.

You can also check out his RV podcast with his wife, Peggy. 

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