Today’s RV review is for the new-for-2025 Wildwood FSX 233RBLE travel trailer. In the way it’s built and designed, this almost feels like a vintage trailer. Not that it’s old-fashioned, but this has no slides yet still feels roomy.
Start at the road with the Wildwood FSX 233RBLE
Let’s cut to the chase here. This is absolutely a trailer designed for price. Not that it’s cheap or poorly built, but some of the more advanced features out there aren’t here. While I wish I had the MSRP on this, I can bet it’s somewhere in the upper $20K to lower $30K range.
And, frankly, I like that. Sure, there’s room for trailers that have plenty of advanced features and functions, but there’s also plenty of room for simple, basic trailers. KOA reported in their annual survey that a huge number of you only get out a few weekends a year and don’t travel all that far. To have RVs with all these features that you pay for that you’re never going to use doesn’t make sense.
So, what you do have are import-brand tires, no tire pressure monitoring system (TPMS) and a very simple leaf spring suspension. In this price range I’m fine with all that, as long as someone understands what they’re getting.
If you’re selling yourself as a maker of premium products and have these same components, then you’re not selling premium products. A solid house is always built on a good foundation.
There are also no holding tank heaters, nor is the underbelly enclosed. I suspect if this is your trailer, by the time the mercury starts to dip this rig is already going to be locked away in a storage lot somewhere.
This also doesn’t have any solar, although there is the option for a 200-watt panel. That might compensate for the fridge, but, frankly, if you’re going to mostly stay in RV parks, no solar is just fine.
What’s inside the Wildwood FSX 233RBLE
What you’ll find inside the Wildwood FSX 233RBLE is a large L-shaped couch on the road side. Underneath that couch there is plenty of space for totes and storage. Above the couch are additional cabinets for storage.
The kitchen in this camper features a fairly long countertop with a three-burner propane cooktop that sits atop a convection microwave. There are cabinets and actually a lot of storage in here when you count the drawers below the counter.
Interestingly, Wildwood prioritized a huge camp-side window instead of cabinets over the kitchen cabinet—I like this choice. It really opens up the space.
But there’s also a pantry/closet here, so it’s not like storage is a problem.
For dining, the L-shaped sofa comes with a portable folding table. It can also fold down to be a rather large bed.
More reasons to like the Wildwood FSX 233RBLE
Another thing I really like in this trailer is the bathroom, but with one very large exception. There is a counter on the camp side with two sinks. I think this is silly. What… are you going to have a tooth-brushing race with your partner? But, whatever.
The space around the toilet is huge, but the shower has limited ceiling height. So beware if you’re a taller traveler. Now, the gent who designs these did say he was going to put the vent that’s now in the bathroom over the shower, so actual production models might be different.
Another nice thing in the bathroom is a largish linen cabinet.
Bedroom antics in the Wildwood FSX 233RBLE
On the opposite end of the trailer is the bedroom, which features an Olympic queen-sized bed measuring 66” X 80”.
There is hanging storage on either side of the bed as well as storage above the bed. The overhead storage has doors that flip up but don’t stay up. That is also true of the storage over the couch in the main living area. I understand that better springs or hinges are more money, but what I think would make sense is to just hinge them at the side. That would solve the problem without costing more money.
Wildwood can send my residual check to me courtesy of RV Travel, thank you very much.
Boondocking and travel access
Highlights of any floor plan that doesn’t have slides is that they’re simpler, lighter and more affordable. You can also access the entire interior at all times since no slide blocks your path.
As for boondocking, it’s certainly possible. But I doubt that it’s a major reason most people would buy this rig. It is available with a 200-watt solar panel, but that may not even compensate for the consumption of the 12-volt refrigerator.
Conclusions about the Wildwood FSX 233RBLE
In so many ways the floor plan of this RV reminds me of a vintage camper. In fact, I had a 1970 Aristocrat that wasn’t horribly dissimilar to this, and that’s not a bad thing.
There’s a good amount of interior space, lots of kitchen counter space and a huge bathroom. The bedroom has sufficient space as well as a larger bed. I know this will be on dealer lots at well under $30,000.
For that money I would call this a bargain.
My thanks to Josh from Bish’s RV for the video and photos in this article.
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“Not that it’s cheap or poorly built,”
Hahahahaha!!!
Love the double bathroom sink. DW can come in and brush her teeth while I sit on the throne brushing mine at the handy “toilet side” sink! 😉😂
Seriously, doesn’t look like a bad “essentials” camper. I’d opt for cabinets above the kitchen counter vs the big window and clearly cabinets above the head of the bed. Virtually no clothes storage in that bedroom, except those two tiny “hanging” closets.
Thank you, Tony! 🙂 This is a great RV to have parked in a campground spring through fall and stored at the same campground all winter after winterizing. It can be used weekends and during vacation without the hassle of hitching/unhitching and towing. A friend does just that at a lakeside campground. Makes for an inexpensive weekend cottage. Thanks again, have a great week, safe travels, and safe stays! 🙂
Gray cabinets, gray floors, gray curtains. Enough with the GRAY! Haven’t interior designers ever experienced “gray days”, “gray moods”, etc. What do they think that “gray” means in that context? It means “DEPRESSING”! Please, RV manufacturers, find a new “favorite color scheme”!