Take off with a tiny trailer in tow
If COVID-19 put your summer vacation on hold, hit the road to see fall color with a mini
Airstream’s 16-foot-by-8-foot Bambi. $49,900, airstream.com/ travel-trailers/bambi
The TAG teardrop trailer from NuCamp can be towed by just about any vehicle. A few features that the 13-foot-7inch TAG comes with are a two-burner stove, microwave, Yeti cooler and deep sink.$19,700, nucamprv.com
Sylvan Sport calls the GO the “Swiss Army Knife” of camping trailers. The innovative tent on wheels comes in three packages. A few of the coolest extras available are the GOzeebo, which can be used on its own or attached; the Dine O Max, which turns your campsite into a deluxe kitchen space; and the Sunny Side Up solar kit designed so you can arrive, set up camp, and have power and lighting for hours. Starting at $8,995, sylvansport.com/shop/go
The 14-foot-2-inch O2 from Helio offers a queen-size bed, an enclosed shower and toilet, an efficient kitchenette area and clever storage solutions. Options include a solar panel. Starting at $18,000, heliovr.com
The futuristic design and gull-wing doors of Polydrops’ tiny trailer add up to a big statement.
If your long-planned summer vacation was canceled due to COVID-19 concerns, you still have time for a safe, quick, fall getaway to de-stress and enjoy the season’s color. Starting in the spring, the RV and camping industries saw a huge spike in sales that has continued throughout the summer due to travelers looking for options that would allow them to vacation safely. A recent survey conducted by the U.S. Travel Association and MMGY Travel Intelligence said that 68% of travelers continue to feel safest when traveling by personal vehicle and when visiting outdoor destinations such as parks.
Following the tiny house trend, tiny trailers packed with amenities have become the popular way to have a quick, easy — and very chic — road trip vacation. The home away from home concept packs in little luxuries such as memory foam mattresses, microwaves and stargazer windows above your bed.
California company Polydrops has created one of the most design-savvy travel trailers with a futuristic-looking exterior complete with gull-wing doors and a pale, woodpaneled interior that would be just as comfortable on the cover of Dwell magazine as it would be at any campsite.
Another high-design option is Sylvan Sport’s GO travel trailer tent. When illuminated at night, the tent creates a dramatic presence reminiscent of an alien base camp that has landed. “I think what a lot of people are looking for now are ways to be able to customize their experiences,” said Seyl Park, marketing manager at Sylvan Sport.
“We like to think of the GO as being a versatile tent camping experience that allows you to go as rustic or as plush as you like,” he added.
One of the coolest features of the GO, which the company called the “Swiss Army Knife of travel trailers,” are the GOzeebo add-on, screened-in rooms, which can be used on their own, or attached to the GO.
“A lot of travel plans have been canceled, especially if people were planning on visiting cities or getting on a plane to go overseas,” Park said. “As an alternative, people are wanting to get outside and spend more time closer to home. This is why lightweight campers are absolutely perfect. People don’t have to buy a new tow vehicle, and they don’t have to learn how to drive a really big RV travel trailer. It’s low maintenance. People just have to add a hitch to their car and they’re more or less ready to go.”
Here are five tiny trailers to hit the road in style.