Sub-$3K micro-camping pod works as both truck and trailer camper

With its perfectly named HitchHiker Camper, Pennsylvania mobile shelter company Tusca Outdoors presents what might just be the world’s lightest, most versatile fully enclosed hard-shelled camper. The chassis-less teardrop-inspired camping pod can ride … Continue reading Sub-$3K micro-camping pod works as both truck and trailer camper

Bean Stock 2.0 teardrop slashes price on GFRP monocoque performance

Over the past decade, all-terrain teardrop trailers have gone from niche novelty to big business … and prices have gone along for the ride. It’s no longer unexpected to see teardrops regularly topping US$20K in base price and rising up over $40K when… Continue reading Bean Stock 2.0 teardrop slashes price on GFRP monocoque performance

Bean Stock 2.0 teardrop slashes price on GFRP monocoque performance

Over the past decade, all-terrain teardrop trailers have gone from niche novelty to big business … and prices have gone along for the ride. It’s no longer unexpected to see teardrops regularly topping US$20K in base price and rising up over $40K when… Continue reading Bean Stock 2.0 teardrop slashes price on GFRP monocoque performance

Sleepless miniaturized teardrop is a micro-camping backpack for SUVs

Of the dozens of gear-hauler trailers we’ve looked at over the years – from low-riding exo-frames, to bolt-and-build cargo boxes, to fold-a-tent tubs, to tiny wagon-wheelers – none have struck us as immediately lovable as the Ushi. Designed and built i… Continue reading Sleepless miniaturized teardrop is a micro-camping backpack for SUVs

LG hits CES with a cutting-edge, portable … camping trailer!?

When LG introduced the unique “Dukebox” ahead of CES 2024, it seemed a bit on the esoteric side but still within the brand’s usual consumer electronics sphere. But a teardrop trailer designed to serve as a personal space beyond the four walls of home? … Continue reading LG hits CES with a cutting-edge, portable … camping trailer!?

ROC composite teardrop injects oblique geometry into electric RVing

Built up with an eye toward yacht construction, equipped for boundless onshore exploration, and styled like nothing else out there, the all-new ALD09 teardrop from Georgia’s ROC Trailers looks to leverage lightweight composite design toward more functi… Continue reading ROC composite teardrop injects oblique geometry into electric RVing

Mink Campers boosts its bold Icelandic teardrop to pure electric power

Teardrop trailers rank right up there with VW T1 pop-up camper vans as the most timeless, iconic designs in RV history. And even in such a revered category, Iceland’s Mink Campers manages to pop out amidst the rest of the pack with its simple but color… Continue reading Mink Campers boosts its bold Icelandic teardrop to pure electric power

Red Gecko teardrop micro-camper built to Jimny from coast to savanna

Optimized for small SUVs like the Suzuki Jimny, the all-new Red Gecko TDX is a burly off-road teardrop ready to break out on adventures across South Africa and beyond. The tiny tear measures under 13 feet (4 m) long, weighs in under 1,000 pounds (454 k… Continue reading Red Gecko teardrop micro-camper built to Jimny from coast to savanna

Vega 2.0 extreme-terrain teardrop approaches micro-camping perfection

Cedar Ridge Campers has released one of the most functional little go-anywhere teardrops we’ve seen anywhere. Recently updated into an even more enticing 2.0 version, the Vega series combines a rustic-modern backpacker’s hut interior with an ultra-rugg… Continue reading Vega 2.0 extreme-terrain teardrop approaches micro-camping perfection

Vega 2.0 extreme-terrain teardrop approaches micro-camping perfection

Cedar Ridge Campers has released one of the most functional little go-anywhere teardrops we’ve seen anywhere. Recently updated into an even more enticing 2.0 version, the Vega series combines a rustic-modern backpacker’s hut interior with an ultra-rugg… Continue reading Vega 2.0 extreme-terrain teardrop approaches micro-camping perfection