Tiny Cube camper uses trap door to get “mega” with micro-caravanning

Sportcaravan launched its Cube trailer series a few years ago with a pair of dual-room toy hauler camping trailers it calls the Cube 4 and 5. Since then, it’s rolled downmarket, filling out the lineup with smaller, lower-numbered multipurpose camper cu… Continue reading Tiny Cube camper uses trap door to get “mega” with micro-caravanning

Sun on the Run: Diving into Solar with a Mobile PV System

For obvious reasons, there has been a lot of interest in small-scale residential solar power systems lately. Even in my neck of the woods, where the sun doesn’t shine much …read more Continue reading Sun on the Run: Diving into Solar with a Mobile PV System

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!?

Top teardrops, tent-tops and tiny ebike camping trailers of 2023

In addition to numerous motorized tiny campers, 2023 brought to light many new towable micro-RVs, some so small they’re pulled by bicycle. Our top picks include a reshaped Airstream-style tiny (and shiny) camping cube, a teardrop-sized towable with sce… Continue reading Top teardrops, tent-tops and tiny ebike camping trailers of 2023

BeTriton decouples ebike camper into towable amphibious micro-RV

What once looked like it might be a wildly creative design project with questionable marketability has officially spawned a product family. The original Z-Triton amphibious etrike camper eventually launched and became the BeTriton in 2022. Realizing th… Continue reading BeTriton decouples ebike camper into towable amphibious micro-RV

Literal ebike freight train can transport over 1,000 lb of cargo

It’s been a good month for French ebike innovations. At the same time the supercap-boosted battery-free Pi-Pop has been motoring its way through headlines, the Pelican eTrain has been earning itself some attention of its own. And that attention is well… Continue reading Literal ebike freight train can transport over 1,000 lb of cargo

Bruder’s already unstoppable off-road campers get carbon fiber reskin

If you asked us to name the absolute gnarliest off-road camping trailer we’ve ever covered, the name “Bruder” would immediately jump to mind. We’d think for a minute to be sure, nod in agreement with our first reaction and probably choose the EXP-6 spe… Continue reading Bruder’s already unstoppable off-road campers get carbon fiber reskin

4XD micro-camper looks to be the smallest, lightest hard-sided trailer

The new Dwell Shell looks like a great hard-walled camping option for those with a pickup, but what about those who don’t own a truck? AntiShanty has a new product for them, too. Billing its all-new 4XD as something of an “Ultimate Off Road Trailer,” i… Continue reading 4XD micro-camper looks to be the smallest, lightest hard-sided 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