![]() ![]() Time-Out Trailers founded by Keith Snelson started operation in 1974 (Elkhart - IN). The 2017 model of Time-Out Camper is lite and small when folded, but offers one of the largest off-ground sleeping and full-height living areas in the class of motorcycle campers… Support our mission of championing car culture by becoming an Official Autopian Member.Time Out Camper Motorcycle campers for 2017 I’m not sure if Runaway Trailers actually sells America’s most affordable mini campers, but the company does sell campers small and cheap enough to allow more people to camp, and that’s something I’m always for. Yes, you could probably build one of these yourself for much cheaper, but if you aren’t that handy, this seems to be a fair price. And at just 5.4 feet tall, it could follow behind something like a Fiat 500 without being a major drag. The empty weight for the CoolCamp is just 580 pounds, which means it can be towed by just about anything with a tow hitch. One of the only other hard campers in this space is the Little Guy MyPod, which costs twice as much, weighs 260 pounds more, and the only things it has that the CoolCamp doesn’t is a stereo and a house battery. ![]() They’re also a blank canvas, so you can easily add bits like cooking equipment, heating, and a cassette toilet. Think of them as a direct step up from a tent. The company’s most expensive camper is the $11,945 Venturist mini overland trailer, below:Ĭampers like these aren’t supposed to be luxurious, but low weight and cheap. Runaway Trailers’ tagline is “America’s most affordable mini-camper,” and at least on the surface, I’m seeing no lies detected. The men’s mission, among building an enthusiastic community, is to provide the best possible value to their customers. Runaway Trailers was started in Summerfield, Florida in 2012 by Stephen Shives and his father-in-law, Robert Lane. It’s one of the seemingly few hard-sided campers that weigh well under 1,000 pounds. That’s where the Runaway CoolCamp comes in. There’s also the Little Guy MyPod, also favored by some motorcyclists, but some dealers want $21,000 or more for these things: Mercedes Streeter The Runaway CoolCamp There used to be something called the Easy Rider Camper, which was a baby teardrop targeted at motorcyclists, but that company doesn’t appear to exist anymore: Easy Rider Camper If you want hard walls with the same amount of weight, the market is really thin. There are a lot of tiny tent campers like these out there and a number of them are targeting motorcyclists and small car owners. Those little Time Outs are basically just tents packed into a trailer. Take a look at this cute little camping rig:Ĭourtesy a2jack from Smart Car of America In fact, the Time Out Trailer used to be so popular within Smart communities in America that Smart owners bought them and color-matched their trailer to their adorable cars. I’ve seen many small cars hauling tiny campers like the 385-pound Time Out Trailer Deluxe. I can tell you from experience that something like a Smart Fortwo will happily tow a motorcycle, but a Scamp would make the little car sweat. That’s great! But what if you have a vehicle that’s really small or slow? What if your ride is something like a Smart Fortwo, Scion iQ, or heck, a Honda Gold Wing? Many of these trailers weigh just low enough that you can tow them with pretty much any car on sale today. These rigs are your U-Haul CT13s, Scamp 13s, and MeerKats. Some of my favorite campers are ones that weigh 1,000 pounds, give or take a few hundred. This is the Runaway CoolCamp, and it’s a 580-pound camper that starts at just $5,995. If you like to sleep inside of hard walls, I’ve found one of the very few campers that are light enough to be hauled by a tiny car without pitching a tent. But the vast majority of these campers are more or less tents that pack into tiny trailers. If you want to go camping with a really small car, there’s a surprising number of campers out there that can be pulled by cars like the Mitsubishi Mirage, Smart Fortwo, or Fiat 500. ![]()
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