More Teardrop Trailer Rentals

The teardrop trailer rental industry seems to be growing all the time, and I have some additions to my previous list of companies that offer teardrop rentals in the U.S. I was actually thinking of creating a map of teardrop trailer rental companies using Leaflet. I recently created a similar map for all the tribal courts in the country — so putting rental companies into a map should be a snap!

Hitch and Go Adventures (Houston, Texas)

Hitch and Go Adventures in Houston, Texas have three fiberglass teardrops for rent for only $50 per day (10 percent tax rate not included). They include chairs, shade canopies, folding tables, dishes and utensils, but no linens or blankets.

Miller Trailer Sales (Perkasie, PA)

Miller Trailer Sales in Pennsylvania has a "try before you buy" program for three of their rental trailers. If you rent a trailer and then decide to buy you own within 60 days, they will deduct the rental cost (up to $260) from your final purchase price.

Thomas RV Rentals (Charlotte, NC)

Along with their larger RV rentals, Thomas RV Rentals in North Carolina rents out a 4-foot wide Little Guy teardrop (April-October) for $65 a night or $390 a week. It includes a DVD/CD player, a 10x10 foot screened porch, heating and AC and a Coleman stove can be rented for an additional $5 a night.

TC Teardrops (Wausau, Wisconsin)

TC Teardrops in Wisconsin have a partnership with a local campground where you can test out one of their trailers before buying your own. The cost is $39 a night when used at the Indian Trails campground and $49 a night when used off site. It's only $299 for 7 days when the trailer is used off site.


Pasadena Teardrop Rentals (Sierra Madre, California)

Prices: $250 for 3 nights. Handmade teardrops by Sierra Madre Teardrop Trailers

Teardrops as Guest Rentals

In the past we've used my teardrop trailer as a place for out-of-town relatives to spend the night. It's usually the young kids or teenagers who want to sleep in the trailer since they don't have to get up in the middle of the night as much as the adults. Recently, I've put our small backyard cottage, the Cottage at Quail Haven, on Airbnb. It's been a popular destination for visitors to our area or people going to or from San Francisco.

The Sunflower came in handy one night when a guest of the cottage was joined by both her daughter and her friend. The guest and her daughter were going to sleep in the cottage and her friend was just tagging along and was planning to sleep in her car. I told her she didn't have to do that and offered up the teardrop as an alternative. She was thrilled and offered me an extra $20 to use it as her bed for the night. The next day, she told me she slept like a baby.

If you have a teardrop trailer, it could become a possible guest rental. Some teardrop owners will rent out their teardrop trailers to people on local camping trips, but because the teardrop stays on your property, you don't have to worry about it being towed. The additional income could help to pay for insurance, new tires or teardrop improvements.

Learn more about Airbnb and how they are changing the travel business.

Photo by Little Vintage Trailer