Friday Teardrop Photo

This 2011 Little Guy Sport was recently purchased by Tricia and her husband. The trailer's maiden voyage was at the Thunder Ridge Campground near Woodland Park, CO. The couple strung LED lights in their teardrop galley with removable adhesive that doesn't seem to attract bugs. The side tent was also a trial run. The couple plan to take their new-to-them trailer up to Yellowstone National Park this summer.

Caravan's Teardrop Trailer Rentals are First in Portland, Ore.

There are more teardrop rental places popping up around the U.S. and one of them belongs to a tiny house hotel in Portland, Ore. Caravan - The Tiny House Hotel rents out a Little Guy T@G Max trailer and two T@G Max XL trailers named Rosie, Miles and Sunny.


The owners of Caravan - The Tiny House Hotel found out how awesome teardrops are on a trip across western Canada last summer.

"We looked for a teardrop trailer to rent in Portland and discovered that no such rentals existed in Oregon," Kol Peterson of Caravan said. "Eventually, we found one. And after 12 days of traveling with the rental trailer, we were sold! The comfy bed and galley kitchen convinced us that we needed to launch Portland's first teardrop trailer rental company. We already had a good way to manage the rental fleet through the tiny house hotel."

The trailers can be reserved through the Caravan website. If one of the trailers is not available at the time, you can go on a waiting list. Any type of vehicle can tow a T@G, but you will need a 2" ball hitch that can tow around 1,000 lb. and a 4-pin or a 7-pin connector for the trailer brake lights.

Rosie, Miles and Sunny have great amenities including AC and heat (shore power needed), 19 inch TV with DVD player and Bluetooth and CD player and AM/FM radio. Miles and Sunny are extra wide and long and have a full length moonroof above the bed that opens and has a shade and screen.
Other features included in the rentals are:

• Queen sized memory foam mattresses
• Soft pillows and luxury linens

• Plush blankets and colorful, warm comforters

• Double burner gas cook stove

• Pots, pans, knives and cookware

• Dishes and utensils

• Refrigerator

• Complimentary Fair-Trade and locally roasted coffee from Caravan Coffee Roasters

• Italian percolator-style coffee maker by Bialetti

• Organic olive oil, salt and pepper

• Cutting board

• Sponge, biodegradable soap, hand towels


Caravan also offers a few extras with their rentals including camping chairs, a folding table, tablecloth, battery-operated lantern
, maps and Oregon guidebooks and camping books.

Rosie rents for $80/night (two-night minimum) and is pet friendly. Miles rents for $90/night (two-night minimum) and is pet friendly and Sunny rents for $90/night (two-night minimum).

Photos by Caravan's Teardrop Trailer Rentals

Friday Teardrop Photo

This great retro teardrop setup is from Michael Knox of Knox Retro Campers. He builds several types of tears including a bright yellow standy. Keep an eye on Do It Yourself RV for a post on his fun Ailettear.

The Tearcuby Fits a Family of Four

Last year the Tiny Yellow Teardrop featured the teardrop by Eugenijus Jusas in Lithuania. His initial design has now expanded to include the Tearcuby, a teardrop trailer big enough for a family of four.

The tear (with its unique blue pattern on the exterior) is a 6x9 design. It comes it at 1,234 lb and has room in the bed for three people with a small bunk above the bed for a child.

Features include a water tank, sink, 8 gallon propane tank, 3-way refrigerator, slide out stove platform, and a wonderful panoramic skylight above the bed. The mattress is made in eight parts, so various seating options can be created. The bed also has 21 cubic feet of storage space under the mattress.

The interior includes lighting as well as sockets for laptop and mobile charging. An entertainment system can be installed by request.

Jusas is also planning on designing and selling an off-road version of his tinycamper.eu designs and all trailers can be ordered from his website. The Tearcuby is currently selling for €7150 (around $8,100).

“I am a maker and "employee" for this young company with big ambitions,” Jusas said. “ I want to grow a tiny camper owners community in the European Union just like in the USA.”

Friday Teardrop Photo

This teardrop trailer is currently for sale on Craigslist for $6,800. It's a 4x8 camper built in 2011 and available in Northern Nevada. I love that it has a child size bunk and a Route 66 theme.

Desert Hot Springs and Playa Camping

Before the summer heat sets in, we took off in the teardrop for the Black Rock Desert of Northern Nevada this weekend. Exploring without a quad or other all terrain vehicle is a challenge, but we still were able to see some beautiful places.

To start off the adventure, we took the Sunflower down a rutted 50 mile dirt road north of the desert to Soldier Meadows, a riparian area that is part of the emigrant California Trail. There's not much out there but mountains, a ranch and some beautiful hot springs. We met up with our Stargazers friends and camped on part of the ranch ($12 per night) and swam in the springs under the stars.

Our trailers took a beating from that 50 mile road and nearly everything on the shelves came flying off. Our galley were already full of dust, so on the way back to the Black Rock Desert we decided to take a "shortcut",  skip the rutted road and fly across the Playa—an ancient lake bed where Burning Man takes place in August. At this time of year, it's empty and perfect for driving on.

Since the desert is public land, you can set up camp wherever you want. We chose a spot right by our favorite mountain (Old Razorback) and spent a quiet night in a very unique spot.

Friday Teardrop Photo

Taken at the crossroads last summer. The Sunflower is headed into the desert for the Memorial Day Weekend. See you soon.