Trailer

Unlike camper manufacturers that keep their gaze fixed upmarket, Boreas has long been just as committed to delivering more affordable composite trailers. Its newest is the simple but robust Ultra-Base, a blank adventure canvas that starts under $15K.

Part camper and part tiny house, this neat little retreat was created from an old cargo trailer. Named the Ramblenook Camper, it packs a seating and sleeping area, plus some basic cooking facilities, into a length of just 8 ft.

We expect the occasional bicycle RV launch, but Grounded has released something we weren't expecting at all. Its T1 micro-camper is a live-in e-trike-powered tractor-trailer with standing height interior, panoramic windows, and space for two.

Unlike many camping trailers, Canadian builder Mission Overland's versatile Trail Dog gets a foldout ramp at the rear – making it easy to wheel in ATVs, dirt bikes or mountain bikes for your off-roading adventures.

A compact tagalong designed to explode into a fully equipped hunting camp, the new Built For Xtreme (BFX) trailer is a building block of outdoor preparedness. It fully bridges the gap between the primal and the modern worlds.

3D printers have been used to create everything from tiny houses to US marine barracks, and now we can add teardrop camper to the list too. The Discover 3D sleeps three and includes a tailgate galley, plus some optional off-the-grid tech.

Zion hit the trailer market with a highly modular off-road squaredrop camper. Now it slides the modularity to a simpler utility trailer/camper. The Z2 starts out as a basic bed, but buyers can build it into an overnight gear-stacking adventure tool.

Nothing about the Tesla Cybertruck (or the pickup campers built for it) has made it look like a particularly inviting camping vehicle. Living Vehicle's Cybertrailer changes that, looking like a downright pleasant place to base camp.

On the road, the Invader Duo X adventure trailer looks like the latest ridiculously rugged squaredrop. But instead of sleeping two weary adventurers in a simple fixed cabin, it rises, slides and flips into a two-story base camp with penthouse tent.

Bucking the trend of bigger, badder and more crazy-expensive teardrop camping trailers, Hiker Trailers is taking a step back in the other direction. Its new Highway Lite prices thousands of dollars less than any new teardrop we've seen in years.

Bürstner is working to steal this year's Caravan Salon with a concept it calls Talis. The futuristic vision of trailer camping includes an inflatable rear extension, cozy stacked bunks, and a fully adaptable cooking and living layout.

We've covered so many small trailers over the years, it's rare to find a design so out of the blue it's surprising. But the Bbox Bulli Edition is indeed that design, a different style of camping trailer with an entirely different purpose.