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Camper Trailer Buyers Guide
Camper trailers are easy to haul and convert into living quarters for a comfortable outdoors experience. Because of the different tastes of different campers, there are a number of types of camper trailers that suit anyone’s preferences. From just the basics to sleek essentials to outright luxury, there is a camper trailer for sale out there for all travelers.
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Types of Camper Trailers
The many types of camper trailers allow travelers to choose exactly what’s important to them in a camping experience. More interior space? More defined rooms? A place for the essentials? No matter your priorities, you can find what you want in a camper trailer.
- Tent trailers or pop-up campers are perfectly situated for a camping experience in between the on-the-ground tent camping lifestyle and the life-of-luxury RV camping experience. Easy to tow and nearly limitless in styles, hard-sided pop-ups, tent trailers, extendable pop-ups, mini pop-ups and off-road pop-ups can suit your desired camping routine and towing vehicle.
- Rear-fold campers open from the top to the rear, converting the sealed, hard top while traveling into a floor suspended above the ground.
- Double-fold campers have the features of a rear-fold camper and add a forward-fold to create three separate rooms in your camper trailer.
- Soft-floor campers usually give you more room as the tents can be expanded beyond the sizes that can be created with hard tops/floors. Still a simple set up with some tent poles and pegs, soft-floor campers are often the choice of people who prefer more overall space than separate rooms.
- Hybrid campers combine the luxuries of caravans and RVs with the compact design and ease of use of a camper trailer. Hybrid trailers are towed like camper trailers but require no setup once arriving at your site. Plus, hybrids can go virtually anywhere, including beaches and off-roading.
- Teardrop campers are easily recognizable with their compact design that resembles, yes, a teardrop. Perfect for 1-2 people (although some sleep up to four) who don’t need a lot of space, teardrop campers give travelers the essentials without requiring any setup upon arrival at your destination.
- Truck campers are an economical option that slide into the beds of pickup trucks, allowing you to travel with your camping materials without needing to hitch anything to your truck.
Geography and Climate
Most camper trailers will be more than adequate for most excursions, but it’s important to consider exactly what you want to use your camper trailer for before you purchase. That is, if you’re looking to do a lot of cold-weather camping, a tent trailer is not going to suffice. Most camper trailers will not be able to handle sustained cold weather on their own, but some people use propane heaters. Likewise, for particularly warm weather, portable air conditioners are available.
When it comes to terrain, your towing vehicle and camper trailer will need to be able to navigate the roads (or off-roads) you’re traveling. Hybrid campers can handle sand and off-roading, but not all types are as versatile. It’s also important to consider precipitation. If you’re going to spend a lot of time in rain and snow, you might prioritize a solid or raised floor to keep your living space off the ground.
Camper Trailer Common Sizes and Capacities
As there are so many types of camper trailers, the sizes and capacities can be very different from one to the next, even within each category. Here are some of the most common sizes and capacities:
- Length and width and height: Many camper trailers will measure between 8 feet wide and the maximum legal width of 8.5 feet, but not all. Small pop-up campers and truck campers are often between 7 and 7.5 feet wide and teardrop trailers can be even smaller, frequently six feet wide, five feet tall and 10 feet long. The height of a camper trailer rarely exceeds 10 feet.
- Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR): A travel trailer’s GVWR will depend on its class, type, size, axles, composition and more. Generally, a pop-up camper or teardrop camper will have a GVWR of 2,700-4,000 pounds. Hybrid campers are often in the same range.
- Payload capacity: Subtract the weight of the trailer from the GVWR and get the payload capacity, which puts the payload capacity of most camper trailers around 1,100 pounds (pop-up campers).
- Tongue weight: The recommended tongue weight (downward force exerted on the hitch ball by the trailer’s tongue or coupler) for camper trailers is 10-15% of the trailer’s total weight, including the load.
Towing and Hitch Needs for Camper Trailers
The right towing vehicle and the right hitch are essential to a safe, smooth hauling experience with any camper trailer.
- Hitch type: Many camper trailers use ball hitches, but it’s possible you may need a fifth-wheel or gooseneck hitch for a particularly large camper trailer.
- Hitch class and rating: Hitch classes range from Class I to Class V and most camper trailers, depending on the size, require at least a Class II hitch but might require up to a Class V hitch.
- Towing vehicle capacity: Check our Tow Guide which contains a tool to estimate your towing capacity. You can also check your owner’s manual to find your towing vehicle’s gross combined weight rating (GCWR) and make sure you can safely tow your loaded trailer.
- Braking systems: Travel trailers towed behind your vehicle will have electric, hydraulic or surge brakes to assist with control and stopping while towing heavy loads. Tail lights, turn signals and reflectors are often required by law.
Camper Trailer Pricing
Pop-up trailers and truck trailers generally range in price from $5,000 up to $20,000. Teardrop campers have a similar range, but usually start around $7,000 and can reach $25,000 or more on the high end. Hybrid campers, depending on the size and features and amenities, typically run anywhere from $18,000 to $60,000 or more.
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