Best Teardrop Trailers For 2021

Above, my mom and grandparents in Oregon in their teardrop trailer in 1940.

Back in the late 1930s, my grandfather built a teardrop camping trailer out of scratch (meaning, not from a kit).

Teardrop trailers are once again popular with campers and Do It Yourself RV has an article on the five best ones for 2021.

They begin it with:

The teardrop trailer is an extremely accessible camper due to its streamlined, compact nature. These lightweight campers have been growing in popularity as sleek, new designs are churned out and more people are looking for affordable ways to live on the road. 

Each year, companies find new ways to improve their teardrop trailers, so we’ve rounded up the five best teardrop trailers for 2021.

To read the article, go here. 

Unusual Teardrop Trailer

Above, the teardrop camping trailer with a forward galley. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

One thing that is always fun about clampouts is seeing RVs of all kinds and descriptions.

They range from travel trailers, fifth wheels, pop-up campers (also known as tent trailers), Class A, Class B and Class C motorhomes of difference sizes.

During this weekend's Peter Lebeck clampout, one trailer caught my eye, since it belongs to one of the group of Clampers we were hanging around with, was a homemade teardrop trailer.

This teardrop was unusual since it has the galley at the front of it. Most teardrops have the galley at the rear. My grandfather built one in the 1940s and its galley was at the rear.

Above, my grandmother cooking at the rear galley of
 the teardrop trailer that was built by my grandfather.

Teardrops are making a comeback since they can be towed by 4 cyl. vehicles due to their size and light weight. They can be bought with all the "bells and whistles" that other RVs have and they can even be bought as kits.

Teardrop Trailers Are Making A Comeback

Above, my grandmother cooking a meal behind the teardrop trailer my grandfather built.

The first time I ever heard of a teardrop trailer was when I was a kid and my mom was showing me photos of a teardrop trailer that my grandfather built back in the late-1930s or early-1940s.

While many people are buying motorhomes, large travel trailers and fifth wheels, the little teardrop trailer is gaining popularity with a growing segment of camping enthusiasts.

According to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch:

It’s the type of streamlined practicality that could make you cry. 

Teardrop trailers, which got their start in the 1930s when do-it-yourself magazines published floor plans and then peaked in popularity among post World War II families, are making a comeback. 

Young families looking for a practical, fun way to travel like them. Singles traveling alone who need something to easily maneuver like them, too. And older couples or families weary of navigating a behemoth family RV around the country’s twists and curves like the idea of downsizing. 

The National RV Dealers Association, which doesn’t keep specific information on teardrops, says travel trailer shipments are up as a whole since 2009.

To read more, go here.

Homemade Teardrop Camper Trailer

Above, my grandmother cooking at the rear kitchen of the homemade
teardrop camper trailer my grandfather built in the 1940s.

RV123 and I became mutual followers on Twitter earlier today.

After doing so, I checked out their website and an article on a homemade teardrop camper caught my eye. The reason being was that my grandfather built a teardrop trailer back in the 1940s. He, my grandmother and mother spent summers out in the wilds with the trailer (mainly the desert) so he can gather rocks for his lapidary hobby. A photo of my grandfather's trailer is at top.

It is nice to see that people are still building teardrop trailers (some from scratch, others with plans that can be purchased). You can also buy teardrop campers, too.

The article contains several photographs of the trailer as it was being built and a link to the owner's blog showing the finished trailer.

The article states:

This homemade teardrop trailer was built by architect Rebecca Turner after she discovered that she was tired of the repetitiveness of her everyday job. With the help of her mechanical engineer husband, Rebecca was able to built a teardrop trailer from scratch. The vehicle was built on a 4 ft x 8 ft utility trailer with wall cuts. The interior of the trailer contains a full sized bed, gallery kitchen, a two burner propane stove, a small sink and more.

Read more at http://www.rv123.com/images-homemade-teardrop-camper/#65wlbJg73B4hTMxz.99