molded trailer

[Laura June]

Just curious if anyone can tell me the smallest lightest weight molded fiberglass trailer that is currently being made.
Thanks

[David Tilston]

The Little Joe is small, but the published weight is in line with the 13' trailers. The Scamp 13, or any 13' trailer is likely about as light as you will find. The American tear drop trailer, (no longer manufactured) was probably lighter, but it was roto-molded plastic, not fibreglass.

Unfortunately, weight claims by manufactures have historically been lower then the actual finished trailers. Maybe the Little Joe is more accurate.

[Ken C]

http://www.golittleguy.com/teardrops...ypod-flyer.pdf

[Carol H]

Originally Posted by Laura June

Just curious if anyone can tell me the smallest lightest weight molded fiberglass trailer that is currently being made.
Thanks

check out the thread Trailer Weights in the Real World for actual trailer weights of various brands. Of the small/light side trailers listed the Weis Craft Little Joe, Scamp, Trillium (Now called an Outback In Canada), Casita and Escape are the only ones I believe to be still making trailers.

[David Tilston]

Originally Posted by Carol H

Of the small/light side trailers listed the Weis Craft Little Joe, Scamp, Trillium (Now called an Outback In Canada), Casita and Escape are the only ones I believe to be still making trailers.

Carole, you seem to contradict yourself. Casita and Escape are making trailers, but so is Scamp, Outback and Trillium, (the whole Trillium thing is kinda complex).

It should be noted that the weight of a trailer is affected by the installed options. An ice box is lighter then a fridge. No heater is lighter then having one....

[papa-t]

Ken, Very cool pod. I could see myself in one of those.

[Jim Bennett]

It reminds me of a portable version of a waterbed I built, except mine had a stereo and a fishtank in the headboard. No air conditioning though.

[Glenn Baglo]

Reminds me of sleeping in the back of my pickup under a fiberglass canopy.
It was OK, but I was young.

[carlkeigley]

Originally Posted by Ken C

http://www.golittleguy.com/teardrops...ypod-flyer.pdf

I could see this behind my Snoozy.
Put a picture of a dog on it to fool onlookers,
or paint m-i-l house on it.

Think I could pull this with my Scion xB

[Francesca Knowles]

Originally Posted by Laura June

Just curious if anyone can tell me the smallest lightest weight molded fiberglass trailer that is currently being made.
Thanks

Question's pretty broad- using the single parameter "Can I stand up in it?", the off-the-rack Scamp 13 is probably the lightest.

Certainly the "Little Joe" is smaller- but so's U-haul's new molded all-purpose hauler. Would I want to use one to camp? Probably not.

[Donna D.]

How about the Orca Pod at 350 lbs. It's basically a place to sleep kinda tent trailer sorta thing: Orca Trailers, manufacturer of light weight fiberglass enclosed and flat deck trailers

Or the full size Orca (empty) at 750 lbs

[Carol H]

Originally Posted by David Tilston

Carole, you seem to contradict yourself. Casita and Escape are making trailers, but so is Scamp, Outback and Trillium, (the whole Trillium thing is kinda complex).

Contradicted myself? in what way? Perhaps you just misread my post as as I did say all the trailers I listed (including those you mention) are still making trailers.

The Trillium is as you say is the complex one as the Canadian owned company is calling their trailers "Outback" and what was the US owned company which split off from the Canadians, was calling their trailers Trilliums. I am not convinced the later is still US owned as they are also now being made by a Canadian company and the trailers that they have built for the past 10 months or more are called the "SideKick" with no mention of Trillium on the trailer other than an Trillium logo embossed on the door. Although what was the struggling US owned Trillium company has used Canadian companies occasionally to build trailers under contract for them in past years, the trailers always had the Trillium name on them. The lack of the Trillium name on the current offerings makes me think that the US company has been out and out sold to a Canadian company and perhaps the use of the Trillium name by a Canadian owned company is still before the courts - part of the fall out of the US/Canadian partnership split of a few years back. As you say a bit complex!

[Laura June]

I found one up in Canada made by ProLite it is the Eco model. Which you can stand up in, it weighs 750 lbs. They make another called the Suite which is lighter yet, but you can not stand up in it. I don't know to much about this company or the quality of there product. Would like to know more, if anyone has any information about it.
Thanks

[Laura June]

That pod is a very neat looking TT, but only offers a place to sleep, and no storage space. The weight is good for a small vehicle.

[Carol H]

Originally Posted by Laura June

I found one up in Canada made by ProLite it is the Eco model. Which you can stand up in, it weighs 750 lbs. They make another called the Suite which is lighter yet, but you can not stand up in it. I don't know to much about this company or the quality of there product. Would like to know more, if anyone has any information about it.
Thanks

Laura, the ProLite is a popular Canadian trailer that has been built out of Quebec for the past 14 years or so. Its not a molded fiberglass trailer though - the trailers body is built of plywood which they cover on the outside with thin fiberglass panels.

[David Tilston]

Originally Posted by Carol H

Contradicted myself? in what way? Perhaps you just misread my post as as I did say all the trailers I listed (including those you mention) are still making trailers.

Yup, you are correct, I was misreading. Brackets are clearly beyond me.

[Hazel in Sk]

Laura - we looked at a Prolite and decided not to buy. It seemed flimsy and once the joins started to wiggle about it would allow water in to the wooden framework. For less money we got a used Trillium that is sturdy and doesn't leak.

Everyone has different ideas about what they really want when it comes to a trailer or car. All you can do really is decide on how much cash you are prepared to spend, look at brands, layouts etc and choose the one that comes closest to ideal.

[Ken C]

There is also Molded plastic . On a side note, pretty impressive facility they now have. Last I looked they needed funding or an investor.
Tail Feather Camper Production - YouTube

[Terry G]

Ken, There's been some past threads about these modular plastic sections that get put together to make a trailer. I guess they finally got into production under the name of Tail Feather. I would be very interested to see how this works. Has anybody seen one of these things? What I'm curious most about is how they do all these seams without leaks.

[Ken C]

Yeah, we've chatted with the business owner in the archives here. He has come an impressive long way from starting up in his backyard. If he his still subscribed to those threads you can talk with him directly maybe. Other good stuff on their facebook if interested.