17 Small Travel Trailers & Campers Under 3,500 lbs

During our RV downsizing journey, we looked at quite a few small travel trailers. The number one requirement was the travel trailer had to be lightweight. Specifically, we were looking for travels trailers under 3,500 pounds. Between all the research, visiting dealers and attending RV shows, we got to check out quite a few small camper trailers.

Here’s a look at some of our favorite lightweight travel trailers under 3,500 pounds. Just remember that GVWR can change from year to year, so double-check the rating for the exact model and year with the manufacturer to make sure you have the most accurate details.

Small Travel Trailers Under 3,500 lbs (A-Z)

Alto Teardrop Camper Trailer by Safari Condo

Based in Saint-Nicolas, Quebec, Canada. The Alto trailer by Safari Condo is one of our favorite teardrop campers. Kait’s aunt and uncle own the Alto R1713 and let us film a walk-through of their teardrop trailer which you can watch below. They found the Alto travel trailer easy to tow with their Jeep Wrangler and took it on many camping trips before they sold this unique teardrop trailer.

More recently, we had the chance to check out the Alto F2114 lightweight travel trailer with an open layout and two sleeping areas.

Website: https://www.safaricondo.com/en

Barefoot and TAB Teardrop Trailers by nuCamp

Based in Sugarcreek, Ohio. nuCamp manufactures a handful of lightweight travel trailers that can be towed by a half-ton truck. The TAB teardrop trailers are the most well known in the nuCamp trailers product line. Below is a tour of their largest teardrop camper.

The nuCamp Barefoot is an European style lightweight camper that is labeled “retro-chic” by the manufacturer. Watch the video below for a tour of the nuCamp Barefoot travel trailer.

GAWR: 2,220 lbs- 3,900 lbs

Website: https://nucamprv.com/

Basecamp 16 Aluminum Travel Trailer by Airstream

Based in Jackson Center, Ohio. The Basecamp travel trailers joined Airstream’s line of aluminum travel trailers in 2018. The Airstream 16X basecamp trailer comes with a decent sized wet bath and a wrap around window in the galley. Watch our tour of the Airstream Basecamp below.

Website: https://www.airstream.com/travel-trailers/basecamp/

Bean Trailers – Ultra Lightweight Travel Trailer

Based in Salt Lake City, Utah. Bean Trailer makes lightweight trailers with a fiberglass shell. Keep an eye out for these cool teardrop trailers at the different Overland events and expos around the country.

Website: https://beantrailer.com/

Boreas Campers Off-Road Travel Trailers

Based in Arvada, Colorado. Boreas Campers makes several models of off-road overland campers. The Boreas XT camper featured in the photo below has a dry weight of 2,200 lbs with a GVWR of 3,500 lbs and 19″ of ground clearance.

Website: https://boreascampers.com/campers/

Casita Spirit Fiberglass Travel Trailers

Based in Rice, Texas. This lightweight travel trailer manufacturer has been making small campers since 1983. Designed to be durable and aerodynamic, these fiberglass travel trailers can be easily spotted rolling down the road.

Website: https://casitatraveltrailers.com/

Cedar Ridge Campers Classic Teardrop Trailer

Based in Murray, Kentucky. Cedar Ridge Campers offers three types of campers: Vega 2.0, Vega Lite, and Denab.

Website: https://cedarridgecampers.com/

Cricket Trailer by TAXA Outdoors

This small camper trailer’s big selling point is the “NASA inspired design.” We briefly considered towing the Cricket trailer behind our Jeep Wrangler Unlimited when we were downsizing from our small Class A RV.

Website: https://taxaoutdoors.com

Escapod Off-Road Teardrop Camper

Based in Coalville, Utah. The TOPO2 by Escapod is “an off-road teardrop camper that’s built to endure” with a dry weight under 2,000 pounds including the basic features. We got a chance to tour the facility and spend a night out of this four season small teardrop camper. Watch our full walk-through of this teardrop trailer.

Website: https://escapod.us/

Happier Camper HC1 Fiberglass Travel Trailer

Based in Los Angeles, California. The Happier Camper HC1 is the Lego of fiberglass travel trailers. This small pull behind camper is so modular, you can configure it in many ways to make it fit your camping trailer needs.

Website: http://happiercamper.com/

InTech’s Flyer, Luna & Sol Trailers

Based in Nappanee, Indiana. In 2010, the founders of InTech RVs set out on a mission to build the best travel trailers. The company now offer a variety of lightweight aluminum travel trailers that range in size and layout.

Website: https://www.intechrv.com/

Lance 1475 Small Travel Trailer

Based in Lancaster, California. Before Lance released the 1475, we considered towing the Lance 1575 camper. This small travel trailer doesn’t have any slides and the most notable feature are the large windows by the swivel chairs. Below is our video tour of the Lance 1475 travel trailer.

Website: http://www.lancecamper.com/

Scamp Fiberglass Travel Trailers

Based in Backus, Minnesota. Scamp Trailers make fiberglass travel trailers to order at the factory and use suppliers based in the U.S.A. The Scamp 13″ is the smallest fiberglass travel trailer in their product line.

Website: http://www.scamptrailers.com/

SylvanSport VAST Lightweight Travel Trailer

Based in Brevard, North Carolina. SylvanSport has a few towable options with the VAST being their first travel trailer. The company’s slogan is about “adventurous comfortable camping” with the aim to reset consumer expectations for RV trailers.

Website: https://www.sylvansport.com/

TetonX Hybrid Camper Trailer

Based in St. George, Utah. We learned about TetonX Hybrid through our friend Jason. This lightweight camping trailer is designed for off road adventures. Check out the video tour we filmed of our friend’s small travel trailer below.

Website: https://atlasoutdoorsusa.com

Timberleaf Teardrop Trailers

Based in Grand Junction, Colorado. Timberleaf Camping Trailers offers three models of teardrop trailers.

Website: https://timberleaftrailers.com/

Vistabule Teardrop Trailers

Based in St. Paul, Minnesota. We learned about these cool teardrop trailers camping next to one in Big Bend National Park. Kata and Marina, the owners of the Vistabule teardrop trailer below, were gracious enough to give us a tour. At the time, they were towing this small RV trailer with their Subaru.

Website: https://vistabule.com/

Other Small Camper Trailers to Consider

These small camper trailers are over 3,500 pound GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating), but worth looking into if you’re in the market for a small pull behind camper.