I’ve been dreaming a lot about escaping into the countryside, away from people. Can’t imagine why. I’m not opposed to the idea of a tent, but there’s just something comforting and cozy about the idea of a towable trailer that becomes a home-away-from-home.

I’m partial to small cars, so I’d need a small trailer to match. Having spent the better part of the last 6 years living out of a backpack, I’m quite familiar with how easy it is to live a more minimalist lifestyle. Not to mention how much easier it would be to navigate twisty roads and parking lots with something not much bigger than my car.

Turns out, there are lots of options that come in at or under 1,000 pounds. Here’s a look at a few.

LittleGuy MyPod

This is one of the smallest I’ve found, and one of my favorites. It’s super light (630lbs), compact, yet still has a lot to offer. A small TV and air conditioning mean that as long as you’re hooked up to power, you’ve got a lovely little cabin. Inside is all bed, but apparently you can fold the mattress and have half the space as floor instead.

Prices start around $10,000.

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Vintage Overland Tuco, Great Escape, and T.E. Lawrence

All three of these beautiful teardrops come in under our weight cap, at 600-900 pounds. They’re not cheap, with the bare-bones Tuco coming in at $14,500, and fully-equipped T.E. Lawrence at $18,500. However, they look great inside and out, and are built in Colorado.

All models also come with a solar panel, memory foam mattress, and except for the Tuco, have a galley area in the back.

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Hiker Trailer Highway

Hiker Trailer have four different models, all sporting the “boxy teardrop” shape. Not as curvaceous as the classic teardrop shape (like Vintage Overland), but their prices are a lot better and their option list is long. The 4×8 version of the Highway Basic (700 lbs) starts at $2,905 for example, and the 5×10 Highway Deluxe (1,000 lbs) is only $6,795.  

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Casual Turtle Hatchling

This camper is adorable. It looks like a tiny house! Beautiful woodwork, lots of windows, and a great price, at $6,250. You’d think it’d be really heavy, but it’s only 840 lbs. I bet it smells great inside too.  

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MeerKat CampKat

The CampKat is another traditionally-shaped teardrops, and only weighs 880 lbs. It comes pre-wired for solar, has lots of storage, and big doors. Prices start at $12,208.

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Sherpa Yak and Yeti

The Yak is halfway between a traditional teardrop and the more boxy designs that have become quite popular. At 900 lbs and $6,000, it’s a good weight and price. The 1-foot wider Yeti is 1,000 lbs.

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Droplet

The Droplet (950 lbs) is one of my favorite boxy teardrop designs. It has big doors, giving it an airy interior. My favorite feature, however, is a huge forward-facing moonroof that lets you fall asleep looking at the stars.

The Droplet starts at $14,450.

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Colorado Teardrops Basedrop

The rugged-looking Basedrop comes right in at our weight cap, at 1,000 pounds. It’s the lightest of Colorado Teardrops six models. An aluminum frame holds in place a maple interior and anodized aluminum exterior.

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Polydrop

This is definitely one of the coolest-looking “teardrops” on the market. This is the kind of thing you’d want to tow behind a Countach or Esprit… if you wanted to do such a thing. Gullwing doors, angles aplenty, full galley, and it’s right at our weight cap, at 1,000 pounds. Not cheap per se, at $14,500, but there are others on this list around that price that don’t look nearly as awesome.

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Vintage Trailer Works

It’s a bit hard to decode the dimensions for VTW’s campers. Their spec sheet lists sizes and weights, without corresponding models. The smallest models, the XTR and XTC best I can figure, come in right at our weight cap. The XTR is a boxy teardrop, while the XTC is a traditional teardrop. Both are $8,795 and are built to handle some off-road use.

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