Airstream Bambi 16RB

2027 model year The smallest way into a classic aluminum Airstream, and the one where the trailer's own limit bites before the SUV's. Airstream lists the 16RB at a 3,150-pound base weight, a 475-pound hitch weight and a 3,500-pound GVWR, so even fully loaded it sits well under a 5,000-pound tow rating. The catch is its net carrying capacity of just 350 pounds: water, food, bedding and camp gear eat that quickly, so it suits a couple who pack light. That 475-pound tongue also takes a bigger share of a midsize SUV's payload than the longer R-Pod's does.