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  1. 1Happier Camper HC1Happier Camper HC1The lightest trailer here, and the one that leaves the most room for error. Happier Camper estimates the HC1 Classic at about 1,180 pounds dry with a tongue weight of roughly 110 to 150 pounds, so it barely touches a midsize SUV's payload. The clever part is inside: the floor takes movable modular…0
  2. 2TAXA Outdoors CricketTAXA Outdoors CricketStandard model A pop-top for people who spend their days outside and need the trailer mainly to sleep and cook. Listed at 1,753 pounds dry, with a 245-pound tongue weight and a 2,700-pound GVWR, the Cricket asks very little of a midsize SUV, which leaves real margin for a packed cargo area and a…0
  3. 3Scamp 16Scamp 16A 16-foot fiberglass egg whose tongue weight is its best feature. Scamp lists the 16 at a starting dry weight of 1,900 pounds and a starting hitch weight of just 200 pounds, with a 3,500-pound GVWR. That light tongue barely dents a midsize SUV's payload, leaving room for passengers, a cooler and…0
  4. 4Safari Condo Alto R SeriesSafari Condo Alto R SeriesR1723 The pick for anyone who wants a real interior without a tall box catching the wind. The R1723's aluminum roof and upper walls rise at camp for about 82 inches of headroom, then lower for the road, and Safari Condo says the R Series fits in most residential garages. Dealers list its dry…0
  5. 5Casita Spirit 17Casita Spirit 17Standard or Deluxe The fiberglass trailer that keeps the decision simple: one 17-foot shell, two layouts. Casita lists the Spirit at a starting dry weight of 2,260 pounds before options, with a 3,500-pound GVWR, so even loaded to its rating it sits well inside a midsize SUV's tow rating. The…0
  6. 6Forest River R-Pod RP-171Forest River R-Pod RP-1712026 and 2027 model years The most conventional trailer here, with a layout first-time buyers will recognize. The RP-171 packs a queen bed, a convertible sofa bed and a center bathroom into 19 feet, sleeping up to four, at a listed 2,529 pounds dry with a 360-pound hitch weight. The figure that…0
  7. 7Airstream Bambi 16RBAirstream Bambi 16RB2027 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…0
  8. 8Airstream BasecampAirstream BasecampBasecamp 20X The way to get Airstream build quality and room for four without the weight of Airstream's bigger trailers. Airstream lists the 20-foot Basecamp at a 3,500-pound base weight, a 535-pound hitch weight and a 4,300-pound GVWR, leaving 800 pounds of carrying capacity, and it sleeps up to…0
  9. 9inTech Sol HorizoninTech Sol Horizon2027 model year For owners who put structure first. The Sol Horizon sleeps four in 19 feet and is built around inTech's fully welded aluminum cage frame. It also sits near the top of what this list allows: inTech gives an approximate dry weight of 3,500 to 3,900 pounds, an approximate hitch weight…0