Mini Tent Trailer for a little truck

[icegradner]

I cannot remember where I first read about these little tent trailers, maybe it was a similar unit here? They are designed for motorcycles, but if you don't need anything fancy they could be just the ticket to go with the Maverick. Steel frame and fiberglass box, encapsulating what is essentially a bed for two on wheels, coming in at only 295 pounds empty, with a 30 pound tongue weight. Going through mountain passes it's just like having a couple of passengers in the truck, basically not there. Yet there is still enough room in the back for two people to stand up and move around a little behind the bed, even if you are 6ft2. You can option storage boxes, but you can also store some items in the unit on the bed, or on the roof rack. There are add-on rooms and awnings as well, but I didn't go for that.

It's not designed for off roading, as you can see from the ground clearance, I need to use a 5 1/4" drop on the hitch. Factory tires are only rated for speeds up to 62MPH, so if you are a speed demon you'd want to look for higher speed rated ones after getting it. The unit I have is the Excel II tent trailer by Sunlite Trailers, made in British Columbia, Canada, they have dealers in various places in Canada and the US. There are a number of other brands that make similar sized mini tent trailers out there as well, but this was what I could find somewhat locally. I had to make a 6 1/2 hour round trip to get this little guy, no dealers in my region, but it looks like the trip was worth while. I even saw a few other Mavericks on the trip, sadly one was a overheated FX4 4K tow on the side of the road that was towing a big camping trailer.

I considered a number of tailers, both tent trailers and hard sided, but this was the easiest to store at my place so it won out in the end.

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[thev8man]

I cannot remember where I first read about these little tent trailers, maybe it was a similar unit here? They are designed for motorcycles, but if you don't need anything fancy they could be just the ticket to go with the Maverick. Steel frame and fiberglass box, encapsulating what is essentially a bed for two on wheels, coming in at only 295 pounds empty, with a 30 pound tongue weight. Going through mountain passes it's just like having a couple of passengers in the truck, basically not there. Yet there is still enough room in the back for two people to stand up and move around a little behind the bed, even if you are 6ft2. You can option storage boxes, but you can also store some items in the unit on the bed, or on the roof rack. There are add-on rooms and awnings as well, but I didn't go for that.

It's not designed for off roading, as you can see from the ground clearance, I need to use a 5 1/4" drop on the hitch. Factory tires are only rated for speeds up to 62MPH, so if you are a speed demon you'd want to look for higher speed rated ones after getting it. The unit I have is the Excel II tent trailer by Sunlite Trailers, made in British Columbia, Canada, they have dealers in various places in Canada and the US. There are a number of other brands that make similar sized mini tent trailers out there as well, but this was what I could find somewhat locally. I had to make a 6 1/2 hour round trip to get this little guy, no dealers in my region, but it looks like the trip was worth while. I even saw a few other Mavericks on the trip, sadly one was a overheated FX4 4K tow on the side of the road that was towing a big camping trailer.

I considered a number of tailers, both tent trailers and hard sided, but this was the easiest to store at my place so it won out in the end.

Booyah

I had one of those. Those motorcycle and small car trailers are rare.

Enjoy it.

 

[Montana]

And to all the overlanders... it's still elevated lol.

 

[IHateSpeedbumps]

That is a cool little set up.

 

[Bwicka]

It’s funny , when I go or went off roading , we camped and we always called it off roading !
Over landing just sounds so euro!
I’ll just stick to off-roading !
Never asked my friends if they wanted to go overlanding always asked if they wanted to go off roading this weekend!
I think some advertising companies are trying to make it sound less impactful for all the greenies living in their concrete and oil impregnated rock jungles over us using dirt roads for travel .

 

[Bwicka]

Cool trailer though!
Light!

 

[Oscarcat]

I cannot remember where I first read about these little tent trailers, maybe it was a similar unit here? They are designed for motorcycles, but if you don't need anything fancy they could be just the ticket to go with the Maverick. Steel frame and fiberglass box, encapsulating what is essentially a bed for two on wheels, coming in at only 295 pounds empty, with a 30 pound tongue weight. Going through mountain passes it's just like having a couple of passengers in the truck, basically not there. Yet there is still enough room in the back for two people to stand up and move around a little behind the bed, even if you are 6ft2. You can option storage boxes, but you can also store some items in the unit on the bed, or on the roof rack. There are add-on rooms and awnings as well, but I didn't go for that.

It's not designed for off roading, as you can see from the ground clearance, I need to use a 5 1/4" drop on the hitch. Factory tires are only rated for speeds up to 62MPH, so if you are a speed demon you'd want to look for higher speed rated ones after getting it. The unit I have is the Excel II tent trailer by Sunlite Trailers, made in British Columbia, Canada, they have dealers in various places in Canada and the US. There are a number of other brands that make similar sized mini tent trailers out there as well, but this was what I could find somewhat locally. I had to make a 6 1/2 hour round trip to get this little guy, no dealers in my region, but it looks like the trip was worth while. I even saw a few other Mavericks on the trip, sadly one was a overheated FX4 4K tow on the side of the road that was towing a big camping trailer.

I considered a number of tailers, both tent trailers and hard sided, but this was the easiest to store at my place so it won out in the end.

That looks like a terrific solution particularly in rainy areas where you want some clearance above the ground. I went to their website but there are no technical details or prices. Can you give me an idea in $Cdn what the cost is? What is the overall length, tongue to tail?

Oh, and here is wishing you a smoke free and forest fire free summer in which to enjoy your Excel.

 

[White Thunder]

there is a company called “time out”, that GoldWingers bought camper type trailer to pull. They were highly liked.

 

[MichaelHigh]

Can you give me an idea in $Cdn what the cost is? What is the overall length, tongue to tail?

Excel Tent Trailer



CANADIAN MSRP $ 8,700.00

+ Packaging, Freight, and Tax.



U.S. MSRP $ 6,599.00

+ Packaging, Freight, Brokerage, and Tax.

Excel Trailers | EXCEL Tent Trailers by SunLite Trailers Inc.

Mike

 

[fishinmagician]

That looks pretty neat! The best part is it keeps you off the ground. I will keep an eye out for a used one for sure.

 

[KimDP]

We went with a Happy camper. Light, but expensive. Easily towed with hybrid.

 

[thev8man]

It’s funny , when I go or went off roading , we camped and we always called it off roading !
Over landing just sounds so euro!
I’ll just stick to off-roading !
Never asked my friends if they wanted to go overlanding always asked if they wanted to go off roading this weekend!
I think some advertising companies are trying to make it sound less impactful for all the greenies living in their concrete and oil impregnated rock jungles over us using dirt roads for travel .

Booyah

 

[fauxhican]

I like the concept, but those little tires scare me. Always seems to be more of those on the side of the highway. I assume it's because they have more revolutions per mile, wear the bearings faster. Probably just requires more frequent maintenance/monitoring than the roadside users were aware of. Looks like pulling a 2 wheel dolly at highway speeds.

I'm trying to find a setup where my trailer wheels and tires match the Maverick specs, so I can have interchangeable spares.

 

[TomD]

I cannot remember where I first read about these little tent trailers, maybe it was a similar unit here? They are designed for motorcycles, but if you don't need anything fancy they could be just the ticket to go with the Maverick. Steel frame and fiberglass box, encapsulating what is essentially a bed for two on wheels, coming in at only 295 pounds empty, with a 30 pound tongue weight. Going through mountain passes it's just like having a couple of passengers in the truck, basically not there. Yet there is still enough room in the back for two people to stand up and move around a little behind the bed, even if you are 6ft2. You can option storage boxes, but you can also store some items in the unit on the bed, or on the roof rack. There are add-on rooms and awnings as well, but I didn't go for that.

It's not designed for off roading, as you can see from the ground clearance, I need to use a 5 1/4" drop on the hitch. Factory tires are only rated for speeds up to 62MPH, so if you are a speed demon you'd want to look for higher speed rated ones after getting it. The unit I have is the Excel II tent trailer by Sunlite Trailers, made in British Columbia, Canada, they have dealers in various places in Canada and the US. There are a number of other brands that make similar sized mini tent trailers out there as well, but this was what I could find somewhat locally. I had to make a 6 1/2 hour round trip to get this little guy, no dealers in my region, but it looks like the trip was worth while. I even saw a few other Mavericks on the trip, sadly one was a overheated FX4 4K tow on the side of the road that was towing a big camping trailer.

I considered a number of tailers, both tent trailers and hard sided, but this was the easiest to store at my place so it won out in the end.

I was just reading the listing from the manufacturer. We can’t use them in Michigan. See below from the manufacturer.

Excel II Tent trailers are only rated for paved or level gravel roads (no pot holes).

 

[Parallax]

We went with a Happy camper. Light, but expensive. Easily towed with hybrid.

i wish i could afford one of those, they are so cool!

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