| Some people may ask what a Tent Topped Camping | | | | the lake, catching sight of a shooting star, smores or |
| Trailer® (TTCT®) is? | | | | scary ghost stories by the campfire. |
| It’s a Tent Trailer - of sorts. They are compact | | | | Camping to us is spending time outdoors. It’s |
| campers inspired by vintage Tent Trailers with a focus | | | | exploring the beauty of nature on foot, bike or kayak. |
| on efficiency and simplicity. | | | | It’s the fresh air and wealth of sensory inputs |
| A TTCT® is designed to compliment the smaller | | | | nature has to offer. It’s cooking over a campfire, |
| size of fuel-efficient vehicles. It’s tailored for | | | | how much better food tastes at a picnic table and |
| people seeking to conserve fuel, reduce their impact | | | | awaking to the clatter of wildlife. If caught in inclement |
| on the environment, and save money by driving that | | | | weather, there is plenty of room to wait out the storm, |
| smaller vehicle. They’re designed to minimize the | | | | play a game and stay warm and dry. I have to admit, I |
| impact on mileage, performance, handling and braking | | | | just don’t get pulling up in a beastly RV, coming out |
| when towing. | | | | to setup your satellite dish, and then disappear inside to |
| A TTCT® notably expands your available space so | | | | eat your microwave dinner. |
| the small size of a fuel-efficient vehicle does not have | | | | Another key element of simplicity is easy and |
| to be a deterrent to camping adventures. It provides | | | | stress-free setup. You simply remove the cover and |
| you with the space necessary to bring your camping | | | | pull it open. No assembling and threading poles, no |
| essentials and then some. It takes the approach of | | | | stakes or guide-lines to trip over. There is no unpacking |
| supplementing your cargo capacity only when | | | | necessary to access your tent. This becomes a huge |
| necessary verses driving an eight person SUV with | | | | benefit, when arriving late at a campsite and you just |
| one person in it 80% of the time. I also like the fact | | | | want to go to bed. You can literally pull in, pop it open |
| that the cost efficiency of driving a smaller vehicle | | | | and jump in bed. |
| makes it affordable to get out more. | | | | Finally it’s a DIY friendly project. Using plywood, |
| However, it’s more than just a compact trailer; | | | | waterproof glue and a few screws it’s easy to |
| it’s about a simple and “unplugged” way of | | | | create a durable, attractive, lightweight trailer box. This |
| camping. This is unique to what’s typically | | | | is then mounted on top of a bolt-together frame kit. If |
| promoted by the RV industry today. It is a step back | | | | you crave the satisfaction of building something with |
| in time to when tent trailer’s focused on the basics, | | | | your own two hands and enjoy the outdoors, this is a |
| such as a dry roof over your head for sleeping. It is | | | | great way to bring the two together. But be ready, I |
| for people who go camping to leave the normal hustle | | | | have yet to take a TTCT® camping and not have |
| and bustle of life at home and take advantage of the | | | | visits from fellow campers inquiring; “what is it?”, |
| soothing, relaxing and recharging effects a few days in | | | | “where did you get it?” and “can I look |
| nature has upon the mind and body. It’s about | | | | inside?” We are never at a loss for conversation |
| enjoying simple pleasures. Such as, a sunset over | | | | wherever we camp. |