Late in 2002, an idea was hatched in North Canton, Ohio to bring the past to the present. The idea to resurrect and take teardrop camper trailers to the masses was taken over to a couple brothers in Elkhart, Indiana where they began prototyping a 4×8 Retro trailer in their garage.
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As the quantity of trailers ordered increased, the operation was moved out of a garage and into a manufacturing facility. Over the next couple years, production gradually and consistently ramped up from a 2-3 a week to a 3-4 a day.
From the twenty or so units produced during that first year to the thousands that are now out on the highways and bi-ways across the globe (17 different models now available), Little Guy Teardrop Camper Trailers are the most identifiable, economical and modern teardrops on the road today.
Teardrop camper trailers evolved after World War II, and were originally constructed with materials obtained from surplus markets. The chassis were made of steel U channel or from round steel tubing, and the wheels came fromJeeps that were salvaged from sunken ships. The exterior skins were usually made from the wings of World War II bombers.
While a lot has changed since the introduction of teardrop trailers on the American highway, the reasons for owning a teardrop trailer are the same today as they were when your father or grandfather built his teardrop in the family garage.
Teardrop trailers are sleek, aerodynamic, and practical. Depending on the model, your teardrop trailer can sleep up to three adults or two adults and several children. Little Guy teardrop trailers cab be pulled by any vehicle with a hitch—even the smallest of vehicles such as the Mini Cooper or the VW Beetle can easily tow a Little Guy teardrop trailer.
Little Guy teardrop trailers are the best selling and most popular teardrop trailers in the world, a reflection of our company’s commitment to producing a high-quality, innovative line of products.
Whether you’re a weekend camper who enjoys spending time with the family, or an avid outdoorsman who hunts, fishes, or rides a four wheeler—we have the Little Guy trailer that will suit your needs. We even sell special trailers just for motorcycles. Need a customized trailer for a particular purpose? We can assist you in your customization efforts, too.
Discover the world of teardrop trailers, and you’ll find that less really is more. Our trailers come equipped with double, queen, or king size mattresses. Little Guy teardrop trailers come with a galley and can even be equipped with a side mounted gas grill and beverage dispenser—the Little Guy Tailgating Package.
You’ll find ample overhead storage cabinets inside your little guy teardrop trailer, and you can add a room with our accessory Little Guy snap-on tent. Need to carry bikes, coolers, or other supplies? Not a problem with the platform model, which has a metal platform on the front of the trailer. The Sport models even come with ramps and a platform for loading and transporting your all terrain vehicle.
Little Guy Worldwide carries a teardrop trailer for just about every application. Bands, sports teams, outdoor enthusiasts, and animal lovers alike are discovering the wonderful world of teardrop trailers. Please take a little bit of time to explore our website. Should you have any questions, please do not hesitate to pickup the telephone, request an online chat or an immediate callback, or use one of our online forms to submit a question.
We would be delighted to answer any questions and to point you toward a Little Guy Teardrop Camper Trailer Dealer in your area. We have the world’s largest network of teardrop dealers standing by to introduce you to your new teardrop trailer.
Find out today why people around the world are buying teardrop camper trailers from Little Guy Worldwide.
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Jim:
TearDrop Trailers go way back and I started with some articles from old magazines. If you’re thinking of building one yourself, be sure to build it for modern highway speeds. Some of these vintage projects don’t look sturdy enough to me! But I was looking for a small trailer that my Mazda could tow.
An online search provided articles on teardrop trailers and their origins, plans and ideas.
Trailer for two Mechanix Illustrated, September, 1947 (pdf)
Luxury Trailers create a new army of “Modern Gypsies” Popular Science Monthly, April, 1936
We met our good friends, Kyoko and Paul for a day of trailer shopping. They were also interested in small trailers. As we planned the day, Marilyn remembered a lot on the interstate frontage road that had teardrop trailers. Princess Craft RV was our first stop that day.
One small hand-made trailer caught our eyes. It was a custom-built trailer with many unique details like tile trim in the galley. Marilyn liked it right away, but we decided it was too expensive. Later that day we visited a lot with large RVs. As we looked around we were convinced we really wanted our very own teardrop. After the weekend exploration, we kept searching online and talking – Finally I decided that I wanted to build the trailer. The guys down the road who rebuild vintage cars would help. We looked at utility trailers at Tractor Supply as a base and continued to search the Internet for plans with the perfect combinations of comfort and style.