The itsy bitsy teeny weeny yellow polka dotted CAMPER from Forest River.

One of the neater and more recognizable RV’s. This little camper is one of the cutest campers going.

Actually it is an Rpod 177 lightweight or hybrid trailers. Not quite a popup and not quite a travel trailer. The little rpod is quite amazing really. I believe the number would refer to square footage.

The big differentiator or key features for this Rpod camping trailer :

• dsi hot water heater
• air conditioning
• cook stove
• refrigerator
• full bathroom – well, you shower along with the toilet, but you can do everything you need to do in the RV which is very cool.
• furnace
• lightweight – towable by a car
• small and easy to store
• large bed
• full complement of storage tanks.
• honestly – you could probably live in this if space wasn’t a big concern.
• Black tank flush!

This little Puma travel trailer gets my vote for one of the most unique travel trailers I’ve seen in a great while. In some ways, it looks sort of ordinary, but check out the some of the differentiators:

Unique or Differentiating Features :

• Bunkhouse
• Pull out / Slide out / Outdoor kitchen. This is like a “kitchen in a drawer” and what Puma has done is to tuck the kitchen into a slide – like the spice racks in many kitchens, but on a larger scale. You literally pull out an entire kitchen, sink, burners, oven, micro and refrigerator.
• A kitchen skylight is fairly unique.
• EZ lube axles – anything that reduces or simplifies life so you don’t have to pack bearings sounds like a winner to me. I need to do an article on these EZ lube things from Forest River.
• Other than the rv outdoor kitchen, there are no slides on this unit. That helps keep it lighter and lower cost.
• I have to list this. Puma actually listed this as a feature : phone jacks.
• I also wonder – as nice as this outdoor kitchen is, maybe a camper manufacturer should consider eliminating the inside kitchen or greatly simplifying – maybe an inconvenience on inclimate days, but…

These Airstreams are really neat Travel Trailers.

RV Video Walk Through Review of the 2011 Airstream International 25FB Travel Trailer.

In many ways, the Airstreams don’t always have a great deal of features as they differentiate themselves on “design” and materials. Very hard to capture in words. I heard a quote recently that 70% of all Airstreams ever made are still on the road and usable today. I think that is a pretty incredible stat – if its true. Down in Austin, even if the trailer is old, they are being reclaimed and turned into little portable diners or restaurants.

Anyway, notable features for this Airstream :

• clean design interior and exterior
• light weight long lasting materials
• Solar panel pre-wired (sat & gen too, but that isn’t that special)

Cute little Airstream Sport 22FB Travel Trailer.

There is no denying the Airstream classic clean lines and good looks. It has an appeal all of its own, like maybe Harley Davidson or Indian motorcycles. But this is still a bunch of money, probably about twice/per foot what you might get with another travel trailer of a similar length.

Key differentiators for this trailer :

• Its fairly light weight – see the specs – like 4000 pounds and less than 400 on the hitch.
• clean and classic design/decor 
• claims a 20% towing efficiency over more standard travel trailers (just repeating the claim – I have not substantiated)
• fully enclosed and sealed underbelly
• pre-wired for solar panels
• probeless tank monitors