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The X-Camp 300 is small enough to be towed by almost any SUV or truck — and it'll look good doing it. Motorcycle Tent Trailer
It's hard to deny the appeal of camping trailer life: it's a idyllic combination of the freedom of the open road and the security of having a comfortable bed and a roof over your head. Still, trailering can present plenty of issues, too. Go with too big a trailer, and not only do the costs escalate, but so do the issues with towing and camping; you're forced to find bigger vehicles to haul your camper about, and bigger spaces to put it when stopped.
Hence, the prevalence of just-right-sized small camping trailers. These pequeño rolling living spaces offer a respite from the world in a more manageable package than the rolling houses often seen at RV parks; they come in a variety of shapes and packages, from off-road-ready towables that are little more than tents over axles to full-featured jellybeans.
But few look quite as cool as the X-Cabin 300, with its gleaming aluminum-paneled body that makes it look like a smaller cousin to the iconic Airstream trailers.
Like many a fascinating pint-sized vehicle or living space, the X-Cabin 300 hails from Japan. And it is pint-sized: the company claims a gross vehicle weight of just 1,650 pounds, making it light enough be towed by just about any car, truck or SUV with a tow rating sold in the United States. (X-Cabin shows it off with a diminutive Suzuki Jimny on its website, but I happen to think it'd look pretty damn cool paired with a Ford Maverick.) At 15 feet long, seven feet wide and around seven feet tall, it's tidy enough to fit into an average American parking space with ease.
Granted, with such a small footprint, space inside isn't exactly luxuriant — but there's enough for at least one person to stretch out. Making matters more pleasant, X-Cabin offers a choice of several interior layouts, from a basic version to the optimized-for-one Solo to the flashier, more sociable Glamp. The biggest differences relate to storage and sitting / sleeping arrangements; the Solo is built as a dedicated studio apartment around a bed, while the Glamp is built around a brightly hued dinette that converts into a sleeping space.
Tiny Rvs While X-Cabin may seem, at first blush, like one of the many independent start-ups that make big promises about tiny trailers but rarely execute them properly, the company actually has serious backing: as New Atlas pointed out, the brand was started back in 2020 by the Effect Meiji Corporation, which has been around for more than 100 years. Prices stretch across the $40,000–$50,000 range, but sadly, that's somewhat academic for us; the company makes no mention of bringing the X-Cabin 300 to the U.S. Still, with such tidy proportions, maybe you could sneak it back in a cargo container...