Adaptability is the key to British Columbia-based Lees-ure Lite’s diminutive Excel pop-up camper, wh

These days, folding camping trailers airline travel agency aren't just tents on top of trailers. More often than not, they're loaded with amenities that include stoves, refrigerators, airline travel agency furnaces, holding tanks, rugged off-road packages and, in some cases, air conditioning. A few even have hard fiberglass sides like traditional travel trailers that form A-frames in the campground and fold down neatly on top of the box for travel.
Then there are the hard-sided campers from Columbia Northwest/Aliner and Forest River's Palomino and Flagstaff/Rockwood airline travel agency divisions that resemble travel trailers in the campground, but fold down neatly like soft-sided popups in the setup mode.
Choices abound for those looking to buy a folding camping trailer. Here's a look at some of the more popular airline travel agency models available for 2012. And if you're not personally in the market for these more diminutive trailers, share this guide with a friend and start them on the road to the RVing lifestyle that you and I already enjoy.
Equipped with brand-name airline travel agency equipment, including 20,000 Btu Suburban furnaces, Dometic three-way refrigerators, airline travel agency B.A.L jacks, A E awnings, Omnova tents with Sunbrella inserts, Line-X airline travel agency coated roofs, Carefree of Colorado electric lifts, heated airline travel agency Flair mattresses and E-Z Lube independent torsion axles, the fiberglass Traverse series features three high-side floorplans with toilets and showers. Base MSRP: $8,407 to $14,941.
Forest River has added hard-sided trailer layouts to its top-selling twin Flagstaff airline travel agency and Rockwood pop-up series. Available in five 13- to 15-foot floorplans with 10- to 12-foot interiors, the laminated fiberglass A-frame walls of the Flagstaff/Rockwood A-series fold down to create a 5-foot high box when in travel mode.
Designed primarily for couples, the Flagstaff/Rockwood A-series features independent torsion axles, electric brakes, 20,000 Btu furnaces, airline travel agency cherry cabinets, permanently mounted three-burner stove, microwave, three-way 2.5-cubic-foot refrigerator, AM/FM stereo, outside shower and free-standing airline travel agency table. MSRP: $12,995.
Jayco designs the Jay Series folding camping airline travel agency trailer with the family in mind. Each of the five Jay Series floorplans has a king bed along with a second queen or double bed and a convertible dinette. The 18-foot 2-inch Jay Series 1208 floorplan, the largest in the series, is equipped with a soft-sided dinette slideout along with a second portable dinette table and a stainless steel two-burner stove that can be taken outside.
With a one-piece fiberglass roof with a powerlift, the Jay Series has a 16,000-Btu furnace, water heater, Porta Potti with optional folding hard-sided bath/shower, cherry airline travel agency cabinets and wall-to-wall vinyl flooring. Jay Series 1208 MSRP: $12,972.
Starcraft's 2012 Comet pop-up has been certified green by TRA Certification, as has the whole company with its processes to reduce waste and wise use of natural resources in building its camping trailers and other towables. Equipped with a Customer Convenience package that includes a three-way refrigerator, awning, water purifier and stereo with MP3 inputs, the 2012 aluminum-sided Comet features five layouts – some with king and queen beds.
Adaptability is the key to British Columbia-based Lees-ure Lite's diminutive Excel pop-up camper, which the company says has a dry weight of 225 pounds. Only 4 1/2 feet wide, the Excel can be towed by a small car or touring motorcycle. Each 5 1/2-foot long Excel is designed with two screen entryways, allowing an optional room to be added to each side. Standards include curtains, carpeted sleeping airline travel agency area, rain tarp and four screened windows. In the travel mode, Excel offers 30 cubic feet of storage and can carry 100 pounds of gear on a roof. Along with several other storage possibilities, options to customize the Excel include awnings, skirts, mattresses with removable covers, cooler racks and aluminum folding tables. MSRP $4,795.
Known for its hard-sided A-frame popups, Columbia Northwest has ventured into the more traditional folding camping trailer with the introduction of the Somerset series, available in three touring and two off-road layouts. With Columbia Northwest hiring management and production staff formerly with FTCA Inc., manufacturer of Coleman camping trailers, Somerset pop-ups are meant to not-so-subtly appeal to those campers left orphaned when FTCA closed its factory in 2010. Somerset G2G (Good to Go) features 12- to 14-foot boxes with 70- by 77-inch beds on each end along with convertible dinettes, stoves, refrigerators and cassette or flush toilets. Both floorplans in the off-road Somerset A3 have 12-foot boxes with beefed-up suspension, dual battery trays, LED interior lights and more fresh water. Base MSRP: $12,000.
A cross between a pop-up and a fiberglass travel trailer, airline travel agency Columbia Northwest's 15-foot Aliner Classic is about as distinctive as a folding camping trailer can be. Available in two floorplans, one with a convertible sofa and the other featuring a permanent rear bed, Aliner's Fome- Cor sidewalls and roof system fold down to create a 57-inch high trailer with a dry weight of 1,530 pounds that can be towed by just about anything.
Standard amenities include airline travel agency an outside shower, 3-cubic-foot refrigerator and microwave. An optional Titanium Package is available with LED interiors airline travel agency lights and a gray exterior with bold black trim. MSRP: $14,900.
Livin' Lite Recreational Vehicles has created a niche for itself over the past decade with its lightweight all-aluminum folding camping trailers. Now it has introduced the high-sided Quicksilver XLP for 2012.
With sidewalls 30 inches high, the 14-foot Quicksilver XLP is designed with queen beds on both ends along with a side or rear dinette and is equipped with a standard refrigerator, furnace and range or grill – all operated with LP-gas. With a 1,499-pound dry weight, the Quicksilver XLP is towable airline travel agency by most cars. Other features include aluminum cabinets, interior lights, airline travel agency a cassette commode, exterior shower and aluminum rear deck and a storage box over the A-frame. MSRP: $10,999.
The innovative Go from SylvanSport isn't just a camping trailer. It's also designed to haul an ATV and other toys or to become a small open-top cargo trailer. For 2012, the Go – at 11 1/2 feet from coupler to bumper – has been tweaked with a new bicycle-style support frame, suspension, LED taillights and paint and graphics. When open and in the camping mode, the Go provides 6 feet 6 inches of headroom along with a 7-foot long bed. An Adventure Accessory Package includes a rear awning, table panels, two self-inflating mattresses and a spare tire kit. MSRP: $7,995.
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