The Handmade Trailer

The American road trip is a tradition celebrated by families, friends, and individuals for as long as there have been roads on which to travel. This obsession has propelled an industrial revolution and re-evolution in the trailer and RV industry. For more than 100 years, companies like Airstream and Winnebago have built their brands on providing those adventurous travelers with comfort and convenience during their journeys, whatever, wherever.

Matt Berger’s book The Handmade Trailer: Design and Build a Tiny Teardrop Trailer from Scratch in Your Garage hands you the keys to craft your own great adventure. The Handmade Trailer guides you through the journey from sketchbook to first road trip, and will prepare you to design and build your own pull-behind Tiny Trailer (or at least consult with someone who can). And you don’t need too much space, just a garage or shared workspace, with basic tools and materials available at your nearest hardware store or home center.

Because we all have our own road-trip fantasies when it comes to comfort, style, and purpose, The Handmade Trailer will train you up like a pro on the basics of trailer design, backed up by deep research and experimentation. Illustrations provide measurements and construction details that are easy to adapt for variations in size and configuration. And more than 100 step-by-step photos illuminate every detail in the design and build process.