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If “cute” is not really your image, you’ll be happy to learn that a growing number of smaller trailers — described as outback or boondocking trailers — are offered with more rugged, off-road designs and accessories. These trailers usually ride higher off the ground than most small trailers, with more aggressive off-road tires and stronger suspensions, rooftops bristling with solar panels, communication antennae, accessory racks, and even robust steel fenders and rock guards to ward off damage from debris as you drive down rock-strewn dirt roads or dusty trails.

The makers of many of these rigs have radically rethought the standard trailer designs of the past. You’ll find lots of off-road RVs that look like odd construction equipment, military surplus, or the sort of vehicle Star Wars characters might vacation in. They tend to be fairly lightweight so they can be pulled by a crossover or small SUV. Some feature slide-out exterior galleys, wildly shaped awnings, flip-up doors, pop-up canvas roofs, and other ingenious design innovations. Intrepid wilderness explorers, survivalists, or dedicated loners getting in touch with nature can all find a rig to love with these units. Combined with a four-wheel drive towing vehicle, these rigs can venture where motorhomes and fifth wheels dare not tread.

Other variations of this theme may be referred to as adventure trailers or zombie apocalypse RVs. In many cases, these aren’t trailers but more like a mash up of motorhome and truck camper styles that are designed to survive any global calamities, real or imaginary. They look like military-grade vehicles, with a dash of Hollywood thrown in. If the Mad Max or A-Team vibe is what you’re looking for, top manufacturers of these include Action Mobil, EarthRoamer, EcoRoamer, and UNICAT.