Buckle up as Douglas Keister takes you for a decidedly retro ride in the world of diminutive travel trailers in Teardrops and Tiny Trailers, which includes a resource section chock-full of places to locate vintage trailers, clubs to join and rallies to attend.A teardrop trailer is a comfortable, convenient and compact camping trailer. It has a streamlined "teardrop" shape, and there is room for two people to sleep comfortably inside and a cooking area outside under the rear hatch. The demand for vintage trailers--the smaller the better--has risen dramatically in recent years, with the most in-demand trailers being "teardrops," first manufactured in the 1930s and containing just indoor sleeping space and an outdoor exterior kitchen. Also profiled in the book are "canned ham" trailers, whose shape resembles the profile of a can of ham; small-size examples of America's most beloved vintage trailer, the Airstream; minuscule gypsy caravans in Europe; and fiberglass trailers made in Canada. Two hundred colour photographs showcase these trailers' sleek exteriors, retro-styled interiors, and, in many cases, the restored classic cars that tow them.

Whether traveling in a tiny teardrop trailer or a diesel-belching lumbering leviathan, RVers have discovered that there is much to be said for living life in the slow lane. Buckle up and enjoy the visual feast in the pages that follow. You'll find that bigger is not always better, and being able to take along a tidy little home on wheel so pens up a whole new way of seeing the country.