Trailer Camping for Motorcycles

For years, our family had spend two weeks each summer camping. We started out tent camping, in the early years. We moved up to a pop-up trailer camper after a few years. Eventually, we invested in a full-blown RV for our camping adventures. In all of that time, I never saw a motorcycle pulling a tent trailer until just a couple of years ago.

I have to say, I was surprised the first time I saw one of these things. These are a tent trailer, much like a pop-up trailer for a car, only they are much smaller, shorter, and designed to be pulled behind a motorcycle. I’m aware of two different models, the CampMaster 2 and the CampMaster 4, although it won’t surprise me if these things become more and more popular.

What to look for

Here are the things to look for in a tent trailer for your motorcycle:

• Make sure that that the trailer can carry heavy items.
• It should have a solid frame and hand-laid fiberglass for the strongest possible body.
• The trailer should not be too wide.
• The height of the trailer should not exceed the bottom of the tour trunk, and its front should not be very flat.
• Check to make sure that the bearings are reliable and easily available.
• Finally, the trailer should be designed to utilize the available space efficiently.

Added stability and functionality

One of the most interesting things, to me, about these motorcycle tent trailers was something I learned from a fellow camper. He’d been using one of these for a couple of years, and he explained to me that he tows the trailer with him wherever he goes. He uses it to transport groceries, and get just about anything he needs from one place to another. In addition, the weight of the trailer adds stability to the driving of the bike.

Not just for motorcycles

Once I saw my first CampMaster, I suddenly started to notice that they were popping up, more and more. This past summer, I saw no less than a dozen motorcycles towing one of these things.

They are becoming so popular, in fact, that people who have compact cars are also starting to use them. This is perfect, because these small tent trailers have adjustable hitches that allow them to be pulled behind either a motorcycle or a small vehicle.