The Small Camper 'Built to Last!'

This unique small camper trailer is impervious to water and weather sealed, ensuring a worry-free camping experience no matter the climate. This teardrop trailer is built to withstand the test of time due to it's one piece monocoque design. The fiberglass cabin not only protects from water, but also keeps this trailer maintenance free for years to come. Its robust construction and advanced engineering make it a reliable companion for all four seasons, allowing you to embark on incredible adventures year-round. They accomplish this by housing all the utilities within the shell of the trailer. Essentially wrapping the moving parts in a warm bed of air year round. With its innovative features and meticulous craftsmanship, the Escapod Topo 2 is leading the industry with its unmatched combination of durability, functionality, and style. Explore the great outdoors with confidence, knowing that this offroad trailer is built to handle the toughest challenges and provide exceptional comfort wherever your journey takes you.

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[PlayingwithSticks]

Escapod was having trouble post their links. So I will post them here.

[seanprosser]

Beautiful but $44K is bonkers; it is counterintuitive to the teardrop life

[JWFD]

Maybe I’m just old but $40K for a teardrop trailer is ridiculous!

[williamwisener]

Really would like to see a company that makes a affordable trailer that most low income people could afford.

[Dixcus-zpom]

This is the MOST EXPENSIVE teardrop trailer on the market on a price per cubic foot valuation. Only the idle rich can afford this.

[joemossoczy]

Cool trailer with an insane price tag.

[scottcampbell]

We have camped year-round in our teardrop for about 5 years now, with many issues uncovered as we went. This trailer solves them all, and more. Awesome!

[bretthawton]

I love the trailer, but I'm even more impressed by Jen's presentation skills. Her vocabulary and product knowledge really stand out in this industry! I've worked in sales for 25 years and have never been as smooth as she is when presenting a product.

[sgt.grinch]

$44k for the trailer and $65k for the truck to tow it. I haven’t even purchased the equipment needed for this way of life. I refuse to spend $120K for a hobby.

[gx]

The MAX I’m willing to pay for any small weekend warrior trailer would be $7, 500!

[FreysOnTheSide]

Drew,

You know me, I tend to gravitate to the simpler style teardrops, with less features and stick to the basics. BUT, it's very hard not to fall in love with this trailer. I had the privilege to meet with Chris Eckel at the Midwest Expo in Missouri a couple of months ago. Talking with Chris and frankly hearing Jen speak on video about this trailer, you can feel the passion and love for both the outdoors and teardrops. That alone puts this trailer on the top of my list. Living in Wisconsin, winters can be hard on teardrops and having a galvanized frame is music to my ears, not to mention the composite body that sits on top. I'd love to take one of these trailers out for a couple of weeks in the backcountry see how it fits our style. My hopes are to visit Utah and the shop in the near future to MORE of this trailer. Maybe I can convince one of them to let me take one for a spin with the family for a few nights. Although, it might not be this year. We do plan to travel to Colorado, this summer for a few weeks and travel the Back Country Discovery Route. This will be an adventure in itself, but who knows, maybe we keep heading west and visit Escapod.

As always Drew, I love your insights and what you are doing for the teardrop community. Safe travels and stay hungry for adventure.

- Matt

[pat]

Impressive. All composite, no seams to leak, innovative. Never seen the cabinet cover double as a table. Very cool. 4 season!! nice. Smart storage configuration. Plenty of water. Decent suspension. rock sliders oh my! Air Conditioned(nice it's 12v but will kill the batteriy pretty fast, having a lot of sun and solar will help that though) and heated. Plenty of power options A lot to like here and the thoughtfulness is self evident. I agree with your airbag/laveling/lowing suggestion. I'm not wild about the awning especially the potential "flap" factor but there are plenty of good awning choices out there. It's expensive but you get a lot. One of the coolest teardrop trailers on the market for sure.

[jetbug]

i have been watching overland camping for several years. In and out on trailers. There is not by far a more informative chanel when it comes to factual, useful info. Dont

[semorebutts]

this is very quickly becoming my favorite channel on youtube. I'm in the market for an offroad teardrop and this channel is doing reviews the best. the Boreas XT, Vorsheer XOC, Offgrid Expedition 2.0, Teton X, Roc ASD10, BRS Sherpa, Mammoth Overland Trailer, Vega XT, Hive EXX, and the sasquatch Highland 60 would keep you busy for a long time.

[CinkSVideo]

The Topo 1 was in the running when I was first looking. The Topo 2 is very cool but not twice the price cool. I think the extra width is my favorite concept with this trailer. So nice to keep shoes inside.

[WanderingWatts]

I appreciate the thought that went into the design of this trailer. It shows the owners/makers have done a lot of their own camping out of these small trailers and really sweat the details. Price is high, but thats just the reality of prioritizing material quality with small scale low volume manufacturing in the US. From what I’ve heard from Escapod owners, you do get top notch service and support from them.

One idea that I hope Escapod could make happen in the future is to offer a scaled back model that de-prioritizes some of the offroad capability to cut down a bit on the overall cost. There are a lot of us out there that don’t need the clearance and are mostly at home on forest and BLM roads. Having a second product line though and the inventory to support it can get expensive so I get that could be a while in coming.

Thanks for the vid Drew and Jen!

[HikerTrailers]

If our Hiker Trailers aren't your style for whatever reason, these folks make a great product.

[Ess_Chalk]

It's obvious that a lot of thought went into everything: That galley with the modular shelving is such a brilliant and simple solution to the storage problem, those "nightstands" with the wireless charging pads are nice touches and if you have to have a sink, then I think their placement of it is ideal because you're usually either cooking or washing up so you're not sacrificing much bench space.

The only thing that I would do differently is replace the rectangular awning with another 180 degree free-standing awning because life's too short to wrestle with awnings and then install a shower awning just below it, where the shower head goes. Ignoring the issue of shower run-off, it provides quick-to-setup privacy to shower or change clothes. Darche even has an (expensive) annex that works with their awnings as a substitute for the rectangular awning tent/annex although that type of thing takes too long to setup and is too bulky for my liking.

I have no doubt you're getting your money's worth and the TOPO2 would be top of my shopping list if I won the lottery but that price is a little eye-watering.

[sierramantrvlnus]

This video really made me think. What are the price of trailers that I would be interested in these days? So I went back to my manufacturer, and look at the trailer and features that I got on my trailer. And what would the cost be today. I bought my trailer 4 years ago. And now they are well over twice the price. Now, most people don't realize what goes into making a trailer that can go almost anywhere. Durability and strength of walls, frame Etc. Made for hours and hours of washboard roads, and snow as well as rocks, mud and River Crossings. Comforts like on demand hot water, a sink, the heater and batteries, lights Etc add to the price. But when I hear someone say, I could get a 17 foot through a 28-foot trailer for the same price, they really have no idea the durability of those type of trailers. One trip over mangle pass in Death Valley might leave you the coupler still on your hitch. But that would be it.
This trailer looks to be something I would love to give a shot at taking out on one of my Adventures. It looks quite durable. And although I probably wouldn't buy it due to the price, I probably wouldn't buy the trailer I have now at its current price which is more than this one. I would definitely buy a shell and build my own.
She's a great spokesperson for the company. I have seen her on many reviews at Overland venues. And a great job on your part as well!

[JackFalltrades]

I like your reaction to their condensation control solution! 😀