Downsizing could also be plenty of nice issues however it additionally entails ditching the additional consolation and area of a bigger footprint for one thing smaller, which turns its largest benefit right into a non-negotiable that the majority discover arduous to reside with. Done proper, although, going tiny can mitigate a few of that – and this cute journey trailer is an efficient instance of this.
This is the TK 240 from Tosbiq, which is the smallest journey trailer in your complete vary. Tosbiq is definitely a Turkish firm however it’s been promoting some fashions in Europe for a couple of years now, together with this one, which matches by TK 2.40 in its house nation.
At this 12 months’s Dusseldorf Caravan Salon happening on the finish of August and the primary days of September, Tosbiq and longtime German accomplice/distributor Wohnwagenpark Pinneberg introduced the 2027 vary. It additionally contains the tiniest of the bunch, the TK 240, which brings the identical compact and light-weight kind issue, identical elective retro styling, however extra self-sufficiency and a redesigned lavatory.
You can see a full tour of the 2027 mannequin within the video on the backside of the web page, filmed at Dusseldorf. Photos within the gallery are the identical as these obtainable formally they usually truly present the earlier 12 months mannequin.
The TK 240 does not change that a lot in both design or model for the approaching 12 months, although, if you concentrate on it, being such a teeny-tiny factor means it could not change considerably. You’re nonetheless taking a look at an ultra-compact field on two wheels that tries to cowl primary wants, seemingly defying physics by its potential to pack a galley, a toilet, and a dinette slash mattress in simply 2.4 meters (7.8 ft) of size.
That’s what offers this trailer its title, the two.4 meters of size for the field. Overall size is a (bit) extra beneficiant 3.88 meters (12.7 ft), with 2 meters (6.5 ft) of width, and 1.8 meters (5.9 ft) of headroom inside.
Construction is with composite panels and a fiberglass roof, with both an aluminum or fiberglass exterior layer, sat on an AL-KO galvanized chassis with a single braked axle, shock absorbers, and nook stabilizers. You get plywood laminate cabinetry with no additional frills, however a variety of selections for textiles, each when it comes to colours and materials – and all these choices are freed from cost for 2027.
The format stays unchanged from earlier years, so you’ll have a entrance galley and a rear dinette that drops right into a double mattress at night time. Tucked into the motive force’s aspect nook is the moist lavatory, which is redesigned for 2027 to supply much less bathe area and extra on a regular basis performance.
Seeing how on a regular basis showers weren’t actually an possibility within the first place, the choice is best. The TK 240 comes with a bigger vainness for 2027 and an overhead shelf, so extra storage. Also customary is a conveyable bathroom, a gap window, a lightweight, and a gap window.
This lavatory is clearly very compact, however it is going to beat every other possibility in case of a midnight emergency.
The dinette contains a leg-less desk and two giant benches in a face-to-face association. You can sit 4 adults across the desk at mealtimes, however solely two of them will sleep within the mattress at night time. Optionally, you possibly can add a drop-down bunk over the dinette for a child, turning this tiny trailer right into a three-person camper.
Two giant cubbies on both aspect of the dinette supply cupboard space, and also you additionally get a bigger compartment below the bench on the campside. This area can be accessed from the surface, by a devoted hatch, so you possibly can load provisions or tenting gear with extra ease.
The galley is now supplied with a selection of a conveyable cooktop, both induction (a one-burner Philips unit, no much less) or fuel cartridge. There’s no extra mounted fuel cooking, so that you get additional cupboard space within the entrance lockable locker and no extra problem.
Also customary is a spherical sink, storage under and above the counter, and a fridge that’s giant in comparison with the dimensions of the kitchen itself.
Standard options on the Tosbiq TK 240 embody three opening home windows within the dinette, every with built-in blinds and flyscreens, an out of doors bathe not proven within the video tour under, 205W of photo voltaic on the roof hooked as much as a 100Ah gel battery, and an MPPT cost controller, a 220V shore energy hookup, and a 40-liter (10.5-gallon) tank for freshwater, full with an 11.3-liter (3-gallon) water pump.
Both producer and European distributor promise that this tiny trailer comes “fully equipped,” so that you simply hitch it up and hit the street with none additional prep, any extra problem, or additional trailer permits. They additionally say it is “self-sufficient,” which is definitely the case, albeit relative to the dimensions of the trailer.
The 2027 Tosbiq TK 240 ideas the scales at 640 kg (1,411 lbs) empty and has a most weight of 1,000 kg (2,204 lbs), although you possibly can downgrade that to only 750 kg (1,653 lbs) at no additional cost. In Europe, it sells rated for freeway use (a most of 100 kph) and could be towed on an ordinary driving license.
For 2027, price stays unchanged at €16,999 (roughly $19,800 on the present alternate price) with all the pieces included in customary spec.