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How TAXA’s Overland Trailers Are Built for the Trails

How Taxa Overland Trailer Are Built For The Trails

Many people dream of a travel camper to take with them on hikes and adventures, but is your camper holding you back? Unfortunately, if you own a standard pop-up camper or travel trailer, where you park your trailer and set up camp can be restricted by your trailer’s suspension.

As most trailers are not built to handle off-road trails or large obstacles, taking your trailer deep into the woods often isn’t an option. That’s where the ingenuity behind overland campers comes into play.

Overland campers get you as close to nature as possible for an off-grid experience like no other. However, like any major purchase, you want to know where your money's going.

Let’s explore the benefits of investing in an overland travel camper, as well as how TAXA Outdoors’ overland campers are built for the task. 

Benefits of Investing in an Overlanding Camper

Any camper is great for getting outdoors and making memories. However, traditional campers are limited and can only be used at campgrounds.

Any time you want to get closer to the wilderness, whether it be to hike, kayak, or simply sit in serenity far away from everyone else, you need to leave a regular camper behind. 

An overlanding camper, like the Mantis Overland, is designed to traverse tough trails so it can be taken right to that special spot nobody knows about or across popular overland trails.

It's built to trek over harsh terrain, so you can set up camp in remote places traditional campers simply cannot reach. As long as your tow vehicle is up to the task, you can turn any scenic hideaway into your own private campground. 

Overland Camper Benefits

  • Unrestricted Adventure: Explore remote, off-grid locations that standard campers can't reach.
  • Self-Sufficiency: Equipped with off-grid power systems and large storage capacities for extended trips.
  • Durability: Built with rugged materials to withstand harsh terrains and weather conditions.
  • Compact Mobility: Designed for easier towing and maneuvering on difficult landscapes.
  • Versatile Functionality: Offers essential features for both travel and outdoor living in one compact unit.

How TAXA Designs Its Trailers for Overlanding

TAXA Outdoors goes to great lengths to put together travel trailers that are truly built for Overlanding. Its efforts go beyond simple livery and clever marketing. These trailers are truly built for rugged environments, and evidence of that can be found in every design element. 

Upgraded Suspension

TAXA builds all its travel trailers to handle more adversity than typical campers. A rugged, flexible suspension system and hardy tires can be found on all base models.

Moving to an Overlanding edition for available models upgrades to an axle-less suspension and bigger wheels and tires for even better off-road performance. These models are also often equipped with a Lock N' Roll hitch to match the use case. 

Taxa trailers have smart storage.

Smart Storage

While every adventure is different, key overland items are necessary to any adventure. TAXA Outdoors builds its trailers to accommodate gear like coolers, Goal Zero power stations, and more to ensure everything you need stays securely in place on rough terrain.

Most trailers come with plenty of storage space for personal belongings, and some can even be upgraded with SidioCrates. 

Superior Craftsmanship

The harsh conditions of Overlanding will quickly chew up anything that's not built to handle them. That's why TAXA puts so much care into the use of quality materials and craftsmanship.

From rugged steel and aluminum frames to composite panels and top-tier hardware, its Overlanding campers are more than durable enough to go anywhere. 

Outdoor Kitchen

A key component to making any overlanding adventure successful is having good food and the means to prepare it. TAXA Outdoors knows food tastes better in the wild, which is why it outfits all of its off-road travel trailers with proper kitchens.

The extent of what's included depends on the model you select. However, even the Woolly Bear, the seemingly most barren option, is outfitted with an outdoor kitchen to help you prepare amazing meals everywhere you go.

Minimalist Approach

No matter how well-built or well-equipped a travel trailer is, there's no getting around the fact that it's added length and weight to your vehicle. That can be a problem off-road.

That's what makes TAXA's minimalistic approach so special. Its off-road campers are built to be only as big as they need to be in order to retain a small footprint and low weight.

Best of all, many of its trailers use smart, folding designs that allow you to expand and alter your habitat once you set up camp.

TAXA’s Overland Campers Put You Closer to Nature

There are a lot of great overlanding campers on the market, but few come close to TAXA Outdoors in this segment. Thoughtful, NASA-inspired designs, industry-leading craftsmanship, and options for every type of adventurer put them above the rest. 

It's one thing to simply place you in nature. It's another to make it enjoyable, and that's what TAXA does. The capabilities of its trailers are great, and they will get you where you want to be, but it's the rest of the package that truly makes it special.

Having a place for all of your gear, a sturdy, comfortable place to sleep and eat, and means to expand your living space makes for an off-grid experience that's as relaxing as it is breathtaking. 

There's nothing wrong with traditional campers. For many, they’re ideal for getting out and seeing more of the country while enjoying the great outdoors.

An overlanding camper is simply the next step up for those who want to get a little closer to nature and a little further from civilization. To get the best experience possible, you want to make sure you invest in a model with a team behind it that cares about building a quality product that's up to the task, like TAXA Outdoors.

FAQs

What kind of dirt roads can I use a TAXA travel trailer on? 

TAXA's overlanding campers use rugged suspension with off-road wheels and tires for supreme flexibility, durability, and ground clearance. They can go almost anywhere you'd be willing to take a vehicle, short of extreme off-road courses.  

What kind of tow vehicle do I need for a TAXA camper? 

While many campers are really heavy and require a truck to tow them, TAXA Outdoors campers are compact and lightweight enough for smaller vehicles to hook up to. Many of the trailers have dry weights below 3,000 pounds and can be towed by 4-cylinder cars. 

How safe is a TAXA camper? 

TAXA trailers are built to be extremely resilient to harsh environments. Fully-enclosed models offer excellent shelter to protect you from weather and wildlife and are perfectly safe for even lone adventurers.