Airstream’s New High-End Fiberglass Travel Trailer

Everybody knows Airstream trailers. The classic shiny aluminum trailers are probably the most recognizable type of RV ever. But what’s not as familiar to campers is the Nest Caravan, which is poised to become a big departure for Airstream because it’s made of fiberglass.

Airstream acquired Nest Caravans, which as far as I can tell has not produced many trailers to date. But the high-end RV world got excited with the unveiling of the first finished prototype in early 2015, and now that Airstream is involved it appears that it may well become a reality.

It’s not your typical travel trailer, which is usually slapped together, clad in thin skin, and illogically designed. The company’s founder intended from the beginning for it to be a high-end trailer, which is evident from the approximate starting price of $35,000 for this little trailer.

If you’re anxious to hop in a Caravan and hit the road, take a chill pill. It’s not expected to be available until summer of 2017.

By integrating the frame and shell and by making it largely of fiberglass, the trailer is made both more rigidly and more sensibly than most travel trailers. It also has a sleek look and, wonder of wonders, it appears that this trailer is not designed to leak, as are most RVs.

At 16.7 feet long and about 2,000 pounds, it should be easily towable, too.

Russ Chastain

Editor & Contributing Writer Russ Chastain is a lifelong hunter and shooter who has spent his life learning about hunting, shooting, guns, ammunition, gunsmithing, reloading, and bullet casting. He started toting his own gun in the woods at age nine and he's pursued deer with rifles since 1982, so his hunting knowledge has been growing for more than three and a half decades. His desire and ability to share this knowledge with others has also grown, and Russ has been professionally writing and editing original hunting & shooting content since 1998. Russ Chastain has a passion for sharing accurate, honest, interesting hunting & shooting knowledge and stories with people of all skill levels.