With a built-in bathroom and kitchenette, the new HCT is a step up from Happier Camper’s smaller HC1 but is still retro-stylish and easy to tow
Southern California’s Happier Camper made a splash in 2015 with its cute-as-a-button HC1 trailer. With a 10-foot shell and overall length of 13 feet, the molded-fiberglass HC1 tips the scales at just 1,100 pounds (dry) and turns heads with its modern-retro style.
This year Happier Camper rolled out a roomier model that is equally eye-catching and still towable by many commonly owned cars, minivans and SUVs. With a 14-foot shell and 17-foot length, the Happier Camper Traveler — HCT for short — weighs 1,800 pounds (dry) and has a 3,500-pound gross vehicle weight rating.
Above left: The Happier Camper Traveler is equipped with a water heater and an integrated kitchenette and bathroom. Options include all-season insulation, a furnace, air conditioner and solar packages. Above right: The lightweight modular cubes can be reconfigured for seating, eating or, as shown here, sleeping.
Like its smaller sibling, the HCT features a modular-furniture system that can be rearranged to suit the owner’s needs. Beyond the convertible seating, dining and sleeping space, and a portable-sink module, all of which can be taken outdoors, the HCT has a built-in bathroom and kitchenette. A water heater comes standard, and internal fresh- and gray-water tanks hold 5 gallons each. Several power choices and solar packages are offered.
The fun and functional HCT is built from a durable double-hulled fiberglass shell. Accent colors come in a rainbow of options starting with red, blue, green, turquoise, silver, sand and sage.
The HCT is larger than the original HC1, but with an 1,800-pound unloaded vehicle weight (UVW) and a 3,500-pound gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR), it can still be towed by many properly equipped minivans and SUVs.
Manufacturer’s Specifications
2020 Happier Camper Traveler
Exterior Length: 17′
Exterior Width: 6′ 5″
Exterior Height: 8′
Interior Height: 6′ 7″
Freshwater Capacity: 5 gal.
Gray-Water Capacity: 5 gal.
UVW: 1,800 lbs.
Hitch Weight: 220 lbs.
GVWR: 3,500 lbs.
MSRP, Base: $44,950
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