Livin’ Lite has an excellent track record of creating innovative RV designs, built with high quality materials and workmanship. We dropped in to Ingersoll RV in Ingersoll Ontario to check out the Quicksilver 8.0 tent trailer from Livin’ Lite Manufacturing, of Shipshewana, Indiana. While the original camping trailer designs date back more than 100 years (see the article on antique trailers in RV Lifestyle Magazine, Volume 45 Number 3), the modern fold-down camping trailers provide 21st century materials and manufacturing advances that focus on lightweight durability. These clever RVs tow with ease behind almost any passenger vehicle (some of the smaller units can also be towed by motorcycles), and once you arrive at a campsite, you simply raise the roof, extend the bunks, and flip the galley up from the stored position, to create a camping shelter that is surprisingly spacious. This will come in handy on nights when you just want to pull over and get catch some quick ZZZs, and don’t want to have to unhook the camper from your vehicle.While many of our RV Lifestyle readers are focused on the larger, more luxurious towable and motorized RV models, there is a growing number of camping enthusiasts for whom the RV of their dreams is the smallest and lightest alternative to camping in a tent on the cold, damp ground.įor these hardy souls, the ideal RV solution lies in the fold-down camping trailer segment. Finally, the fact that you can open up the 6.0 QUICKSILVER and set it up while it is still attached to the tow vehicle adds a new dimension of flexibility. Another added feature is a permanent fold-out step. The extra 6″ of interior spaciousness really helps as well.
We have also given the 6.0 our aerodynamic, tear-drop front end like our other trailers, as well as lengthened the unit by 6″, which makes the bunk 6″ longer (now 6′-6″) by 60″ wide, adding some nice extra sleeping space for our campers. “With the 6.0 “turned” sideways, you now have a 5′ vehicle pulling a 5′ wide trailer – which is much easier on the gas mileage and much easier to see around, providing additional safety as you tow.
It also makes it easier for small cars to see around the camper with their stock mirrors when towing.” For example, the 5.0 it is 6′ wide by 5′ long, while the 6.0 turns that box and adds 6″ to the length – making it 5′ wide behind the tow vehicle for better aerodynamics and fuel economy. The all-new 6.0 QUICKSILVER takes the popular 5.0 concept and adds a new dimension to it by “turning” the box as it sits on the axle. But while it is still a single bunk camper, we have listened to customer’s input and incorporated enough design and product enhancements, that we felt like a new model designation was in order. Quicksilver says the all-new 6.0 is “builds on our most popular camper up to this point, the 5.0 QUICKSILVER, with its single bunk design. MSRP $5,190 (June 2009) but see dealer for pricing Box size 5′ W x 6’6″ L, Overall length 9’6″, Overall width (open) 10′
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