Livin' Small

This little bubble is a Casita

Barb sat across the table from me at the Rec Hall. We were sharing freshly made biscuits and homemade jams. Tasty. Barb and her husband, Hony, were at the park for a rally of Scamp and Casita owners. These are tiny little trailers, built in Minnesota and Texas. They are between 13 and 16 feet long, and made of fiberglass. Barb is explaining why she likes the simplicity of her Scamp.

“I don’t have air conditioning in it,” she says proudly. If I want air conditioning, I step outside. I don’t have an awning. If I need shade, I step beneath a tree. I don’t have a TV. It has a bed and a little dinette. It’s everything we need.”

There are 61 Casitas and Scamps in the campground this week. They have journeyed here from all over the U.S. The trailers were made by two brothers who had a falling out and went their separate ways. One makes Scamps. The other makes Casitas. They are the tiniest little bubbles. And their owners are fanatical about their rigs. These things are not cheap. New ones sell for $26,500. But you can still buy a 1976 Casita for $3,200.