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Trailer Life

What Living in a Travel Trailer
Is Actually Like

A travel trailer is not a house, and we will not pretend it is. It is smaller, the walls are closer, and the first week takes adjusting. But a well-chosen trailer, set up right and backed by real service, is a comfortable home base. Families live in ours through yearlong rebuilds. Crews live in them through whole projects. Here is what that actually looks like.

Room for the whole household

Our sizes run from a one-bedroom couples layout to bunkhouse floor plans that sleep eight to ten. Kids get bunks and their own end of the trailer, adults get a real bedroom with a door. Picking the size is the second question in our request form, and every size shows its floor plan and a photo tour so you can walk it before you choose it.

A real kitchen, a real bed, real air conditioning

You cook in a trailer kitchen with a full fridge, a stove, and a microwave, not on a camp stove. You sleep in a real bed, not on a fold-out bench. Heat and air conditioning run like they do in a house. Life keeps its normal shape: dinner at a table, kids doing homework, everyone showering at home.

The living area of a travel trailer with a leather sofa, dinette, kitchen, and bedroom beyondA travel trailer kitchen with a full stove, oven, microwave, and sink

Laundry, dishes, and the small stuff

A stackable washer and dryer is one of the options in the request form, so laundry does not have to mean a laundromat. For everything else a household runs on, our sister brand Temporary Housewares delivers complete kits: linens, cookware, dishes, the small appliances. You move in with what you need instead of rebuying it.

Pets count as household

The request form asks who is moving in, pets included, so the size we quote actually fits everyone. The dog does not have to sit out the rebuild at a kennel.

A staged travel trailer bedroom with a made bed and a desk workspace

You are not on your own out there

Scheduled service visits are on the calendar from the day the trailer is set. Between visits, our Help Center covers the things trailer life throws at you, from tank care to winter freeze protection, and there is a real person answering the phone at (214) 493-1515.

Frequently asked questions

Can a family really live in a travel trailer?

Yes, and ours do it for months at a time. The key is size: a family of four to six fits a two-bedroom layout, and our largest bunkhouse floor plans sleep eight to ten. Pick the size in the request form and you can see the floor plan and photos before you commit.

Do the trailers come furnished?

Yes. Beds, kitchen appliances, heat, and air conditioning are in every unit. For linens, cookware, and the rest of what a household runs on, Temporary Housewares kits arrive with the trailer.

Can you live in a travel trailer through winter?

Yes, with freeze protection handled. Our Help Center walks through winter care, and scheduled service visits continue through the season.

Curious how the trailer gets to you in the first place? Delivery and setup, explained. Housing a work crew instead? See crew housing.

See the floor plans for yourself

Every size shows its layout and a photo tour before you choose it.