Vistabule 2014 Feb Brochure LR

V I S T A B U L E TEARDROP TRAILERS

Minnesota Teardrop Trailer LLC. Minneapolis, Minnesota 55413 Tel 1-612-845-4210 / [email protected] / www.vistabule.com

WHY A TEARDROP?

WINDOW TO THE WORLD

Vistabule Teardrop Trailers let you bust out of the burden of costly hotels and restaurants and see the world with a view as big as the sky. The advanced, cab-forward design provides vistas that no other trailers offer. The queen sized bed converts in seconds into a delightful sitting space, with a fold up table. The smartly fitted kitchen allows you to prepare meals while protected from rain and sun. In an uncertain economy, the Vistabule provides a travel environment with world-class design without the price tag. The lovingly detailed hardwood veneer cabin includes clothing storage, multiple ventilation points and is fully fitted for your iPad and smart phone. The Vistabule combines classic lines with a small carbon footprint and a big view to our world. It’s available now with a wide range of accessories to meet your specific needs.

THE VISTABULE DIFFERENCE

CAB FORWARD

The galley hatch has a window that allows you to glance at your rearview mirror and see all the way through the trailer. When you’re in towing mode, you will find this to be a very important safety feature.

The Vistabule is different from other teardrop trailers. We call it cab forward. That means that you’re oriented to the front where all the action is. The huge window affords a view to the world as well as the sky. Claustrophobia is banned from this model. The sleeping / living area is the size of a queen size bed. Big enough for a pajama party, pillow fight, or big burly slumbers from a night of campfire revelry. Your feet do not hide under the backside of the galley. Instead you have a floor to ceiling headboard for stashing all your clothing and gear. In the headboard there is a pass through opening that provides a clear line of sight from your car’s rear view mirror to whatever is happening behind you when driving. The doors are wide for lounging half in and half out, and they have convenient fold up tables that double as privacy covers at night. One of the best things about this cab forward concept, though, is the semiautomatic sofa mechanism. By simply sliding a small catch, the bed magically rises to create a comfortable sofa! Now you’re truly ready to experience a wide view to a glorious vista!

VISTABULE BED

Since the beginning, teardrop trailers have provided a simple and convenient way to camp on the run. A place to cook and store your food, a place for your gear and a place to sleep. Typically the sleeping compartment has been almost like sleeping in a drawer, feet under the galley, dark, cave like and claustrophobic. The Vistabule does something different. Not just a sleeping compartment where you stow yourself for the night, but a place you want to be, to observe, to play, to eat, or just hang! The Vistabule bedroom is spacious and full of light. The queen-size bed gives you plenty of elbow room for a good night’s sleep. You can put your head at either end. On a starry night you can gaze up through the front window and fall asleep counting the shooting stars.

VISTABULE SOFA The Vistabule has a great bedroom chamber! But did you know that the queen-size bed also converts to a comfortable couch? So, now, you not only have a bedroom, but a reading room, observation platform, breezeway, game room, fine dining room, gazebo and back porch all in one!

VISTABULE WINDOWS The most striking thing about the Vistabule is its array of windows. The wide vista front window, while offering a spectacular view of the horizon, is at such an angle that it also serves as a vista dome under which you can lie comfortably and count the stars as you fall asleep. If you want some privacy you can easily pull down the pleated shade that rides in slots on either side of the window. Also, these windows are made of polycarbonate plastic know as Lexan. Lexan is 50 times more impact resistant than glass. Even a direct hit from flying debris will not harm it. The sides of the Vistabule features wide windows in the doors and large porthole windows besides. These windows now have the added option of being fully functional.

These windows open and there are screens that keep the bugs out but let the breezes in. All in all you will find that the Vistabule is so connected to the outdoors that claustrophobia and stuffiness are gone for good!

NOTE: The side ventilation ports, three speed ceiling fan and open able windows with screens can create quite a refreshing breeze on hot nights. All Vistabules have air vents that, with a fan pulling air through, keep the Vistabule cool. You also have the option of an air conditioner.

VISTABULE LIGHTS

The Vistabule has lighting galore! Reading lights, dome lights, galley light and a red light that is perfect for saving your night vision when viewing the stars or wild life.

VISTABULE STORAGE The Vistabule headboard has room for every item of clothing you need for your travels. No need to bring suitcases. The upper storage is ideal for your socks, T-shirts and unmentionables. The handy and simple rice paper curtains keep things in place on bumpy roads. The sliding doors below hide deep storage for your more bulky sweaters, shirts and pants.

Beneath the floor are two large storage spaces. Big enough for your folding chairs or a mini-spare tire, or both! And when the bed is in sofa mode these storage areas provide a comfortable place for your feet.

VISTABULE KITCHENETTE The Vistabule galley stows all your camping gear. Below, there is plenty of room for your pots, pans, and food. Above, you have a cabinet for your dishes and utensils. Your cooler fits neatly in the center and on either side you have a sink with running water and a pullout, two burner stove.

VISTABULE TABLES

Tables are an important feature in our teardrop trailers. When the bed is in sofa mode a cool little table mounts in the floor before you. Perfect for a game of cribbage or a place to set your field glasses while waiting for a deer to come into the clearing.

When it’s bed time the table stores in the storage bin beneath you, the sofa collapses easily into a bed, and the fold up tables on the doors are ready for a last minute nosh or nightcap. When it’s time to sleep, you can either lift the tables to their privacy mode or drop them flat to the doors.

VISTABULE TOWING Towing your Vistabule could not be easier! The Vistabule hitch fits a 2” ball. The Vistabule shape is aerodynamic and fits nicely into the slipstream of your car. It has 14” wheels that hug the road and a torsion axle that makes for a smooth ride. The Vistabule camper is carefully balanced, which means that sway and fishtailing are virtually eliminated. Weighing only 1220 pounds, the Vistabule can be towed easily behind almost any car.

VISTABULE POWER NITCH In the back galley, hidden behind the lower storage compartment, lies a secret doorway. Open that door and out tumbles a highly organized array of electrical wires, fuses and connections. When it comes time to service your battery or change a fuse, every thing is clear, labeled and easy to access.

VISTABULE SPECIFICATIONS Body length Total length Body width Width with fenders Height from ground to top of fan cover Interior cabin height Under the floor storage and foot room Main bedroom Weight approx (empty)

10 ft. 14 ft. 5 ft. 6 ft. 10 in 67 in 43 in 6.5 in 58.5 in x 78 in 1200 lb.

Weight approx (gear, propane & water) Tongue weight Tongue weight with 15 lb. propane tank Road clearance Galley counter height Wheels Water tank Gray water holding tank Electric brakes are optional

1520 lb. 147 lb. 162 lb. 11 to 14 in 34 to 37 in 14 in 9 gal 9 gal

VISTABULE PRICING

$13,865 The Basic Package is our attempt to save you money yet still keep the Vistabule look and feel. It includes: Wide vista front window, rear hatch window, pass through opening with screen, two doors with operable windows and screens, two operable porthole windows with screens, headboard storage with sliding doors below and shelves above, two interior dome lights, two porch lights, Fantastic 3 speed fan, two ventilator ports at the foot of the bed, two coat hooks, aluminum fenders, 14” alloy wheels, heavy duty torsion axle, AMG 42 amp. battery, plug-in for shore power, 110v outlet in galley, 12v USB port in galley, galley dome light, galley kitchen counter with sliding doors beneath, spice cabinet, dish and utensil cabinet, incandescent running lights, LED tail lights, license plate light and bracket. $16,348 The Standard Package gives you the full Vistabule experience. We add the following to the Basic Package: pull out two burner cook top, 10 lb. low profile propane tank, pull down picture window shade, two porthole privacy covers, two reading lights, sink, faucet & sprayer, water pump, water filter, fresh water tank, under the floor storage bins with carpet board inserts, sofa bed apparatus for couch mode, queen size mattress, collapsible coffee table, 110v outlet and 12v USB charging outlet in the pass through, two reading lights near headboard, wine bottle insert for dish cabinet, stabilizers (set of two), 110v battery charger, ADD ONS:

Two burner drop-in stove Gray tinted windows Shades for headboard ** Air conditioner (5000 BTU) Vistabule tongue box Black tongue box Off road axle (2”plus clearance) Electric brakes

$395 $199 $99 $295 $595 $249 $99 $349

All LED lights Ultra Breeze vent cover Solar plug-in connection Solar panels 40 watt Aux propane connection Magma Grill / Stove !* Propane furnace !* Refrigerator

$295 $59 $25 $359 $75 $395 $700 $800

Gray water tank (6 gal) $199 City water inlet $99 Mini Spare Tire $85 Combo stove & sink $299 Igloo cooler (48 qt.) $65 Exterior table $99 Door table $159 Roof top air conditioner $800

!* These features have not been prototyped at this time. They are coming soon! ** The air conditioner needs the Vistabule design tongue box which also gives you more interior storage space at the foot of your bed.

If you would like to customize your Vistabule you may order al-a-cart using our downloadable spread sheet. You can find it at www.vistabule.com

Each trailer is custom made to your order. A 1/3rd down payment is required at the time of your order at which time we will prepare a purchase agreement. We reserve the right to change specifications and prices at any time due to product improvement. We will ship your trailer to you, or you can come to Minnesota and stay in our beautiful state parks while exploring the ‘Land of 10,000 Lakes’ and then wending your way home.

MINNESOTA TEARDROP TRAILER LLC

Birth of an Icon

Teardrop trailers are a fad that has lasted since the 1930s. What makes them so appealing? Well, they’re small and cute! But more than that, they are an economical and a simple way to travel through the natural wonders of this great country. Originally, teardrop trailers were born of the need to survive the Great Depression. People were losing their homes, their jobs. En masse they migrated across the country looking for greener pastures. They may have lost their homes and their livelihood, but somehow they held onto their old jalopy and cobbled together a small trailer that could shelter them in their travels to the new world. This was the time of the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC). They built our roads, bridges and infrastructure. They built our National Parks and their marvelous lodges. Little trailers, hard work and hard times made these beautiful vistas that we treasure today. One way to experience these wonderful treasures is in one of our teardrop trailers. It’s a Vistabule! A room with a view, a window to the world.

VISTABULE POSTERS

For the small fee of $12.00 shipping and handling we would be happy to send you one of these beautiful Vistabule Posters. Printed on glossy 13 by 19 stock paper. Comes in a tube, ready to hang on your wall. A constant reminder of a beautiful dream or a cherished vacation. Collect all four with more to come! You can also go to our web site, www.vistabule.com, and download PDFs of these posters free and print them on your own printer. Contact Minnesota Teardrop Trailer LLC 1720 Madison Street NE, Minneapolis MN 55413 or call 1-612-845-4210