A tiny trailer with large ambitions, the brand new Skookum from Alberta-based Tactical Overland is a household trailer specced for clans with surnames like “Amundsen” and “Hillary.” As a result of this trailer is constructed to push past the standard limits of off-roading and overlanding, making camp out of essentially the most distant components of Canada, even within the lifeless of winter. It collapses inward for journey however expands right into a two-story 4-sleeper base camp with house to work, cook dinner, bathe and stay your greatest off-grid life.
It is getting more durable and more durable to maintain monitor of each off-road trailer producer on the market, even in North America alone. Tactical builds squaredrop all-terrain trailers that remind us loads of the choices from builders like Mission Overland, Xpedition Trailers, Off Grid Trailers and doubtless a couple of others that did not come instantly to thoughts. Nevertheless it’s a separate operation with some signature options that separate it from these others.
Based mostly out of Sylvan Lake, a lakeside city of 17,500 roughly midway between Calgary and Edmonton, Tactical’s trailers are fairly clearly impressed by the rugged terrain and climate of Western Canada, a lot of essentially the most scenic of which will be discovered simply west in and past the Canadian Rockies.
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Tactical prides itself on constructing rock-solid zero-wood trailers that supply extra space than the everyday off-road squaredrop/teardrop-style rig can muster. Its unique trailer, the HQ Sequence, measures beneath 15 toes (4.6 m) in size however manages to squeeze in a ground plan constructed to each lounge and sleep in. And not using a galley consuming up house within the tailgate space, Tactical would not must dedicate the total size of the cabin to a mattress, as a substitute putting in a mix of raised rear mattress and a entrance console separated by an entry ground. So you possibly can sit up on the sting of the mattress or lie down, whereas most teardrop trailers have you ever mendacity or sitting on the mattress with none inside ground.
The most recent trailer within the Tactical lineup, the Skookum builds on this idea by including just a little additional house to additional optimize the day/night-friendly ground plan. The trailer measures in a couple of foot longer than the HQ collection at 15.9 toes (1.3 m), whereas driving 7 inches (18 cm) larger at 7.2 toes (2.2 m). Width stays roughly the identical at 85 in (216 cm).
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The Skookum’s additional peak owes to the pop-up roof sitting atop it. It unfurls right into a wedge-shaped upstairs bed room with double mattress. Throughout daylight, the lift-up mattress panel within the pop-up roof greater than doubles max headroom to over 8 toes (2.5 m), including the power to face up on the trailer ground.
Down beneath, the trailer options an L-shaped couch lounge full with an adjustable swivel desk that doubles as a cellular workstation for logging in anyplace you possibly can set up an web connection. At night time, that desk drops down and the backrest cushion lays on prime to finish the 54 x 80-in (137 x 203-cm) double mattress. Just like the HQ Sequence, the Skookum consists of an entryway ground, which doubles as a basis for the small ladder up into the pop-up roof space.
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Whereas making the Skookum roomier than the common off-road ‘drop camper, Tactical would not go fairly as far as to equip it with an inside galley or toilet. It does, nonetheless, add each options through the expandable exterior.
The slide-out kitchen towards the rear of the trailer features a Prepare dinner Companion dual-burner range and a sink with sizzling/chilly water. The 69-L dual-zone fridge is positioned within the nostril storage field to finish the right-side galley house. A 180-degree awning overhead retains cooks shaded and dry.
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The Skookum’s left facet is not fairly as loaded with gear and storage, however it does embrace a deployable bathe tent mounted to the roof rail. The bathe sprayer and on-demand water heater are positioned in a side-mounted storage field for simple setup. The trailer carries a 72-L contemporary water provide.
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Further commonplace gear features a Planar diesel cabin heating system and a 100-Ah self-heating lithium battery. The Skookum has a metallic/composite building mounted aboard a metal body. A Timbren 3500 HD suspension and 360-degree articulating Max Coupler preserve the trailer rolling comfortably over rugged, unpredictable terrain.
Tactical launched the Skookum in late 2025 and is promoting Could construct slots now. The trailer begins at CA$49,999 (approx. US$36,700).
The video beneath reveals the Skookum doing what it was constructed to do.
Your Cabin on the Fringe of Nowhere | Meet the Skookum
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