We shouldn’t judge books – let alone travel trailers – by their appearance, and this compact and relatively lightweight caravan is almost daring you to do it just to show you how wrong it would be. This is the NTR2X, a family-friendly offroad travel trailer designed for all kinds of adventures.
The NTR2X is the smallest of its kind: it’s the smallest entry in the series of offroad trailers from Hunter Nature. That name probably means nothing to you, and that’s mostly because they’re based out of Turkey though shipping their products all over Europe, albeit in small numbers.
Hunter Nature is a regular presence at trade events and has even made international headlines before, with units that folded out to offer more living space at camp, as was the case with the Raptor, itself a new development of an older concept that also went viral. They’ve been making travel trailers since 2019, all of them by European standards, motivated mostly by the desire to be the sole manufacturer of truly offroad caravans in Europe.
They’re currently offering five floorplans under the NTR name, with the NTR2X being the smallest. As its name hints, it’s meant to be a couple’s unit that offers sleeping for just two people, but it can actually be optioned to accommodate an entire family of four. You’ll have to spend a bit more for that, of course, to add a single or double bed in the roof.
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Like its bigger sibling, the NTR4X we saw earlier this week, the NTR2X comes with a pop-up roof that was designed specifically for this series. Unlike its bigger sibling, it features a wedge-shaped tent with a hard cover and canvas walls, and a rear entrance.
You can still use the trailer without the tent section opened, especially if you want to make use of its insulation for some wintertime adventures. On hotter days, you can open the roof for extra ventilation, in addition to getting to full standing height.
This model is designed for shorter trips on road or off of it, at the campsite or not. The upside to a much smaller footprint and a lighter weight is that you can tow it without your daily driver without needing to upgrade from your regular B Category driving license.
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For a weekend warrior or the occasional adventurer looking simply to spend some quality time with the fam or friends but without much hassle, the NTR2X seems like the perfect solution. You get a “comfortable camping experience” with no headaches, so what’s not to like about it?
Construction is with a steel chassis and a full aluminum body, like in the bigger models. The NTR2X rides on a single axle with independent spring suspension and AL-KO stabilizers, and comes with an electric entry step, awning-style large windows with integrated blinds and flyscreens, and prep for two kitchens.
It also seems to offer an indoor bathroom in a small cubicle, which could be either a full wet bath or a space for a cassette toilet. Hunter Nature doesn’t offer clear details about that, but they do say that you can add an outdoor shower as an option.
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The NTR2X comes in at 4.5 meters (14.7 feet) of total length, with just 3 meters (9.8f eet) in the body and 1.88 meters (6.1 feet) of overall width. It travels at 2.25 meters (7.3 feet) in height and reaches 3.11 meters (10 feet) at its highest rear point at camp, when you open up the roof with just one hand.
Inside, you have storage and the supposed bathroom cubicle, a small galley kitchen off the side, and a U-shaped dinette with an adjustable table that also helps to convert this seating area into a double bed. It’s a small camper so features and amenities will be limited – and relative to the size of the footprint.
That said, like with its bigger brother, Hunter Nature strives to create a cozy, welcoming, and highly functional space. You get all-aluminum cabinetry and composite materials, with some focus on aesthetics and lots of attention to durability and functionality.
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Options include an outdoor kitchen setup that would render the indoor galley obsolete except for brewing coffee in really bad weather. Where the indoor one has a single-burner and a tiny tap combo unit, the exterior one features two burners, a slide-out tray for a griddle or additional worktop space, a sink, and some storage. A cooler box on a slider tray tucks neatly into the box at the front of the trailer.
Standard features include a 230 or 340W solar panel on the roof, a 100 or 150Ah lithium battery, an 80-liter (21-gallon) tank for freshwater, and a 30-liter (8-gallon) one for gray.
Hunter Nature mentions a weight of 790-900 kg (1,741-1,984 lbs), which is probably empty weight depending on equipment. Maximum permissible weight is probably 1,000-1,100 kg (2,204-2,425 lbs), so you could still tow it without upgrading your driving license.
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The manufacturer doesn’t list a starting price for the model, but the bigger NTR4X we looked at earlier on sells for around £55,000 in the UK (approximately €65,800 or $73,000 at the current exchange rate). It’s not cheap, but it promises to do things cheap caravans could never.