You supply the trailer frame — we supply the equivalent of five full 5x10 5052 aluminum sheets' worth of precision-bent, fully welded, and intricately designed panels, ready for you to bolt together into your custom lightweight teardrop.
The Last Teardrop You'll Ever Build
Your vision, our structure. We’ve translated 30 years in the custom car industry into an all-aluminum, DIY teardrop trailer that is engineered to stand the test of time. Our two models, the 480 and 510, are designed to bolt onto any 4x8 or 5x10 flat-top trailer. Receive shipment of this flat-packed crate, assemble the pod onto the trailer, then design your interior to suit your adventure. This revolutionary trailer was made for those who know they can build a teardrop of incredible quality, at a fraction of the cost. Your assembly, our high-quality materials and design.
4x8 vs. 5x10
Pioneer Pricing: Get Your Kit While We Build Our Content Library
We’ve built a legacy and a vibrant community in the custom car world, and we're applying that same passion and expertise to this new project.
We are just as passionate about building a community as we are about building our kits. That said, our commitment to using premium, high-quality materials and engineering-driven design means this special pricing cannot last forever.
As we continue to create our comprehensive build videos and manuals, with new content published every week, we’re offering our kit at a special pioneer price (now 30% off).
This is an invitation to be a part of our next chapter—for the builder who trusts their skills and is ready to get started.
Jump on board and build with us. The Smyth Teardrop kit is now shipping, and the price will increase as our content library becomes more robust.
This is a High-Quality, expertly Engineered Kit, not a basic starter project. You are getting in on the ground floor of a durable, exceptionally designed product built to last. As demand for the Smyth Teardrop grows, the price will accurately reflect the true cost of premium materials and expert engineering. Secure the lowest possible cost on your high-quality kit now.
Have questions? Shoot us an email at smythperformance@gmail.com or give Mark, the engineer behind the product, a call at 508-801-5871.
480 Model
Dimensions
Assemble in a day, then build out the interior to suit your vision.
Build your custom interior on a rock-solid foundation. Pre-welded 1x1” aluminum support bars are integrated into each side wall, creating the perfect base for your cabinets, shelving, and electrical components.
Your teardrop, your rules. This kit is designed to be as versatile as your adventures. Leave it open to haul your gear, or fully customize the cabin with insulation and electricals for an ultimate off-grid camper. The only limit is your imagination.
510 Model
Dimensions
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The Smyth Teardrop Story
The King of Kit Cars steps into the teardrop market with a splash
For the past ten years, Smyth Performance has been all about enabling the DIY crowd to create an amazing car-to-truck conversion that doesn't break the bank, yet can roll away with best in show at any local cars and coffee. The winning formula has always been quality materials and great engineering that can easily compete with the most expensive cars out there. Thousands of ‘Smyth Utes’ roam the streets today, doing everything from daily commutes, farm hauling, car shows, and open track racing.
A few months ago, Mark (the owner of Smyth and father of Factory Five Racing) was playing around with a teardrop camper that he could use to haul his cafe racer Honda 750 motorcycle, and could also do camping/open track events with family and friends. His son Coop (who helps run the company) saw the designs come to life and wanted to build one himself – he saw this as the perfect pod to haul surfboards and beach camp. Some bigger tires and a battery/inverter and this thing would go off grid anywhere in total style.As the design was becoming finalized, EVERYONE who came by the shop wanted one.
Producing these trailers as IKEA- style flat packed kits would be significantly simpler than Smyth’s normal kit car production process, and the team figured that the final results would have just as much of an impact on the DIY teardrop market. A teardrop camper with an all-aluminum, race car-based structure. No plywood. A hole in the market the size of Texas, ready to be filled. Mark's view of "no plywood road-going vehicles" resonated big time.
Not only can you pick up a boxed 4x8 or new 5x10 trailer at Harbor Freight or Tractor Supply, we also pack this kit into a large but compact crate that you pick up at a local shipping terminal...with the trailer base that you just bought! The roof panels, sides and large rear access hatch are pre-welded and bonded, simply bolting together onto your frame. This easy shipping and build convenience, built on a trailer that is already titled, is a huge part of why this project is so fast and instantly rewarding.
Since you get free shipping for your 4x8 platform package as you pick up at Harbor Freight, the total shipping goes down from over a grand for the other trailer manufacturers to only a few hundred bucks in the Smyth system. Whatever you decide to do with this Smyth Teardrop, have a good time with it. We specialize in kit cars, one of the most complex consumer products in existence, and we’ve sold thousands of them to amazing customers over the last 30 years. Mark Smith made the Smyth and Factory Five Racing brands the leaders that they are in the custom car market, and now it’s time to offer ultra high-quality aluminum teardrop camper kits under the same philosophy we’ve always had: create well-designed and engineered kits which enable customers to create something strong, lasting and beautiful. Making the most with your free time every day..