Breath Trailer entered the RV market in 2024 with their Australian-made take on the humble teardrop camper. But if you think teardrops are more cookie-cutter than custom, you’re in for a shock. Building a Breath is like assembling a Subway Sub, only the result is less fast-food sanga and more artisan bagel.
Each Breath teardrop is built to order and fully customised through an online menu. You start with the exterior colour – there are more than 100 to choose from – and then move on to the cabinetry, deciding between a palette of 30-plus colours. Next, you select your model from three price points, then it’s on to the add-on features. Fancy a rooftop tent? How about upgrading the suspension and power, adding under-chassis lights and throwing in a solar blanket and a couple of Bluetooth speakers?
All this is done at the click of a button without any arm-twisting from a pushy salesman in a dealership. And 100 native trees are planted with every trailer purchase. What a breath of fresh air.
Breath was born from founder Patricio Rodriguez’s mission to fill a gap in the market. After years of experimenting with every kind of camping set up – even a big bus conversion – he was unsatisfied. Rodriguez was searching for simplicity – a space to be present and still and reconnect with nature.
“Breath started in 2024 out of a passion for compact, off-grid, design-led travel,” he says. “I noticed many trailers on the market felt either too stripped back or too complicated, especially for people who want true flexibility and freedom in where they travel.
“Breath was created to fill that gap; offering smart, efficient, and beautifully designed trailers that are easy to use and tailored to the individual.”
Each teardrop is designed, built and assembled in Breath’s Sydney factory, excluding the chassis, which is imported. There are three models in the range: the Breath Essential (from $19,990), the Breath Plus (from $25,740) and the just-released off-grid Breath Ultra (from $30,290).
The Ultra has all the bells and whistles you can realistically squeeze onto a four-metre trailer, including a queen-size bed, awning, 12Ah lithium battery, 400W of solar, 80L water tank (plus 80L grey), and an external kitchen under the rear hatch equipped with a 60L upright fridge, double gas stove and sink.
But it’s the extras that give this teardrop real punch. Think bike rack, roof rack, inverter, outdoor shower and fold-down picnic table on the spare tyre. There’s even a rare-in-a-teardrop pop-up table which converts the bedroom into a living room.
Optional extras include an integrated hot water service and shower tent, 180-degree awning, solar and battery upgrades, reading lights and fans.
Breath is already turning over $200,000 a month in revenue and has been nominated for a Better Future Sydney Design Award. Look out, big-brand RV manufacturers.
While a teardrop camper isn’t for everyone, the Breath Ultra is ideal for budget conscious travellers looking for a compact RV with no set-up that’s flush with features normally reserved for larger vans.
