A teardrop camper named

Pearl

First camper. Slow trips. Honest notes.
Somewhere in the West.

Next trip

Goblin Valley State Park

Utah · May 9–May 11 · 400 mi

1 Trips logged

This is Saurav Gupta's personal log for life with a tiny teardrop trailer. Real costs, honest gear notes, and trip entries written after the fact. No sponsors, no advice unless asked.

12 Destinations mapped

The rig

Meet Pearl

A used teardrop with a teal body, a cream top, and a burgundy stripe. Warm wood galley drawers. A hatch that opens into a full outdoor kitchen. She is small, purposeful, and already has opinions about where she wants to go.

Pearl's story →

The pilot

Saurav Gupta

Software engineer by day, outdoors person the rest of the time. Grew up surrounded by mountains — ended up in Utah, which was inevitable. Backpacking, trail running, photography, kayaking. Pearl is how he goes further into the places he already loves.

The person →

The long game

Was buying Pearl worth it?

Paid $6,500. Renting costs ~$125/night. Break-even: 52 nights. Tracking every trip until the math tips.

See the meter →
2 / 52 nights
4% to break-even