Chalet A-Frame Campers
“A-Frames + Friends + Campfires = Memories”
About Chalet A-Frame Campers
Chalet Inc. (Chalet RV) of Albany, Oregon hand-builds hard-sided folding A-frame camping trailers — currently the LTW, Classic, and XL — that set up in seconds and tow behind most vehicles. The company was co-founded around 2000 by Chris and Brenda Hanson and once billed itself as the nation's leading manufacturer of ultra-lightweight hard-sided folding trailers, surviving the 2008 industry crash that killed larger Oregon RV makers. Today it operates as a small-batch builder with a waiting list, supported by an owner 'Ambassador' network and its own parts/service store.
How they build
Products are hand-crafted in Oregon with lightweight hard-sided construction and the company's patented Roof Lift System; the company credits its survival to staying small, flexible, and quick to respond to niche demand.
- A-frame folding trailers
- Patented Roof Lift System
- Hand-crafted in Oregon
- Lightweight hard-sided campers
Milestones
- 2000Founded in Albany, OR by Chris and Brenda Hanson (approximate)
- 2010Added a second production line after securing $350,000 in government loans
- 2011Unit sales topped 300, rebounding from the crash (pre-2008 peak was about 500 a year)
