Nobody under
age 30 qualifies
as a trout bum,
Gary LaFontaine
writes in his intro
to John Gierach’s
book Trout Bum.

Anglers that young are yet to prove they rejected a wife, children, house payments and so on, LaFontaine says.

You're probably like that.

You love the outdoors, but are civilized about it.

Silver Tears Campers let you fantacize about being an outdoor bum.

But with style.

“(You’ll) travel light, but smart, with everything you need, and nothing you don’t,” the company says.

“Maneuver it deftly through the woods to the creek bank,” it says.

Fry trout in the open-air kitchen. Rub your hands across the maple countertop. Or read that novel in the light of the kerosene lantern. Fall asleep to the sound of rain on the aluminum roof, the company continues, and dream of tomorrow’s adventures.

Then get up, and go, it says

The teardrop camper was an instant classic when it first hit the American highways in the 40s, the company says.

“Silver Tears Campers expands the personal statement into a road epic,” it says.

The campers come in two models: the SilverTear Series, with an aluminum exterior, and the Woodie Series, named for its beautiful
wooden accents.

Both are beautiful, actually.

They're compact to
the point of being art.

Both are available
in either 4 feet
wide by 8 feet long
or 5 by 10, and
weigh approximately
1,500 pounds.

Pull it with your Mini, the company says.

Options are available like a propane stove and a shower.

You may not look like a trout bum if you motor these campers to streamside.

But you can beautifully live the fantasy about being one.

If John Gierach, after his book was published, was going to end up driving a 40-foot Winnebago, that was going be sad, LaFontaine writes in the introduction.

If Gierach drove up with a Silver Tears Camper, LaFontaine might cut him a break, it seems.

For more info, visit the Silver Tears Campers Web site.