Only 2.70 meters: this mini caravan sleeps 3 – and has its own bathroom!

Who's behind the Ankaravan Mini 270?

The Turkish Ankaravan Mini 270 is sold on the German market by ANKER Caravan, a dealer based in Berlin. According to the seller, it's aimed at anyone who wants to "travel flexibly and without hassle": weekend trips, spontaneous tours, small pitches. In short, it's for people who don't need a 7-meter caravan but also have no interest in trekking to the toilet block from a tent.

And that's exactly the gap it fills. Most mini caravans in this size class are basically sleeping cabins with an outdoor kitchen. A bathroom? Forget it. The Mini 270 does things differently.

The dimensions

Let's start with the raw numbers, because they're the reason this caravan is interesting in the first place:

• Body length: 2.70 m (4.20 m including the drawbar)

• Width: 2.00 m

• Height: 2.40 m (show vehicle), interior standing height 1.90 m

• Unladen weight: 680 kg for the show vehicle, 490 kg in the base version

• Permitted total weight: 750 to 1,000 kg, depending on the package

• Nose weight: 50 to 75 kg

What does that mean in practice? With a permitted total weight of 750 kg, you can tow the Mini 270 easily with a regular class B car license. A small car rated for 750 kg towing capacity (or ideally a bit more as a buffer) is enough. And at 4.20 meters overall length, it won't hog several spaces at once in the supermarket car park either.

A standing height of 1.90 meters is surprisingly generous for such a small caravan – genuinely impressive.

Is the Ankaravan Mini 270 suitable for an electric car?

Many electric cars are only rated to tow 500 to 1,000 kilos. That rules out a classic caravan for most EVs.

The Mini 270 flips that around. With a permitted total weight of 750 kilos, it falls into the range many EVs can still handle: a Tesla Model 3, a VW ID.4, a Cupra Born, or a Hyundai Kona Electric are all approved to tow between 750 and 1,200 kilos, depending on registration. Even with smaller EVs rated for just 500 kilos of towing capacity, the base version at 490 kilos unladen weight is theoretically within range – though without much payload left over. Check the exact figures for your car; the towing capacity is listed on the vehicle registration document under O.1 (braked) and O.2 (unbraked).

One thing you shouldn't overlook: the base version has an unbraked axle. That's only permitted up to 750 kilos, and for many EVs the unbraked towing capacity is significantly lower than the braked one. From the Full package onward, you get the braked AL-KO axle, which unlocks the higher figure.

Then there's range to consider. Towing a trailer costs an EV roughly a third to half of its range, depending on speed, wind, and frontal area. At 2.00 meters wide and 2.40 meters tall, the Mini 270 isn't exactly a slipstream miracle, but it's far more compact than a full-size caravan. If you drive at 80 instead of 100 km/h and recharge every 200 kilometers, you should manage just fine.

In short: if you drive an EV and still want a caravan with a bathroom, the options are extremely limited. The Mini 270 is a solid choice for 1 to 3 travelers.

The bathroom: yes, really, with a shower and toilet

Now for the part that hooked me in the first place.

To the left of the kitchen sits a wet room, roughly 65 by 100 centimeters according to the floor plan. Inside: a portable toilet, a washbasin with a pull-out tap that doubles as a showerhead, and a floor drain. Plus a 12-volt water pump and a 55-liter fresh water tank – more capacity than most standard caravans offer.

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Is this a spa-style shower? No. It's a wet room like the ones you find in compact camper vans. You step in, pull out the tap, rinse off quickly, done. For campsites without sanitary facilities, or a night at a random pitch, that's a real advantage over any other caravan this size.

There's also an external water connection with an outdoor shower. Sandy feet, a muddy dog, a wetsuit – all rinsable outside.

Two things you should know:

1. The toilet in the show vehicle is a portable toilet, essentially a Porta Potti, not a fixed cassette toilet. According to the manufacturer, that only comes with the priciest "Ultra" package.

2. Hot water isn't included as standard. A boiler is also only part of the Ultra package. So in the show unit, you'd be showering cold or heating water in a kettle.

For the price, I still think that's impressive. A lockable toilet in a 2.70-meter trailer is an argument many campers underestimate — until they've walked across a campsite at 3 a.m. in the rain.

Living and sleeping: seating area, bunk bed, and one clever trick

The layout is simple, and that's exactly why it works. Rear right has a seating area with a table, opposite two benches. The seating corner converts into a bed measuring 145 by 194 centimeters. That's double-bed size, though not exactly generous.

Here's the trick: above the seating area hangs a foldable extra bed measuring 70 by 194 centimeters, rated for up to 75 kilos. That means up to three people can sleep in the Mini 270. Two adults plus a child works fine — three adults, I wouldn't recommend, unless you really like each other.

The windows have mosquito screens and blackout covers, there's LED lighting inside and out, and the electrical system runs on both 12 volts and 230 volts.

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The kitchen: more than expected

Next to the bathroom sits the kitchen unit with a sink and electric stove. The show unit came with a 50-liter compressor fridge running on 12 volts. It also works without shore power, as long as the battery cooperates.

And it does cooperate: there's a solar panel with an MPPT controller on the roof, plus a 100 Ah battery. That's enough for lights, fridge, and water pump over a weekend. For the electric stove, you'll need shore power — I didn't see a gas option at the booth. Worth knowing if you like to camp off-grid in the middle of nowhere. A gas stove for outdoor use solves that problem cheaply.

Heating comes from a diesel heater. Combined with the Maxel 100 insulation, that makes the Mini 270 usable in cooler months too, not just for summer trips.

The price: what does the Ankaravan Mini 270 really cost?

Now it gets interesting. ANKER Caravan offers four packages, still advertised on the website with show prices at the time of publication (as of mid-September 2026):

The show unit in Düsseldorf essentially matched the Full package and was offered as a new vehicle with a 36-month follow-up warranty for a show cash price of €15,199. There was also a financing example with a €4,000 down payment and €142 per month over 120 months at 6.99 percent effective annual interest.

My take: the Full package should be a given. Braked axle, heater, and fridge aren't "extras" — they're what makes the trailer actually enjoyable to use. The €4,000 surcharge over the Standard version is money well spent, especially since the solar system comes included too.

If you really want the "proper bathroom" with a fixed toilet and hot water, you'll end up with the Ultra package for just under €17,000. Even that is still well below what established brands charge for trailers with a wet room.

What to watch out for before buying

A few open questions remain, even though I was pretty impressed by the vehicle in terms of price and equipment:

ANKER Caravan is (still) a young, very small company that distributes trailers from the Turkish manufacturer Ankaravan (ANKARAVAN Karavan A.Ş., based in Akyurt near Ankara) in Germany. The website lacks details on registration (COC certificate or EU type approval), warranty, and delivery time.

Before buying, you should clarify the following points:

• Ask to see the COC certificate: Without a COC certificate (proof of EU type approval), every vehicle needs an individual inspection at TÜV or DEKRA. That often costs several hundred euros, plus possible modifications. In the worst case, registration might not be possible at all.

• Ask for customs documents: For vehicles from Turkey, the registration office usually also wants proof that customs duties were paid. Without registration, there's no insurance — and you're not allowed to drive it.

• Warranty and service: The statutory 2-year warranty for new goods applies, but presumably only against Anker Caravan. Customers have no direct claim against the Turkish manufacturer. If the dealer disappears, the warranty may become impossible to enforce. Whether spare parts or a workshop are available in Germany isn't clear to me even after a thorough web search.

Conclusion: who is the Ankaravan Mini 270 right for?

The Mini 270 isn't a caravan for a three-week family trip to the south of France. It's a caravan for couples, solo campers, and parents with one kid who want to hit the road spontaneously, often, and without a huge tow vehicle. And who don't want to give up having their own toilet to do it.

For under 15,000 euros, you get something that simply didn't exist at the Caravan Salon in this combination of size, bathroom, and price. I spent an hour at the booth and honestly had to hold myself back from asking for the order form.

What do you think: is a mini caravan with a wet room enough for you, or does it have to be the big solution? Let us know in the comments.