Joe Mullet founded Pleasant Valley Teardrop Trailers in 2005. It began asq a boutique operation moved out of Joe’s garage and into a 3,000-square-foot shop with a small team of local craftsmen.

Joe was intentional about creating a culture that cared deeply – not only for his team, but also for the product and the customer. From that first full year, when the company hand-built 50 campers, it continued to grow the product offering, factory size, and workforce.

Success followed over the next few years; however, as the recession of 2008 took its toll on the industry, Pleasant Valley joined dozens of other RV manufacturers and was forced to close its doors. The same day, opportunity came knocking, and within a matter of months, Joe was able to get back on his feet, reassemble his team, and start anew – this time with the assistance of a national distributor.

In the years that followed, the company acquired the rights to build the iconic TAB Teardrop Camper, created the TAG Teardrop Trailer, and ventured into a new world with the Cirrus Truck Camper. As Pleasant Valley found itself outgrowing the need for a distributor and increasingly stepping into the limelight, the company knew it was time to rebrand. In 2017, the name nuCamp was selected as the company sought to honor the community’s German heritage, celebrate its new beginnings and tip its hat to the industry.

With the mission ‘to build the exceptional’ nuCamp has intentionally chosen to place quality and customer care squarely at the center of everything they do. Perhaps that is why nuCamp continues to hold the title as the world’s largest manufacturer of teardrop trailers.

Updated: February 2025