This Folding Cargo Trailer Shrinks to Save Your Garage Space

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The FALTOS Pureline folding cargo trailer has a 550 kg payload and folds to 85 cm long, freeing garage space between hauling jobs.

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EUR 2,799 incl. VAT; shipping extra
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FALTOS
Category
Outdoors

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A cargo trailer is wonderfully useful on the day you need to move something large. For the other days, it mostly serves as a reserved parking space for air. The FALTOS Pureline folding cargo trailer has a better arrangement: do the hauling, then fold the trailer into a much shorter package so your garage can resume its important work of housing seventeen unfinished projects.

FALTOS Pureline cargo trailer opened with aluminum sidewalls

This is a real road trailer with aluminum sidewalls, a usable cargo bed, and a drawbar. Its unusual talent is that the platform and frame collapse together. Instead of leaving a long empty box behind the lawn mower, you get a compact stack of trailer parts that remain attached to the trailer. Nobody wants a storage solution that begins with finding somewhere to store its loose pieces.

The German maker lists the Pureline at 371 centimeters long when opened and 85 centimeters long when closed. That is a dramatic change in the dimension most likely to prevent a garage door from shutting. Your bicycle may finally stop having to negotiate visitation rights with the rest of the floor.

A folding trailer that understands garage politics

The folded shape is the part that makes you look twice. The floor panels stand upward, the side sections gather around the wheels, and the long hauling platform becomes a short, upright bundle. It looks a little like somebody asked a utility trailer to sit politely and wait its turn.

FALTOS trailer folded with its floor panels upright

FALTOS advertises an approximately 60-second unfolding process. Treat that as the maker’s setup claim, rather than a personal challenge involving a stopwatch and a neighbor. The important feature is the transformation itself: the same equipment that provides a useful loading area can occupy substantially less length between trips.

There is a measurement worth noticing before mentally assigning it a tiny corner. Folded dimensions are 85 by 185 by 110 centimeters. The width remains considerable, and is actually greater than the listed open width of 173 centimeters. This trailer gets shorter; it does not become a suitcase. Measure the space where you plan to park it, including the route through the garage.

Proper cargo space, without permanent floor-space demands

Opened up, the usable cargo area measures 242 by 124 centimeters, with 30-centimeter sidewalls. That gives the product a clear purpose beyond being an impressive folding demonstration. It is a platform for transporting the things that make you stare at your car’s trunk and briefly reconsider all your purchasing decisions.

The standard equipment includes eight integrated tie-down points, a removable tailgate, multifunction lights, an AL-KO axle, aluminum sidewalls, and 18-millimeter floor panels. Those are useful details for a trailer expected to do actual work. The folding party trick would be less compelling if the resulting box had the structural ambitions of a picnic hamper.

FALTOS trailer beside a vehicle in a garage

The manufacturer’s garage scene shows the trailer beside a vehicle, which captures its everyday appeal quite well. Sometimes a hauling tool is needed for a specific job, and sometimes it needs to be out of everyone’s way. A product that acknowledges both situations has clearly spent time around real garages.

  • The aluminum sidewalls surround a 242 by 124-centimeter loading area.
  • Eight integrated tie-down points provide attachment locations for securing loads.
  • The removable tailgate offers flexibility when accessing the cargo bed.
  • The folded package reduces storage length to 85 centimeters.
  • Optional covers and extensions let buyers consider different cargo arrangements.

The numbers behind the disappearing cargo bed

FALTOS lists a permissible total weight of 750 kilograms and a payload of 550 kilograms for the base trailer. These figures describe different things: total weight includes the trailer itself, while payload describes the load allowance. A mountain of garden supplies does not become lighter simply because you arrange it with confidence.

SpecificationPureline base model
Open dimensions371 × 173 × 85 cm
Folded dimensions85 × 185 × 110 cm
Usable cargo area242 × 124 × 30 cm
Permissible total weight750 kg
Payload550 kg
Maximum drawbar load50 kg
Loading edge height56 cm

The maker describes its technical measurements as approximate and applicable to the base model without additional accessories. That matters when comparing configurations. Adding equipment and choosing a different approved weight configuration should be part of your loading plan, rather than something you discover after buying enough mulch to establish a small hillside.

FALTOS trailer with optional tall frame and tarpaulin

Optional equipment for different kinds of hauling

The tall covered version in the photo uses optional equipment. FALTOS lists a folding high frame with tarpaulin, sidewall-extension components, support feet, a cargo net, a flat tarpaulin, and other accessories. The standard Pureline does not magically include every item that appears in a product photograph. That would be a very generous interpretation of shopping.

These options make sense because cargo is inconsiderately varied. Some loads sit comfortably below the sidewalls; others need a different arrangement. Choosing accessories around the jobs you actually do is more useful than building a theoretical trailer for every possible future hobby. The kayaking phase can submit its request separately.

Rear view of the folding FALTOS cargo trailer

The rear view also helps explain how much ordinary trailer hardware remains involved. There are lights, wheels, a tailgate, and fastening components to understand. Folding storage is a convenience between uses, not a replacement for following the manufacturer’s operating instructions when preparing the trailer for a trip.

Who will appreciate the folding trick?

The strongest case is the occasional hauler with limited storage. If you need a trailer for projects but dislike surrendering a long stretch of garage to it permanently, shortening the parked package could be more valuable than another clever accessory. This is equipment designed around the hours when it is doing nothing, which is a surprisingly neglected part of owning equipment.

It is less persuasive if your main requirement is the smallest possible width, or if you already have ample trailer parking. The Pureline still needs a suitable tow vehicle, appropriate storage clearance, and careful loading. The garage benefit is specific and measurable. It does not promise to solve the unrelated pile of camping chairs leaning against the refrigerator.

A flat cover is another optional configuration. Before ordering, check which accessories suit your loads and which are included in your chosen package. Buyers outside the maker’s supported delivery area should confirm availability directly; a German product listing should not be mistaken for a promise of local delivery everywhere.

Images: FALTOS.

Key details and availability

  • Product: FALTOS Pureline folding cargo trailer.
  • Main benefit: a full cargo platform folds into an 85-centimeter-long storage package.
  • Folded width and height: 185 and 110 centimeters.
  • Base-model capacity: 550 kg payload within a 750 kg permissible total weight.
  • Standard equipment: aluminum sidewalls, 18 mm floor panels, eight tie-down points, lights, and removable tailgate.
  • Covers, high frame, and extension equipment are optional purchases.

The Pureline is listed at €2,799 including VAT, with shipping extra. FALTOS lists delivery charges of €175 for Germany and €195 for Austria, and says the trailer is normally ready to ship within three working days. Delivery timing is arranged with the buyer. Confirm the current total, destination coverage, and chosen configuration before ordering.

For the right garage, the appeal is wonderfully straightforward: keep the hauling ability and reclaim some room afterward. Your trailer can finally stop occupying the floor like a houseguest who brought a bed and misunderstood the invitation.

ProsCons and considerations
Folds to just 85 cm in lengthStill 185 cm wide when folded
Useful 242 × 124 cm cargo bedRequires suitable towing and loading arrangements
550 kg listed base-model payloadAccessories and configuration affect planning
Eight tie-down points and removable tailgateCorrect setup and load securing remain essential
Optional cover and extension choicesShown accessories are not all standard equipment
Compact storage between hauling jobsShipping costs and destination availability need checking
Silver FALTOS cargo trailer folded with dark floor panels upright between its wheels, parked on a concrete garage floor.
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James Harrison is a 41-year-old writer and product scout from the Minneapolis area with a serious soft spot for gadgets, quirky inventions, and gifts that make people say, “Wait—where did you find that?” At OddityMall, he explores the…