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Over the years, we’ve seen many variations of the in-vehicle camper box from around Europe. From Switzerland’s 3D puzzle-like transformer, to France’s multi-piece pack-up caravan, and from Germany’s pickup bed Oktoberfest party, to Great Brit… Continue reading Small, simple Ello camping box turns compact cars into off-grid camper vans
The way-out-of-the-box skimpy shoe market slowed down considerably since the trendy barefoot days of fuzzy five-toed shoe socks and chainmail foot sleeves just a few years back. Lately, though, it feels like it might be making something of a … Continue reading Link smashes the sneaker and flip-flop together to create a weird wearable outsole
More stylish than any bus-size fifth-wheel or triple-axle, but still packing enough room for the whole family, the new Trail Ridge caravan from Colorado startup Dunraven brings clean aluminum design and cozy living to camp. The 18-foot (5.5-m) all-aluminum box trailer is designed for families that want to fully experience the outdoors, not just park their trailers there. It packs an outdoor kitchen, off-grid power system and standing-height interior that sleeps five to six people.
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Continue Reading Dunraven’s aluminum camping trailer is a towable off-grid tiny cabin for a family of six
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Serving as the foundation of electric vehicles launched by everyone from startups to massive global automakers, the skateboard chassis has become a staple of the auto industry. But Swedish commercial vehicle and transport brand Scania is exploring something that’s much more of a hoverboard chassis. Its NXT autonomous electric vehicle concept uses independently detachable front and rear axles as the basis of a modular vehicle system that can quickly go from dropping kids at school to dropping garbage at the dump.
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Continue Reading Scania’s hoverboard-like modular electric axles transport people by day, garbage by night
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Camper vans usually sleep two to four people on a combination of rear bed and optional pop-up roof bed. Occasionally we see a van that can sleep five or six. The latest Boxlife from Germany’s Knaus goes a step further, sleeping up to seven pe… Continue reading Knaus Boxlife camper van sleeps seven and still loads up with bikes and gear
Usually a camping trailer tongue box will carry a battery and maybe some tools, but the innovators at Australia’s HUTrv have managed to pack an entire kitchen and bathroom into their caravan’s upsized tongue box. Called the Dekpod, the expand… Continue reading Expanding Australian camping trailer pops, folds and swings to family size
We’ve seen a number of angular teardrop styles, from the fairly common squaredrop to the much rarer faceted polygon. French startup Carapate Adventure tries something different with its eponymous mini-caravan — a rolling wooden trapezoi… Continue reading Carapate brings a fresh shape and plenty of fresh air to the teardrop trailer
Westfalia is known the world over for its pop-up camper vans, so much so that you’ll still find terms like “Westfalia-style roof” substituted for “pop-up roof,” even though many other companies around the world offer them. But Westfalia’s latest pop-top van features a little more “pop” than even longtime fans might be expecting. In addition to popping up, the all-new James Cook expands out the back, increasing interior space and bed size. The sub-6-m (19.8-ft) James Cook combines the everyday maneuverability of a Sprinter 144 with the living space of a longer-wheelbase van, and it packs the latest smart home-style camper tech to boot.
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Continue Reading Westfalia’s smart, connected Mercedes pop-top camper van pops out as well as up
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Continue reading Westfalia's smart, connected Mercedes pop-top camper van pops out as well as up
We’ve been watching the new third-generation Mercedes-Benz Sprinter morph into different camper vans in Germany, the UK and the US. Now Australia’s Trakka, builder of small on- and off-road motorhomes, has given us our first look at a gen-3 Sprinter camper van from down under, and it’s arguably the most impressive yet. The Jabiru camper van uses a full off-grid power suite and multifunctional, space-optimizing components to support highway and backway adventurers as they escape on quick holidays or extended off-grid expeditions.
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Continue Reading Trakka’s latest camper van heads for the Outback with off-grid power and slick versatility
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Thanks largely to shows like Overland Expo West and Abenteuer & Allrad, we spend much of this time of year looking at sometimes-odd, always-intriguing exploration machines built to travel every inch of the world’s terrain. But that terrai… Continue reading Dynamiq Global 330 explorer yacht brings Bentley levels of luxury to remote waters