Airstream’s latest camper van hides serious secrets, good and gross

While its fancier sibling has been undercutting it with a solid piece of off-road RVing, Airstream has been preoccupied taking a good idea too far. Way too far. The Interstate 19X LE Outland Edition starts off with a few unique, interesting camping fea… Continue reading Airstream’s latest camper van hides serious secrets, good and gross

Luxury-branded adventure camper van handily undercuts Winnebago

Tiffin is best known for offering some of the American market’s most lavish and expensive bus-sized Class A motorhomes. So it might come as a surprise that it’s added a gritty, fully off-grid-capable Mercedes Sprinter camper van to its lineup. It’s eve… Continue reading Luxury-branded adventure camper van handily undercuts Winnebago

Open Source Residential Energy Storage

An L-shaped orange mounting structure with two white reservoirs on top, a set of pumps on the outer bottom edges, and a membrane cell bolted together in the center. The parts are connected by a series of transparent tubes.

Battery news typically covers the latest, greatest laboratory or industry breakthroughs to push modern devices further and faster. Could you build your own flow battery stationary storage for home-built solar …read more Continue reading Open Source Residential Energy Storage

Expandable camping pod turns barren ground into RV-style kitchen

The last time UK tentmaker Cinch and Chinese global gear manufacturer Wild Land teamed up, they brought the world a push-button inflatable rooftop tent with serious starry night views. A year later and they’re back, this time with a product that can pe… Continue reading Expandable camping pod turns barren ground into RV-style kitchen

Absurdly light pickup camper adapts to adventure via plug-n-play pods

With a base weight estimated at a nice round 550 lb (249 kg), the Stealth pickup camper from Peak Performance Campers is the lightest we’ve ever covered. Thanks to Peak’s extruded aluminum-framed Modu-Lock component system, it’s also the most versatile… Continue reading Absurdly light pickup camper adapts to adventure via plug-n-play pods

Self-sufficient concrete home disappears into lush landscape

If you love all things concrete then you’ll find a lot to like with the Shire, by Atelier Matias Mosquera. The extraordinary home blends into its lush surrounding landscape and offers self-sufficiency in power, water and food.Continue ReadingCategory: … Continue reading Self-sufficient concrete home disappears into lush landscape

Rugged micro-trailer unboxes into two-story base camp with staircase

The Hardkorr Xplorer was already one of the smallest, most feature-packed off-road micro-campers out there, and now Hardkorr has gone and made it smaller. More accurately, it’s made it lower, dropping down the total ride height so that the trailer stor… Continue reading Rugged micro-trailer unboxes into two-story base camp with staircase

Truck camping kit gives Toyota Tacoma a modular camper van floor plan

Pickup camping toppers are a great lightweight RV solution that’ll get you up out of the ground tent and into a more stable, better-protected vehicle. But they typically lack any amenities beyond a basic mattress to sleep on. Nevada-based Catapult Adve… Continue reading Truck camping kit gives Toyota Tacoma a modular camper van floor plan

Hammerhead micro-camper packs velvety luxury in a battle-ready shell

One of the more interesting teardrop-sized off-road camping trailers to make its way across our computer screen in recent years, the Goliath G-47 is a towable juxtaposition that pairs one of the hardest-wearing exteriors out there with a cozy living co… Continue reading Hammerhead micro-camper packs velvety luxury in a battle-ready shell

The $1-million camper van: Two stories of self-sufficient ostentation

The new Vanyx camper van looks to combine off-grid capability and luxury living like no other Class B camper before it

Yep, that’s a big head. But there’s a method to the Franken-headed madness – the cartoonishly massive roof on the new Vanyx camper van is a habitat in itself, splitting the van into separate floors for sleeping and daytime living. The new all-German camper looks to bring an unprecedented level of land yacht luxury to the Class B segment while still offering enough hard-nosed grit and self-sufficient supply to handle extended treks off road and grid. Ingenious creation or proof the overland-glamping market has finally pushed its luck too far?

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