Flowcamper van packs in clever expansion and woodsy psychedelic style

Part throwback hippy wagon, part rustic lodge on wheels, the new Flowcamper Max is a Mercedes Sprinter camper van quite unlike any other. A follow-up to more compact, psychedelic Flowcamper vans of the past, the Max brings a larger interior with fixed … Continue reading Flowcamper van packs in clever expansion and woodsy psychedelic style

Ultra flexible tiny house moves from ambitious concept to pre-order

You could be forgiven for assuming that the Casa Ojalá tiny house concept we covered last year was too ambitious to actually be realized, but a prototype is indeed being built and readied for production. Some additional details on the flexible tiny hou… Continue reading Ultra flexible tiny house moves from ambitious concept to pre-order

Squid-inspired Dune House taps solar and wind for energy needs

Here’s an idea for a beach house with a difference, courtesy of Brooklyn-based Studio Vural. Named Dune House, the home would be built into the beach rather than on it like you might expect, and would run off-the-grid with solar panels and wind turbine… Continue reading Squid-inspired Dune House taps solar and wind for energy needs

Lumberjack’s hard-edged teardrop trailer folds into a tiny cabin

Showing yet another style of compact Australian camper trailer with all-world ruggedness, Lumberjack Camper Trailers presents its latest, the Birdsville. The trailer looks like a hard-edged teardrop or squaredrop while towing, but its roof pops free an… Continue reading Lumberjack’s hard-edged teardrop trailer folds into a tiny cabin

Storyteller off-road adventure camper van goes full-on “Beast Mode”

Storyteller Overland launched last year with a new vision for the Sprinter 4×4 camper van, a vehicle with a powerful off-grid lithium electrical system, smart, multifunctional interior and ruggedized exterior ready for unbridled adventure. This year, i… Continue reading Storyteller off-road adventure camper van goes full-on “Beast Mode”

Advanced off-grid camper van gives nomads a stealthy “Last Resort”

Advanced RV’s latest custom camper van creation, the “Last Resort” was developed for a pair of empty nesters making the leap from happy homestead to full-time mobile living. As such, it’s packaged and detailed a little more thoughtfully than average, c… Continue reading Advanced off-grid camper van gives nomads a stealthy “Last Resort”

Datacenter UPS Heads Home for Off-Grid Power Solution

The news sites seem never to be without stories of Elon Musk and his latest ventures, be they rapid transit tube tubes in partial vacuum, space flight, or even personal not-a-flamethrowers. Famous for electric vehicles, Musks’s Tesla also has a line of solar products and offers the Powerwall home battery …read more

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A Mobile Terminal For The End Of The World

If civilization goes sideways and you need to survive, what are the bare essentials that should go in your bunker? Food and fresh water, sure. Maybe something to barter with in case things go full on The Postman. That’s all sensible enough, but how’s that stuff going to help …read more

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Land Cruiser 4×4-equipped Toyota camper van grows with pop-out tent

Straying from the hard-sided pop-out expansion modules we’ve seen on the likes of the Westfalia James Cook, RP Rebel Slide and Pinnacle Finetza, a new Toyota camper van from Australia’s Bus 4×4 relies on a simpler solution: a drop-down expans… Continue reading Land Cruiser 4×4-equipped Toyota camper van grows with pop-out tent