New prototype truck camper
Just when you thought you'd seen it all: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tr7JFMeAZNA
Forum Discussion
Thanks to Deltabravo for posting the additional video link.
It is good to see another manufacturer moving into the market. There are some very interesting ideas here and hopefully it will apply pressure on other manufacturers to compete.
I'd prefer a lighter interior, though maybe they would offer a range of color schemes - genuine European campers tend to have a lighter airier feel to their interiors than this "European style".
I can't criticize the E/W bed or the folding bathroom or the size in general since this is clearly an attempt to produce a small hardside truck camper, and everyone else is producing larger and larger hardside campers. If you want more space there are plenty of products on the market, but if you want something compact (this is for shortbed and is about 7ft wide) your choice is currently limited.
Having said all that the weight is disappointing. If you are compromising on size and space as mentioned above you want the trade off to be very light weight. I'd like to see someone produce a hardside of that size that is well under 2000 lbs wet weight - something you could put on your average 1500 / F150 (and not have to trawl through the specifications finding the exact one that is capable of carrying it and your family). I think that is where the real breakthroughs will come, not in styling. But that will probably require much more difficult choices and more complicated design to achieve a lower weight.
Maybe the compromise here is that they have produced something that is compact, but are trying to spec it out to a higher end of the market. You can see where some of that weight comes in when you look at the folding bunk and fold-out TV.
Of course, this is a demonstrator for the show, so I guess it has to be fitted with every option available.
But on balance I am pleased to see someone new making an effort in the truck camper market, and hopefully they will eventually bring the experience gained from small teardrop trailers to create some more adventurous light-weight truck camper designs suitable for lighter trucks.
Steve.
It is good to see another manufacturer moving into the market. There are some very interesting ideas here and hopefully it will apply pressure on other manufacturers to compete.
I'd prefer a lighter interior, though maybe they would offer a range of color schemes - genuine European campers tend to have a lighter airier feel to their interiors than this "European style".
I can't criticize the E/W bed or the folding bathroom or the size in general since this is clearly an attempt to produce a small hardside truck camper, and everyone else is producing larger and larger hardside campers. If you want more space there are plenty of products on the market, but if you want something compact (this is for shortbed and is about 7ft wide) your choice is currently limited.
Having said all that the weight is disappointing. If you are compromising on size and space as mentioned above you want the trade off to be very light weight. I'd like to see someone produce a hardside of that size that is well under 2000 lbs wet weight - something you could put on your average 1500 / F150 (and not have to trawl through the specifications finding the exact one that is capable of carrying it and your family). I think that is where the real breakthroughs will come, not in styling. But that will probably require much more difficult choices and more complicated design to achieve a lower weight.
Maybe the compromise here is that they have produced something that is compact, but are trying to spec it out to a higher end of the market. You can see where some of that weight comes in when you look at the folding bunk and fold-out TV.
Of course, this is a demonstrator for the show, so I guess it has to be fitted with every option available.
But on balance I am pleased to see someone new making an effort in the truck camper market, and hopefully they will eventually bring the experience gained from small teardrop trailers to create some more adventurous light-weight truck camper designs suitable for lighter trucks.
Steve.
