Travel trailers
Hymer Nova 580: Obama-van?
Travel trailersMost of the winners of the UK Which Caravan Awards 2009 are pretty mundane. But apparently not the German Hymer Nova. Indeed, one excitable judge exclaimed that this caravan had “more to say for itself than Barack Obama”.
Polar Glacier: Swede Dreams
Travel trailersThe usual rule for caravans is that the bigger they get, the uglier they become. But nobody told Scandinavian maker Polar. Their triple-axle Glacier is huge by European standards, at 40 feet long, and pure class.
Airstream: Mobile Cigar Lounge
Travel trailersNo, it’s not a new model from the folks at Jackson Center. It’s a beautiful old 69er converted into a cigar-smoker’s paradise—complete with classy ‘Cigarista’ girls to pour your drink and light your stogie.
Lodge-On-Wheels: shed heaven
Travel trailersIt’s not the sort of vehicle you want to tow down a German autobahn at 120mph behind your Porsche Cayenne. But for meandering around the Rockies, or visiting friends in the Hamptons, a Martin House-To-Go is perfect.
Faro Cricket: inner space
Travel trailersHouston, we have a travel trailer. Garrett Finney is an architect who used to create lunar habitats for NASA: now he’s come down to earth and designed a lightweight trailer for the twenty-first century.
T@B XL: the Burgher King
Travel trailersThe whole point of teardrop trailers is that they’re light and easy to tow. So what are we to make of T@B’s new XL behemoth, with two axles and a hefty 3,300 lbs sitting on the springs?
Tabbert Paganini: jawohl!
Travel trailersStuck for something to tow behind your badass, blacker-than-black Audi Q7? Then may we suggest, mein Herr, the new Tabbert Paganini? For just €37,000 ($55,000), 28 feet of Euro RV aristocracy can be yours.
Mehrzeller: polygon camping
Travel trailersMost innovations in travel trailer design are actually reflections on the past, such as the Airstream and the Shasta Airflyte. So our hearts leapt when we spotted the Mehrzeller caravan concept.
New Shasta: our friend’s electric
Travel trailersStyle mavens and rockabilly freaks rejoice! There’s a new alternative to the Airstream: the very retro and very cool $20,300 Shasta Airflyte 12 from Coachmen.
SylvanSport: Transformer trailer
Travel trailersJust when you think you’ve seen it all, something completely different comes along. Like the $8,000 SylvanSport Go, a rather cool miniature camping trailer that weighs just 800 lbs and could probably be pulled by a Honda Gold Wing.
