Is this the way caravans of tomorrow will look?

[Paul]

Myself I like the look of them.. :lol:
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1052117/Pictured-The-pods-hoping-make-caravanning-cool.html

[rustic]

Looks like a YO-YO, I guess you could store it by the side of the house but the bin men might mistake it for a wheelie bin. :lol: :lol:
Actually could be ok if you go to concerts etc..

[(RIP) PLANK]

I think it would be ok for a really small caravan but the design will throw a lot of weight on the back of the towing car!

And i htink carvans have 'evolved' to their present boxy shape as it it the most eficient use of space, just as all cars still have basic simmilarities, i.e a wheel on each corner etc.

but maybe they will be an eye catching introduction to caravaining!

[knotting_pot]

How about this one then?


http://www.topgear.com/us/blog/more/worlds-coolest-caravan/

[(RIP) PLANK]

i know i sound like an old sick in the mud but!

you can tell it is american as the axle is too far back
and as a horse owner it looks to me like a posh horse box?

Anyone else think so?

try this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Roma-Style-6-Wheeler-Cobdale-Showmans-Gypsy-Caravan_W0QQitemZ280289596943QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK _Campers_Caravans_Motorhomes?hash=item280289596943&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318

now if you fancy it call the number and ask for Dan Sullivan he will do you a good deal!


and i think its hard to beat for style!

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

Plank Im with you, no suprise, now that 6 wheeler is a beauty maybe
only second uk van seen on 3 axles and other was a custom roma too.

as for the top gear one before reading text thought hmm airstream meets
jug kettle, all the curves but just in another plane.

think my next van will be a buccanner of uk domestic design but for the
handbuilt quality. if could get uk to adopt 8 footers for tugs under 3.5t
then would love a roma but the shame of it with a wet conversion.

[(RIP) PLANK]

well if you must have it wet, so be it :oops:

but to be honest I would look for one already fitted for water as conversions often look messy. But your right they are very well built but can be heavy to go with it!

[(RIP) PLANK]

:wink: sorry i forgot it was about caravans of the future, not the past :lol:

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

:wink: sorry i forgot it was about caravans of the future, not the past :lol:

well close, my 'future' van!

suppose wet kitchen enough, a potty under bed and a toilet tent/awning.
not looking for a shower/washroom as robs so much space/openness.

[dinky]

Ihave a old elan 14 buccaneer of 1991 vintage,might be heavy compared to modern vans but all cupboards are wood,and good quality .Proper coachbuilt caravan,second coachbuilt van i have had seem to keep warmer in winter.Hopefully will keep this for another 10 yrs.

[(RIP) PLANK]

The Eland is a Great classic caravan the last one I owned was a Cotswold windrush I sold a few months ago, we used it a few times and it was great despite its advancing years, my wieght domments were aimed at the large travellers type Buccaneers rather than the smaller tourning ones, sorry :oops:

[dinky]

My point is ,mine weighs more than most 4 berths of modern era.there is a man in hull who bought all the parts from buccaneer when they went bust.Still get all main body panels and windows and he does body repairs as well.He does parts for all buccaneer caravans.

[(RIP) PLANK]

Dinky, lets compare you show me yours and i will show you mine :lol: , what is the weight of yours and how long is it, i'm assuming its 14 feet?

I beleive a dutch company own the brand for buccaneer now and may be marketing again they did show some test models at a show a few years ago but nothing came of it

[supertaff]

Looking at those "Pods" puts a whole new meaning to the old saying "Go to work on an egg" !!! :lol: :roll:

[Paul]

i know i sound like an old sick in the mud but!

you can tell it is american as the axle is too far back
and as a horse owner it looks to me like a posh horse box?

Anyone else think so?

try this:

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Roma-Style-6-Wheeler-Cobdale-Showmans-Gypsy-Caravan_W0QQitemZ280289596943QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK _Campers_Caravans_Motorhomes?hash=item280289596943&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14&_trkparms=72%3A1301%7C66%3A2%7C65%3A12%7C39%3A1%7C 240%3A1318

now if you fancy it call the number and ask for Dan Sullivan he will do you a good deal!


and i think its hard to beat for style!

As you said the first thing I thought was about how far the wheels looked back.

Now thats the sort of van I was on about in my posts abit back, that as to be home from home in anyones book, what do you think it will weigh?

[(RIP) PLANK]

having owned a couple of buccaneers I would say this one ways around 2000 to maybe 2200 kilos but you would have to allow approx 250 k more to make up for the drag of the extra wheels when cornering etc. so a big old lump to lug around!

I have allwayd towed them with a transit van so you dont notice the extra width much, having said that if you stand in a normal width caravan and then a travelers type of the same lenght the extra room is unbelievable!

[Thomas-the-Terrano2]

yeah its all about how you use another 6 inches eh!

reckon the interior design makes for more roomy too, no wardrobes
or loo in middle of van, plus the white/silver furnishings and mirrors
make it lighter.

for those used to domestic tourers reckon the travellers are an
aquired taste but certainly would say are growing on me, oh and
what about all that chrome work outside and multiple light clusters.
reckon would llok good with a decent yank pickup covered in marker
lights and chrome etc.

[(RIP) PLANK]

yes and a yank pick up would judt about have the power to pull it :wink:

but would need a bowser full of fuel in the back :wink:

They are very nice but they end up on ebay because apart fomr nostalgia trips and use as a semi static when you have a brick built washing room and kitchen on your pitch even travellers dont relly use them anymore.

they are now a tribute to a lost era, and as such I suppose can only go up in value, as I have seen them do for the last few years. I think this is largley due to the non traveller interest they are gaining.

Oddly appropriated considering recent threds on caravans and foreign careavans, but my last Buccaneer of this style is now in the south of france, a man bought it who had a cottage and some woodland there.