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Volkswagen's New Camper Has a Loft Where You Can Stargaze

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Re: Volkswagen's New Camper Has a Loft Where You Can Stargaze

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evervevdww221 wrote: post #7
mikestew wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Given the price of comparable Sprinter-based campers, you might even be a little under. But it’s all moot. It’s a concept vehicle, and even if VW builds it, it won’t be coming to the U. S. The pop-top California never did, and the last time VW sold campers in the U. S. was fourteen years ago.

This is disappointing. If this RV can relieve the need for house purchasing in Bay Area, 100k price tag doesn't seem to be a problem. It's a shame that this vehicle is named California and we can't buy it in California. America is such a great place for RV camping (vast area, low population density, plenty parking spaces and so many beautiful places to go), and VW somehow decided not to sell any of these for 14 years…

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Re: Volkswagen's New Camper Has a Loft Where You Can Stargaze

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Post by revicon »

SN76477 wrote: post #5
avenoir wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Even older VW campers cost an arm and a leg. [1] [1] http://www.ebay.com/bhp/vw-camper

wow those things look incredibly unsafe

Naa, you'd probably be fine...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TPpU5azjCB8

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Post by newman8r »

As someone who's lived in a 'hacker trailer' for an extended period of time and kinda-failed, next time I'm gonna use an LMTV. Uncle Sam paid ~$100k+ for each one of them. Sometimes you can find one with living quarters/plumbing.

http://www.govplanet.com/Light+Medium+Tactical+Vehicle+%28LM...

Re: Volkswagen's New Camper Has a Loft Where You Can Stargaze

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Post by newman8r »

evervevdww221 wrote: post #7
mikestew wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Given the price of comparable Sprinter-based campers, you might even be a little under. But it’s all moot. It’s a concept vehicle, and even if VW builds it, it won’t be coming to the U. S. The pop-top California never did, and the last time VW sold campers in the U. S. was fourteen years ago.

This is disappointing. If this RV can relieve the need for house purchasing in Bay Area, 100k price tag doesn't seem to be a problem. It's a shame that this vehicle is named California and we can't buy it in California. America is such a great place for RV camping (vast area, low population density, plenty parking spaces and so many beautiful places to go), and VW somehow decided not to sell any of these for 14 years…

The issue is where to park them. In southern california, there's some amazing rv parks in the desert that you can stay in for under $500 month, you get electricity and plumbing.

Are there many places like that in the bay area?

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Post by maxerickson »

mikestew wrote: post #3
robotbikes wrote: post #2

This seems pretty cool then I realize that it would probably cost 100,000$ or so and I realize looking at the stars from a blanket is free.

Given the price of comparable Sprinter-based campers, you might even be a little under. But it’s all moot. It’s a concept vehicle, and even if VW builds it, it won’t be coming to the U. S. The pop-top California never did, and the last time VW sold campers in the U. S. was fourteen years ago.

The current "California" tops out at ~$60,000.

Just looking at a picture of that little space gives me a tight feeling in my chest.

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Post by maxerickson »

evervevdww221 wrote: post #7
mikestew wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Given the price of comparable Sprinter-based campers, you might even be a little under. But it’s all moot. It’s a concept vehicle, and even if VW builds it, it won’t be coming to the U. S. The pop-top California never did, and the last time VW sold campers in the U. S. was fourteen years ago.

This is disappointing. If this RV can relieve the need for house purchasing in Bay Area, 100k price tag doesn't seem to be a problem. It's a shame that this vehicle is named California and we can't buy it in California. America is such a great place for RV camping (vast area, low population density, plenty parking spaces and so many beautiful places to go), and VW somehow decided not to sell any of these for 14 years…

Presumably the US RV market mostly wants more space.

Sort of the same thing with housing. I guess that permitting would get in the way of building really tiny efficiency apartments, but if people really wanted to live in ~10 square meters at a vaguely inconvenient location, housing would already be less of an issue.

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Post by djaychela »

newman8r wrote: post #13

As someone who's lived in a 'hacker trailer' for an extended period of time and kinda-failed, next time I'm gonna use an LMTV. Uncle Sam paid ~$100k+ for each one of them. Sometimes you can find one with living quarters/plumbing. http://www.govplanet.com/Light+Medium+Tactical+Vehicle+%28LM...

Looks similar idea to a Unimog[1], which I've seen a few camping out in Europe when I've been on holiday; saw a couple when I drove through Western Sahara (cheap banger rally stuff), and they can get just about anywhere. Some of them are kitted out to a seriously high standard, and you could go just about anywhere and be comfortable in them. I think the fuel consumption might be somewhat heavy though...

[1] http://www.expedition-trucks.com/brokers/unimog-4x4-expediti...

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Post by AckSyn »

newman8r wrote: post #13

As someone who's lived in a 'hacker trailer' for an extended period of time and kinda-failed, next time I'm gonna use an LMTV. Uncle Sam paid ~$100k+ for each one of them. Sometimes you can find one with living quarters/plumbing. http://www.govplanet.com/Light+Medium+Tactical+Vehicle+%28LM...

This is interesting to me. Can you share your experiences? What you did, what went wrong, and if you would do it again how would it be done differently?
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