From the «get me slowly outta here» department:
Feed: Hackaday
Title: Bike Camper with Retro Flair
Author: Navarre Bartz
Date: Tue, 23 May 2023 14:30:32 -0400
Link: https://hackaday.com/2023/05/23/bike-camper-with-retro-flair/

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As we’re approaching summer here in the Northern Hemisphere, thoughts naturally
turn toward road trips. While most people do this in their car, the [Dangie Bros] built a 500 lb bike camper[2] for their own take on the great American Road Trip.

Taking a maximalist approach not seen in most bike campers, this behemoth has a working sink, propane stove, seating area, and an upstairs sleeping area. A small window in the front of the camper opens to let the passenger inside converse with the person pedaling, and a solar panel charges a small battery for
lights and a roof fan.

While the camper is very ’70s retro-chic, its lack of assist (other than the passenger getting out to push) meant that on the second day of their road trip they resorted to towing the camper behind a second bike in a pseudo-tandem arrangement. The fold out bed takes some design cues from RVs, but clearly needed more reinforcement since it collapsed partway through the night. With an e-assist and some refinements, this could be comfortable (albeit slow) way to go
bike glamping[3].

If you’d like to try your own hand at a bike camper but do it more aerodynamically and attached to an assisted bike, checkout this teardrop trailer[4] or this bike camper[5].


Links:
[1]: https://hackaday.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/Roadtrip-in-a-Homemade-Bike-House-YouTube-0-05.jpeg?w=800 (image)
[2]: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gdzt8zgdsI (link)
[3]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glamping (link)
[4]: https://hackaday.com/2022/08/16/revamping-the-camping-trailer-with-more-power/ (link)
[5]: https://hackaday.com/2022/03/20/bike-on-over-to-the-campground/ (link)



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