I saw this European moho in Sequoia National Park recently. It's built on a Ford Transit Connect chassis. Based on the size of the exhaust pipe, I believe it has a diesel engine.
This one was parked close to the RV above. This one may be from South Africa or Australia.
I saw this one, also with foreign plates, in Kings Canyon National Park.
gemsworld wrote: I saw this European moho in Sequoia National Park recently. It's built on a Ford Transit Connect chassis. Based on the size of the exhaust pipe, I believe it has a diesel engine.
It is actually a older Ford Transit, not the much smaller Connect.
gemsworld wrote: This one was parked close to the RV above. This one may be from South Africa or Australia.
Carry Me Campers, Unconventional Truck Campers.
From Australia, using an Unconventional Truck Camper, made by Carry Me Camper.Also using Victorian (Australian State) Number plates.. looks like a Nissan Patrol pickup.
Don't hold me to it, but I think the Carry Me Camper was built on an older Land Rover with an extended wheelbase. Take a close at the bottom of the rear door and you'll notice how the door was designed to go around the original rear wheel well.
NetBoy wrote: My friends are living in Germany, and they just rented this for a vacation to Denmark:
I looked up "Hymermobile" on the internet, and it looks like the one they rented is built on is on a Fiat chassis, with a 130hp engine. They said it gets really decent mileage, has adequate power, and has a great layout with lots of storage. Click HERE for the website for these motorhomes. They call them B Class, but they look like a mini-Class A. It appears that Hymermobile also makes a similar looking MH on a Mercedes chassis, with larger engine.
I wonder why we don't see similar mini Class A rigs in this country? With fuel prices, and the "cool factor" of how these look, I would think they would be quite popular.
Beautiful interiors. Exterior reminds me of the Winnebago Via, also on the Sprinter chassis.
Gemsworld wrote: Don't hold me to it, but I think the Carry Me Camper was built on an older Land Rover with an extended wheelbase. Take a close at the bottom of the rear door and you'll notice how the door was designed to go around the original rear wheel well.
Correct. Not shown in the photo is their whole rig . The Camper Trailer is a Track Trailer Tvan. The Pickup is a Nissan Patrol. They are a retired Australian Couple, who have already done a lot of South America in their travels.
This is them going through Bahia Mexico
Nvr*lost wrote: Beautiful interiors. Exterior reminds me of the Winnebago Via, also on the Sprinter chassis.
European Interiors are like that, they make the "home" of a Motorhome, much more liveable.
Netboy wrote: I looked up "Hymermobile" on the internet, and it looks like the one they rented is built on is on a Fiat chassis, with a 130hp engine. They said it gets really decent mileage, has adequate power, and has a great layout with lots of storage.
Europe also have a bunch of builders for "expedition class" vehicles that are intended for the relatively undeveloped / not developed roads in places like the Sahara or their "near East" that one can, actually, drive to.
The problem of living in North America is there are very few places where such a vehicle is needed -- unless one is going past Mexico and onto Central America.
Few Americans are interested in making that kind of a trip.
It s also expensive.
American motorhomes are large homes on wheels -- European motorhomes are basically mobile bunk houses.
I suspect that in order to build for the US market, they would have to comply with the current EPA regulations in the US. That, of course, would ruin the mileage and make it cost more.
Retired and visiting as much of this beautiful country as I can.
5 years ago when we were shopping for a motor home replacement, the Rialta and the Vista (both using the VW van chassis) were considered but eventually ruled out due to their rediculous mark-up and "impractical" features. You paid more but got much less in all categories.
If this Euro-thing was offered, it too would have been considered, assuming it would fit in our garage, was priced reasonably, and it's features were practical. It is very hard to tell from their website if the unit is practical.
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