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05-18-2019, 03:22 PM
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Junior Member
Name: George
Trailer: Mypod by littleguy
Missouri
Posts: 20
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European egg coming to the USA
Finally it appears like some of those neat styles are coming across the pond. Fiberglass with bath. Looks like happy camper but with bath. Jointly made with Nucamp in the USA, the weight appears to be around 2000lb. European retail about $33000 but they don’t say what that will translates to in US $’s. Coming sometime 2020
Retro-inspired camper trailer is coming to the U.S.
The Barefoot Caravan will be manufactured in North America by NüCamp RV
By Megan Barber@megcbarber Apr 19, 2019, 11:30am EDT
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05-18-2019, 03:44 PM
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Senior Member
Name: John
Trailer: Escape 21, behind an '02 F250 7.3 diesel tug
Mid Left Coast
Posts: 2,937
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bath? I don't see anything about a bath or toilet, and the pictures on nuCamp's site sure don't seem have room for one.
the UK site says a 1040x760mm bath, thats 41x30" ... and a 30l water tank, thats not quite 8 gallons. nothing about a toilet. the sitting area converts to a 72x72" bed... as a 72" tall person, I need about a 78" bed or my size 12.5 feet are hanging off the end. the camper inside dimensions are 11.6 x 6 feet, with a 72" ceiling. 2400 lb gross including a 330 lb cargo capacity. IMHO, Cute and Useless.
but, hey, it comes with a retro radio!!
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05-18-2019, 05:17 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Escape 17 ft
Posts: 8,317
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That Barefoot has been "coming to North America" for years.
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05-18-2019, 06:14 PM
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Junior Member
Name: George
Trailer: Mypod by littleguy
Missouri
Posts: 20
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Wow, you guys are kinda testy
Just trying to provide some FYI I thought was of interest. Not trying provoke anybody
“Retro Inspired Camper is Coming to the U.S
The Barefoot Caravan, a popular European camper, is set to come to North America by 2020. The egg-like trailer is roughly 16-feet long and features a compact living space that sleeps two. The retro design includes a small kitchen area, bathroom, and a seating area that transforms into a 6x6 ft. bed - which is a lot to fit into a small space; but despite that, the camper’s interior is reported to feel surprisingly spacious, with windows all the way around letting in wonderful natural light. You may want to see this camper for yourself - but unfortunately, we still have a while to go before the Spring 2020 launch.”
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05-18-2019, 06:35 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Escape 17 ft
Posts: 8,317
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Not testy. Just pointing out that it keeps coming, but never gets here.
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05-18-2019, 07:55 PM
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Member
Name: g
Trailer: none
California
Posts: 38
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffres
Finally it appears like some of those neat styles are coming across the pond. Fiberglass with bath. Looks like happy camper but with bath. Jointly made with Nucamp in the USA, the weight appears to be around 2000lb. European retail about $33000 but they don’t say what that will translates to in US $’s. Coming sometime 2020
Retro-inspired camper trailer is coming to the U.S.
The Barefoot Caravan will be manufactured in North America by NüCamp RV
By Megan Barber@megcbarber Apr 19, 2019, 11:30am EDT
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link?
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05-18-2019, 08:00 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Escape 17 ft
Posts: 8,317
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What happens to the hole when the cheese is gone?
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05-19-2019, 09:11 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Kathleen (Kai: ai as in wait)
Trailer: Amerigo FG-16 1973 "Peanut"
Greater Seattle Metropolitan Area, Washington
Posts: 2,566
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Cute, and shiny! But we'd have to see a floor plan/interior. Price at about $33,500 US is not out of range...but bath? Paul said only if the mattress fits into it for bedtime...I think he's thinking bathtub...I'd say no way, too, but you never know.
He thinks that thing on top is an antenna, probably for that "retro radio."
I like the Relic for retro, but although we are close to the maker, we haven't seen one. They didn't seem interested in our taking a tour. It's OK; we weren't really in the market.
BEST,
thanks for the link and info, all,
"K"
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05-19-2019, 10:54 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Justus
Trailer: Currently Shopping
California
Posts: 291
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Kai in Seattle
Cute, and shiny! But we'd have to see a floor plan/interior. Price at about $33,500 US is not out of range...but bath? Paul said only if the mattress fits into it for bedtime...I think he's thinking bathtub...I'd say no way, too, but you never know.
He thinks that thing on top is an antenna, probably for that "retro radio."
I like the Relic for retro, but although we are close to the maker, we haven't seen one. They didn't seem interested in our taking a tour. It's OK; we weren't really in the market.
BEST,
thanks for the link and info, all,
"K"
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You can check out a walkthrough with the designer here:
The tour starts at 1:15. They don't mention whether or not it is a two-piece shell, but from the video and photos it doesn't look to be.
The lady who did the intro in the video I linked has a blog with some photos here: https://mandyleaphoto.com/2019/04/26/barefoot-teaser/
How squishy is your mattress?
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Scamp 16 Deluxe Layout A or C
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05-19-2019, 10:59 AM
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Commercial Member
Name: Mike
Trailer: Boler13/trillium4500/buro13
Ontario
Posts: 1,138
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Buffres
Just trying to provide some FYI I thought was of interest. Not trying provoke anybody
“Retro Inspired Camper is Coming to the U.S
The Barefoot Caravan, a popular European camper, is set to come to North America by 2020. The egg-like trailer is roughly 16-feet long and features a compact living space that sleeps two. The retro design includes a small kitchen area, bathroom, and a seating area that transforms into a 6x6 ft. bed - which is a lot to fit into a small space; but despite that, the camper’s interior is reported to feel surprisingly spacious, with windows all the way around letting in wonderful natural light. You may want to see this camper for yourself - but unfortunately, we still have a while to go before the Spring 2020 launch.”
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You think this is testy ! check out the introducing the Happier Camper thread
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05-19-2019, 02:15 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1985 13 ft U-Haul
Posts: 596
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I did some checking and discovered that in the U S of A approximately only 14.5 percent of males are over 6 feet so not being a fit for that group still leaves plenty of market space available . I watched the video and it appears this unit would sleep front to back , rather than the usual side to side we see on our shores , and hence could apparently fit the over 6 foot group as well. Lee
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05-19-2019, 02:30 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Justus
Trailer: Currently Shopping
California
Posts: 291
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Mikmay
You think this is testy ! check out the introducing the Happier Camper thread
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At least this time you're not feeding the troll Mike!
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05-19-2019, 06:07 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Fredrick
Trailer: Escape 21C
Tennessee
Posts: 322
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bed
Quote:
Originally Posted by John in Santa Cruz
bath? I don't see anything about a bath or toilet, and the pictures on nuCamp's site sure don't seem have room for one.
the UK site says a 1040x760mm bath, thats 41x30" ... and a 30l water tank, thats not quite 8 gallons. nothing about a toilet. the sitting area converts to a 72x72" bed... as a 72" tall person, I need about a 78" bed or my size 12.5 feet are hanging off the end. the camper inside dimensions are 11.6 x 6 feet, with a 72" ceiling. 2400 lb gross including a 330 lb cargo capacity. IMHO, Cute and Useless.
but, hey, it comes with a retro radio!!
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LOL That is why we like the 83"x31" separate TWIN beds in the rear of our 17' 2018 Castia Independence Dlx...nobody hasta clamber over the other "at nite"!
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05-20-2019, 10:32 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Kathleen (Kai: ai as in wait)
Trailer: Amerigo FG-16 1973 "Peanut"
Greater Seattle Metropolitan Area, Washington
Posts: 2,566
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TWIN beds for us...but I hear you about the front-to-back position for sleeping in this one. It'd work. And it's not alone.
A surprise to me was that the table didn't form part of the bed platform, but stows in the front closet/wardrobe. OUR little folding table stows in the front closet/wardrobe/niche/"putin." Interesting.
"K"
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05-20-2019, 10:45 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Kathleen (Kai: ai as in wait)
Trailer: Amerigo FG-16 1973 "Peanut"
Greater Seattle Metropolitan Area, Washington
Posts: 2,566
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How squishy is our mattress? Not very. 7" thick, over metal futon frame. Doesn't sag through the bars. Good ventilation so mattress doesn't mold...so far. If we wanted more squish, we'd have to add a topper.
"K"
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05-20-2019, 12:15 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 16 ft Scamp Deluxe
Posts: 25,697
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Getting close to 4 years now since we first talked about the Barefoot Caravan.
http://www.fiberglassrv.com/forums/f...rvy-72006.html
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