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10-25-2012, 05:08 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Scamp
Posts: 7,056
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New Mini-Mini or Micro Motor Home
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Byron & Anne enjoying the everyday Saturday thing.
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10-25-2012, 05:14 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1976 Scamp 13 ft
Posts: 546
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That's a pretty cool design.
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Oregon
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10-25-2012, 05:28 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Escape 17 ft 2006 / 2005 Honda Pilot
Posts: 467
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Well designed! I saw an actual conversion of a VW Bug once - passenger seat was removed for a storage bin and bed (the bed extended into back). Very crude in comparison but it did cover all the bases, including a little porto-potty.
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10-25-2012, 05:55 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 93 Burro 17 ft
Posts: 6,024
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Give me 4 wheels, or count me out!
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10-25-2012, 06:06 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 1988 16 ft Scamp Deluxe
Posts: 25,709
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Even has a clothes line
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Ten Forward - 2014 Escape 5.0 TA
Double Yolk - 1988 16' Scamp Deluxe
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10-25-2012, 08:57 PM
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Senior Member
Name: M
Trailer: Influx
Usa
Posts: 145
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It's Fred Flinstone's RV! The handlebars weirded me out then I realized it was a bike! No more worries about fuel economy, or finding time for exercise.
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10-25-2012, 09:26 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: 92 16 ft Scamp
Posts: 11,756
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It is a cool design but I cant figure out if it is a bike as suggested or a 3 wheel car as it says it is a at the top. Also cant figure out where the 2nd person is suppose to sit or sleep
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10-25-2012, 09:45 PM
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Senior Member
Trailer: Trillium 4500
Posts: 2,050
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I'd love to take it to Sturgis!
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10-25-2012, 09:50 PM
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Member
Name: Scott
Trailer: 2012 ParkLiner
Georgia
Posts: 47
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Looks like it has a 50cc two-stroke gas engine. For what it's worth, I think my walk-behind lawn mower has a 160cc engine, so I would guess the thing gets good gas mileage. I guess they went with the handlebar steering design since the driver appears to straddle the column.
If you really want foot power power, try Kevin Cyr's Camper Bike. Or if you prefer walking versus pedaling, maybe the Camper Kart is for you.
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10-25-2012, 09:56 PM
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Member
Name: Scott
Trailer: 2012 ParkLiner
Georgia
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Carol H
Also cant figure out where the 2nd person is suppose to sit or sleep
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I was wondering the same thing; another article says it is a one-person camper based on the Piaggio APE 50 as its platform.
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10-25-2012, 11:35 PM
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Trailer: 2009 19 ft Escape / 2009 Honda Pilot
Posts: 6,230
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More of the same photos, plus a few others.
cornelius comanns: bufalino
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10-26-2012, 12:08 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Dave W
Trailer: Trillium 4500 - 1976, 1978, 1979, 1300 - 1977, and a 1973
Alberta
Posts: 6,926
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Both pages mention a fridge, where?. Also, what is the seat made of? Cardboard? Lastly, why all the wood? It's gota be cheaper and easier to use fibreglass.
Great concept though. It would be fun, for one person to tour around in.
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10-26-2012, 05:57 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Bob Ruggles
Trailer: 2015 Escape
Michigan
Posts: 1,537
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If you could find a Nash (car) they advertised that the seats made into a bed. One guy I worked with years ago said he and his wife went on their honeymoon in a Nash.
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10-26-2012, 06:04 AM
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Senior Member
Name: Norm and Ginny
Trailer: Scamp 16
Florida
Posts: 7,517
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The APE50 is available with either a gas or diesel engine (60-70 mpg) and a top speed of about 40 mph.
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2014 Honda Odyssey
1991 Scamp 16
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10-26-2012, 12:01 PM
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Senior Member
Name: Francesca Knowles
Trailer: '78 Trillium 4500
Jefferson County, Washington State, U.S.A.
Posts: 4,669
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Byron Kinnaman
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Interesting concept!
Are there any pics somewhere of one that's actually been built?
Francesca
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10-26-2012, 12:31 PM
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I think the 'Buffalino' is pure vapour-ware, showing how good computer graphics are these days.
But one German trailer/motorhome manufacturer, Dethleffs, has made a real prototype (I think in a Skunk Works sorta way) on a Piaggio Ape:
Piaggio Ape Moca camper
And here is a nice extendable Ape homebuild
If you want to get an idea of the size of an Ape, the attached photo helps!
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