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 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.

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 or this bike camper.

https://hackaday.com/2023/05/23/bike-camper-with-retro-flair/

On 24/05/2023 05:54 am, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:

> 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 for their own take on the great American Road Trip.

How many thousands of miles are they going to do on the chav-cycle?

> Taking a maximalist approach not seen in most chav-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 chav-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 chav-bike glamping.
>
> If you’d like to try your own hand at a chav-bike camper but do it more aerodynamically and attached to an assisted fairy-bike, checkout this teardrop trailer or this chav-bike camper.
>
> https://hackaday.com/2023/05/23/bike-camper-with-retro-flair/

The circus is in town, lads.

Coco and Mad Mason can't be far behind.

QUOTE: As we’re approaching summer here in the Northern Hemisphere, thoughts naturally turn toward road trip. ENDS

Indeed - I have booked a trip on the Hull - Europoort ferry to see our friends all over the EU.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:

> QUOTE: As we’re approaching summer here in the Northern Hemisphere,
> thoughts naturally turn toward road trip. ENDS

> Indeed - I have booked a trip on the Hull - Europoort ferry to see our
> friends all over the EU.

See if one of your friends can take you in, then you can enjoy living in
your paradise.

--
Spike

On Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 4:23:53 PM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> QUOTE: As we’re approaching summer here in the Northern Hemisphere, thoughts naturally turn toward road trip. ENDS
>
> Indeed - I have booked a trip on the Hull - Europoort ferry to see our friends all over the EU.

Nasty Germans have made me pay for a "ULEZ" charge green sticker for valid most cities.
Cost me £3 and lasts for as long as I own the car.
Might go crying to GBeebies about unfair it all is.

swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 4:23:53 PM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>> QUOTE: As we’re approaching summer here in the Northern Hemisphere,
>> thoughts naturally turn toward road trip. ENDS
>>
>> Indeed - I have booked a trip on the Hull - Europoort ferry to see our
>> friends all over the EU.
>
> Nasty Germans have made me pay for a "ULEZ" charge green sticker for valid most cities.
> Cost me £3 and lasts for as long as I own the car.
> Might go crying to GBeebies about unfair it all is.

All the more reason to stay there.

--
Spike

On 24/05/2023 04:27 pm, Spike wrote:

> swldx...@gmail.com <swldxer1958@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> QUOTE: As we’re approaching summer here in the Northern Hemisphere,
>> thoughts naturally turn toward road trip. ENDS
>
>> Indeed - I have booked a trip on the Hull - Europoort ferry to see our
>> friends all over the EU.
>
> See if one of your friends can take you in, then you can enjoy living in
> your paradise.

He's already been taken in.

On 24/05/2023 04:49 pm, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 4:23:53 PM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
>> QUOTE: As we’re approaching summer here in the Northern Hemisphere, thoughts naturally turn toward road trip. ENDS
>>
>> Indeed - I have booked a trip on the Hull - Europoort ferry to see our friends all over the EU.
>
> Nasty Germans have made me pay for a "ULEZ" charge green sticker for valid most cities.
> Cost me £3 and lasts for as long as I own the car.
> Might go crying to GBeebies about unfair it all is.

Ask Khan if he'll do the same.

On Wednesday, 24 May 2023 at 16:49:18 UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> On Wednesday, May 24, 2023 at 4:23:53 PM UTC+1, swldx...@gmail.com wrote:
> > QUOTE: As we’re approaching summer here in the Northern Hemisphere, thoughts naturally turn toward road trip. ENDS
> >
> > Indeed - I have booked a trip on the Hull - Europoort ferry to see our friends all over the EU.
> Nasty Germans have made me pay for a "ULEZ" charge green sticker for valid most cities.
> Cost me £3 and lasts for as long as I own the car.
> Might go crying to GBeebies about unfair it all is.

I have to pay to use several motorway networks as well.
UNFAIR!