Motorhomes what we have seen!

As we have travelled along the byways of Europe we have seen many motohomes of differing makes and sizes.  Some old, and some new.  But all more or less following traditional design and layouts – white boxes on wheels.  However, since we arrived in Germany we have noticed that the Germans have quite a different idea of motorhoming.  The following pictures were taken at just one place we were staying:

An old but simple VW Camper with the roof extension

Another small VW Camper but with a little decoration

A young couple, who parked next to us in their yellow VW Camper, unloaded three canvas bags and proceeded to assemble the frame for a two-man kayak.  The skin was waterproofed canvas.  Speaking with them they mentioned that it was 40 years old and they had only purchased it two weeks earlier – this was it’s maiden voyage.  The last we saw of them was when they were wheeling it down to the lake.  When we came back from the beach they had gone!  So we don’t know if the voyage was successful – if you are reading this please let us know.

Something for the weekend sir? A little more exotic, a pick-up truck with a removable ‘camper’ extension!

Another, although larger, ‘camper’ extension.

An older, and somewhat psychedelic variation on a theme.

A ‘pumped up’ and compact 4x4 camper van.

One of a pair of 4x4’s that arrived late in the evening.  The kayak had to be removed from the roof before the ‘pop-top’ could be opened.  Note the slide-out kitchen & refrigerator.

The second late arrival.  The penthouse suite is in the tent on the roof and the ladder to reach it is behind the long modesty curtain!

And after dark the ground trembled as these two hunks rumbled in!  Obviously ex-army, but of quite different vintage.

And little old us!

One that got away (no photo) – a car came trundling into one place we stayed at and it was towing the rear end of a Ford Mondeo estate that had been made into a trailer, complete with the tailgate door.  The next morning Jean noticed the sleeping arrangements were in the trailer.

Some additions:

This one was parked in a camp site.

This was her husbands work truck, they just plopped the caravan 

on the flat-bed when they wanted to go away!

We thought this was the local bus pulling in, but it is was a motorhome!

Immaculate 1960's Bus - fully converted into a motorhome.