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Every camper is familiar with the issue of excessive payload, and there is a corresponding level of concern regarding potential roadside inspections. But what are manufacturers doing to make their vehicles lighter, more efficient, and thus better prepared for the future?

After our articles introducing some vehicles (Alpine Cross Cabin and Fendt Tendensa Connect) for mobile working, we received a number of reader inquiries on the topic, as large parts of the population still have no real idea of what mobile working means and, above all, for which professional groups mobile working can be implemented.

SpaceMaker – Anyone who drives a station wagon equipped with a trailer hitch and a bike rack knows this truly annoying problem: You’ve secured the bikes to the rack, only to realize there are other items that need to be loaded into the cargo area.

Caravan Salon Düsseldorf – and the search for alternative powertrains for motorhomes and camper vans, as well as genuine lightweight construction it turns out to be not quite as simple as one might think.

Frankana Freiko - "Hand in hand with the specialist trade" - that has been the company motto for more than 35 years - and of course in your interest as the end customer and consumer.

Everyone probably knows the saying: "All roads lead to Rome" or slightly modified "Many roads lead to Rome" when you want to express that there are different ways to achieve a goal, including a personal goal.

The recommendation becomes a requirement: Anyone who has equipped a mobile home or caravan with a liquid gas system must have it checked every two years in the future.

It is rare to come across such a treasure as we were lucky enough to have during the Caravan Salon Düsseldorf, even if it is not something that interests everyone, the design and technology of 1951 were fascinating.

Of course, our tour of the Caravan Salon also led us back to the stand of the Alpine company, which exhibited twice at the trade fair: first, with its standard products and secondly with the Alpine Cross Cabin Camper, which has always fascinated us since its first presentation in 2023 due to its option of mobile working.

Pandemics have often shaken our world, whether, as in the Middle Ages, through dirt and poor hygiene or, as in modern times, through uncontrollable laboratory experiments with the Corona outbreak.

At the camping trade fair in Warsaw we first noticed a concept motorhome that, completely unlike previous vehicles, had moved the driver's cab to a higher position and was equipped with an opening panoramic roof, creating a kind of sun terrace when the roof was open.

During the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf, we also became aware of the Alpine Cross Cabin, which, similar to the Fendt Caravan concepts, also pursues the goals of mobile working, but based on a panel van with a really modern design.

At a campsite, traveling in a motorhome or simply in the open air – those who can work on the go are usually completely location-independent.

The tour of the trade fair not only shows the major innovations of the well-known camping vehicle manufacturers, but also the diverse work of small companies that come up with technical solutions that are not known to everyone.

Alpine Cross Cabin Signature: Sales launch of the pioneering New Work Van at CMT Stuttgart 2024. Alpine presents the new high-end version of the extremely popular “Mobile Office” vehicle, which is designed for two people and is based on the innovative NEXSD ONE.

It's about to start again: in seven out of ten halls at the world's largest public trade fair for tourism and leisure, everything revolves around caravanning. From motorhomes to expedition vehicles and luxury liners: Anyone interested can find different vehicles in one place.

As already reported, we met Hannes and Sascha during the meeting of the roof tent nomads in Oldendorf near Hanover for the first time, where they were able to impressively present their compact kitchens. A little later, we visited their workshops in Lungötz in Austria and meanwhile we use one of their compact kitchens, the Kitchenbox 1.0, during our excursions as part of the project work "Migration and Travelling along Roman roads" with growing enthusiasm, whenever the opportunity arises.

This year's CARAVAN SALON DÜSSELDORF has impressively proven that the holiday form caravanning inspires people and that trade fairs can be carried out successfully even in times of Corona.

In August 2012, we used our stay in Germany to get an initial overview of the various model types of caravan manufacturers. And where is this better possible than at what is probably the largest caravan exhibition in the world, the Caravan Salon in Düsseldorf.

When talking about cocoa, the most common thought is always associated with chocolate or the ever-popular cocoa drink. That's actually the case with us, who like to drink a cup of cocoa in the evening or on the go, if it's traditionally made with milk, not water and comes from the vending machine.