Usually, a tenting trailer tongue field will deliver a battery and perhaps a few gears. Still, the innovators at Australia’s HUTrv have managed to p.C. An entire kitchen and lavatory into their caravan’s upsized tongue field. Called the Decapod, the expandable module packs neatly away as part of the principal trailer body, swinging open at camp to show a completely ready kitchen and wet bath. This leaves the principal cabin free to sleep 4 to 5 people, allowing the caravan to stay larger than it tows.
Harv stands for Hybrid Utility Trailer leisure car. So, in actual Australian style, we will shorten that proper up and stay with Harv. The four hundred-lb (1,860-kg) trailer earns its “hybrid” status using the usage of difficult-sided and cloth production to keep tow size all the way down to 18.7 x 6.6 toes (5.7 x 2 m, L x W), earlier than lengthening and widening right into a more roomy space at camp.
Rather than the power system used on fancy French expanders like the Bauer 3X Plus or Tipton, HUTrv keeps enlargement primary and guides with the Decapod. The shell closes tight against the front of the main trailer frame, the front deck swinging up against it throughout the riding. The deck drops down at camp, and the shell swings open 90 ranges past the righthand driver-aspect trailer wall. The awning-fashion roof pulls up into the vicinity, and fabric sidewalls join a deck to the roof, finishing the enlargement room. The major trailer also includes a pop-up roof to make it more significant indoors.
The proof-of-concept trailer was built with Wilmax Aluminum Fabrications; HUTrv filled out the Decapod with a full kitchen and wet bath. The kitchen has a twin-burner range with a hinged top, refrigerator, microwave, slide-out sink, lengthy worktop, and drawer and shelf space. The wet bathroom has a simple format with the toilet and bathing.
By building the kitchen and lavatory into a separate expansion pod, HUTrv can make the entire principal body a dedicated sleeping and living space. This cabin consists of a raised double mattress and two single beds that double as benches on the perimeters of a slide-out tabletop.
We love this Dekpod layout. It includes a door between the main cabin and the pod kitchen/restroom place, making the kitchen and decks an indoor/outdoor space that may be left open without exposing the living location critters. Those choosing cooking outside may want to use the kitchen with just the awning overhead or me open to the sky. Or they may pull up a couple of chairs and experience a sit on the outside deck.
On the alternative hand, we do not honestly like how HUTrv’s first Dekpod design violates a literal reading of the age-antique adage “do not know shit in which you devour.” We practice that widely just as a whole lot wherein we shop and put together what we devour, and we pick not to have that region packaged in a tiny expansion pod with the toilet. But we assume this is the sort of unnatural union that is inevitable in a compact camper – and it is not like a transportable restroom stashed in a drawer within the cloth wardrobe, or kitchen block is tons momore elegant.
At the same time, as HUTrv says that a production trailer is in the works, it seems to be accepted that the real marketplace will lie in licensing the Decapod to existing camper manufacturers who can lay out their trailers around it. So perhaps the pod will find a use for functions other than a kitchen/bathroom space.
One utility that would be exciting to see is a detachable bedroom pod with two or more bunks. The most critical trailer should house the main bedroom/kitchen/toilet. The detachable Dekpod might provide greater drowsing space on the call top for grandparents who occasionally camp with their grandchildren, couples who invite buddies, and many others. Instead of simply packing a ground tent, proprietors ought to bolt the Decapod on when bringing more human beings along and leave it domestic while venturing out as a pair.
Harv says the Decapod is easily scalable to different sizes and imagines it locating use in all sorts of trailers, from United States and teardrops to shipment boxes and toy haulers. We desire to see some industrial trailers enforce it inside the Destiny. In the interim, the short video clip below provides a more in-depth look at how the Decapod involves lifestyles.
