1965 Cadillac Coupe Deville + Pop-up Camper
The camper was designed in the early 60's and was a Golden Hammer winner featured in the January 1965 issue of Mechanix Illustrated. Purchased from the original owner and builder. The builder was an interior designer for the aircraft industry for many years, which influenced the well thought out design of this camper.
The camper is complete with a full-size bed, gas stove, sink, built-in fridge, fishing pole holders and a porta-pot. The camper uses a built-in air lift system to raise the top an additional 24". The car is equipped with air shocks/bags to handle the extra weight of the camper. The engine is a 429cid that runs excellent.
up for auction soon via Barrett-Jackson
photos courtesy Adam Battaglia @bttags + Ryan Spaulding @threeoten
Quail Springs is an environmental educational nonprofit, and a leading policy advocate to change earthen building codes. They are engaged with local building officials in Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties in California, and have been performing seismic and fire testing at their fully off-grid permaculture site in the Los Padres National Forest. They are forming a coalition of building officials, architects, academic researchers, builders, engineers, and activists to change building codes locally, nationally, and internationally. If you'd like to support their efforts, an anon donor is matching donations right now.
to connect with the project and find out more follow @quail_springs + @earthenshelter + @nomadicbuilder
JAY SHAFER 5K HOME / via / photos by bryce langston
EDM | gray organschi // photos by david sundberg/esto via deezeen
These are photos of our recent project - we fell in love with this trailer because of it's classic lines. It started life as a 1970 Western Horse Trailer. We incorporated on demand water, a queen size bed, ambient lighting and it is fully insulated. It took us about a year of spare time to complete the restoration. — Fred Cote
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HOWEROVERLAND | BASECAMP sailboat joinery building techniques and industrial lifts offer high load capacity and short set-up time
Highlights
- made of premium materials and sailboat joinery for lifetime ownership
- high roof weight load capacity and ability to still raise and lower top while fully loaded
- 60 second camp setup time at the push of a button (electric scissor lift design)
- 6’6” standing room inside
- comfortable queen size bed - always available
- production models will offer such options as solar power and hot water to further increase the self sufficiency of the camper
The “Basecamp” is the is the prototype for the 2018 production model going on sale June 1st 2018.
Constructed with Okoume and Ash wood for lightweight, strength and durability, the cap was then assembled using sailboat joinery and marine grade epoxy. Of interesting note: you will not find a single nail or even a screw in the Basecamp! And, clients may choose their own wood combinations for a truly custom look.
A scissor lift mechanism (similar to designs used in industrial equipment) offers a significant mechanical advantage and lowers the force needed by the powering winch and motor to make a smooth lift and allow for larger overall roof weight load capacity.
Designing out of experience and necessity: Colin has spent 10 years in the outdoor industry from a raft guide, climbing guide and professional dirtbag. He has built out the back of his Tacoma with a bed platform and rooftop tent and he has built out enclosed trailers to be off grid residences.
In the summer of 2017 Colin and his wife Chelsi drove 20,000 miles from West Virginia USA to Northern B.C., Montana, Colorado and back to Oregon, USA. They spent roughly 150 days in their rooftop tent and out of that experience the began creating what they wished to see in the current adventuremobile marketplace. After their trip Colin and his father, a graphic designer, began work on the current prototype.The Howeroveland Basecamp rooftop tent camper has been the culmination of years of adventuring and we look forward to seeing this design at future Overland Expos. The company is also working on designs of a full slide-in model and flat-bed edition.
Stay up to date on this project @howeroverland / facebook / website
photos by sam de backer
hat tip to architizer + curbed / previously
JYUBAKO | kengo kuma for @snowpeak / via designboom / hat tip faircompanies
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After traveling almost 12K miles and spending 42 nights in a row in the tent, I know I picked the right one. Not once was I frustrated with the tent, and every morning I woke rested and ready to go. — @basillynch
FIRE TRUCK | @austinbsmith
THE TINY MESS / photos by trevor gordon
Simplicity is a luxury.