Man Builds His Own Expandable Lightweight Micro Caravan From Scratch

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Here are some photos of my Micro Caravan. It’s made by hand with not very many machines (handsaw mostly to get real straight lines) and is made in Holland by me (Jurgen Jas). Fed up with camping in a tent and not being able to find a real nice micro caravan I designed one myself, using bits and pieces of earlier designs from others. This micro caravan is towed by a Suzuki Alto which runs while towing 15,8 km per liter (have fun calculating this in gallons per mile).

A small, hand-built, DYI camper built in Holland by Jurgen Jas. Photos, owned and shared by Jurgen Jas.

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  1. Mr. Jas,
    Is the expansion for the purpose of being able to lie down flat to sleep, or is it to increase the feeling of expansiveness inside your inventive, creative caravan? Either way, you have a great talent.

  2. You have made an excellent camper. Could you add solar or does it already have this feature? Will you make this camper to sell to the public? How many pounds is it weighing un packed? Thanks for sharing with the world! /*

    • Sorry Mike should be Jean. Anyway empty it already weighs 490 kg so solarpanels and batteries is not an option. Most campstes have hook up to electricity. There are no drawings of my caravan and no book. Making one your own might have to wait until I finish making one. Perhaps I might research wether a company might be interested but I think it is a difficult shape to manufacture. Making a profit will be a great challenge, but who knows. Thank you all for alk the nice reactions. Enjoy my pictures and camping. Grwwtings from me.

  3. Jurgen, damned fine job, you are my Creative Brother. (‘If not doesn’t exist, create it!’) Sounds like the Suzuki is working awfully hard to tow this little trailer. I suggest something Turbocharged to replace it when the time comes, 9.81 MPG is not terribly good. My Vintage Slant Six (1964 Plymouth Valiant) gets 12.9 when towing a 1780 pound (807.39 Kilos!) Teardrop Trailer, also homebuilt, WITHOUT a turbocharger and I am building a Turbo Motor to replace the tired (213,800 miles) engine. I want to get as close to 20 MPG (32.19 Kilometers) when it is complete. The original transmission (3 Speed Auto) will be replaced with an Overdrive Automatic. I love your design, the finished trailer is a real Beauty! Be proud, my Friend, be PROUD!

  4. Just beautiful. Leaves T@b in the dust. If you can find a way to make these affordably, streamlining your production as much as possible, while maintaining your design aesthetic, you could sell these everywhere.

  5. Hallo jürgen, bin totall begeistert von Deinem Werk, hatte es bereits vor langer Zeit gesehen. Es
    spukte bei mir im Hinterkopf herum auf der der Suche nach einem Mikro Caravan, habe aber nichts
    vergleichbares gefunden. Bin dankbar es nach langer Suche wiedergefunden zu haben und gleich abgespeichert. Gerne hätte ich diesen süßen kleinen Wohnwagen, aber leider ist es wohl eine Einzelanfertigung und nicht bestellbar, wie ich es verstanden habe.
    Aber vielen Dank für Deinen Beitrag, es hat mir sehr viel Freude gemacht.
    Einen lieben Gruß aus Nordfriesland!

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