Neat, agile, light - perfect for a holiday with no obligations. These are the Slovak trailers offered under the Mini-caravans brand. They only offer the essentials, but if you don't need to take your entire home with you, it might be a good idea for you. The Slovak company offers 6 basic models. They do not differ significantly from each other. All of them are small trailers that primarily provide accommodation. If you want a real house on wheels, this proposal is not for you. However, if you mainly want to have a place to sleep during a holiday trip, you may be pleasantly surprised.

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Is it a tank? Is it an off-road car? Not! It's a caravan! It turns out that the trailer can also be given a military look, which will probably appeal not only to partisans, but also, for example, anglers and hunters. If there is a caravan that can be said to be 100% male, this is the one - Adak. The American vehicle looks very austere from the outside, which is due not only to the paint color, rather typical for tanks. Angular shapes, off-road wheels, black painted metal elements - virtually every detail of this vehicle can evoke a male adventure.

Adak - a toy for big boys

One thing is certain from the very first sight. Laika Ecovip with its characteristic, slightly forward "bow" is a motorhome that will not be confused with any other vehicle. The Italian manufacturer is already thinking in 2015 and is preparing a new, fully integrated Ecovip model (based on Fiat Ducato, of course) for next season. According to the adopted assumptions, Evovip is to be distinguished by advanced technology and high-class design. Admittedly, the latter goal was achieved, especially in relation to the front part of the body. The modern, slightly pugnacious look will surely appeal to those customers who like to stand out from the crowd.

Laika Ecovip 2015 - a promise of style and comfort

Until recently, living in a car or trailer seemed above all a great way to explore the world. Currently, however, there are ideas linking the house on wheels with completely different ideas ... Two friends from Even Yehuda in Israel came up with the idea of solving the housing problem in their country. Tali Szaul - psychotherapist and Hagit Morevski - dealing with, inter alia, water treatment, they decided to adapt an old bus for a house. The idea struck them so interesting that within a few days of the first conversation on this subject, they ended up in a junkyard, where they bought an old city bus. The vehicle was hardly drivable, but that's not the point. The idea of women was to use dozens, hundreds or even thousands of used vehicles in a practical way, transforming them into quite comfortable and cheap places to live. Their initiative was to draw attention to this idea.

House on wheels - a solution to problems

Older vehicles powered by carburetors were equipped with mechanical diaphragm pumps, which, unfortunately, fail quite often. The most common problem is a leaky diaphragm and worn valves. Fortunately, there is no problem with purchasing such a pump and replacing it. We can buy on nanodatex.pl, the first international trading platform , thanks to which we can browse the database of free-of-charge purchase and sale ads for used car parts. In popular cars, diaphragm pumps are usually mounted with two bolts or pins. In order for us to replace the pump, we have to unscrew it, but before we do it, we should secure the pipes so that no fuel spills out. For this purpose, we can use wrenches and simply tighten the hoses.

Mechanical fuel pump replacement

The Czech manufacturer's new tires for the 2014 summer season are Barum Bravuris 3HM tires. Designed for mid- and higher-class passenger cars. Such a wide range of applications is possible thanks to production in a large number of sizes. The basic element in the tire that ensures driving comfort and safety is, of course, the asymmetric tread. Because the tire's construction is very advanced, it has excellent performance on every type of surface that can be found in summer. This construction is also responsible for other parameters of the tire, which the manufacturer already communicates in the name of the tire (High Mileage). Thanks to special technologies that were involved in the construction of Barum Bravius 3HM, these tires are characterized by really long mileage. This feature is primarily due to the modern mixture from which it is made. This is what makes the tire extremely durable, i.e. it wears out slowly and therefore lasts longer. A significant advantage of this tire model is that it has the same level of performance throughout the entire period of use.

Barum Bravuris 3HM tires

Can it be easier to unfold and fold the tents? Heimplanet proves that it is. The tent can be set up in just a few minutes! In addition, such a temporary home does not have to look boring. The biggest problem with traditional tents is that they have to be folded up and down, which often takes a lot of time for untrained people. As a result, the desired trip begins with an experience that will surely not remain a pleasant holiday memory. However, life can be easier, as evidenced by an interesting solution proposed by the German company Heimplanet. Recently, it presented a tent dedicated to a specific car model - Audi A3 Quattro .

Heimplanet - a tent with balloons

Architecture student at the University of Minnesota, Hank Butitta, did not want to design something that would never be realized. Instead of creating virtual concepts, he turned an old bus into a mobile apartment. He wanted to experience the impact of his work on life, to test the invented solutions in everyday practice. This is also how he approached the subject of his diploma thesis. He and his brother and friends decided to turn a ramshackle school bus into a house on wheels - the kind we've seen in American movies.

A bus to live in

The Americans decided to take a lesson from Europeans for whom a modern motorhome is almost always based on the Fiat Ducato. I wonder if the US will adopt a "baby" based on a car that is called Ram ProMaster overseas. We do not know how much this car is likely to become popular in America. Winnebago Trend - because this is what a motorhome is called - is a good example of how different thinking about motorhomes in Europe and the United States is. The differences can be seen from the outside - for example, in European motorhomes we will not find split, sliding side windows , and the bodies usually have less various embossments.

Winnebago Trend - Ducato in American style

Children get bored in the car - especially during long, long trips on vacation. However, there are ways to tame even the most unruly kids: TV sets, DVDs and TV games. Are you afraid that the nice passengers in the back row of seats will again make a lot of noise and tear the car to shreds during the holiday trip? You can prepare for it. What can hypnotize children for a very long time is ... a screen. There are several ways to solve the issue of placing the screen on the back of the vehicle. Of course, the easiest way is to hold the monitor or tablet in your hands . But this solution is dangerous both for the child and for the device itself. A sharp braking action is enough for the screen to fall out of the hands or for the child to hit it with its face.

DVD player in the car

Burstner Brevio impresses with its ... back. What distinguishes it most from other compact motorhomes is the rear part of the body and the tailgate, or actually almost the entire wall that can be lifted up. At the front, almost an ordinary Fiat Ducato, on the side - a typical, in addition not too long, semi-integrated motorhome. The shorter version measures 5.99 meters , the longer one - 6.38 meters. But from the rear, the  quite original. A large tailgate with a large window may be an announcement of an interesting interior.

Burstner Brevio - with a view of the scenery

Volkswagen T5 is a grateful object of conversion, which has already been proved by many companies that enrich vans with tourist functions. The German company SpaceCamper, however, offers so many changes that you can get dizzy from them. Seemingly, it is an ordinary Transporter with seats for 5 people and a 700-liter luggage space. But after the intervention of SpaceCamper, it is also a multi-purpose car, perfect for everyday use and for longer trips. In addition, thanks to the light weight of the equipment, the car has a load capacity of 1000 kg .

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