Go Pods are compact, light-weight, all-weather micro-tourers that provide a hassle-free resolution to journey seekers who need to expertise the good outside in consolation. This caravan was constructed with the perfect options attainable in a compact footprint to supply out of doors lovers an simply towable/maneuverable rig they will really name a residence away from residence.
Go Pods have been round for nearly twenty years and can be found completely through Lancashire-based Purple Lion Caravans, one of many oldest and best-known caravan retailers within the UK. For 2024, the producer has launched the Go Pod Pioneer, a brand new mannequin that builds on the muse set by earlier variations and supplies the proper steadiness between the consolation of caravanning and the enjoyable of tenting.
The brand-new Pioneer iteration is a good camper van various with extra customization choices and practicality than earlier fashions. It’s designed with the UK’s unpredictable climate circumstances in thoughts and has a teardrop-shaped GRP shell manufactured in Portugal. It’s a one-piece shell that principally eliminates the chance of seam leaks.
The distinctive physique form makes it very aerodynamic, which reduces gasoline consumption, whereas the fiberglass building makes it light-weight (an MTPLM of simply 750 kg or 1,650 lbs), making it straightforward to tow even with small engined automobiles just like the Fiat 500 or Vauxhall Corsa.
Furthermore, it encompasses a marine-grade plywood base, wooden skeleton body, and high quality insulation. It’s constructed on a galvanized metal chassis rated to 1,000 kg, and its AL-KO braking system makes it straightforward to tow. When it comes to dimensions, the Go Pod Pioneer has a complete exterior size of 4.2 meters (13.9 ft) and a width of two meters (6.5 ft), which means it suits comfortably inside most garages and parking areas.
A entrance locker accessible from the skin will be discovered underneath the massive smiley-shaped window (it holds the gasoline cylinders), whereas entry contained in the pod is obtainable by a 60-cm (two-foot) vast entrance door on the again.
Designed with consolation and comfort in thoughts, this charming journey trailer impresses with a classy inside that focuses on practicality with fashionable home equipment and high quality supplies. It comes with an ingenious structure that includes a compact kitchenette, a U-shaped lounge space that transforms into a snug sleeping space, and ample space for storing.
Every little thing seems to be cozy and alluring inside, and although all the things is squeezed inside an inner physique size of simply over two meters (6.5 ft), it does not really feel cramped in any respect, due to the good use of house.
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The kitchen amenities are situated close to the doorway and provide spectacular options for a journey trailer this dimension. There’s a decently-sized chrome steel sink with an built-in two-burner gasoline hob, and a microwave oven will be added as an possibility. The cooktop/sink setup has a glass cowl to maintain all the things neat and clear when not in use. A flip-up countertop extension turns out to be useful for meal prep, and two small overhead cupboards provide extra space for storing.
Throughout from the kitchenette, there’s a 12V Dometic compressor fridge with additional counter house above and a nifty slide-out pantry rack subsequent to it.
Subsequent up is the versatile wraparound seating space with storage underneath all three seats and a detachable middle desk. The multifunctional house serves as a lounge/eating space by day and a sleeping house by evening. The plush benches will be turned both into two single beds or a king-sized double to comfortably accommodate two people.
An interesting characteristic will be noticed above the kitchen space within the type of a pop-up roof part that will increase standing top to 1.83 meters (6 ft) contained in the camper.
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One other welcome addition is a pair of cupboards simply inside the doorway door that maximize the usage of house. The higher one is a shelved cupboard/wardrobe for storing garments and different belongings, and the floor-level one holds a transportable rest room.
The producer presents a number of furnishings and fabric finishes, in addition to a complete checklist of equipment so that every buyer can customise the Go Pod Pioneer to suit their very own explicit type of tenting. For example, since tenting is extra about having fun with the outside, house owners can add optionally available awnings and canopies to increase the dwelling space to the skin.
An 85Ah leisure battery, web storage pockets within the lounge, LED ambient lighting strips over the home windows and within the footwell, ceiling spotlights, and two adjustable facet home windows with blackout blinds are additionally a part of the package deal.
The 2024 Go Pod Pioneer micro-camper is competitively priced at £19,995 (approx. $25,350) for the usual mannequin. For the second, the Go-Pod is just obtainable in Europe, so if you happen to reside in a European nation and are searching for a weekend escape or an extended getaway, this compact journey trailer can give you the last word mix of consolation and comfort.
