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Lightweight And Collapsible Camper Pulled With Reclining Bicycle

Inventor Paul Elkins shared his friend’s collapsible camper. It’s made of plastic, and has just enough room for a single person to sleep laying down. You might say it’s quite similar to those capsule hotels seen in Japan.

Paul wrote,

 Jerry is semi-retired and wanted to do some trike touring. He came up with this wonderful collapsable fluted plastic camper.

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Jerry’s trike-pulled plastic camper.

Collapsible bicycle camper
Elkins DIY

Posing for a picture in the back of his homemade bicycle camper.

Maker of bicycle camper
Elkins DIY
Towing camper with bicycle
Elkins DIY
Rear of bicycle camper
Elkins DIY

That’s a novel idea to use rigid foam insulation. The pink foam doesn’t deform easily, and provides extra insulation from the ground. Just a sleeping bag on top and you’re good for the night!



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