Volkswagen camper
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 24 มิ.ย. 2021
- I am sorry I didn't leave a description sooner. This is a custom trailer built from scratch by my father. It has an official title issued by the state of Illinois. The hitch is made from 1/2" plate steel curved to match the roof-line and bolted into the roof rails with a backing plate. The ball hitch is a standard trailer ball. The wiring has enough slack for a full turn, simply unplugging it with allow unlimited rotation. It has a backup camera so when it is being pushed the driver can see what is going on. It was built based on the original but not exactly. It pulls down the road just fine. It is a lightweight trailer so the fact it is roof mounted is not a big issue. He was happy just building it but no longer needs it and it is for sale. $14,000 with the car.
Like a fifth wheeler but smaller. Nose weight is pushing down centrally on the car so all four wheels have better traction. Super maneuverable no issues spinning in a small area. I've seen the original version on YT and it's great to see a modern version here. I'm surprised something like this is not commercially available. I think it would be a big success. Practical car for everyday use and super easy to pull the camper / caravan when needed. I for one would be very interested.
Nice thing with this, if you get tired of pulling the trailer, you can always push it.
Brilliant! All she needs is some roof mounted solar, an awning, and an electric conversion for the beetle and you'll have y'allselves an awesome off-grid camper. Also a lift on the bug would be cool. Giving me some ideas for a project of my own!
And a stop lights
@@hristotonchev For sure!
It's cool, I would love to see the inside!!
I’ve got a 98 Bug.
I’d love one of these!
Drive carefully Volks!
your in luck, it is for sale.
NIce. As with the originals I wonder about the car roof structure and how things play out when going over rough roads or worse still a collision.
I am also curious about this
Modern cars don't have a chassis as they did in the 20s - 70's. Almost all today cars are unibody construction now, meaning the strength of the car is actually built right in to the body - and many of those cars have trailer hitches. In order to make modern cars safe for the occupants, a lot of that strength is added in to the roof-rails of the car. The owner here has bolted his mount to those rails. I'd say it's a pretty good place to put it. The big downside is that it's never been tested. Unlike traditional trailer hitches where there have been crash tests with load, none has been done with this design. The only way to know what will happen will be to crash it. The roof-rails are strong, but they were certainly not designed to take a load similar to what a crash would provide. All the same, I think I'd feel fairly safe driving it.
So cool, always loved the original, nice seeing a new era one being made
Glad you like it!
Das gab es früher schon beim Käfer sehr sehr geil baut das Ding weiter macht abnahmen und ein Geschäft draus sehr sehr geil 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻
That is cool to take an old idea and update it. I am sure it would be a hit at VW car shows. Thanks for sharing
That is so cool. I have seen a video from the middle 60's I think.
Shadow. Never quite caught on. Too bad.
You guys brought back one of the coolest things vw did way back . Love it , would love to have one.good vibes all the way 😁
VW never did that. It was a 3rd party company, and it was designed to work with a lot of different small cars of the time, they just used a Beetle in the demos.
Ok , don't care
За игрушку в начале переживал больше чем за свою жизнь
Looks like a great rig to fool around in a car park or driveway.
Wow, odd looking caravan but no doubting the maneuverability. Wonder what it’s like inside.
Das finde ich echt toll ,so in der Art hab ich das noch nie gesehen,das ist echt praktisch 👍👍👍👍👍👍
...ob die max.Dachlast dafür ausgelegt ist, frage ich mich....
@@rewahl Die Dachlast (hier eher Stützlast) liegt beim Beetle bei 50 Kg. Reicht also bei optimaler Beladung des Wohnahnhängers völlig aus und sollte locker mal zum ziehen von 1200 Kg Gesamtgewicht ausreichend sein. Ist ja quasi wie eine Ahnhängerkupplung nur halt auf dem Dach. Die Frage die sich mir hier stellt, müssen die Dachholme extra verstärkt werden um die Zugkräfte besser aufnehmen zu können? Ist ja doch eine ganz schöne Schrankwand die man da hinter sich her zieht.
I think these guys built this in their backyard. What they did was bring back and old idea. One that I think it’s cool
TH-cam has a video of an original one.
@@johnmca5643 A lot. They showed up in my recommendations before this video.
Is it street legal?
Cool. This is just like the original one that was made years ago. Very nice.
This is a awesome recreation...👍👍👍👍
That’s 1 of the coolest things I’ve ever seen
For those that can't reverse a trailer, this eliminates jackknifing.
Parking should be very quick & simple.
Won't help with poor driving, unfortunately.
Awesome, I’ve seen these with original bugs. I have a yellow 2003 🤙🏽🤙🏽
My father built it. He originally bought a yellow bug, 2007 I think, but my mother fell in love with it and so he bought another one for this. like them too.
You created a cool campingtrailer!👏👏👏
Thank you, it wasn't me, it was my father. He remembered the original ad and just wanted to build one for himself.
@@yamasuki250
I had once the same idea, but with roofcarrier.
The problem was the force while a fullbreak or frontal crash.😖
The carrier wood break and the trailer would kill me.☺
This makes it so easy to park the trailer with the car pushing it
*interesting, never thought a road car could be a used as a truck-tractor*
Amazing project 💯🔥🚀
Sehr geile Idee und gut gelöst! 😀
When I look at how solid a trailer hitch is built and attached to the body, I can't imagine that it would be street legal in Europe.
By the way: VW Beetle has a maximum roof load of 50kg!
Only worry would be long uphill grades, nothing wrong with watching the landscape as one slowly putts by!
Wow!! Brilliant!! 👍👍👍💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻🚙
This design makes so much sense!
The design is very old....maybe 50 years? VW used to sell a camper just like this. This is a recreation of it.
@@johnmca5643
Actually, I don’t think that it was made by Volkswagen, a French company made them called ‘Clip Car’ and another company called ‘RandoCar’.
Still see them occasionally for sale in the French classifieds.
I believe that they are not legal to be used on roads in the UK.
An interesting concept. I am guessing that roof has some reinforcing to support the load?
It was always a cool idea, it's just too bad that part of the car isn't made to do that and would likely tear the roof off
True if it were mounted to the center of the roof. This is mounted to a 1/2" plate spanning both roof rails for support.
@@yamasuki250 Great solution. I was also concerned about the horizontal forces.
Lol I still wouldn't trust it
Roof rails are for storage, and only withstand *maybe* a hundred pounds, and that's pushing down on the car. I'd still worry about tearing the roof off as this thing definitely weighs more than that.
What if you're driving down the freeway or just any road with any amount of speed and hit a big ass bumb? Also the lateral or horizontal forces when turning? Really don't think this is a good idea ...I do believe you'ld at the least break or pop out your windshields towing this thing like that.
So great!! I want one...
Great job
This video made my day.😅😅
It's the nice recreation of the original but how are the electrical wires connected?
I was wondering the same thing. Maybe some sort of wireless setup like the tow trucks use.
They use twisted wire just like on trailers and in steering wheels. Two turns no problem.
Alarmsystem if you turn clockwise too often easy to detect and warn about
wireless lights are very common in agriculture, and it's actually cheap, very practical and simple
It's 2023. Bluetooth, duh.
@@jbr496 sieht mir eher aus als wäre nix angeschlossen da beim Auto Bremslicht geht und beim Anhänger eher nicht
Arată bine și este deosebit de manevrabilă! Proiectul este de mulți ani, l-am văzut prima dată tot cu VW! 👍👍
The ball??? You nearly ran over your dog!!!!!!
Fantastic 👍
Eccezionale, fantastico geniale , complimenti.
Just to cool ... I need one...
All I know is that is cool to see at least you don't have to pay for alot of gas with the car pulling the little camper
Very nice😊
I bin thinking about making a trailer like this for my suv.
That is very cool
Super cool
That is awesome
well done
Thats unbelievable!
Only 1 in the world👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍👍
There used to be more.
@@apveening oh wow, i would've thought it was custom made just for that customer
@@ozkrpalminteri9431 it was officially manufactured in the 60s. This one is a home made replica. Pretty incredible for DIY! He has had it approved for road use in Illinois. Not all locations may allow it thought.
How did you make the tow hitch on the roof (all the forces on the chassis)? Detail video? 🙏
I will get more pictures of it when I visit my father again. I do not have a video but I updated the description with some details that I remember. Thank you for watching.
Omg that is awesome
Thank you
Did this ever sell? It’s sick, I’m sure you could rig up a wireless solution for the lights and never have to worry about unplugging it
Inside pictures would be nice to see of camper
What's the tow capacity of a beetle?
How have they attached the roof mount to the frame??
nice design. But I'm worried that the roof of the car will be torn off. The roof should be reinforced to tow the trailer.
I wonder how the electricity for lights and turn indicators is connected?
Wonderful
Thank you! Cheers!
Nice if we can see inside it too.
You can, it's on another video I have loaded
Äußerst praktisch zu manövrieren.., super ausgedacht. Soll das etwa so zugelassen sein ?
Bei uns in 🇩🇪 würde die Polizei im Kreise springen 😮😳
Nein weil der dach konstruktion da nicht fur gebaut ist, und der wind der anhänger herunter druckt und so noch mehr druck auf das dach komt.
Fantástico 😮
How are you going to connect the trailer lights ?
A semi going by from the other direction would probably result in very a scary experience.....or worse.
Cute idea..... But boy ohhhh boy I wouldn't want to travel near you on the expressway with that flimsy contraption 😅
Eu gostaria de saber quando vai ser liberado para usarmos aqui no Brasil. QUAL A CARTEIRA QUE EXIGEM...
ALMENARA J. Humberto.
Perfect
How well does it handle at highway speeds?
Hahah. What an awesome throwback!
Nice job god bless
Look up Evolution you’ll see there’s no god 🤦♂️
Awesome
I would forgo the 360° jackknife capability for a foot and a half more room on the bottom front.
Good idea
It looks to me like there would be some instability issues when stopping or turning. Have you tried any Panic stops yet?
I don’t know if some of these foreign comments say it, but you have yourself a third-wheel. To me it looks pretty easy to handle, but maybe I’m wrong. Going to need some extension mirrors on that car.
They've got a camera and screen instead
Thats hella cool
Needs to become a thing!
The "Jack Knife": Bro
The original never took off was it because it didn't meet safely regulations at the time?
I wonder how many potholes it will take to rip the roof open
Just like the old days
Cool. Is the roof/hitch stong?
That's my concern too. I don't believe it would be anywhere near as strong as a standard rear connection.
Its quite an innovative and creative idea of mechanical engineering.. he should applied for a patent before posting to see if could get.. likely someone else this very moment is trying to on this now to through their own lawyer..
This is perfect for my wife
nice...
КЛАССНАЯ разработка
Well, it looks cool enough but I don't know how practical it is. I wouldn't give too much for that roof structure after a road trip or two unless it's been considerably strengthened.
The roof mount is 1/2" plate spanning the width of the roof, contoured to the roof and mounted to the side roof rails with backing plates. With the light weight it shouldn't be a problem.
Das ist kein Camper (Wohnmobil),sondern ein Caravan (Wohnanhänger) -- und zwar einer, mit dem du jeden x-beliebigen TÜV-Ingenieur zum Pumpenklabaster bringst
Супер! Мне всегда нравился тот старый жук с прицепом и альковом. Неужели и сейчас такое возможно? Хочу себе такой на универсал!!!
Anything is possible if you do it yourself. On a station wagon it might need a longer reach. Thank you for your interest.
@@yamasuki250 к сожалению в нашей стране такое не реально - законодательный барьер трудно будет преодолеть (конструкцией авто не предусмотрен такой вид буксирования прицепа)
@@user-cf3cb9kx8g Это опасная конструкция. Высокое расположение сцепного устройства над центром тяжести тягача, создаёт опрокидывающий момент. Если начать торможение на дуге, то прицеп может опрокинуть тягач, или спровоцировать потерю управления.
@@user-ju2fn6mi5x согласен. Но ведь с прицепом то и так ездим тише гораздо
@@user-cf3cb9kx8g Нештатные ситуации возможны. Мои знакомые ехали с прицепом неспеша ночью, на дорогу выскочила лошадь. Лошадь объехали, но из-за инерции прицепа легли в кювет. Представьте что произойдёт с лёгким оригинальным Жуком, с фаркопом на крыше и кемпером, если ему придётся внезапно кого-то объезжать на трассе.
The original didn't have so much wasted space behind the car whilst towing. Obviously the tow point was more centered in the original
So does the door sticker say anything about tow ratings on the roof? 🤭
Don't forget to unhook the electrical connection
Noice!👍😎 STOC
1974 when it was adopted , a new concept I think not .
How do you unhitch the trailer? Hmmm.. no jacking down wheel!! 🤣
What country is this in? Smaller cars in some are not allowed to have such campers attached.
You forgot the license plate on the trailer.
Neat
funny part is who ever made this could be an millionaire in less than 2 yrs
if he played it right
В гараж надо задом заезжать.
Everything is cooler with a Australian Shepherd around.
I agree, he is sooo loveable. And very smart.