Tenting and sustainability ought to go hand in hand, however generally it helps to make the connection specific. That’s what REI Co-op and Airstream did final yr once they launched a special-edition tenting trailer crammed with post-consumer recycled supplies and sustainably grown wooden used to make the parts. The duo has now launched a 20-foot model of the particular version Basecamp journey trailer for individuals who thought the unique 16-foot mannequin wasn’t massive sufficient.
Known as the REI Co-op Particular Version Basecamp 20X, the brand new, bigger trailer can sleep 4 as a substitute of simply two. The additional room comes from the bigger, 20-foot chassis and a entrance dinette set that converts into the mattress. The larger trailer additionally has bigger holding tanks.
The unique REI Basecamp trailer was designed to reply the stream of requests that Airstream informed Automotive and Driver it acquired from potential prospects for an Airstream camper that would match bigger households and teams within the backcountry. Airstream didn’t present C/D any gross sales numbers, however an organization press launch referred to as the primary REI Airstream “profitable.”
“Whereas we initially launched the 16-foot model of the REI Co-op Particular Version Basecamp to gauge curiosity and collect insights, our long-term imaginative and prescient all the time included the introduction of a bigger mannequin,” an Airstream spokesperson informed Automotive and Driver. “We needed to ascertain a robust basis with the preliminary launch, permitting us to fine-tune the design and collect helpful suggestions.”
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The REI Co-op Particular Version Basecamp 20X begins at $62,400; that is $9500 greater than the 16-foot mannequin. The non-REI Basecamp 20 begins at $54,400.
REI and Airstream gathered suggestions on what a partnership trailer ought to appear to be earlier than the 16-foot trailer was introduced. The end result was a trailer with a rear door to make loading out of doors toys like kayaks, bikes and fishing gear simpler than a conventional aspect door. The REI trailers additionally use sustainable supplies together with birch plywood and recycled polyester to attenuate environmental affect. The trailers present off-grid capabilities like a UV-LED and pre-filter water purification system of potable water and an elective composting bathroom.
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Sebastian Blanco has been writing about electrical automobiles, hybrids, and hydrogen vehicles since 2006. His articles and automobile critiques have appeared within the New York Occasions, Automotive Information, Reuters, SAE, Autoblog, InsideEVs, Vehicles.com, Automotive Speak, and different shops. His first green-car media occasion was the launch of the Tesla Roadster, and since then he has been monitoring the shift away from gasoline-powered automobiles and discovering the brand new expertise’s significance not only for the auto trade, however for the world as a complete. Throw within the current shift to autonomous automobiles, and there are extra fascinating modifications occurring now than most individuals can wrap their heads round. You could find him on Twitter or, on good days, behind the wheel of a brand new EV.
