BY: EDITORS
The Airstream travel trailer is the ultimate vehicle of the American nomadic lifestyle if your definition of urban escape is open roads and national parks. But there are some people who want an experience unsoiled by nature-themed gift shops.
With this in mind, the UEV440 from Australia’s Conqueror was born. It’s the ultimate urban escape vehicle for anyone who plans on spending months exploring the backcountry. The UEV440 features a fully functional kitchen on its left side. A double sink made of two drop-in bins and a two-burner stove pull out on a self-supporting sliding mechanism so that nothing ever touches the ground. The left side also features a large pantry that can be accessed from the outside while cooking, or from the shelter of the inside in the event that the sky turns grey and bitchy.
Engineers designed the trailer with long-term adventure in mind. It can hold up to 160 litres of water that can be heated using an internal diesel system. The UEV440 also comes equipped with tarp-thin solar panels to ensure that the vehicle is energy neutral.
Anyone who has travelled for an extensive length of time knows that the temporary scoliosis from sleeping on the ground in a beat-up tent is a novelty that dissipates in the breeze of roughly the fifth morning. Thats why this innovative design doesn’t make you choose between comfort and freedom. There are two beds—one at the front and one that extends from the side. The interior features LED lights, a built-in heater and fans for varying climates and buyers have the option of including surround sound and a flat screen TV.
The design also incorporates another innovation that can be labelled a necessity or a luxury depending on who you ask—a mini bar.
If it’s in your budget, it’s priced at US$62,675. With a barbecue rack that locks on over the spare-tire, four outside storage boxes and four interior shelves that could comfortably fit, say, a full crate of wine, the UEV440 makes the most of living space so that nomads can navigate their way to the spaces that really matter—the wide open ones.
Image sourcing: autoforum.cz, outdoors.cl, inhabitat.com
