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BASE CAMP<br />
▲ Konrad Baur is reaping the rewards of its business strategy.<br />
the world like Turkey and South<br />
Korea, a new driver cabin door<br />
we plan to launch in 2022 <strong>–</strong> all<br />
of these things add up to make<br />
us feel extremely positive.”<br />
4X4 FOR MORE<br />
A movement towards 4x4-style<br />
campervans has been building<br />
momentum for several years<br />
now with those looking to<br />
utilise RVs for their outdoor<br />
adventures buying them in good<br />
numbers. By its very nature <strong>–</strong><br />
due to the slightly more extreme<br />
places people use them, and<br />
the high cost of these vehicles<br />
<strong>–</strong> it would be natural to expect<br />
that a plateau might be reached<br />
sometime soon in terms of sales.<br />
Premium German campervan<br />
manufacturer Alphavan is<br />
attempting to re-stimulate that<br />
market and attract a previously<br />
untapped corner of potential<br />
customers for this type of leisure<br />
vehicle with its new Active Line.<br />
This new van brings a groundbreaking<br />
layout in a panel<br />
van that has never been seen<br />
before in the campervan class<br />
in conjunction with a payload<br />
capacity at benchmark level.<br />
As a 4x4 vehicle with a gross<br />
vehicle weight of 4.1 tons, the<br />
Alphavan “Active Line” allows<br />
a payload of up to 700kg. The<br />
newly created FlexPort with<br />
its dimensions of 225cm x<br />
170cm x 131cm (almost 5,000<br />
litres) allows the storage of<br />
two Enduro bikes including<br />
equipment and tool cases. At<br />
the same time, the multi-awardwinning<br />
living space in the<br />
front area of the Alphavan is<br />
not constraint as compared to<br />
the former Alphavan concept.<br />
The FlexPort is something<br />
Alphavan says has set itself<br />
the goal of reaching customer<br />
groups who would not have<br />
yet switched to a panel van<br />
campervan due to the space<br />
available.<br />
In its early days, it has<br />
received high praise indeed<br />
from Hard Enduro <strong>World</strong><br />
Champion and KTM works<br />
rider Manuel Lettenbichler,<br />
who said: “What the guys<br />
from Alphavan have created<br />
here absolutely surpasses<br />
anything I’ve seen in this class<br />
of campervans so far. While I<br />
store my two enduro machines<br />
and all the material and tools<br />
in the back, a hotel room of the<br />
extra class with all amenities<br />
awaits me in the front. As a 4x4<br />
vehicle with my machines in the<br />
back, nothing can stop me now.<br />
And Alphavan’s Starlink system<br />
allows me to produce my stories<br />
on the go and be connected to<br />
everyone. Dope!” Dope, indeed.<br />
▲ Hard Enduro <strong>World</strong> Champion Manuel Lettenbichler.<br />
INDUSTRY INSIDERS<br />
IN THIS ISSUE<br />
We learn about why<br />
making a product versatile<br />
is the key to success in the<br />
modern RV industry from<br />
SEEKR’s Andreas Maechler.<br />
P30<br />
Hear from the exhibitors at<br />
the UK’s Motorhome and<br />
Caravan Show, including<br />
innovative German tent<br />
peg expert Peggy Peg’s<br />
Samantha Reinhold. P36<br />
Exclusive interview with<br />
Pitchup.com’s founder Dan<br />
Yates on the current state<br />
of the industry and a record<br />
year for his company. P42<br />
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