Only the optional 5,000BTU AC unit needs shore power, or plug-in to a portable generator. refrigerator, 20,000 BTU furnace, lights and the optional 5-gallon hot water heater (connected to an outside shower). It carries propane and a house battery – which between them will run the 1.7 cu. On the outside this means adding HD tires, fenders, roof rack and outside grille. The test unit I looked through at Campkin’s RV Centre was the loaded off-road version of the Express. The price reflects this simple description as the Express comes in three models from base to a better equipped off-road package. This unit is basically a box with a bed and a pop-up roof. These stats mean it can be towed by a very wide selection of vehicles you certainly don’t need a truck to haul the Express. The Express weighs in at just over 2,000 lb (loaded) and is 13-feet long. Add in the current COVID-19 restrictions and this little unit seems like it was designed more by futurists than engineers. This simple, yet unique trailer is what I’d call a mashup design somewhere between a pop-up tent trailer and a teardrop tow-behind (with a little utility trailer thrown in). Looking at the Coachmen Clipper Express, these were my thoughts. Designers and engineers seem to be plugged into current events, pop culture and social trends which they then translate into new relevant designs and concepts at a much faster clip than at any time in the past. The RV industry today pivots much quicker than it used to. Well, turns out, I can’t.īy contrast, early on in my career, I remember thinking how little trailers changed from year to year – but, again, that can’t be said anymore. I’ve been reviewing RV’s for 25 years so you’d think that I could confidently claim to have “seen it all” by now.
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