
I believe in holidays where you can go where you want, when you want, and take your home comforts with you! This Christmas, I am planning to go around Australia with my guy and so we need a caravan to complete the picture. And so I hit the search machines here to get updated wit the latest options available. Though I have listed few of them that suit my needs and budget too, Niels Caris’s design has seized my nomadic senses. Just cannot get over this modish, ultra-flamboyant foldable caravan which is dubbed as FolDoub. Caris has ingeniously revived the foldable design as this one folds up upright unlike the unusual ones in the market that fold down to a more flat design.

Based on the most fundamental principle of a classic travel sleeper, after unfolding, ‘FolDoub’ generously doubles the available floor space of an average mid-sized caravan. Its collapsible form can be easily stowed while the slim upright shape is perfect for good aerodynamics and can be easily towed.

I am just wondering about its stability while moving around the curvy turns as this kinda vertical form may tumble down. But it seems the designer has taken care of it too as FolDoub is planned to steadily move on a 5ft. trackwidth.
via Product Page


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Could have done better with that description Deepa for its a concept design and somehow fitting it into a virtual reality sounds weird. Such Caravans wouldn’t surface before 2050 for its theme it too complicated to be put into production at present.
Atul, I have mentioned that while searching for some practical and affordable caravans, I came across this ahead of its time kinda caravan. And its the unique designing that has wooed my instincts. However some times even knowing that certain things are out of our reach, we still dare to dream about owning them, dont we?
Hi Deepa! Thanks for posting this one!
The project is already a few years old, dating back to my days at the Design Academy Eindhoven, in Holland.
It was mainly put up as a concept study, trying to combine the best of a folding trailer and a conventional caravan. Although after some research later on i found out it won’t be that hard to realise and manufacture, it’s a pretty simple technical setup, actually.
Anyway, really cool to see it popping up at a few forums now! :)
Be sure to check out some other projects at www.nielscaris.nl
Ciao!
Niels
Hey Niels, glad to know that you enjoyed our posting of FolDoub. See you around often!