![]() ![]() ![]() The entry-level Caravel 16RB starts at $74,000, making it one of the most affordable full-featured Airstream models on the market. You can keep it all topped up with an optional 100-watt solar package for going off-grid. There are plenty of places to plug in, too, via multiple USB ports and standard 110-volt power outlets throughout. Plus, digital nomads will dig the integrated four-speaker JL audio system and TV with an omnidirectional antenna. That includes dimmable, energy-efficient LED lighting and a QuietStream climate control system. There’s a long list of tech convenience features baked into this latest model. What truly sets the Caravel (and most other Airstreams) apart is the attention to detail. There’s even a separate bathroom with a standing shower. There’s a full-sized memory foam mattress with a hanging closet - the dinette converts into an additional sleeping area (for a total of four adults) and the kitchen boasts a sink and two-burner cooktop - all impressive considering its 16.5-foot length. Airstream makes clever use of space to delineate between the sleeping, dining, and cooking areas. The raw aluminum cladding carries through, giving it a clean, modern industrial feel. Inside, however, the tiniest Caravel feels like an ultra compact studio apartment on wheels. Plus, at around 3,500 pounds, it’s light enough for most medium-sized SUVs to tow it. It’s all wrapped in 10 large windows that bathe the interior in sunlight. It’s true that Airstream kept the handsome and timeless look of its popular riveted aluminum design. On an initial walk-around of the latest Caravel 16RB, it doesn’t appear to have changed much since Kennedy was in office. Fast forward a few decades, when most of us are planning our travels (and our lives) with the environment and minimalist living in mind, and Airstream re-released both of these compact RVs in 2019.Īirstream and Pottery Barn’s New Trailer Brings Creature Comforts to Campers But Americans wanted much, much bigger campers back then, and so the models fizzled out. In fact, it was released alongside the beloved Bambi way back in the 1960s when Airstream began toying with the idea of lighter, single-axle RVs. That has us seriously reconsidering our current living situation. Airstream managed to pack all the amenities of a modern luxury apartment into just under 17 feet - how’s that for van life?. But don’t let the diminutive size of this Airstream camper fool you. The new Airstream Caravel 16RB offers many of the same upscale features and specs of its pricier brethren in one of the company’s most compact footprints ever. They’re more polished, more luxurious - even downright swanky - and we’re not talking about just the flagship models that sell for well north of $150,000. Across the lineup, however, the interiors have evolved into something altogether different. On the outside, its iconic aluminum travel trailers have changed little since the last century, and for our money, that’s a very good thing. Few brands symbolize the Great American Road Trip like Airstream. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |