This luxury camper can take you completely off-grid – and costs more than a two-bed flat
The Roamer X packs 3,160W of solar power, a fireplace and a king-size bed into an off-road trailer
I'm love getting away from it all, but I'm not sure I could spend £150,000 doing it. That's the asking price for the Roamer X, a seriously luxurious off-road camper that promises to take you far beyond the usual campsite without giving up the comforts of home.
Developed by American outfit ROA Off-Road in collaboration with Pause, the 27-foot trailer has a living room with leather recliners, an electric fireplace and a ceiling-mounted projector that beams films onto a retractable screen. There's a fully equipped kitchen, a proper shower and a private bedroom with the choice of a king-size bed or two singles.
It's designed for all-season adventures, too, with a 34,000-BTU heating system and dual air-conditioning units. So, whether you're parked up in the desert or somewhere considerably colder, the idea is that you can stay comfortable without needing a mains hookup.
There's a growing range of camping trailers for electric car owners, but the challenge remains the same, adding useful space without making every journey a battle against reduced range.
A compact camper with a carefully considered aerodynamic profile is one way to tackle that problem. It won't eliminate the extra energy needed to tow a trailer, but the design philosophy works for drivers who want to take their EV further afield.
This is very much a design phase creation currently. If you've invested in an electric car and want to spend more time outdoors, a camper designed around the realities of EV ownership sounds like a great starting point.
