Posted 09.12.2011 at 1:44 pm
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Sealander Amphibious Trailer
Sealander
The Sealander amphibious trailer is the camping accessory of our 1970s PopSci dreams come to life, except better than we ever imagined. This super-light trailer is tiny enough that it can be towed even by subcompact cars without a special permit, extra mirrors or gear, and serves as a kitchen, a tent and a boat.
Inside the customizable Sealander (which will be available for purchase in 2012), seats become a deck, cooking and sink areas become heaters and refrigerators, and the roof peels back so you can sleep under the stars. You can take to the water and show off your waterproof pod-boat to all the kayakers, while an electric motor keeps you from floating out to sea. The motor is also low-emissions, so you don't have to feel bad that your idea of “getting back to nature” includes a $24,000 amphibious trailer.
Check out the Sealander in action, set to epic music, in the video below.
[Treehugger via Red Ferret]
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We already have these....they are called cabin cruisers! Nothing new here just more little itty biddy ones, that aren't real functional or practical, If you want a boat, tow a boat and skip the sillyness of some of these "modern" techy toys! Gee!
What if you want a boat that you can tow with your (what looks to to be a) VW Golf? And a camper? and a kitchen?
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I suppose to rent one for a lake retreat would be fun. I never buy one. Its a cute idea!
What i think is cool on this is slide open roof! i mean just drifting on a lake at night under the stars somewhere you can actually see them would be amazing. and then if it started to rain just slide it back closed.
Thats one bizarre house boat.
In the use of metal, I hope they used a lot of high quality stainless steal to avoid rust.
Second, I hope they made the wheel bearings user tech friendly to keeping them greased. I imagine boating around in the water will wash all the greased out of those bearings.
@ B.V. : I don't see anything other than a bench on either side.
Nifty toy, but if you're really camping a small boat and a tent should do. That or you could fold the seats down in your hatchback and sleep there, plenty of room for two people.
@Aliasless,
It does seem very minimal.
If you pause the video at 56 seconds, you can sort of make out the end of the boat where it seems like there are "things" are both sides behind the seats which might be a compact fridge/sink/range.
Of course this video could also be of a prototype that does not include all of the promised features...
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Tell them firmly:
I am not paid to listen to this drivel.
You are a terminal boob." - William S. Burroughs
The man is correct...in fact somewhere about 1970 (or earlier??)a boatbuilder brought out a neat little towable houseboat called a "Hobo" which at 18 feet and capacity up to eight onboard/or four sleeping and powered capacity up to 90 h.p. would be safer, larger, and about as towable as this effort at much less than the proposed price of $24,000. Other versions were later available, so why would anyone in their right mind pay that much for this poor effort???!!
I think I just found a new dive boat...
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I fail to see the practicality in this unless it was raining this is more cumber sum then just towing a boat sadly this is is a waste of time for whomever came up with this maybe they didn't think this out to thurally to know nobody wants to be cooped up in a little rigidly box in the middle of a lake or ocean what if it began to sink that things a death trap