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Editor
Kate Trant
Paperback
208 pages
295 b/w and colour ills
29.0 x 22.0 cm
10.0 x 9.0 in
ISBN10: 1 904772 30 7
ISBN13: 978 1 904772 27 9
Praise for Home Away From Home
“This is about as good an introduction as there is, short of hitting the highway for two weeks of RR to find out for yourself.”
Evening Standard
“One for true Winnebago warriors and armchair travellers alike.”
Wallpaper*
“It’s a delightful melange of archive material, personal anecdotes, contemporary advertising shots and travel snippets.”
Practical Motor Home
Home Away From Home The World of Camper Vans and Motorhomes
Using a rich wealth of visual material and stories from owners around the world, Home Away from Home looks at the world of camper vans and motorhomes from Airstream to Winnebago, via the ubiquitous VW bus.
Lars Eriksen and Kate Trant outline the cultural and social history of the camper van and motorhome in the USA, UK and Europe, looking at a range of phenomena from surf and hippy culture, to family holidays and travel in retirement years. A range of vehicles from recent decades is presented in detail, within the context of their technical development as well as the design strategies that dictated their appearances.
Whether about a pioneering spirit, large horizons and wide open spaces, economic travel or a comfortable change of scenery, what is common to camper vans and motorhomes is the need to create a 'home away from home.' This book illustrates the culture of camper van and motorhome travel by looking at the owners and their clubs, telling stories of road trips, adventures and epic voyages.
