Mission
As a mechanical engineer my mission is to create really useful tools for humanity. I do believe the ioCamper is the one. When I came up with the idea of ioCamper many people said it was impossible... Anyway, for me "impossible" is just a word, it means no more or no less than the other words... My favourite saying is: " I didn't know it was impossible, so I've done it" This leads me day by day, and will continue ‘til the end of time.
Just take a look around and see how many vans are around you, and all of them are a potential motorhome, if you think about the advantage of the ioCamper. If you don't have a van, you can get one from your workplace maybe or borrow it from your family or friends. There are many options... With the ioCamper a camping holiday will be easily available for many more people all over the world.
...how it was started
I always dreamed -like many others- to buy or build a caravan or a motorhome to enjoy the freedom with my family. When my son asked me to go for a camping holiday, I decided to make it for him unforgettable. We could have rented a tent, a caravan or I could modify my old van to a motorhome, but I wanted more flexibility, more space, and more comfort. In addition, I wanted to keep my 9 seater van's original functionality. Keeping these preferences in mind, I came up with the idea of ioCamper. I found the best local automation, electrical and technical experts and we spent thousands of hours in my small workshop over the last 2 years. And now I'm really proud to introduce to you the ioCamper. We found that the ioCamper could be a solution for many other families who are in the same shoes as us.
We created this campaign to make the ioCamper available all over the world. To reach this we have to industrialize the production. With your help we can take the camping holiday to a new level and many families could discover the beauty of nature with the ioCamper loaded in a normal van. We appreciate your support in advance! For our backers we are going to send as a gift a premium quality T-shirt with our ioCamper logo on it. Find it on the perk site.
The main benefit of the ioCamper is that the small size closed box can be put into almost any existing van. You do NOT need to transform your van to a motorhome spending huge amounts of money, and do NOT need to modify anything on your van. The only thing you need to do is to screw down the fixing plates for safe transportation (provided with ioCamper) to the floor of the cargo. So, with ioCamper, you won't lose your van's original functionality and you'll be able to carry goods or people in the van as normal in the future. ioCamper also offers great additional usage possibilities - you can use it as a standalone apartment in your courtyard, or as a fishing bungalow, or many other ways. Perhaps you want to invite your friend or family members but you don't have enough space. Just open the ioCamper in your garden and use it as a small guest-house.
Some important questions with answers:
- What kind of VAN can be loaded with ioCamper?
The standard model has a size of 2.5 * 1.3 * 1.7 m (l * w * h), which can be fitted to any L1 H2 (or bigger) van such as Fiat Ducato, Citroen Jumper, Peugeot Boxer, Renault Expert, Iveco Daily, Volkswagen Crafter, Mercedes Sprinter, etc …
- Do you need any skills or training to use the ioCamper?
No. Simply follow the user guide. The process is operated manually or by a mobile device which is connected to ioCamper's own Wi-Fi network, such as a mobile phone, tablet or laptop.
- How long does it take to open and use it?
The apartment can be used within 5 to 10 minutes, depending on which way you want to use the ioCamper.
- Different variants available?
You can choose between 3 different height sizes depending on your van (H1, H2 or H3), and also the appearance of the ioCamper (modern, vintage, country, summer style). Of course, we'll be able to customize the sizes in the future on demand.
Time Plan
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Using all my free time I made a lot of 3D plans on my computer that were constantly built on one to another. The picture in my head and PC screen was cleansed from day to day regarding the feasibility of my idea. I found nearly the 20th version good enough to show to my family and my closest friends. I asked their opinion about its shape and usability...
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Based on the latest designs, I created a working, realistic 2:1 scale model in 3 months. I built the most important operational features into the model. Based on the experience gained during the construction and operation of the model I fine-tuned the prototype plans...
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I I rented a right-sized workshop and found the best partners to build the prototype. My team members are an IT programmer, an electrical technician, a mechanic technician, and an finance adviser.
April. 2018: PATENT protection
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We obtained the international patent for the ioCamper as a fully-comfort apartment house, with its unique opening technique.
We would like to raise as much financial support as needed for serial production with crowdfunding.
Jan. 2019 INDUSTRIFICATION
Subject to a successful Indiegogo project, a workshop of the right size must be equipped with the necessary equipment and tools. Then we need to find the skilled employees for successful production.
June. 2019: Start the SERIAL PRODUCTION
Desired Future
We need further development on the prototype and will build a second one, to apply the learnings from the last 2 years. We have to equip a proper size workshop with tools and the necessary precision equipment for the industrial production.
There will be a basic size ioCamper which fits to an average van but we understand not all vans are the same. We will be ready to build custom ioCampers to customer specifications based on their individual van.
We are half-way on our road. We worked hard in the last two years and faced up to many challenges during the prototype's design and construction. We are ready to work more to reach our dreams and goals.
Selling our product world-wide is a challenging task. We are willing to make contracts with manufacturers and distributors on each Continent.
Thank you for your support!!!
The ioCamper TEAM
Using all my free time I made a lot of 3D plans on my computer that were constantly built on one to another. The picture in my head and PC screen was cleansed from day to day regarding the feasibility of my idea. I found nearly the 20th version good enough to show to my family and my closest friends. I asked their opinion about its shape and usability...
Based on the latest designs, I created a working, realistic 2:1 scale model in 3 months. I built the most important operational features into the model. Based on the experience gained during the construction and operation of the model I fine-tuned the prototype plans...
I I rented a right-sized workshop and found the best partners to build the prototype. My team members are an IT programmer, an electrical technician, a mechanic technician, and an finance adviser.
We obtained the international patent for the ioCamper as a fully-comfort apartment house, with its unique opening technique.
