Scania fire truck converted into expedition motorhome weighing over 17 tons

On July 15, 2026, a caravan detached from its tow hitch at the Gullviks beach parking lot in Domsjö. The caravan rolled into several parked cars before coming to a stop. No injuries were reported.

At Skateholm campsite in Beddingestrand, the Scherman family has spent summers since the 1970s. Three generations occupy pitches 94, 95 and 96 in their own caravans, living as neighbours. Sweden is experiencing a camping boom.

On the evening of July 14, 2026, a motorhome caught fire while driving in Söderhamn, Sweden. Emergency services responded to the scene. Traffic on road 652 was affected in both directions.

A motorhome crashed on the E18 highway near Kungsängen, Sweden, on Tuesday afternoon. According to police, the vehicle hit a wire barrier and left the road. The driver sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to hospital by ambulance helicopter. Traffic was initially closed but reopened by 1:00 PM. Recovery of the motorhome is scheduled overnight. No crime is suspected.

Perfect Weekend editor Viggo Cavling spent a week in a Sunlight T690L motorhome on a Ford Transit chassis to understand the appeal of this lifestyle. Sweden has about 120,000 registered motorhomes, with new registrations up 54.7% in the first half of the year compared to the same period last year, though some of this increase is due to early registrations ahead of new Euro 6 rules. The nearly 7-meter-long, over 2-meter-wide vehicle requires constant concentration while driving but offers freedom of movement. The week's main challenge was emptying the toilet cassette, solved by a CamperClean machine in Uddevalla for 100 kronor.

A resident of Västerås was fined 1,500 SEK for driving a car and caravan combination that exceeded the total weight limit for a standard B license. Police check the registered maximum weights of the vehicles, not the actual load, which can lead to violations even if the car can tow the caravan.