Tiny Electric Camper ARI 458 Pro: 2.8 sqm and a price from €25,530

The campsite in Rantum, the largest on the island of Sylt, offers 400 motorhome pitches, 70 tent pitches, and 20 year-round overnight parking spots. Prices for a fully equipped mobile home for four people during peak season are around €190 per night, while a couple with their own motorhome pays just under €50. In the low season, prices start at around €25. The site features a minimarket, restaurant, playground, and automated check-in.

The Beethoven Orchester held its annual concert at the BaseCamp hostel in Bonn. The performance took place against a backdrop of historic caravans, motorhomes, and sleeping carriages. Conductor Daniel Johannes Mayr adapted the performance to the unconventional space.

On the A7 motorway near Illertissen, a caravan's plastic roof hatch detached due to a technical defect. The part struck a following car, damaging its hood and roof, and another vehicle ran over the debris. Police estimate total damage at €6,300; no injuries were reported.

On the evening of June 6, a motorhome accident on the A8 near Anger (Bavaria) caused a massive traffic jam at the end of school holidays. Several impatient drivers turned around on the roadway and drove against traffic, using the emergency lane as a personal escape route. Police stopped some offenders; they face heavy fines, several months of driving ban, and penalty points.

Kirsten and Thomas Böhnhardt have been traveling with their self-built teardrop caravan for 15 years. In 2025, they covered over 7,000 kilometers, including a three-month trip to Southern Europe as far as Tarifa. Despite initial doubts about the plywood panels, the structure has proven durable over decades of use.

In Nonnweiler-Primstal (Saarland), unknown perpetrators broke into a guarded parking lot on June 3, 2026, around 8:35 PM and stole a white Knaus Tabbert caravan, hitching it to a blue Nissan with British plates. Police are seeking witnesses.