Camping-Check Special: Best of 2025 and Unpublished Highlights

Motorhome rental involves additional costs beyond the base price. According to ADAC data, minimum rental for 6 nights starts from €445, but this is supplemented by a deposit of €500-3000, insurance with a deductible, and overnight parking fees of €20-50.

On Saturday evening, Hattingen firefighters extinguished a fully engulfed motorhome on a parking lot in Wodan Valley. Three propane cylinders inside the vehicle required intensive cooling, and the complete burnout of the motorhome could not be prevented. Earlier that day, firefighters used two aerial ladders to rescue a worker stuck at a height of 8-10 meters due to a malfunctioning aerial work platform.

Diana Lichtenthal converted an electric Smart into a mini motorhome with a kitchen, foldable dry toilet, and sleeping area. In late April, she plans a two-week trip from the Ore Mountains to the Polish Baltic Sea coast covering 580 km, requiring charging stops every 120 km.

The camping season has begun at Lake Constance, with some sites already open. Campgrounds in Lindau, Markdorf, and Allensbach are already welcoming guests, while in Hagnau and Konstanz the season starts on Sunday. The largest site in Kressbronn will open at the end of March. Many sites in Konstanz already report a positive booking situation for the main season.

IMTEST tested the 2023 Hymer Free 600 camper van. The model, based on a Fiat Ducato and measuring 5.99 m in length, features four sleeping places including a pop-up roof and was priced at 78,840 euros at the time of the test. The review praised the high-quality interior finish and well-designed lighting but criticized the insufficient number of power sockets and a noisy refrigerator located near the bed.

Austrian company Action Mobil has presented the Desert Challenger motorhome, built on the chassis of a former military missile transporter MAN KAT 1 A1 8x8. The 12-meter long, 30-ton model features two slide-out sections, a professional kitchen, a granite bathroom, and tanks holding 2500 liters of diesel and 2400 liters of water.