Fate of homeless camper in Landsberg stirs public emotion

Since the start of the Pentecost season, some campsites in the Franconian Lake District have seen price increases. The 'Seecamping Langlau' remains popular among families and campers seeking reliability. While prices rose at Altmühlsee, they remained unchanged at Brombachsee.

A summer comedy titled «Uff Achse – Camping, Chaos und Camorra» has been announced by the Berlin-based project «Gutes Wedding, Schlechtes Wedding». The plot follows Kalle Witzkowski, a Wedding resident, who agrees to transport suspicious crates to Italy to fund his motorhome holiday. Along the way, he picks up an Austrian consulate representative and others. At Lake Garda, the group encounters the Mafia targeting the cargo.

A 71-year-old man emptied the contents of his motorhome's chemical toilet into the Main River in Karlstadt on Monday evening. A swimmer witnessed the incident and alerted police, who have initiated proceedings for water pollution.

Sun Living has introduced four special 20 Edition models for its 20th anniversary. Unlike the usual a la carte options, these versions come with a fixed equipment package including metallic paint, alloy wheels, awning, fly screens, blinds, and exclusive interior trim. For three motorhomes on Ford Transit, the surcharge is about €3,600, while the estimated value of individual options ranges from €6,200 to €7,000. The V 65GX camper van on Fiat Ducato, with multimedia system and rear camera, costs €60,389 — roughly €4,000 above base, saving at least €2,400.

Adria has introduced a new floor plan, Compact DC, for its Compact series of semi-integrated motorhomes. The 2027 model features a height-adjustable Queensbett (bed measuring 1.40–1.60 m) with a garage underneath for bicycles. Standard equipment includes Truma Combi D4 diesel heating and a 100 Ah lithium battery. The motorhome is 7.12 m long, 2.12 m wide, with a gross weight of 3.5 t. Base price starts at €72,290 on a Citroën Jumper chassis.

At the Dortmund/Unna motorway junction (A1), a motorhome collided with a truck. The driver or passenger was trapped in the vehicle; one person was injured. A rescue helicopter landed at the scene. Traffic towards Bremen is fully closed, causing a long queue.