Switzerland Road Trip | Practical Tips for Cars and Caravans from the Field

The St. Gallen cantonal police are holding a «Camper Day» on June 6, 2026, at the Oberbüren police station. Motorhome owners can have their vehicles weighed for free and receive advice on permissible load to reduce risks of overloading.

Volkswagen brought the ID. Buzz back to the United States — complete with a mattress and curtains. A wildfire in Arizona burned down a dozen motorhomes, and Lake Tekir in Turkey flooded just as many. While Ibiza fines illegal campers up to €30,000, a retired couple from Mallorca has been living in 10 m² for five years and saving €1,400 a month. Plus: the largest campsite in the US at 607 pitches, a closed naturist beach on the North Sea, and Dolby Atmos in a trailer — all in this edition.

On the B32 near Altshausen (Ravensburg district) on the morning of May 14, a head-on collision occurred between a Fiat motorhome and a Mercedes C-Class. A 20-year-old car driver crossed into oncoming traffic. Three people were injured, two seriously.

A 30-year-old unlicensed driver tried to flee a police check after a phone violation, crashed into a motorhome at an intersection, and jumped from the car. He was seriously injured; two in the motorhome sustained minor injuries.

After almost 70 years, Bürstner has stopped making caravans — and nobody was particularly surprised once sales had fallen by a third. Sweden registered 62% more motorhomes and is preparing to let them drive faster. Chet Hanks moved into a retirees' trailer park in Nashville — for the country music career, not the savings. Plus a Korean workation site for 100 motorhomes, an unmanned trailer hotel on Hokkaido, and a gyrocopter pilot who landed on a highway and clipped an oncoming motorhome — all in this issue.

Swiss startup Alpencamper has unveiled the ECO e-bike caravan, a lightweight trailer for bicycles and e-bikes. It features a slide-out section expanding interior space to 140×208 cm and a composting toilet. Weight is 50 kg, price with slide-out is €9,110.