Thule Widesky: Lightweight Rooftop Tent with Sofa and Vertical Opening

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 Swedish expedition motorhome based on a four-wheel-drive Scania fire truck has been listed for sale. The vehicle, weighing over 17 tons, can be driven with a B-class driver's license obtained before 1996. It features a 360 hp diesel engine, automatic transmission, and a winch. The interior offers four sleeping berths, and the exterior is decorated with graphics depicting Roald Amundsen's expeditions. The asking price is 2,450,000 Swedish kronor.

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.