Hitch Hotel

[alnjan]

This just came up on my facebook feed in a mostly American page,  'Off Road, Overland  Expedition and Camping 4wd Vehicles'.

http://www.hitchhotel.com/

Hitch Hotel - WORLD’S FIRST EXPANDABLE WHEEL-LESS TRAILER

Just can't see it really happening for me but......

[Bird]

Picture the hinge effect that would have bouncing down the road LOL!!!!!

[Pottsy]

Claustrophobia springs to mind, no way my wife would sleep in that. Back to the swag for her.

[Rumpig]

Depending on it's weight (says  it's around 230lbs or about 105kgs)...whack it on the back section of a trayback ute,  use the front area of the tray for a small canopy containing fridge and kitchen area etc....could be better then climbing up into a rooftop tent maybe, and no canvas..

[alnjan]

Depending on it's weight (says  it's around 230lbs or about 105kgs)...whack it on the back section of a trayback ute,  use the front area of the tray for a small canopy containing fridge and kitchen area etc....could be better then climbing up into a rooftop tent maybe, and no canvas..

Are you saying mounted on the tray/ute well, rather then in the tow hitch?  Would be a safer option.

[Rumpig]

Are you saying mounted on the tray/ute well, rather then in the tow hitch?  Would be a safer option.

yep...the hitch idea is rubbish IMO, but I don't mind the rest of the concept, so mount it elsewhere would be a better option I reckon.

[GBC]

I can already hear the sound it makes as it bottoms out and explodes. It’s about as off-road as the low profile tyres on that Ute.

[glenm64]

Keep the kids in it if they play up.
Or maybe extra seating if you need take the mother inlaw?

Cheers Glen

[Bird]

yep...the hitch idea is rubbish IMO, but I don't mind the rest of the concept, so mount it elsewhere would be a better option I reckon.

why not go a custom style canopy/body

[alnjan]

yep...the hitch idea is rubbish IMO, but I don't mind the rest of the concept, so mount it elsewhere would be a better option I reckon.

Yep definitely the better option

[Rumpig]

why not go a custom style canopy/body

i actually thought after seeing that, how good would that be if it was incorporated into the rear of a custom canopy, or even have it coming out sideways even. Thier idea has some merit, I just think the route they have gone down will never take off here....but in overseas markets where hundreds of millions of people have nowhere to keep large trailers and don’t own large 4wd’s, maybe the idea is more appealing to them, who knows.

[Fizzie]

The drawing they have with it off the back of the Silverado looks like it's relying on a ridiculously skinny support to the hitch - 2"

No way that would support 100kg bounding actually on the road

To me, all the other photo's appear to be PhotoChop creations rather than real, so I wonder if they've ever actually mounted it on the back of a vehicle

[alnjan]

The drawing they have with it off the back of the Silverado looks like it's relying on a ridiculously skinny support to the hitch - 2"

No way that would support 100kg bounding actually on the road

To me, all the other photo's appear to be PhotoChop creations rather than real, so I wonder if they've ever actually mounted it on the back of a vehicle

With the still shots they may still be photoshopped or an artist impression but the video looks real enough.  As a stand along unit it does the job of somewhere to sleep but prefer Rumpigs idea of tray mounted or incorporated into a canopy better.  One thing with the unit attached to the tow hitch on a wagon, you would not want a cargo barrier otherwise getting stuff out the back would be a right pain. 

http://www.hitchhotel.com/kickstarter/   there is a video in this link of the unit or just watch this one 

https://youtu.be/E3LW-tU7vlw

[Kangaron]

I wonder if they've ever actually mounted it on the back of a vehicle

I doubt it, it is only a kickstarter listing after all.
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1550263109/hitch-hotel?ref=project_link

[Spada]

right at the end of the video they have an overhead picture of the black jeep driving along the highway. Seems to be wobbling a hell of a lot ?

[macca]

i actually thought after seeing that, how good would that be if it was incorporated into the rear of a custom canopy, or even have it coming out sideways even. Thier idea has some merit, I just think the route they have gone down will never take off here....but in overseas markets where hundreds of millions of people have nowhere to keep large trailers and don’t own large 4wd’s, maybe the idea is more appealing to them, who knows.

Having just built a camper with a slideout on each side of it i think i can understand why manufacturers are slow to incorporate them into the smaller vans, they take a lot of engineering and add a fair amount of weight. My lefthand one that incorporates a bed on the inside and a kitchen on the outside has a total of six sets of drawer slides, three sets of 225kg, these add a heap of weight on their own. I built it like this because i dont want to tow a big van, mine is only 1750 wide x 3000 long. Of course manufacturers would have better access to more advanced technology and  lighter materials, but you still need a fair structure to keep them self supporting 

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[Rumpig]

Having just built a camper with a slideout on each side of it i think i can understand why manufacturers are slow to incorporate them into the smaller vans, they take a lot of engineering and add a fair amount of weight. My lefthand one that incorporates a bed on the inside and a kitchen on the outside has a total of six sets of drawer slides, three sets of 225kg, these add a heap of weight on their own. I built it like this because i dont want to tow a big van, mine is only 1750 wide x 3000 long. Of course manufacturers would have better access to more advanced technology and  lighter materials, but you still need a fair structure to keep them self supporting 

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that set up in the hitch hotel isn't self supporting though, appears to have like trestle saw stools under it that you need to set up also, maybe those legs fold down from under the unit? Mounting it up on a tray would mean longer legs are required, then stability becomes more of an issue I guess.....having such a unit self supporting would take alot of engineering as you say.

[alnjan]

right at the end of the video they have an overhead picture of the black jeep driving along the highway. Seems to be wobbling a hell of a lot ?

Not wrong.  When you consider it is just 2 inch square tube holding it horizontally and the aerodynamics of the unit, along with all the other forces at play, I just can't see the longevity of the unit. 

[Bird]

right at the end of the video they have an overhead picture of the black jeep driving along the highway. Seems to be wobbling a hell of a lot ?

thats normal 

[Fizzie]

Had a look at the video & yes, they are really hanging off vehicles

Seem to be a variety of hitches though

Photo with the surfie dude shows a sort of double hitch, while 2 spots in the video https://youtu.be/E3LW-tU7vlw?t=84 1:24 has a different sort of "ball" & https://youtu.be/E3LW-tU7vlw?t=122 2:02, looks like only a single bar

[alnjan]

Had a look at the video & yes, they are really hanging off vehicles

Seem to be a variety of hitches though

Photo with the surfie dude shows a sort of double hitch, while 2 spots in the video https://youtu.be/E3LW-tU7vlw?t=84 1:24 has a different sort of "ball" & https://youtu.be/E3LW-tU7vlw?t=122 2:02, looks like only a single bar

In the FQA it may be the option extras.

Does the Hitch Hotel Classic move away from the back of the car to access a vehicles rear entrance?
Yes. The Hitch Hotel Classic has an optional 16? slide attachment that bolts onto the frame of the Hitch Hotel. The Hitch Hotel Classic comes standard with a stationary frame that sits approximately 6? from the rear bumper of the vehicle.

[Cruiser 105Tvan]

It looks like some one was given a few truck type Sleeper cabs, as payment of some kind, and found a novel use for them.

[BaseCamp]

Not sure if this has been commented on, but the picture of inside the extended cabin where you put your bed - looks really uneven due to the telescoping effect of the pods popping out?

Does that mean the mattress you sleep on would be uneven/not flat?

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[Steffo1]

How's the vehicle departure angle? About the same as a v8 super car.

[alnjan]

Not sure if this has been commented on, but the picture of inside the extended cabin where you put your bed - looks really uneven due to the telescoping effect of the pods popping out?

Does that mean the mattress you sleep on would be uneven/not flat?

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https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1550263109/hitch-hotel?ref=project_link


Scroll about halfwaydone.  There is a gif showing the floor folding down flat as the sections extend out and folding up when slide in.