Wide Path Camper is a caravan for the cycling set

The Wide Path Camper was not designed with that kind of bicycle traveller in mind.
This cleverly collapsible Danish travel-trailer weighs less than 100lbs (45kg), is two-wheeled for nimbleness and can be set up in seconds, resting on four adjustable legs. Inclement weather is of little concern, provided a cyclist finds a relatively flat place to stop – and that weather doesn’t include high winds. Weary riders – up to two adults and one child – sleep on upholstered, high-density foam cushions. It’s certainly no worse than an off-ramp motor inn, where someone else rules the roost.

Wide Path Camper

But for cross-country – even just cross-Denmark – rides, few bikers would choose to pull a big plastic box when a tent and a battery pack will do. A hundred pounds is easily twice what a long-distance biker carries fully loaded, and a good crosswind or passing lorry could push rider and trailer into a ditch or oncoming traffic. The trailer design doesn’t include any braking system, which could make for some hairy downhill riding, particularly if curves are involved.
Instead, the Wide Path seems built for “bike glamping”.
Related: Glamping, camping for glamourous people (BBC Travel).
Pick a flat, wide path, gather cycling friends for a ride to your local campground and – as the Wide Path Camper’s marketing materials suggest – throw “a mobile house-party”. That comfy bed converts to a table with seating for four adults, and the hard shell offers a reasonably secure place to store gear at a campsite during unencumbered rides through the countryside.
The basic setup runs 2,000 euros (about $2,250), which includes a towing package based on the versatile Weber connector. The “lux” package adds plusher cushions and some pillows for an additional 300 euros ($350). Other add-ons include a 12v solar-charging system (with battery, LED lighting, power socket and four USB plugs); an outdoor package with lightweight chairs and a camper-affixed table; a basic kitchen package; and custom paint. In mobility mode, the trailer has 10.5 cubic feet (297 litres) of storage.

(Credit: Mads RB Johansen)

The Wide Path Camper will be sold in Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and the UK. The company is taking pre-orders now; the first consumer models will be delivered this July. We’d suggest starting those spin classes now.