Of all the many vehicles I saw in 2018, and there were more than 300 individual films shown on this channel during the year - the innovative camping pick up Gehocab was one of those which impressed me the most. See more in this film which I shot at the Abenteuer & Allrad trade fair in Bad Kissingen in the early summer!

The starting price is almost EUR131k.

This vehicle is only 597cm long and 206cm wide, similar to that of a campervan based on a Fiat Ducato or Mercedes Sprinter.

This vehicle is 293cm high if using AT off-road tyres 265/70 R17.
The body is made from a carbon fibre monocoque shell which makes it very light, yet strong. The technology used comes from the aircraft industry and is the sort of thing one sees with boats as well. It has two centimetres of insulation. All of the tanks are within the 20cm double floor but it needs to be pointed out that one would probably need the additional winter or Arctic package for cold or extremely cold weather use.

Obviously the weight, like the price, depends on the equipment which is installed but we are probably looking at an empty weight of around 2,650kgs approximately. Of course bear in mind that if this is to be used for hard core off roading and going to places well off the beaten track then you will probably want to improve on your self sufficiency and increase things like battery capacity, water storage and the like and so this will start to make the vehicle much heavier.

One of the negative things is possibly that it looks too nice for offroading. One would not want to take it anywhere where it might get scratched! However that is not what 4x4 campers are for. The manufacturers say that it will require a very severe impact to puncture the outer skin, for example, hammer blows will damage it for not pierce it. Light damage can be repaired using carbon or glass fiber mat and epoxy resin.

The shape of the vehicle and the high centre of gravity does not permit an air conditioning unit to be placed on it. However one could be placed elsewhere in the vehicle. Bear in mind, as always, that aircon is going to drain the battery very quickly and will only be effective if on mains hook up.


This is a gas free vehicle. There is an induction hob and two way fridge. It comes with 200W solar panels and 160Ah Lithium Ferrous Phosphate battery. Up to 870 W can be installed of solar. However for that you could probably want to increase your batteries too . Heating is via diesel heating. Getting rid of the gas bottle does of course save space, particularly as there is already a fuel tank with diesel inside. As far as cooking is concerned, boiling water to make tea or coffee via a kettle, possibly takes up less electricity that one may imagine, however if you eat a lot of beans, as I do, which take a lot of cooking, then the power is not going to last very long. I can’t see this lasting more than a couple of days. The sun is going to recharge the batteries but I can’t see this working in Arctic conditions when the days are short, angle of the sun low, if it is out at all.

On the subject of self sufficiency, 130 litres of water can be held onboard.

One is going to sleep in the alcove and there is 90cm space in there – much less than you would find in a campervan. That does not include the mattress, so it is going to be even less. I appreciate that some people might find this claustrophobic and certainly air circulation, particularly when it is hot might be a problem. There are two windows in the roof which may need to be open in the summer.

Those that don’t want to get soaking wet whilst stopping in a tropical storm could opt for a passageway between the cab and the habitation area. This door would be 80cm high and 40cm wide. That might also be suitable to allow a dog to sleep on the rear seat of the cab.

The toilet is a macerator type which does not require any chemicals. It has a ceramic bowl with a water flush. After use, everything is chopped up into small pieces by a chopper pump and pumped into the 100 litre black water tank. I think this would last quite some time, particular if urine were disposed of elsewhere. It is emptied electrically, one does not have to pull a handle.

The bathroom is very original. It is best seen in a video. Inside it measures 90 x 110cm. The washbasin folds out over the toilet.

A bike rack supporting up to fifty kilos could be placed on the outside of the vehicle.

You might feel that you need more storage, the vehicle will pull a trailer of up to 2,700kg. On the subject of storage, one comment on an earlier video was that there was not much of it. This vehicle measures around 12 square metres – to be quite honest, there is not much space for it. However there are storage hatches into the double floor and there are drawers inside. In my opinion, storage for a vehicle of this type is very good.


Music : Pisco Sour by Gunnar Olsen