Designed
by Eric Bachem in the late 1950's, he used his aeronautical engineering
background to create a light weight, aerodynamic, yet strong caravan
that could be towed by the VW Beetle and other cars of that generation.
Since
then, thousands of Eriba Tourings have all been built to the same
basic design philosophy; a light weight, high strength tubular steel
load bearing framework covered on the outside with aluminium panels.
Internal fittings and overhead lockers hang from the load bearing
tubular steel frame.
The
roof and pop-top are of glass reinforced polyester resin construction,
while the inner walls are a light weight plastics coated board,
added after either 25mm or 35mm of insulation foam is fitted into
the wall gap.
What
makes an Eriba so special?
This
is one of the most often asked questions, obviously they look like
no other caravan, they are easy to tow and manoeuvre, but maybe
the tubular steel frame is the real difference. More expensive than
the soft wood framing used by other caravan manufacturers; even
after years of ownership, your Eriba will be as rigid and strong
as new, and won't creak or leak. |
