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Amphibious RVing for the Masses
Diesel Dave writes "from the this ain't your grandma's amphi-mobile dept: Cool Amphibious Manufacturers International, LLC, is now marketing their
TerraWind line of combination
Motor Coach / Yachts. Thats right, a 42 foot Luxury RV you can take to, or in, the lake! With a not exactly cheap pricetag of $850K+, included is the full rigging of luxury home features: Granite countertops, marble floors, teak cabinetry, tracking satellite dish, and 42" plasma TV. Oh and don't forget the swim deck. If I can get one with an ocean rated hull, machine gun turrets,
and SVO conversion,
I'll have my own portable Sealand.
: )
A (temporary) mirror of the site is
here to lessen the / . effect."
when you can do DIY!
This thing is an old milk truck trailer and has set out to go around the world.
"A door is what a dog is perpetually on the wrong side of" - Ogden Nash
They have one of the terra-hydra (linked from this site) here in Santa Barbara. Unfortunatly the person who paid a couple hundred grand for the thing isn't able to get a launching permit from the local harbor.
"I can not bring myself to believe that if knowledge presents danger, the solution is ignorance" - Isaac Asimov
They're using special versions of the Terra-Hydra, http://www.camillc.com/, as tour buses in the Philadelphia area. They take you crusiing on the Delaware river and then drive around town. Pretty cool if you ask me. I don't know if the tour is any good, since I haven't done it, but it's definitely a cool idea.
The DSO looks a lot safer and cooler than that TerraWind (aka the combi from the Wild Thornberrys).
"And a voice was screaming: 'Holy Jesus! What are these goddamn animals?'" - HST
Recreational Vehicle
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