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Amphibious RVing for the Masses

Posted by michael on from the amtrac dept.

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."

12 of 159 comments (clear)

  1. I can see it now by NetNinja · · Score: 4, Funny

    When you want to dump your waste tank just jump in the local lake.

    Phisteria are us!

  2. Perfect for New Orleans by kstumpf · · Score: 4, Funny

    Finally, my parents can evacuate when a hurricane or flood threat is looming. I'm buying my parents this as soon as I make $850,000 so they can cruise to safety while making cheddar cheese omelettes and listening to Willie Nelson.

  3. A mirror?? by jimson · · Score: 5, Funny

    What the hell is happening to slashdot??

  4. When... by mgcsinc · · Score: 5, Insightful

    When $850K+ became "for the masses," I'll never know...

  5. Why pay $850K by Rosco+P.+Coltrane · · Score: 4, Informative

    when you can do DIY!

    This thing is an old milk truck trailer and has set out to go around the world.

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  6. Scout vehicle by jemenake · · Score: 4, Funny

    And for quick trips to the shore and scouting, it comes with a dinghy made out of a Fiat convertable. :)

  7. Stripes.... by Tmurder · · Score: 5, Funny

    anyone else picture Bill Murray and Harold Ramis driving this in Czechoslovakia?

    "Come on, it's Czechoslovakia. We zip in, we pick 'em up, we zip right out again. We're not going to Moscow. It's Czechoslovakia, it's like going into Wisconsin."
    "Well, I got the sh** kicked out of me in Wisconsin once. Forget it. "

  8. Old news... by morbuz · · Score: 5, Funny

    The cubans have had those for years;
    http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=69190 (Norwegian, but the picture should suffice)

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  9. Here's the prototype. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny
    Not quite as polished but it's a start.

    [music]Junkyard Wars[/music]

  10. 2x the slashdotting by mocktor · · Score: 5, Funny

    "the operation timed out when connecting to www.terrawind.com"
    "the operation timed out when connecting to www linkscape.net"

    kickass, the slashdot effect scales!

  11. Around the World in "Half-Safe" by Mad+Man · · Score: 4, Interesting

    Some guy travelled around the world in a GPA, which is basically an amphibious World War II jeep. He named his vehicle "Half-Safe."

    He wrote a book about it called "The Other Half of Half-Safe."

  12. No, a Pirate Vehicle! by weston · · Score: 4, Funny

    I think it's more of a vehicle for retired pirates.... an ARRR!-V, if you will.

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