Plåtisen Inspire Camper 5.99 - we have tested it

We have tested the Inspire Camper 5.99 sheet metal. We drove and lived in the camper during a nearly three-week campervan trip through Estonia. This is what we thought!

We've tested a plough from Inspire.

We've checked out Inspire patches at several trade fairs, including a post about Inspire Camper - a flatbed with a standard motorhome door, when we were at the Caravan Stockholm fair this year. Since we fell in love with the vans when we saw them at the fair, it was fun when Alexander at Inspire asked if we wanted to test one of the motorhomes on one of our trips. Of course we did!

Inspire camper - from Slovenia

Inspire Camper is a motorhome brand from Slovenia that is relatively new to the Swedish market. The company manufactures small camper vans, known as flatbeds, and in addition to the Inspire Camper 5.99 that we tested, there is the smaller 5.40 variant and the larger 6.40 variant. The motorhomes are available for purchase and hire.

Built from the Citroën Jumper, these vans have attracted a lot of attention at trade fairs because they have some unusual and clever solutions. One of the most striking things is that, if you want, you can have them fitted with a regular motorhome door instead of a sliding van door.

Inspire camper 5.99

The Inspire Camper 5.99 is a 6 metre long flatbed with four belted seats and two to four beds, depending on whether or not you order it with or without a fold-down bed from the roof.

Travelling through Estonia

We tested the Inspire Camper 5.99 on a trip that started in Stockholm and then took us all around Estonia - all the way to the... Narva in the east and then onto the islands of the west coast, which Saaremaa and Dagö. We also took a short trip to Latvia, where we visited a local centre. summer camp for poor children. We spent a lot of time on narrow gravel roads in the countryside and we hitchhiked three nights out of four, so the Inspire got to show what it could do.

Driving the Inspire camper 5.99

Peter found the Inspire Camper 5.99 easy and smooth to drive. It was also extremely easy to park in towns and at attractions, as the car is so small. The only downside was that the blackout curtain boxes meant that the lower part of the rear view mirror on the passenger side was not visible. This should be rectified by ordering the car with a different cassette.

Large lovely kitchen

Although the Inspire Camper 5.99 is small, the kitchen feels big and spacious. The large white drawers at the bottom are big and absorb a lot, and the side cabinets with baskets are also fantastically practical for storage.

The fridge is large and spacious, and looks great too! At the bottom of the fridge is a large fridge door that pulls out separately. Great for storing water, beer and wine, we thought!

Cosy seating area

The seating area is laid out like most motorhomes, with swivelling driver's seats so you can sit four around the table if you want to.

Spacious bathroom

It's not just the kitchen that is spacious in the Inspire Camper 5.99, but also the bathroom. We were really surprised at how big it felt. The bathroom is designed so that you move through the shower area when you go to the toilet. In this way, the area in the shower is also used as "swing space". The only disadvantage of the bathroom was that the toilet cassette was unusually difficult to insert and remove from the outside.

Bedroom with lots of cupboards

The bedroom consists of a cross bed at the back. Peter (who is 1.83 metres tall) thought the length was just about right, so it can be difficult if you are taller. Otherwise, we thought the bed was cosy. There are plenty of cabinets for storage above the bed, and there are also electrical outlets for both a regular power cord and a USB plug.

To get to the bed you have to unfold a small step at the floor. This was reasonably easy, although you can't have the step unfolded while opening the lower fridge door.

Fold-down bed

The motorhome we drove had a fold-down bed. We didn't need it, and would have preferred to be without it. The bed takes up some of the ceiling height and you also miss the light from a skylight. However, the flatbed is available with or without a fold-down bed, depending on your preferences.

Storage in Inspire Camper 5.99

There is a garage at the back, where you can store outdoor furniture and other items. One problem with the door was that it did not open high enough, but the manufacturers are aware of this problem and plan to fix it.

Inside the motorhome, there is plenty of storage space in the form of various cabinets, especially along the roof.

Control panel

On the wall in the kitchen is a control panel, which works much like most motorhomes. However, we didn't have an instruction manual, which you might ask for.

Thank you for this journey, Inspire

It was really fun to try the Inspire Camper 5,99 during the trip in Estonia! Maybe we'll get the chance to drive the Inspire again sometime in our lives, we wouldn't mind. Have you looked at Inspire at the fairs, or have you thought about an Inspire motorhome?

Facts about Inspire Camper 5.99

• Belted seating: 4
• Beds: 2-4
• Length: 5.99 metres
• Width: 2.05 metres
• Service weight: 2.75 tonnes
• Total weight: 3.5 tonnes
• Possible options: Fold-down bed, motorhome door or sliding door, standard rear doors, etc.