With abrasion-resistant, bear-resistant coolers and cargo boxes from brands like Yeti and Pelican, rotomolded construction has become a staple of outdoor recreation and exploration.If campers and overlanders want to protect something more important than their supply of food and gear, it’s their soft, supple, irreplaceable skin.So why not build a shelter like a big, sturdy cooler ready to lock horns with the hungriest wildlife?South African startup Edgeout has done just that, making a rotomolded plastic teardrop ready for everything from fast safari to intercontinental expeditions.
Given that South Africa doesn’t have any bears, the brief behind Edgeout was never about creating a bear-proof teardrop trailer.Instead, the idea follows the same line many new camper innovations and startups take: campfire conversations.A camper walked through the flickering, crackling flames, asking soon-to-be Edgeout founder Vonnie Heyns why he didn’t rotomold the caravan.Not just any Campfire Joe, Haynes was and is General Manager of 4EVR Plastics Products in Cape Town, where he gained extensive experience using rotational moulding to manufacture a wide range of demanding products, from septic tanks to floats Boat deck support, to 600L wine fermenter, to mobile hot tub.
Haynes is certainly in a unique position of authority in addressing questions about rotomolded caravans, but he didn’t answer them definitively on the spot.Instead, he put the idea back to work, researched the best rotomolding techniques and techniques, and began to carve the way for a rotomolded plastic teardrop trailer, which would be the first of 4EVR spin-off Edgeout.
Post time: Jun-21-2022