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One Person Camper APE
Do you know about the Piaggio APE 50? It’s the cutest little three wheeled vehicle you’ll ever set your eyes on. Do you love camping? How about totally on your own? How about camping totally on your own inside an APE? The project you’re about to set your eyes on is called the “Bufalino,” and it’s a one-person camper using the APE 50 as its platform. Made for absolute flexibility, the Bufalino contains all the elements needed for living. Only the engine, frame, chasis, and parts of the cab were kept perfectly APE.
The APE is a unique vehicle in that it is exempt from taxes in some countries because of its extremely economical working nature. It is also allowed in certain metropolitan areas that larger cars are not. It uses only a tiny amount of gas. It’s super cute.
Inside the Bufalino you’ll find a bed, two seatings, a cooking zone, basin, relatively lots of storage, a refrigerator, and more.
Designer: Cornelius Comanns
69 Comments »
Fabio says
amazing!
AL2 says
looks like an obitory, am i too bad? this is year 2010
chris_burns says
What's an obitory?
Confucius says
Wow. This is Honestly one of the best projects/presentations I have ever seen on Yanko, you've taken it to a new level. Absolutely amazingly detailed renders you just don't see in other submissions. Wonderful work.
Confucius says
Wow. This is Honestly one of the best projects/presentations I have ever seen on Yanko, you’ve taken it to a new level. Absolutely amazingly detailed renders you just don’t see in other submissions. Wonderful work.
Sudeep says
One word. WANT! I wish the appearance were a little better though.
Fabio says
amazing!
marco says
lo voglio
Matt says
Do want!
me myself and I says
and to think… bizarre loners used to always be seen standing at bus stops with a gym bag in hand…now they can go mobile…
AL2 says
looks like an obitory, am i too bad? this is year 2010
chris_burns says
What's an obitory?
Thomas J. Sullivan says
A great "lively," design. Is it available yet?
Thank you,
Tom in Northern California
Confucius says
Wow. This is Honestly one of the best projects/presentations I have ever seen on Yanko, you've taken it to a new level. Absolutely amazingly detailed renders you just don't see in other submissions. Wonderful work.
Confucius says
Wow. This is Honestly one of the best projects/presentations I have ever seen on Yanko, you’ve taken it to a new level. Absolutely amazingly detailed renders you just don’t see in other submissions. Wonderful work.
Sudeep says
One word. WANT! I wish the appearance were a little better though.
marco says
lo voglio
Matt says
Do want!
me myself and I says
and to think… bizarre loners used to always be seen standing at bus stops with a gym bag in hand…now they can go mobile…
Thomas J. Sullivan says
A great “lively,” design. Is it available yet?
Thank you,
Tom in Northern California
rob says
shower?
mssilverdragon says
Outside one like you would use with a tent.
Jaster says
GENIUS
always open minded says
i would love to have one. i would be perfect for my traveling. please let me know when its available
Steven says
Hi. According to the great comunity of yanko desing would like to ask something.. I see that the concept its to camp.. but i dont think that the three wheeled vehicle could be efective for traveling in grass and anothers surfaces on the outside travel.. Could not be better to offer it to people who have to travel between cities for work?.. and dont know.. maybe could be cheeper to rest this vehicule that rent a hotel room.. Just asking?
rob says
shower?
mssilverdragon says
Outside one like you would use with a tent.
Jaster says
GENIUS
always open minded says
i would love to have one. i would be perfect for my traveling. please let me know when its available
basin_bomber says
Its gonna b a tipper. I bet
Chance says
Yup. 3wheelers with one wheel in the front usually are. At least it looks light enough that you could pick it up
Steven says
Hi. According to the great comunity of yanko desing would like to ask something.. I see that the concept its to camp.. but i dont think that the three wheeled vehicle could be efective for traveling in grass and anothers surfaces on the outside travel.. Could not be better to offer it to people who have to travel between cities for work?.. and dont know.. maybe could be cheeper to rest this vehicule that rent a hotel room.. Just asking?
basin_bomber says
Its gonna b a tipper. I bet
Stephen Russell says
Great for Urban camping or near some fields & roadway BUT for Offroad camping, no way.
Must for EU vs the US alone.
IE Milan, London, Vienna, Berlin.
wsk says
i love it
Stephen Russell says
Great for Urban camping or near some fields & roadway BUT for Offroad camping, no way.
Must for EU vs the US alone.
IE Milan, London, Vienna, Berlin.
Joe says
Want the same for TWO !!!!
wsk says
i love it
Ron says
How much $$, how does one buy this?
Joe says
Want the same for TWO !!!!
Ron says
How much $$, how does one buy this?
Oliveira says
Fantatisco, isso aqui no Brasil.
Oliveira says
Fantatisco, isso aqui no Brasil.
ringo kan says
like it so much~
ringo kan says
like it so much~
Scott Graham says
Hi Cornelius,
I really appreciate your work on the APE. I am curious to read more of your motivations for this design. As part of my graduate thesis, I was recently charged with rethinking the APE as well [ http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_set.asp... ]. The concept was to make this self-sufficient little guy that much more palatable for the North-American small business entrepreneur as well as for small urban families: predominantly a volumetric exercise in payload management.
Keep up the good work, I wish you all the best.
SG
Nikhil V Natarajan says
imagine! i was camping n suddenly i feel like peeing or shit, do i have an arrangement for this? is there a toilet in it? u just cant camp without this daily function of yours..! dont tell me u gonna use a public toilet or go pee into the bushes..! wht if u go to some place where doin this outside is restricted..!?!?!?!?
Scott Graham says
Hi Cornelius,
I really appreciate your work on the APE. I am curious to read more of your motivations for this design. As part of my graduate thesis, I was recently charged with rethinking the APE as well [ http://www.coroflot.com/public/individual_set.asp... ]. The concept was to make this self-sufficient little guy that much more palatable for the North-American small business entrepreneur as well as for small urban families: predominantly a volumetric exercise in payload management.
Keep up the good work, I wish you all the best.
SG
Nikhil V Natarajan says
imagine! i was camping n suddenly i feel like peeing or shit, do i have an arrangement for this? is there a toilet in it? u just cant camp without this daily function of yours..! dont tell me u gonna use a public toilet or go pee into the bushes..! wht if u go to some place where doin this outside is restricted..!?!?!?!?
craigb59 says
Wow! This would be quite cool for those of us with limited mobility that enjoy the great outdoors… I can see a lot of potential with this.
craigb59 says
Wow! This would be quite cool for those of us with limited mobility that enjoy the great outdoors… I can see a lot of potential with this.
Liane says
Wonderful. Simply wonderful! The Piaggio Ape (pronounced Ahpay) who are the manufacturers of Vespa scooters, is an Italian icon that has been in production since 1948. You can find them all over Italy in several different iterations … but I have never seen it as a camper!
I recently bought property in a small town in northern Ontario and intend to build a cottage sometime within the next 5 years. I was considering buying an Ape for quick trips into town to pick up this and that and to use as a work horse … just as they do in Italy. I was also considering buying a camper to use for a couple of years before the cottage is built. Your imaginative creation plus a port-a-potty with outdoor shower could actually work for me! Unfortunately, the Apes are by no means inexpensive!
Really clever!
Liane says
Wonderful. Simply wonderful! The Piaggio Ape (pronounced Ahpay) who are the manufacturers of Vespa scooters, is an Italian icon that has been in production since 1948. You can find them all over Italy in several different iterations … but I have never seen it as a camper!
I recently bought property in a small town in northern Ontario and intend to build a cottage sometime within the next 5 years. I was considering buying an Ape for quick trips into town to pick up this and that and to use as a work horse … just as they do in Italy. I was also considering buying a camper to use for a couple of years before the cottage is built. Your imaginative creation plus a port-a-potty with outdoor shower could actually work for me! Unfortunately, the Apes are by no means inexpensive!
Really clever!
Chance says
Yup. 3wheelers with one wheel in the front usually are. At least it looks light enough that you could pick it up
Paul says
That’s really a cool make!
J says
Apparently the designer Cornelius Comanns is seeking a manufacturer, and if that happens, the vehicle will first be sold in Europe with hopefully some trickle over to U.S. and hopefully, Canada.
Wish we could contact someone to let them know of the demand.
Luisa says
Where can I buy one of those??? Love it!!!
Luisa says
And for two persons??? It is possible???
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