Is an Azalai a Camper--or a Motorhome?

Across the pond in the UK, the standard of 4-wheel drive vehicles is the venerable Land Rover. Goes where they go as they may, the Land Rover isn't the most comfortable vehicle for sleeping in.

Enter Azalai. A fiberglass "living pod" with king-size bed is "grafted" onto a customer's Land Rover--increasing the overall width by a mere 7" and its length by a bit less than 10", the new rig can go just about anywhere--and put you up comfortably. Typically equipped with accessories for livability you might find in an American truck camper, from stove and fridge to toilet and shower, the Azalai is built for mobile livability.

But they aren't real common. The 60th Azalai is now being constructed in the UK. Perhaps it's not surprising--the cost of having a Azalai for your Land Rover (or a couple of other convertable vehicles) starts at a bit over $41,000 (US), it could take a bit of robbing the family cookie jar to make the deposit.

Is it a camper in the true sense of the word? Nah--once the Azalai is grafted onto your Rover, it isn't going back to its original form very fast.