Video of the Week :: Heli-Home: The Insane 1970’s Flying Camper

Luisa Bell / July 22nd, 2022

This week’s video features the fascinating story of a flying camper, the Winnebago Heli-Home, featured on the cover of the 1977 Popular Mechanics magazine.

The witty Calum Gillies delves deep into the creation of the Heli-Home, even chatting to the original creator of the Heli-Camper, who purchased decommissioned Sikorsky military helicopters and converted them into campers before being commissioned by Winnebago to create the Heli-Home.

Who wouldn’t want to own their own Helicopter camper combo?

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Luisa Bell

Luisa Bell has always had a passion for travel, but she never imagined that she would travel the world, with her family, in a self-built Land Rover Defender camper. As the navigator, administrator, and penetrator of bureaucracy, she has led her family to over 65 countries on five continents. Luisa is the wife of Graeme, and their quarter-century together feels like a full century in overlander years. Her two kids and her dog are her pride and joy, and if she could travel with them indefinitely, she would. With a background in immigration law, she has the ability to make the impossible possible and has no plan of settling down or retiring her full-time traveler status. Follow her adventures at www.a2aexpedition.com