Car And Driver: Airstream’s Latest Travel Trailer Is Aimed At Nomadic Remote Workers

An unexpected winner during the tumultuous, virus-choked 2020 calendar year was the American RV industry, as more families took to the road to cure the quarantine blues. As remote work and school continues to be the norm for many, the opportunity to satisfy one's wanderlust while remaining dedicated to a career or home-schooling children is something luxury travel-trailer maker Airstream is hoping to enable with its latest product.

Based on the brand's mid-range Flying Cloud trailer, the new 30FB Office floor plan offers a built-in desk in the back adjacent to the lavatory that would allow a remote worker to maintain a 40-hour work week while also traveling the country. The desk features built-in drawers for storage, USB ports for charging devices, and a pull-out table to create a larger workspace. It's not the most roomy home office, but Airstream has put considerable thought into setting it up perfectly for video conference calls, with blackout curtains on the windows and a privacy divider to shut the area off from the rest of the trailer.

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Airstream's decision to offer a mobile office floor plan appears to be a smart one and it's a trend that could spread to other motorhome and travel-trailer manufacturers in 2021. In a study conducted by the RVIA in November, 29 percent of respondents indicated they had worked from an RV in 2020 and 42 percent said they intended to do so in 2021.

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