Loki is the only camper I know of where the air conditioning works off-grid. While systems aren’t sexy, per se, dialed systems make for great camper trips.
While it didn’t heat the camper instantly, when I left it on overnight the camper was comfortable, not frosty, the next morning.
But when I had this camper for two weeks in autumn in Vermont, it took the chill off at times when the Webasto would have been overkill. At -20☏, the radiant floor heating won’t make the inside of the Icarus toasty warm. Hot water and radiant floor heating can run on diesel either from your truck’s tank or from a 30-liter reserve tank, depending on how you spec the camper, and a super-efficient battery bank that recharges as you drive powers the 12v radiant floor heating system. On the other hand, the radiant floor system is slower to warm up. And the Webasto heats the Icarus fast, too. Diesel is widely available, and the Webasto heater is the most commonly used RV heating system, so it’s easy to find fuel and get service if needed. It burns more efficiently than a gas heater and there was no smell. To warm up the camper quickly, I used the Webasto. Loki campers have two independent heating systems: radiant floor heating and a Webasto diesel heater. Insulation is great to have, and being able to control the camper’s internal temperature makes it even better. So even if the camper is stored in freezing temps, all systems fire up on command. The camper’s lithium batteries, which live inside the camper, are self-heating when the camper is plugged in.
When the camper is plugged into shore power either at a campground or in storage or at home in the driveway, a small electric heater in the water tanks keeps the plumbing from freezing. With the heat on inside the camper, the water tanks won’t freeze. In both campers, piping for all water systems is insulated, as are Loki’s water and gray water tanks. (Loki has contracted a third-party certifier to rate the camper’s warmth for now, Mathieu says it’s R16+.) Therefore it's not temperature conductive, and Mathieu suspects its warmth rating is even higher. The newer Icarus camper is made of fiberglass and aluminum with double-density synthetic composite insulation. Loki’s first camper, the Basecamp Falcon, attained an insulation rating of R16, which is close to as warm as a well-insulated house, even though its shell is made of heat-conductive aluminum. The camper keeps the inside temperature consistent, whether you’re holed up inside in sub-zero winter weather or parked in a sweltering desert. Superb insulation is the not-so-secret ingredient that helps Loki campers maintain liveable inside temps and operational systems. Loki Expeditions Icarus Truck Camper Review During a peak foliage season in New England, I cooked in the Icarus and I slept in the Icarus-solo some nights, and, on others, with my husband and three large dogs. I used it to explore Vermont's endless backroads, where I camped off-grid with my mountain bike and gravel bike. Temps were cool, ranging from the high 30s to mid-50s, so I didn't get to experience the extreme weather Roy and his team designed the camper for, but I did get a good sense of how this thing could fare on extended adventures across seasons. To check Roy's claims, I borrowed one of Loki's Icarus campers for 10 days this past October. “We design it to be a mobile condo with the same luxury of home and the ability to take your condo to wherever you want to be.” We launched Loki as a new tool for adventure, a tool for outdoor living, a basecamp for whatever you need,” says Roy.
“We’re based in Quebec City, where it gets very cold, so it was a priority to make a camper with robust insulation.
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