About us

We are Tempesta

Behind Tempesta is a simple question: why not build a camper like a surfboard?

Founder Nick in front of the unpainted monocoque shell of the Glide in the workshop — Nick, founder of Tempesta, with the Glide prototype as a bare shell

How it all began

A camper that fits in the garage

Three years ago I was looking for a small camper. It had to fit in the garage, be light, and be aerodynamic enough to tow with an electric car. I never found it. So I started developing it myself.

I am an engineer and worked in the bicycle industry for a long time, where every gram and every detail counts. I brought that mindset with me: the first prototypes were classic timber constructions, followed by GRP bodies. Good, but not what I had in mind.

Why not build a camper like a surfboard? Glass fibre outside, glass fibre inside, a foam core in between.

That idea had me completely hooked. CNC milling, 3D printers, hundreds of trials and experiments, and many a sleepless night followed. The result was our own 3D sandwich process and, in the end, the Glide: a self-supporting monocoque made of a flax-fibre/GRP composite. Ultra-light, highly aerodynamic and exceptionally durable.

A classic timber construction absorbs moisture, moves, and over the years can give way or even rot. The Glide, by contrast, is built like a surfboard that spends years in salty sea water: tough, light and weatherproof.

Turning this vision into reality and making it available to others is my dream. With Tempesta I am fulfilling it: started as a side project, built with a lot of passion in Anzing near Munich.

Nick

The name

Tempesta is on Lake Garda

I found the name, quite romantically, on a trip to Lake Garda: Tempesta is a small village right on the shore. It stood for exactly the feeling I associate with the camper: setting off, arriving, being outdoors. The brand is named after it.

Tempesta on the north-east shore of Lake Garda: a villa among cypresses above turquoise water, mountains behind — Tempesta on the north-east shore of Lake Garda

Tempesta lies on the east shore, between Torbole and Malcesine.

Behind the scenes

Built with family and friends

A camper is not made in the workshop alone. Many test drives, evenings at the campsite and honest feedback have made the Glide what it is today.

Family and friends sitting in front of the green Glide in a meadow — Without family and friends there would be no Glide.

A ginger cat peering curiously out of the Glide side door — Quality control, bed-testing department.

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