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so-called 'car parking' population, which allows you to get close to nature while keeping your distance from other people, has surged. It will be possible to rent a camper converted from a truck as early as the end of this month.
Reporter Seong-Hoon Lee visited the camper factory.
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is a camper manufacturing plant in Gyeonggi-do. The rear part of the 1-ton truck is being demolished and converted into a campervan is in full swing.
In the meantime, it was not possible to rent a camper that has been converted into a truck or a special vehicle, but with the amendment of the law, it is possible to rent a camper of less than 3.5 tons from the end of this month.
[Jang Hyung-ho / Director of Camping Car Manufacturer: Recently, about seven or eight rental car companies have visited and consulted. We have plans to make more diverse campers with 1-ton trucks.]
Some imported large campers are classified as vans and can be rented, but due to the high usage fee, consumers mainly use small campers or passenger cars converted from vans. I had to stay on level.
In a situation where the camping population is rapidly increasing due to Corona 19, if the rental of domestic camping cars based on 1-ton trucks becomes common, the industry expects that consumer options will expand and rental costs will fall.
[Lee Sang-oh/CEO of camping car rental company: We expect that the price we can supply will drop by about 20-30%, so I think it will help consumers to rent and use it easily.]
In line with this, camping sites and camper-related facilities should also increase.
[Yoon Hye-ah / Camper: I think that the marina should be increased a lot. I think that campers should take the lead in the problem of garbage and parking and create a good camping culture.] The
government has newly prepared a related budget of 1.4 billion won. Supervision should also be strengthened so that the issue does not create friction with local residents.
(Video editing: Choi Eun-jin, VJ: Jung Min-goo)