Hobby Motorhomes for Sale

Hobby-Wohnwagenwerk Ing. Harald Striewski GmbH is a German leisure-vehicle manufacturer based in Fockbek, near Rendsburg in Schleswig-Holstein. The company was founded on 1 April 1967 by Harald Striewski and his wife Inge after Striewski built his first caravan in his garage in 1965. By 1983 Hobby was the largest caravan brand in Germany and Europe, and the company added motorhomes to the range in 1984 with the original Hobby 600. The Hobby Group (which includes Fendt-Caravan) now accounts for more than 40 per cent of European caravan production, and the Fockbek plant builds around 10,500 caravans and 1,500 to 3,500 motorhomes a year depending on the season. The motorhome line-up is split into three families: the Optima coachbuilt range (Optima Ontour, Optima Ontour Edition, Optima Ontour Overcab and the higher-spec Optima De Luxe) on the Fiat Ducato; the Vantana panel-van range (Vantana Ontour Edition and Vantana De Luxe) on the Fiat Ducato; and the more recent premium Maxia Van on the VW Crafter, styled around a Scandinavian hygge interior. Hobby is positioned in the mid-market, sitting above Knaus's value lines and below Hymer or Burstner, and has a reputation for high standard specification at the price point. UK dealers including E S Hartley and Adwick Caravans supply new right-hand drive Hobby motorhomes.