Yeah, the angle sides… I guess the intent was to narrow the centerline cross-section up high where head room isn't needed anyway. So in the lower areas where one will be sitting, it's still a normal width. So it's not that the bottom is wider than normal but the top is narrow where headroom isn't needed.
The one downside to that sidewall angle is it complicates the possibility of using standard camper jacks as an inexpensive solution to removing the camper. Given all the other details we liked about the camper, we chose to accept that compromise.
The angle pop-up is the standard in Europe. One can argue both ways about the American standard vertical lift or the Euro front hinge lift. Personally, I like the Euro style if for no other reason than the ability to point the truck into the wind to minimise buffeting in high winds. Granted that may never even be a factor, but it's a bit of piece of mind for me.
THE PRICE… Like most things in Germany, pricey by our US standards. Depending on the exchange rate (and I am getting paid in USD here) and given my ability to get this tax free, it may be close to double what you might get on the cheaper end of campers in the States. We'll end up paying around $25k USD equivalent. This includes all interior furnishings including 2 double beds, lots of cabinets and benchseats with cushions. Also includes one 150 watt solar panel on the roof, but doesn't include plumbing, gas or electrical, as I plan to do that myself in the American style. This price also represents a customized slightly larger than their standard cabin, as we wanted it a bit longer to fit our F150 6.5' bed better. They are normally sized to fit a Taco sized truck bed.
So one could really pick up one of these completely fitted and ready to live independently for mid to upper $20's.
Given all the details we liked about the quality and design, and logistics to factor between buying stateside or here, we decided to to fess up the greenbacks for the Fernweh.