Campervan

The Sprinter and Vito have long been the "Mercedes" of van life, underpinning many campers. With the new Citan, Mercedes is eager to get its smallest van in on the action. It recently showed two Citan micro-campers good for leisure and daily driving.

Toyota has taken the recent 2021 International Caravaning Show in Barcelona as a chance to show off a set of camper conversions designed to double as capable motorhomes out in the wilderness and dependable workhorses for day-to-day use.

Toyota marries a Tacoma TRD Sport pickup chassis with a custom "micro-house" to create the amazing Tacozilla 4x4 mini-RV. If there was ever a time humanity needed a Toyota camper truck for going "anywhere on this planet," that time is now.

When Hyundai shattered the van mold with the stylish Staria earlier in 2021, it was already thinking about camper vans. Now they're here, as Vantech has developed the new Raccoon L, a Staria camper with slide-out sundeck and swing-out microwave.

Some camper vans double as 6-, 7- or even 8-seat minivans. The Southvan Allrounder beats them all, carrying up to 9 people without even converting out of camper mode. It might be the world's most versatile MPV for camping, daily driving and cargo.

Known for turning everyday cars into RVs, Luno is now looking to turn camper vans into camper vans with more sleeping space. Perfect for #vanlife honeymooners turned parents, its Front Cab kit adds an extra berth to the all-American camper van.

Duckworth Overland has set out to meld two of the most recognizable products in land travel: the Land Rover Defender and the streamlined aluminum camper. The resulting "Aerover" has go-anywhere 4x4 grit and stylish coachbuilt living accommodations.

German designer Nils Holger Moormann has joined forces with Custom-Bus Camping Vans to launch the Streifenwagen, a campervan based on a VW T6.1 that boasts a minimalist interior brimming with functionality, space-oriented comfort, and style.

Overland builds from automakers tend to have an exterior focus, with mandatory 2-in suspension lifts, AT tires and, of course, obligatory X-Games jewelry. With the Expedition Off-Grid, Ford opens the doors and makes its large SUV a light camper van.

As fun as American and European small camper vans are, no one does a proper micro-camper quite like Asia. The latest to grab our attention, the Honda N-Van solo kei camper is about as simple and tiny as possible while still delivering mobile shelter.

Freizeitmobile dives inside the tiny Fiat Doblo to create a mini-camper (with toilet!) that moves freely around the city. With a kitchen that swaps out for seats, it doubles as a daily driver, cementing itself as a versatile city-to-mountain MPV.

With the new Rocket Mountain camper van, Rocket Camper transports its unique floor plan to a rugged MAN TGE 4x4 platform, inviting adventurers to string together expeditions from patches of hot desert sand, high-alpine granite and loamy forest floor.