mini-campervan

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.

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.

CarCamper distills in-vehicle camping down to the basics with a light, simple, affordable "camper in a bag" that works with a variety of vehicles. The collapsible kit transforms everything from actual vans to three-door hatchbacks into micro-campers.

Ahorn Camp goes "Big" with its Van City mini-camper. It jumps up a van size and adds a cozy corner bathroom to the new floor plan. The Van Big City becomes a perfect fit for both city-dwelling family adventurers and full-time van-life couples.

Hatchet Overland is preparing to enter the fray of go-anywhere 4x4 micro-RVs. Its lightweight Jeep Wrangler pop-up adds less than a foot of ride height, sets up in a minute flat, and pops up and out to create a comfy sleeper roof and standing height.

Immediately after debuting the new EQB SUV and EQS sedan, Mercedes has teased the new Concept EQT, a near-production preview of an all-electric small van. Will the van spawn a Mercedes electric mini-camper to battle Volkswagen's new Caddy California?

Nissan went all in on the pandemic RVing craze, starting the year by debuting one camper van concept after another. Not long before debuting the first of those concepts, it launched a production mini-camper van in Japan, the NV350 Caravan Multibed.

Would-be RVers without the budget for a full motorhome might want to consider a camper-in-a-box. We've seen many such systems over the years, and Girovaga Box has another: modular cubes that combine into a van bed and an outdoor kitchen/dining set.

Camper brands are realizing many customers don't want a big, ugly RV rotting in the driveway for 3/4 of the year. Bürstner shows it's one of them with a Ford van that's part six-seat business van, part two-person gear-hauler and part family camper.

Small, flexible camper van specialist Crosscamp has revealed a lighter alternative for urban adventurers going from center city to wild campsites. The Crosscamp Lite has a simple floor plan optimized for both everyday to-do lists and camping trips.

The young new year is picking right up where 2020 left off for interesting mini-campers. Vanderer adds to the fun by previewing a multitool-like mini-camper with convertible dining lounge, scenery-soaked sofa and indoor/outdoor dual-power kitchen.