mini-campervan

Nights spent cozily inside the car doors on extended trips along scenic byways don't require a full-blown RV. Slide the new Luno Life Air Mattress 2.0 in a hatchback, SUV or wagon, and it becomes a mobile home.

A new VW Caddy calls for a new Caddy Beach camper van, and in this case, a new name: the Mini-Camper. One of the smallest, cutest camper vans out there, the Mini-Camper sleeps adventurous couples and turns into a larger "glamping lodge" on demand.

In addition to having timelessly adorable looks, the new German-designed electric eBussy could be one of the most modular vehicles in the world, easily switching between family van, cargo van, pickup truck, camper van and other configurations.

Ever wonder what a Sprinter 4x4 off-road camper van would look like if you shrunk it? It'd look something like this Suzuki Every from Outclass Cars, one of the smallest, most efficiently packaged micro-campers you'll see this year (or any year).

Contravans sizes up from the couples van to the family van. Its new Family Camper Van package turns the seven-seat Ford Transit Connect Passenger Wagon into a five-seat, five-bed mini-campervan that gets the whole household out of the house.

Want to turn a crossover or station wagon into a full-blown camper? The new Nomad Kitchen provides a solid foundation. Slimmer and more versatile than other camp kitchen boxes, the cooler-size box straps down neatly in a wide variety of vehicles.

The US is about to get some new European camper-in-a-box innovation. The Egoé Nestbox jumps over the Atlantic to turn 4x4s into overland campers and crossovers into mini-campers.

Based on a tiny Nissan NV200 cargo van, the West Coast Mini from Canada's Wilderness Vans is one of the simplest, most affordable camper vans you'll find in North America. But it still packs what you need for an on/off-grid road trip.

Often the campers that leave the biggest impressions are the smallest vehicles of the pack. This year's CMT show had an intriguing collection of mini-campervans, tiny trailers, and conversion kits for smaller vehicles.

French company Beauer has earned a lot of attention over the years for its telescoping teardrop caravans. Now the company's bringing its tech to van life, launching a plug-and-play module that expands the size of a camper van.

Since introducing the Nugget camper van earlier this year, Ford has been getting it out across Europe, most recently giving it a UK premiere. With that latest launch comes a modem/Wi-Fi package to keep connected travelers dialed in as they wander.

We didn't think anyone was going to launch a more versatile mini-campervan than the Pössl Campster. But someone finally did ... Pössl. Its new Vanster debuts as a simpler triple-threat camper van with more flexibility, less price.