Outdoors

Alphavan presented one of the most impressive (and large) camper vans of 2020 with its two-bedroom Sprinter. The German company has heard a loud call for an AWD version and answered with the 4x4 Edition, a wheeled backcountry smart hut.

Storyteller arrived in 2019 with plans to launch Ford Transit and Mercedes Sprinter 4x4 camper vans. Since then, it's been all Sprinters – until this month. The company's first Ford AWD camper van looks as clever and capable as its Sprinters.

The Hower Base Camp is an any-pickup camper that sleeps two and holds up to 300 lb of gear on its electric-lift roof. It seems a natural fit for adventurers who chase every last sliver of light before pulling off the dirt track for some shut-eye.

The all-new Sanctuary from Thor Motor Coach becomes one of the latest in America's growing 4x4 camper van market, pushing explorers farther out there and sheltering them with a unique floor plan with bathroom, oversized bed and rear lounge.

Wearing an ageless style the camper world has seen for many decades, the new Cortes Travel Trailer enjoys an update from the latest tech. Cortes builds it using a vacuum infusion of aluminized fiberglass and fills it with appliances from Furrion.

LEVC offers some of the UK's most classically stylish electrified commercial vehicles, and now it's turned its attention to the leisure market. The e-Camper plug-in hybrid camper van boasts 61 miles of electric driving coupled with gas-extended range.

Driven by a near-obsessive desire to improve its off-road teardrop trailer, Escapod breaks the mold and launches the Topo2. The stylish trailer counts a single-piece composite construction, independent suspension and solar power among its upgrades.

The photos and spec sheet of the new X1 trailer from Valkari Overland scream "Australia's latest off-road camper trailer!" But this overbuilt brute is more likely to be found roaming the highlands and moors of the British Isles than the Outback.

Bringing to mind a classic Volkswagen camper van lurking quietly behind a rocky oceanside outcropping, the new Beachy caravan adds a fresh injection of retro, laid-back sand-and-surf vibes to the modern camper market.

Airstream is moving its camper van lineup in a new direction, offering a van for surf bums and climbing dirtbags with a taste for high-level design. The new Interstate 24X 4x4 van combines adventure-driven multifunction with comfort-driven luxury.

Last year, startup HitchFire launched a vehicle-mounted swing-away grill called the Forge 15. Now it's grown that grill into a more robust cooking station complete with cutting board table, side burner and refillable LPG tank.

Rivian plans to begin delivering all-electric R1T pickup trucks next month. Before it does, it launches a line of adventure gear that lets buyers build up a 400-mile all-terrain electric truck camper that starts around $72K.