Outdoors

Ready.Set.Van steps away from the overbuilt Sprinter 4x4s that tend to dominate the US van conversion scene, building a more cosmopolitan breed of camper van. Its vans feature beautiful interiors wired up with loads of off-grid Tesla battery power.

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.

Dutch startup Fjordsen combines a folding hard floor with an inflatable body to create a roof-top tent that rides comfortably on everything from full-size trucks to superminis. It sets up in minutes and sleeps a family of four.

A few boundless off-road vehicles are famed for going where they want, when they want. And a few compelling campers conversions make those 4x4s expedition-ready micro-motorhomes that travel off-grid, off-road and off-track to get away from it all.

Haaks has created a mobile living solution that blurs the line between RV and tiny home. Its Opperland camper slides off the flatbed truck carrying it, planting firmly on hydraulic legs and growing a second floor to serve as a comfy wilderness cabin.

The Freedom Vans Chongo conversion brings the feel of home into a camper van interior. It supports digital nomads with solar power and cell boosting, packs a dual-block expandable kitchen, and supports other conveniences of at-home life.

Part throwback hippy wagon, part rustic lodge on wheels, the new Flowcamper Max is a Mercedes camper van quite unlike any other. A follow-up to more compact, psychedelic Flowcampers of the past, the Max brings a large, multipurpose living space.

Mercedes-Benz's Marco Polo Activity camper van misses out on the new eVito electric drive but enjoys the rest of the updates on the Vito van that serves as its base. That means new infotainment, new driver assistance and an air suspension.

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.

Last year, Dethleffs introduced the Globevan e.Hybrid plug-in camper van. Now British conversion shop Wellhouse Leisure launches its own Ford Transit Custom PHEV camper van, the new Misano 2 PHEV with over 300 miles of range.

Why would a company that made a big splash with a wheel-less, hitch-mounted camper add wheels? To reach out to buyers with smaller cars. The expandable Hitch Hotel Traveler tows behind small, efficient cars and grows into a cozy wilderness shelter.

Last year's launch of the Volkswagen T6.1 puts the spotlight on the iconic VW camping bus. Converters went straight to work transforming the 6.1 into their own unique camper creations, and we've compiled some of the best of the new T6.1 camper vans.