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Forget Westfalia or Winnebago. Some of this year's most striking, innovative camper vans came not from dedicated RV manufacturers or small conversion garages but from much bigger household names: the automakers themselves.

We've seen a few inflatable mattress kits tailored to Rivian's R1S SUV, but Hest has evaded inflation and launched a set of plush foam mattresses to turn the full-size electric SUV into a sleek, simple all-terrain micro-camper.

We've seen camper kits for vans, 4x4s and crossovers. But pickup truck owners have long been left to build their own. Roadloft bucks that trend with a pickup camper kit that becomes a truck lounge, dining area, mobile office, kitchenette and bedroom.

Believe it or not, the Winnebago Revel camper van was less than $135K when it debuted in 2017. Now, it's $254K. Winnebago reverses course and rolls Revel pricing back a bit with the new/old 2025 Revel Sport, a lighter version of the adventure camper.

Unlike camper manufacturers that keep their gaze fixed upmarket, Boreas has long been just as committed to delivering more affordable composite trailers. Its newest is the simple but robust Ultra-Base, a blank adventure canvas that starts under $15K.

The new Mercedes-Benz Marco Polo Horizon debuts as the sleekest member of the Marco Polo camper van family. It's classy enough to feel comfortable pulling up to valet parking but ready to transform into a cozy lodge at a moment's notice.

Nissan's MyRoom light camper concept moved to full-on production earlier this year and has now spawned a smaller version, the NV200 MyRoom. The new camper vanette rolls the homey tranquility of the original MyRoom into a tiny mini-camping package.

Tonke not only shows the first actual pop-up roof with bed we've seen installed on a VW ID. Buzz, it puts a unique spin on the concept. Its roof mashes together a sideways orientation with a rooftop tent-style design to increase sleeping space.

We expect the occasional bicycle RV launch, but Grounded has released something we weren't expecting at all. Its T1 micro-camper is a live-in e-trike-powered tractor-trailer with standing height interior, panoramic windows, and space for two.

Campervan Co has been building efficient campers for years, but it's outdone itself with its latest. Designed for both camping and daily driving, the new Eco Escape puts a 5-seat/4-sleeper interior in a hybrid Toyota Estima MPV with electrified AWD.

A smarter breed of camping water canister that looks like an award-winning design project come to life, the new Vaast G-Series 18-L tank works seamlessly as a faucet and fill-up station without moving so much as a millimeter from a vehicle roof rack.

From wide-open flat bed, to loaded utility canopy, to fully packed multi-week expedition camper, Alublack's modular canopy camping system customizes the world's most rugged, unstoppable trucks into personalized adventure partners.