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Benchmark Vehicles has caught our eye in the past with bold, bright-orange branding and vicious-looking off-road adventure vans. So we decided to dig a little deeper into its portfolio and see what the Portland, Oregon shop has been up to of … Continue reading Swiss Army Sprinter camper van packs five people, solar power and plenty of gear
Hymer’s Fiat Ducato-based Free camper van was one of the standouts of last year’s Düsseldorf Caravan Salon, a youthful adventure van with flip-away rear bed, vibrant graphics and available sleeping space for two or three singles, a couple or … Continue reading Hymer makes its versatile, adventure-loving Free camper van a little swankier
Follow camping or travel at all and it’s almost impossible to wander Instagram or YouTube without stumbling on them – the mid/late-20s, attractive #vanlife couple exploring the world in a garage-made conversion, often flashing a little man bu… Continue reading Hymer builds the ultimate Mercedes camper van for adventurous van life couples
Earlier this year, Volkswagen announced the updated T6 van, dubbing it T6.1. In addition to roaming highways and worksites, the T6.1 van will slide its way under an updated California camper van. Volkswagen previewed the revised version of its icon this week ahead of a planned world premiere next month. The updated camper van gets some interior and exterior touchups, a new camper command center to complement the van’s digital cockpit, and some new driver-assistance features that are sure to help out on the way to and from camp.
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Continue Reading Volkswagen’s ageless California camper van gets a youthful boost of new technology
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The Fiat Ducato van is an absolute tour de force of camper conversion, accounting for roughly 75 percent of European motorhomes. And it’ll soon be available as an electric. Fiat Professional’s first all-electric vehicle will join a refreshed Ducato lineup for the 2020 model year. Eventually everyone from work crews to stealthy #vanlifers could be cruising around in a quiet, zero-emissions van.
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Continue Reading Fiat electrifies the Ducato, Europe’s favorite camper van base
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Some camper vans have widespread and timeless appeal. Some are more purpose-driven, suited for a very specific subset of travelers or adventurers. And some look like an alien spacecraft clinging on in an evil plot to extinguish humanity one V… Continue reading Over-the-top camper box swings, slides and grows to create bizarre (but roomy) VW camper van
We’ve seen many camper vans with slide-out kitchens. We’ve seen a few camper vans with slide-out expander modules. There’s been a slide-out beer keg or two and even a couple slide-out … well, campers. But we’ve never before seen a camper va… Continue reading Stylish camper van fills downtime with slide-out foosball and indoor campfire
Canadian campervan and adventure enthusiasts Alex Welsh and Patrick Burns from Yama Nomad have recently converted a 2018 four-wheel-drive Mercedes Benz Sprinter into a stunning mobile home. Dubbed Christopher Wallace, the bespoke campervan bo… Continue reading 4WD Mercedes Sprinter transformed into adventure-ready motor home
Camper vans usually sleep two to four people on a combination of rear bed and optional pop-up roof bed. Occasionally we see a van that can sleep five or six. The latest Boxlife from Germany’s Knaus goes a step further, sleeping up to seven pe… Continue reading Knaus Boxlife camper van sleeps seven and still loads up with bikes and gear
Westfalia is known the world over for its pop-up camper vans, so much so that you’ll still find terms like “Westfalia-style roof” substituted for “pop-up roof,” even though many other companies around the world offer them. But Westfalia’s latest pop-top van features a little more “pop” than even longtime fans might be expecting. In addition to popping up, the all-new James Cook expands out the back, increasing interior space and bed size. The sub-6-m (19.8-ft) James Cook combines the everyday maneuverability of a Sprinter 144 with the living space of a longer-wheelbase van, and it packs the latest smart home-style camper tech to boot.
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Continue Reading Westfalia’s smart, connected Mercedes pop-top camper van pops out as well as up
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Continue reading Westfalia's smart, connected Mercedes pop-top camper van pops out as well as up