Revamped Vanacea solar-electric camper rewires American van life

Two of the more impressive names in the boutique camper van industry have come together to officially launch the most capable electric camper van available to buy in the US. Rather than simply installing a camper van interior into an under-ranged facto… Continue reading Revamped Vanacea solar-electric camper rewires American van life

European “yacht on wheels” camper van journeys onto American market

The world keeps getting brighter for Americans lusting after European camper vans with no recent history of US availability. Westfalia is officially on its way back to market, Volkswagen will soon have an all-electric van canvas with which converters c… Continue reading European “yacht on wheels” camper van journeys onto American market

Airstream Interstate 19X is a nimbler off-grid camper for nomads

Two years ago, Airstream welcomed the summer season in with the Interstate 24X, a large adaptable camper van aimed straight at outdoor adventurers and dispersed camp explorers. Now it’s closing summer out with a shorter, more capable version it calls t… Continue reading Airstream Interstate 19X is a nimbler off-grid camper for nomads

Mulgo pop-top turns Ineos Grenadier into a boundless micro-RV

Australia’s Expedition Centre has gotten out of the gate early in launching the first piece of camper kit we’ve seen for the new Ineos Grenadier. Its pop-up sleeper roof turns the British 4×4 into its own camping rig, giving the rugged, go-anywhere SUV… Continue reading Mulgo pop-top turns Ineos Grenadier into a boundless micro-RV

Westfalia pop-up camper vans will soon return to American RV market

First the Microbus, and now the Westy. Iconic German camper van brand Westfalia, still beloved coast to coast across America for the pop-up Volkswagens it made decades ago, is deep in plans for a grand American return. Its new van won’t be based on a V… Continue reading Westfalia pop-up camper vans will soon return to American RV market

Citroën dives deeper into RVs with boldly retro pop-up camper van

Citroën made a statement at the 2018 Düsseldorf Caravan Salon with a concept it called the Type H WildCamp, a modernized throwback that looked ready for a weeks-long tour of Route 66 … in 1955. Five years later, a new smaller version of that concept … Continue reading Citroën dives deeper into RVs with boldly retro pop-up camper van

Modular Bavarian VW ID. Buzz electric camper van goes full woody

Lamenting the upcoming demise of Volkswagen’s Transporter T6.1 cargo van, soon to be replaced by a Ford-engineered van, self-described “wood worm” Gerd Niederlechner has turned his attention to the lovable all-electric ID. Buzz. The chief of Bavarian c… Continue reading Modular Bavarian VW ID. Buzz electric camper van goes full woody

Ford Yoka B+ camper fuses gear-hauling adventure van flex with RV size

Dethleffs has taken the idea of splitting the difference between motorhome and camper van up a notch with its all-new Yoka Go. True to the idea of a plus-size camper van, the Yoka Go has an interior-widening motorhome box with an SUV-like lift-gate for… Continue reading Ford Yoka B+ camper fuses gear-hauling adventure van flex with RV size

Nissan revamps world’s first electric camper van with pop-and-play kit

With a new generation of all-electric vans, like the Ford E-Transit, Volkswagen ID. Buzz and Mercedes EQV, taking root in the e-camper van market, Nissan’s electric small vans have gotten lost in the background. But the e-NV200 was the world’s first el… Continue reading Nissan revamps world’s first electric camper van with pop-and-play kit

Ford’s adorable new Nugget PHEV camper van gets the jump on Volkswagen

It’s about time. The plug-in hybrid camper van wars are slowly warming up. The Ford Transit Custom has been available as a PHEV camper from third-party manufacturers like Dethleffs and Wellhouse Leisure for several years, but not from Ford itself. That… Continue reading Ford’s adorable new Nugget PHEV camper van gets the jump on Volkswagen