Benchmark’s crazy-loaded AWD camper van expands the scope of adventure

Mercedes-Benz Sprinter all-terrain camper vans have become a dime a dozen around US campgrounds and trail heads, so it takes something extra to make one that stands out. Oregon-based Benchmark Vehicles doesn’t just add something, it adds about as much … Continue reading Benchmark’s crazy-loaded AWD camper van expands the scope of adventure

Grounded makes wildly modular electric smart RV with 250-mile GM Zevo

Electric camper vans are finally arriving in the United States, and they’re starting to look like a legitimate option for actual road travel and camping. The Tesla and SpaceX alums at Detroit startup Grounded settled for a measly 108 miles (174 km) wit… Continue reading Grounded makes wildly modular electric smart RV with 250-mile GM Zevo

RV modules open endless flexibility for affordable custom van builds

Dutch company Van Jorn presents a new way of building out your dream camper van. It’s developed a plug-and-play ecosystem that combines the warmth and ambiance of a custom camper van with the flexibility of a modular kit that assembles more easily than… Continue reading RV modules open endless flexibility for affordable custom van builds

Carbon-Kevlar Ram HD expedition RV smashes free from camper van shell

Since launching in 2019, Alabama’s Storyteller Overland has been focused entirely on all-terrain camper vans, from the stealthy to the beastly. Now it’s going in a different direction with the all-new Hilt, a heavy-duty camper truck optimized for pushi… Continue reading Carbon-Kevlar Ram HD expedition RV smashes free from camper van shell

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

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

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

Clever Weinsberg camper rearranges van life for the next generation

The all-new Weinsberg CaraLife 630 LQ features such a fresh, flexible layout, it feels like a design study. But it’s actually the German company’s latest production camper, launching as part of its 2024 lineup. Designed specifically for the most youthf… Continue reading Clever Weinsberg camper rearranges van life for the next generation