An ice cooler is a countdown timer. By day two of a road trip the meltwater has soaked the food, you have bought more ice twice, and the whole back seat smells like fish. A compressor fridge removes that problem entirely, and a dual zone portable fridge solves the other half too: frozen meat and … Read more
The MaxxAir MaxxFan Deluxe 7500K is the best van roof vent for camper conversions in . It moves air in both directions, runs in the rain, and comes with a remote and a thermostat in one sealed unit. Our two runners-up are the RVLOVENT 1000 CFM if you want maximum airflow without electronics, and the … Read more
The best sink for a campervan is a compact drop-in or undermount basin in the 13 x 15 to 15 x 20 inch range, built from 16-gauge T304 stainless steel with a shallow bowl, a low-profile drain and a faucet that folds or retracts out of your work area. That combination keeps weight down, preserves … Read more
Boondocking without a hookup is the whole point of an RV, and a solar kit is the piece of hardware that makes it comfortable. After six weeks of running these arrays on a 24-foot trailer, the Renogy 100W 12V Solar Panel Starter Kit with 30A PWM Controller is the one we kept reaching for: it … Read more
An awning is the single upgrade camper van owners mention most often when they describe what changed about living out of a vehicle. It gives you shade, a dry spot to cook, and somewhere to sit that is not inside a metal box. But the search for the best awnings for camper vans is confusing, … Read more
A rooftop cargo basket is the most cost-effective storage you can add to an overland build. It moves recovery boards, firewood, water containers and muddy boots off the seats and out of the cabin, and it does it in a package you can unbolt in twenty minutes when the trip is over. There is one … Read more
Recovery boards, also called traction boards or recovery tracks, are short toothed ramps you wedge under a drive tyre so it climbs out of soft sand instead of spinning. For deep sand and dunes, the shortlist comes down to the MAXTRAX MKII as the all-round benchmark, the BUNKER INDUST Gen 7 as the strongest value … Read more
If you already own a rooftop tent, you do not need another tent. You need a different mattress. The thin 2-3 inch pad that came with your tent is the reason the floor reads through your shoulder blades and why you wake up colder than you expected, and replacing it is the single fastest upgrade … Read more
A swivel base turns unused cab space into a lounge, and it is one of the first upgrades most camper builders plan. The reason is simple arithmetic: two cab seats sit over dead space until you make them turn. A good swivel converts that dead space into lounge or dinette seating without adding payload, and … Read more
A parked van in direct summer sun gets dangerously hot in a very short time, and the fix is airflow, not air conditioning. After weeks of comparing specs, reading owner reports and checking the same two questions in every van forum we could find, the best 12V fans for van life come down to two … Read more