- Pleasure-Way: Comfortable and pretty, but may not be suitable for rough roads.
- RoadTrek: Sleek and luxurious, but may not be suitable for rough roads.
UPDATE: There is a 4x4 version. - Chinook 4x4: Baja & Quest.
- Airstream coaches: New models are based on the Mercedes/Chrysler Sprinter, which, although very nice, may not be suitable for rough roads.
The old "B-Van" conversion (B-190) may be suitable for upgrade to 4WD. - Great West Vans.
- Leisure Travel Vans.
- Sportsmobile: Off-road (4WD) van conversion; well equipped, seriously functional, and unpretentious.
(These guys apparently did early VW Microbus camper conversions!) - Volkswagen Westphalia camper: Some of the later Vanagons came with a type of all-wheel- or four-wheel- drive. Lots of them are still taking their owners along moderately rough roads, but alas, VW no longer imports (U.S. or Canada) the most recent of their van-type vehicles, the EuroVan.
Pictures of a very whizzy Microbus update have been displayed on the Internet--with a "transforming" camper version. I don't know the status, but I think I have heard that it has been killed. (I'm not certain that everything I saw illustrated was possible, anyway.)
Update: Planned, then killed in 2005: Microbus Concept (Wikipedia). - Bigfoot: Molded fiberglass truck campers (as well as travel trailers).
- Northern Lite truck campers. Similar to Bigfoot?
- Lance truck campers. At one time their web site was quite nice.
- Monaco Motor Coaches. Not Beavers or Prevosts, but nice.
- Tiger Off-Road RVs. Class C space on a Class B footprint.
- UniMog: Odd-looking but extremely capable Mercedes military vehicle privately adapted to expedition RV use. Basis for (i.e., inspiration for) the MaxiMog*.
- Xplorer Xcursion: An example.
- EarthRoamer: Perhaps the ultimate expedition vehicle; every little component is the no-compromise, no-expense-spared, best available. (May have been discontinued.)
[I saw one! Extremely impressive! 05 June 2006] - MaxiMog: Oh, wait--this is the ultimate expedition vehicle.
- Unicat: Or is this it? 18 June 2007
- Action Mobil: Or this? 18 June 2007
- Terra Wind: I hardly believe it, and you may not, either.
(Some of this may be stale.)
Mark_
19 April 2013
