- Campervan
A campervan is a self-propelled vehicle that provides both transport and sleeping accommodation. The term mainly describes vans that have been fitted out for use as accommodation. Campervans are considered Class B
recreational vehicle s ormotorhome s because of smaller size and morevan -like handling. In the UK they are sometimes referred to as motorcaravans or campers.A typical campervan is equipped either with a "pop-up" roof which is raised during camping or has a fixed hightop roof.
Campervans usually have a small kitchen with a gas/electric
refrigerator and a two-three burner gas hob and grill. They generally have dual-voltage lighting which can work off either a dedicated battery (other than the van battery) known as a "leisure battery", or offAC power , supplied at acampsite via a hook-up cable. Larger models may include a water heater, aportable toilet and even a shower.Class B
recreational vehicle s are commonly known asDormobile s or caravanettes in the UK, or as 'Kombis' in Australia and other countries. This trend started in the 1950s afterVolkswagen commissioned theWestfalia company to use theKombi version of their Type 2 transporter as the basis for a campervan.North America: Van Conversions
In North America there are many manufacturers of campervans. The number # 1 selling campervan is produced by
Roadtrek ofKitchener, Ontario [http://www.roadtrek.com/history.aspx History of Roadtrek Motorhomes (formerly Home & Park Motorhomes)] ]Since the 1970s, the Japanese full-size vans like the
Toyota Hiace and theDatsun Urvan (acquired byNissan ), as well as theFord Transit ,Fiat Ducato and the Bedford vans became popular as "base vehicles" for campervans.Volkswagen campervan models
There are several types of campervan all manufactured by
Volkswagen but depending on their age they are colloquially referred to as either a splitty (split windscreen) a bay (bay framed windscreen) or a bricky ("brick" shaped van). Every year VW vans of all age and type gather atVanfest held in theThree Counties Showground inMalvern, Worcestershire . This event takes place on the second weekend of September every year.Amenities
A modern campervan will contain some or all of the following features:
*Gas /electric poweredrefrigerator
* Gas/electric grill
*Microwave
* Gas/electric powered water heater
* One or more beds, some of which double-up as daytime seating
* Electricity supplied by battery or external hookup
*Toilet with removable disposal tank
*Shower
*Radio
*Television aerial/satellite dish
*Air conditioning
* Water tank
*Wastewater tank for "gray water" (wash water)
*Awning ee also
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Car rental
*Caravan parks
*Conversion van
*RV park
*Recreational Vehicle References
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