The Campervan is a class B recreational vehicle that provides both traveling as well as staying facilities.
It is similar to a camping car.
In size these are much smaller than the Motor homes; apart from that it provides the same luxury.
In UK these campervan are referred to as motor-caravans or Dormobiles.
Australians call them 'Kombis'.
The built of the campervan is like that of the van.
There is a spacious compartment with raised roof on the rear side of the van.
The roofs can be fixed on the top according the requirement of the moment.
These roofs are known as pop-up roofs.
The utilities that are provided in the campervan are a small kitchen with electric or gas refrigerator, gas burners with a grill inside.
There is a portable toilet with shower and water heater provided in the campervan.
Some of the campervan are provided with microwaves.
There is dedicated battery system that operates the electric equipment inside the campervan; in some cases the battery of the van is used for this purpose.
However there is provision to run the electric equipment on AC supply that might be available at the camp site.
For entertainment the campervan is provided with radio, music system and television, to enable you to enjoy at leisure your trip.
The campervans are provided with air conditioning that you can switch on when the weather is hot and when the weather gets cold the campervans have been provided with heaters to warm up the interiors.
To relieve you of the worry of water supply, the campervans have in-built water tanks.
Awning has also been provided with the van to enable you to protect yourself from the wrath of the sun.
Roadtrek is the most famous company in North America that manufactures the campervan.
They use strong vans of full size of Toyota Hiace, Ford Transit and Datsun Urvan, for the bases of the campervan.
Vokswagen, the manufacturer of the historical Camper, also manufactures campervan along with other type of campervans.