Campervan facts for kids
Campervans are self-propelled vehicles that can provide transport and sleeping accommodation. The term campervan mainly represents vans which are fitted out, with a coachbuilt body for use as accommodation. In the United States, the vans are also known as recreational vehicles, and are larger than in Europe. Such vehicles sometimes have a refrigerator, microwave oven, showers and televisions.
Features
Campervans may be equipped either with a "pop-up" roof which is raised during camping or a fixed roof, either shared with the commercial van that forms the basis of the vehicle (commonly a "high-top" model), or as part of a custom coach-built body.
Campervans usually have a small kitchen with a refrigerator (which is often powerable by a choice of gas, battery, or mains electricity) and a two-burner gas hob and grill. They generally have dual-voltage lighting which can work from either a dedicated battery (other than the van battery) known as a deep-cycle or leisure battery, or from AC power, supplied at a campsite via a hook-up cable. Larger models may include a water heater, space heating and air conditioning, a portable toilet and even an internal shower. Smaller models often carry a "porta-potty" portable toilet, and sometimes an external shower which operates within the privacy of an awning.
Images for kids
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Two Class C campervans, a Freightliner Sprinter (left) and Ford E-Series (right) chassis.
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Volkswagen Autosleeper Clubman GL, a typical European campervan
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Typical "overcab" camper on a relatively large Iveco van base
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Autosleeper Harmony "high top" Campervan
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Mazda "rising roof" campervan
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Nissan Navara Dismountable camper
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See also
In Spanish: Cámper para niños
