Looking to get out there—you know, really out there—but tents are a no-go and you don't want to drag a trailer to sleep in or drive something the size of a house? Then you're looking for a camper van.

Van conversions are a dime a dozen these days, and while their merits are not up for discussion here, it does feel as if there's not much that could come across as genuinely surprising about them. In ...