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.

Conversion vans go directly from the factory to a "converter" who upgrades and adds interior and exterior features to the basic vehicle. The Dodge Ram 1500 van we tested, for example, came courtesy of ...