Small campervan brands Australia

If you’re looking to campervan Australia, it sometimes feels like groundhog day where you see the same manufacturers over and over again, and only a few brand selections at dealerships; and it leaves you wondering if you’re really seeing the full range of campervan brands that are being manufactured here.

So we’ve done a bit of research, and the following seem to be smaller campervan brands in Australia, companies that don’t necessarily have stock ready to be purchased at a dealer, but they are designing and building consistent models (i.e. not just one-off conversions).

Also, because they’re small companies they don’t necessarily have the marketing budget to keep their websites up to date. Information about these camper vans is a little sparse, but it gives you an idea of what’s currently available and you can at least make some comparisons.

Campervan Australia – small brands

Talvor

www.Talvor.com/au

Talvor are the supplier of all the Appollo rental fleet, and while they do say on their website that you can buy a new one (rather ex rental campervans for sale), I haven’t been able to find a new one for sale online.

For those that are looking for a smaller campervan, we’ve got a couple of Toyota Hiace campervans for sale coming up…

Hitop Camper

The most reliable campervans in Australia are those built on the Toyota Hiace, like the Talvor Hitop Camper.

The Toyota Hiace campervans are reliable and easily serviced, which makes them popular and therefore have strong resale value. No doubt it’s why so many campervan hire companies have Toyota Hiace camper vans.

Exterior of the Talvor Hitop camper van.

Bed made up in the back of the Talvor Hitop camper van.

Daytime and nighttime layouts of the Talvor Hitop camper van.

Talvor Hitop
Vehicle: Toyota Hiace LWB
Length: 4.695m
Sleeps: 2
Bathroom: No
Off grid (batteries, fresh water tanks, toilet & grey water tanks): No

Euro Tourer

The Euro Tourer can be built on either VW Crafter or Mercedes Sprinter.

Interior of the Talvor Euro Tourer campervan.

Layout of the Talvor Euro Tourer campervan.

Talvor Euro Tourer
Vehicle: VW Crafter / Mercedes Sprinter
Length: 6.94m
Sleeps: 2
Bathroom: Yes
Off grid (batteries, fresh water tanks, toilet & grey water tanks): Yes

Jacana

www.JacanaMotorhomes.com.au

Hiker

Floor plan of the Jacana Hiker camper van.

Jacana Hiker
Vehicle: Toyota Hiace LWB
Length: 4.695m
Sleeps: 2 – plus optional 2 childrens berth
Bathroom: No
Off grid (batteries, fresh water tanks, toilet & grey water tanks): No

Seeker

The Seeker is built on the VW Crafter in either the medium or long wheel base.

Interior view in the Jacana Seeker campervan.

MWB floor plan of the Jacana Seeker campervan.

LWB floor plan of the Jacana Seeker campervan.

Jacana Seeker
Vehicle: VW Crafter MWB/LWB
Length: 5.99m – 6.84m
Sleeps: 2
Bathroom: Yes
Off grid (batteries, fresh water tanks, toilet & grey water tanks): Yes
Price: $139,000

Envy

The Envy is built on the Mercedes Sprinter MWB or LWB chassis and has the same layout as the Seeker above.

Bed area inside a Jacana Envy camper van.

Jacana Envy
Vehicle: Mercedes Sprinter MWB/LWB
Length: 6.09m – 7.125m
Sleeps: 2
Bathroom: Yes
Off grid (batteries, fresh water tanks, toilet & grey water tanks): Yes
Price: $150,000

Latitude Motorhomes

www.latitudemotorhomes.com.au

Titanium

You can choose whether you want single beds or a double bed off to one side.

Interior of the Latitude Titanium campervan.

Single bed floor plan of the Latitude Titanium campervan.

Double bed floor plan of the Latitude Titanium campervan.

Latitude Titanium
Vehicle: Mercedes Sprinter LWB
Length: 7.125m
Sleeps: 2
Bathroom: Yes
Off grid (batteries, fresh water tanks, toilet & grey water tanks): Yes
Price: $153,900

KEA

www.keamotorhomes.com

You may be familiar with the Kea in the camper van rental market, they are used by Maui, Britz and others. There is a market for refurbished camper vans, but you can also buy them new.

Built on the Toyota HiAce and Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis, they’re a popular choice.

HiTop

I haven’t been able to find these new, but it looks like they are a rental company staple and there are quite a few used vans online.

Interior view of a white Kea Hitop camper van.

Kea Hitop
Vehicle: Toyota Hiace
Length: 4.9m
Sleeps: 2
Bathroom: No
Off grid (batteries, fresh water tanks, toilet & grey water tanks): No

Navigator

If you don’t mind the great big bull nose on the roof of your van, the Navigator makes a great option for 4 people.

There’s a nifty murphy bed type of arrangement at the back of the van that converts 2 seat-belted seats into one bed, and another bed fits into the attic space.

Outside front view of a white Kea Navigator camper van.

Interior view of a white Kea Navigator camper van.

Kea Navigator
Vehicle: Toyota Hiace
Length: 5.55m
Sleeps: 4
Bathroom: No
Off grid (batteries, fresh water tanks, toilet & grey water tanks): No

Ultima

Kea Ultima
Vehicle: Mercedes Sprinter LWB
Length: 7m
Sleeps: 2
Bathroom: Yes
Off grid (batteries, fresh water tanks, toilet & grey water tanks): Yes
Price: $124,990

Nomad

This 3 berth camper van is great for a small family. There’s the bed in the rear of the van, and an extra seat and single bed behind the cab area.

Interior view of the Kea Nomad camper van.

Day time floorplan of the Kea Nomad camper van.

Night time floorplan of the Kea Nomad camper van.

Kea Nomad
Vehicle: Mercedes Sprinter LWB
Length: 7m
Sleeps: 3
Bathroom: Yes
Off grid (batteries, fresh water tanks, toilet & grey water tanks): Yes
Price: $125,990

Frontline Campers

https://www.frontlinecamper.com.au/

Frontline build their camper vans on 3 different chassis, and have a variety of layouts for each vehicle.

Toyota HiAce H30 6 Gen

With the ever dependable Toyota HiAce as its chassis, and a full pop-top roof, the H30 6 Gen is a popular and reliable choice. Available in 5 layouts: Adventurer, Avalon, Avalon 1, Freedom & Vacationer.

Interior view of the Frontline Toyota HiAce H30 6 Gen showing the bed made up in the back.

Frontline Toyota HiAce H30 6 Gen – Adventurer

Frontline Toyota HiAce H30 6 Gen
Vehicle: Toyota HiAce
Length: 5.265m
Sleeps: 2-4
Bathroom: No
Off grid (batteries, fresh water tanks, toilet & grey water tanks): No
Price: $93,000

VW T6.1 Transporter

The campervans on the VW T6.1 Transporter chassis also come in 5 layouts: Adventurer, Adventurer FW, Avalon, Freedom & Vacationer.

Frontline VW T6.1 Transporter – Vacationer

Frontline VW 6T.1 Transporter
Vehicle: VW 6T.1 Transporter
Length: 5.295m
Sleeps: 2-4
Bathroom: No
Off grid (batteries, fresh water tanks, toilet & grey water tanks): No
Price: $99,500

Renault Trafic

There are 3 layouts on the Renault Trafic chassis: Adventurer, Adventurer FW & Vacationer.

Frontline Renault Trafic – Adventurer FW

Frontline Renault Trafic
Vehicle: Renault Trafic
Length: 5.48m
Sleeps: 2-4
Bathroom: No
Off grid (batteries, fresh water tanks, toilet & grey water tanks): No
Price: $96,000

UniCampa

https://www.unicampa.com.au/

As expected, there really isn’t much information about UniCampa or their range. I’ve been able to find a few of their motorhomes for sale by dealers, but not much about camper vans.

They’ve got two campervan layouts, and what makes this brand really interesting to me, is that they’re built on the LDV V80 chassis.

An old photo, but the only one I could find.

UCPT1

UniCampa UCPT1
Vehicle: LDV V80
Sleeps: 2
Bathroom: No
Off grid (batteries, fresh water tanks, toilet & grey water tanks): No

UCH1

UniCampa UCH1
Vehicle: LDV V80
Sleeps: 2
Bathroom: Yes
Off grid (batteries, fresh water tanks, toilet & grey water tanks): Not sure

If you want to see ALL the campervans manufactured in Australia (inclusing all those listed above), we’ve compiled a spreadsheet of them all and made it available to you below.

So that’s a selection of the campervan brands by smaller manufacturers here in Australia. Of course, there’s probably others but I just haven’t been able to find them!

If you have other camper van manufacturers that you think I should add to this article, please let me know. 🙂