Top Tips for Your Campaign Trip With Chicago Van Rentals

23 May-2024

A camping trip is one of the best group adventures, and a passenger van is the perfect way to get everyone — and all the gear — to the campground together. Here’s how to plan a great camping road trip, with the van handling the journey.

Choose your campground

Pick a campground that fits your group and book your site early, especially in summer and near national parks. Map the drive so you know your route and stops.

Pack the gear

Tents, sleeping bags, a cooler, cooking gear, and layers for cool nights — a 15-passenger van has room for the group and the equipment, so nothing gets left behind.

Set up and stay safe

Arrive with daylight to spare for setup, follow campfire safety and etiquette, and store food properly to stay wildlife-aware. A little care keeps everyone safe and comfortable.

Leave no trace

Pack out what you pack in, respect the site, and leave nature as you found it — good practice that keeps these places beautiful for the next group.

The van makes it easy

One van keeps the whole group together on the drive out and back, with room for all the gear — and because we’re Illinois-based, you can reach campgrounds across the USA and into Canada, from Yellowstone to the national parks out west.

Which van should you pick?

For a camping road trip, the 15-passenger Mercedes-Benz Sprinter for comfort or the 15-passenger Ford Transit for value and gear room. See the full fleet.