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With VanEssa in a Mercedes camper through South America

Travel Blog Camper South America

November 20, 2025

Our customers take us with them on their camper tour

From Germany to Argentina/South America - somewhere in the middle of nowhere

It often starts exactly where the original plan ends. Originally, they wanted to sell their Mercedes Marco Polo Horizon to travel the Panamericana by bus, train etc. in Buenos Aires. However, after much deliberation, the new idea of equipping their van with flexible camping modules in Germany and then setting off from here in their much-loved bus turned out to be the perfect solution.

Why take the bus, please? In their search for the ideal solution to convert their van into a camper and then use it as an everyday car again, they came across our flexible, well thought-out VanEssa camping modules. Weighed them up, compared them and decided they were perfect. Now nothing could stop them.

So we converted her Mercedes van into the ideal camper for this road trip. The vehicle is now equipped with a VanEssa rear kitchen including stove, sink and pull-outs for crockery, provisions etc.. There is also a storage module to avoid chaos from the outset, including a toilet pull-out for the Trelino dry-separating toilet.

And not to forget - the 47-liter packing bags developed by us for clothing, cell phones, glasses and the like. They are fixed in the rear windows between the cladding thanks to their perfect fit without screws, glue or the like. The window pockets also insulate and darken at the same time. No space has been wasted, which would certainly be criminal on this long journey.

VanEssa camping modules on a road trip

Who drives the V-Class through South America?
Our customers Andrea and Markus with their VanEssa camper 🙂

travelblog somewhere-and-nowhere

You finally start to feel happy. Somewhere in the middle of nowhere. The motto of the two globetrotters. You can see which countries they have already traveled to in the graphic.

Destinations somewhere in the middle of nowhere

Join the adventurers on their road trip and visit their blog.
It's certainly exciting to see what they experience. And perhaps a suggestion for you too. Travel planning (Information on travel health insurance and vaccinations, necessary or useful driving licenses, etc.), Shipping campers, preparation & co. is all included. And if you have any questions, we'll be happy to help. Have fun browsing 🙂

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