12 Creative Camper Van Business Ideas For 2023

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Updated: July 24th, 2023

Would you like to start your own camper van business or earn money on the side, but still need to find the right business idea?

There will be countless exciting business ideas again in 2021. While it sounds exciting to start your own business, it's important that you run with the right idea.

Your goal should be to build a business in a niche that is not only profitable but can also ensure your long-term success.

Hopefully, all of the camper van business ideas listed here will give you inspiration and a head start for the 2021 year.

Here they are:  

1. Start a food delivery business

In today’s busy lifestyles and schedules, cooking is no longer a priority to many. People like to order-in food from their nearest restaurants or food joints and enjoy a meal in the comfort of their homes.

The food delivery business is like a courier service through which restaurants deliver food to their customers.

You can offer retail food delivery services to restaurants within your locality if you have a truck. Customers order through a restaurant or grocer’s website, and the owners contact you to deliver.

How much you can make: $4,000 — $83,333,333/month

How much does it cost to start: $2,750 (?)

How long does it take to build: 90 days (?)

Case Study

How I Took Food Trucks Corporate And Built A $18M Business

Food Fleet grew over 160% in just one year and managed over 20 million in sales for its clients, securing multiple contracts with the likes of Sodexo, Levy Restaurants and more, due to its understanding of catering client needs and its advanced turnkey and design services.

$1.5M Monthly Revenue

14.3K

2. Start a campervan transformation service

How much you can make: $220,000/month

How long does it take to build: 180 days (?)

Case Study

How We Started A $8K/Month Business Transforming Campervans While Traveling

Bryan+Jen Danger broke away from the 9-5 to create ZENVANZ, where they create campervan conversions, and their bootstrapped business now makes $8k a month with no marketing costs.

$220K Monthly Revenue

$150K Startup Costs

11K

3. Start a camper van magazine business

4. Start an antique camper van boutique business

5. Start a camper van rental business

How much you can make: $10,000/month

How long does it take to build: 90 days (?)

Case Study

How We Started A Camper Van Rental Business and Quit Our Full Time Jobs

ROAMERICA, a campervan rental company founded by Taylor Hood and Gretchen Bayless who quit their full-time jobs to focus on their business and have expanded their fleet quickly to meet the demand of adventure-seeking customers, with most of their web traffic coming from organic Google searches and a focus on social media and brand awareness.

$10K Monthly Revenue

$25K Startup Costs

36.3K

6. Start a camper van pop-up cafe business

How much you can make: $15,000/month

How much does it cost to start: $5,000 (?)

How long does it take to build: 180 days (?)

Case Study

We Built A Coffee Shop In A Van That Makes $180K/Year

This case study follows the co-founder of Camper Cafe, a mobile coffee van business which started as a hobby and now has 6 units that supply the UK's biggest sporting events, commercial and film shoots, generating around £150k from working only 70 days of the year.

$15K Monthly Revenue

$5K Startup Costs

6.14K

7. Start a camper van bar business

How much you can make: $15,000/month

How much does it cost to start: $5,000 (?)

How long does it take to build: 180 days (?)

Case Study

We Built A Coffee Shop In A Van That Makes $180K/Year

$15K Monthly Revenue

$5K Startup Costs

6.14K

8. Sell camper van conversion kits

How much you can make: $220,000 — $1,200,000/month

How long does it take to build: 180 days (?)

Case Study

How We Started A $8K/Month Business Transforming Campervans While Traveling

Bryan+Jen Danger broke away from the 9-5 to create ZENVANZ, where they create campervan conversions, and their bootstrapped business now makes $8k a month with no marketing costs.

$220K Monthly Revenue

$150K Startup Costs

11K

9. Start a camper van conversion business

10. Start a camper glamping business

11. Start a camper van rental insurance business

12. Start a camper van dealership business

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