Airstream Goes #VanLife with the Rangeline Touring Coach

• Latest touring coach from Airstream targets adventurers and nomads with an off-grid-ready rig that's inspired by the #VanLife movement.

• The 21-foot Rangeline van rides on a Ram ProMaster 3500 chassis and features a clever generator system that runs on the gasoline in the van's tank rather than a separate LP canister.

• Seating for four and sleeping accommodations for two are standard, but an optional pop-top roof provides an extra place for two campers.

Interested in joining the Van Life movement but have no desire to craft a mobile living space with your own two hands? Airstream's latest touring coach—the Rangeline—is a turnkey option that will get you on the road and to your next adventure without having to get your hands dirty.

Unlike Airstream's other motorhomes, which use the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter chassis, the Rangeline is built around the Ram ProMaster 3500 commercial van. That means all models come with a 280-hp 3.6-liter V-6 engine and a nine-speed automatic transmission. The van's front-wheel-drive platform is ideal for such an application as it provides a low, flat load floor. However, ground clearance isn't as generous as it is in all-wheel-drive variants of the Sprinter van. If your adventures require occasional off-road trails, the Rangeline may not have the clearance for that. It does, however, offer a towing capacity of 3500 pounds.

Since it's smaller than other motorhomes, Airstream has had to get creative with storage solutions and interior layout in the same ways that DIY van-lifers and tiny-home builders have. It can accommodate two adults on its flip-down double bed while an optional pop-top feature adds sleeping space for two more for an additional $11,694.

Overhead storage is abundant, and a clever drawer that's designed to hold dog bowls slides out from beneath the 3.2-cubic-foot refrigerator. The van's front seats swivel around so they can pull double duty as loungers, and in lieu of a built-in cooktop, a portable induction hot plate is designed to store in one of the galley's drawers.

A wet bath is hidden behind a silver accordion-style door, and aluminum ceiling panels are a reminder of Airstream's iconic "silver bullet" camping trailer design. Airstream says it used Lizard Skin insulation—a spray-in product that's also available to consumers—throughout the design to damp out sounds and help maintain comfortable temperatures inside the Rangeline's living quarters.