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Lava Car Rental vs PK Campers

Lava Car Rental offers a focused, single-model campervan fleet with airport pickup at Keflavik, while PK Campers operates as an Icelandic campervan rental with details best confirmed directly. This comparison lays out what is publicly known about each vendor to help you decide.

At a Glance

Lava Car Rental

PK Campers

Founded

2016

Not publicly confirmed

Headquarters

Keflavik, Iceland

Iceland (exact location not confirmed)

Fleet size

Narrow camper fleet (car-rental company with a camper segment)

Not publicly confirmed

Pickup

Keflavik Airport

Not confirmed


Fleet & Vehicles

Lava Car Rental takes a minimalist approach to its campervan fleet, currently offering a single model: the Renault Kangoo Campervan in 2024-2025 model years with automatic transmission and 2WD. This narrow lineup eliminates the decision fatigue of comparing multiple vehicles, but it also means travelers needing a larger vehicle, 4x4 capability for F-roads, or space for more than two people will need to look elsewhere. The Kangoo is equipped with sleeping, cooking, and heating provisions, and the base rental package includes TPL, CDW, SCDW, and gravel protection insurance.

PK Campers operates in the Icelandic campervan rental market, but at the time of research their website could not be fully parsed, leaving fleet details, specific vehicle models, and insurance inclusions unverified. Their equipment profile suggests campervans that come with sleeping and heating gear at a trip-ready level, though cooking equipment and power setups carry caveats that prospective renters should confirm before booking. Travelers interested in PK Campers should contact the company directly for current fleet availability, vehicle specifications, and included amenities.

From a market positioning standpoint, Lava Car Rental is a family-owned car rental company that expanded into campervans, anchoring its operation at Keflavik Airport with 24/7 summer availability. PK Campers appears to serve the domestic Icelandic rental market, though its pickup locations and founding details are not publicly confirmed. Lava Car Rental holds a 4.6 rating on Google from over 4,700 reviews and a 4.2 on Trustpilot from over 3,700 reviews, providing a substantial body of traveler feedback. PK Campers has a 4.8 Google rating from 427 reviews and does not have a confirmed Trustpilot presence, giving prospective renters a smaller but positive review sample to reference.

Lava Car Rental fleet

Couples and pairs

Renault Kangoo Campervan

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PK Campers fleet

General campervan rental

Not confirmed

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Equipment & Inclusions

Default equipment included with a standard rental. Individual vehicles may vary. How we rate equipment →

Category

Lava Car Rental

PK Campers

Sleeping

Caveat

Sleeping bags, pillows, sheets, blanket

Thin sleeping bags (comfort ~15°C), not duvets

Included

Duvets (200x220), sheets, pillows

Cooking

Caveat

Gas stove, pots, pans, plates, utensils, 1 cartridge

1 cartridge ≈ 3 days; expect to buy ~2 more

Caveat

Gas stove, pots, pans, kettle, plates, cups, 1 small cylinder

1 cylinder ≈ 3 days; expect to buy ~2 more

Cooling

Included

28L electric cooler on VW Transporter

Included

Built-in fridge on most vans

Heating

Included

Webasto diesel heater

Included

Webasto diesel heater

Power

Included

220V sockets, USB, 12V, shore power on Kangoo; USB/12V + extra battery on Transporter

Caveat

230V heater hookup, USB via radio

No auxiliary battery for devices; charging limited to USB via head unit

Water

Included

10L freshwater tank

Included

19L tank with sink; 10L on Kangoo

Furniture

Included

Built-in table + outdoor table & chairs

Add-on

Chair €15/rental, table €15/rental

Wi-Fi

Add-on

4G wifi hotspot, unlimited data

Add-on

Wifi adapter


Customer Reviews

Lava Car Rental

Google

4.6/ 5 · 4,736 reviews

Trustpilot

4.2/ 5 · 3,727 reviews
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PK Campers

Google

4.8/ 5 · 427 reviews

Trustpilot

No data

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Cancellation & Flexibility

Lava Car Rental

Free cancellation (24h notice)

Cancel more than 24h before pickup for a full 100% refund. Cancellations within 24h or no-shows are charged the full rental price.

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PK Campers

Non-refundable

The 30% advance deposit is non-refundable as cash — at best PK Campers issues a travel voucher of equal value to reuse or transfer.

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Who Should Choose Whom

Choose Lava Car Rentalif…

  • You are traveling as a couple and want a compact, modern campervan without comparing multiple vehicle options.
  • You need Keflavik Airport pickup with 24/7 summer availability, minimizing transfers on arrival day.
  • You value a transparent cancellation policy — Lava Car Rental offers free cancellation with 24 hours notice.
  • You plan to stick to paved roads and the Ring Road, where a 2WD automatic Kangoo is well suited.
  • You prefer booking with a vendor that has a large volume of independently verified reviews across Google and Trustpilot.

Choose PK Campersif…

  • You want to explore options beyond the single-model fleets offered by other vendors and PK Campers may carry different vehicle types — contact them directly to confirm.
  • You are comfortable reaching out to a rental company before booking to verify vehicle details, insurance terms, and pickup logistics.
  • You are prioritizing Google review ratings and PK Campers' 4.8 score, though from a smaller review pool, stands out in that metric.
  • You have flexible cancellation expectations — PK Campers' non-refundable policy with a travel voucher option may work if your travel dates are firm.

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