Author: Tim Aldiss

Tim Aldiss is Camper Van Man, and is well respected in the camper van, and particularly the VW LT community where he has been a moderator of the VOLT (VW LT Owners) Facebook group. 

Tim runs vwlt.co.uk as well as his dad's website brianaldiss.co.uk & thealdissaward.com which he also designed and built. Tim works in digital marketing and has been well published elsewhere:

https://www.socialmediatoday.com/users/timaldiss/
https://www.polarsteps.com/TimAldiss
https://www.lifehack.org/author/tim-aldiss
https://medium.com/@timaldiss

He is also featured here:

https://inews.co.uk/inews-lifestyle/caravan-motorhome-sales-booming-costly-dangerous-low-emission-zones-insurance-stolen-1157206

Social profiles:

https://www.linkedin.com/in/timaldiss/
https://www.facebook.com/timaldiss
https://twitter.com/timaldiss
https://www.instagram.com/timaldiss/

Tim is a consultant/director at ThinkSearch Digital Ltd and works for Anything Is Possible, Spec Digital & FOMO.ai

Tim's camper conversions:

Bolt the Sprinter
My current whip and converted over 2 years on the drive at home. A former mess van it had a semi-interior to strip out, reu-use various parts (electric components mainly) and refit as a 3 or 4 berth camper.
Walt (from VOLT)
Restored from a fairly rusty trades van, sourced in Lithuania, 3 years were spent crafting this beauty, mostly in a shared, rented barn space. A rare 4×4 (one of 1,250) Walt really was a labour of love.
Awe (he was awesome)
The first family camper was a former glaziers van. He was built out on the road outside our terraced house much to the neighbours interest! Nicknamed the Archiemobile as Archie arrived in the scene shortly after the conversion and just in time for travels.
The Landcruiser (never christened)
Used for a 5 week honeymoon road trip the interior was simple but effective and facilitated a very special stage in our lives. Such a fun vehicle to drive. Double bed in the back over storage.
JJ (the Hanomag Henschel)
1994 and a 5 month road trip round Europe followed the (re)conversion of this former motocross van. Converted on my parents drive I learned how everything worked by taking everything apart and then extending it into a rear bed and shower room. This sparked my lifetime of roaming.
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Adria Twin Supreme SunRoof XL

Over on Adria’s Instagram feed they have just released the first pictures of the new panoramic skylight in the Adria Twin Supreme. In addition to the existing forward facing opening skylight they have now...

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layouts / vans

The MAN TGE as a Self-Build Platform

There’s a new contender in town. And it’s from a good heritage and comes with an honest (read cheap) price tag. For the last 10 years or so (I have been writing about fixed...

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conversions / vans

Electric Camper, or Cramper?

With standard or off-road chassis availability this 12 feet long, 5.4 feet wide, and between 6.2 to 6.7 feet tall electric vehicle is most certainly small, but there’s no doubt that the market is...

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movies / overland / trips / vanlife

Camping & Overlanding videos of 2020

My Favourite Overlanding & Camping Videos of 2020 There are three main themes that I have enjoyed throughout my 2020 viewing: scene-setting, cinematography, and storytelling. Rather than the sheer “buckle-up and gun it” mentality...

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conversions

Best Custom Sprinter 4×4 Camper

Bruce Banner is one of a kind. Starting life as a standard 2WD LWB Sprinter owners @werollwithit swapped out the entire running gear for Dana axles and an Atlas transfer case and fitted a...

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overland / vans

4×4 Ford Transit/F350 Off-Road Camper

In the States there’s plenty of companies looking to the 2019 Ford Transit platform as a base for campervan conversions. It’s nice to see a change from the stock choice slimline Mercedes Sprinter vans...

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conversions / layouts / vans

New Hymer BASF Monocoque Camper

There’s a new kid on the block. And he’s quite a looker. But not only that he’s actually quite capable and is thoroughly modern. At the 2019 ‘Caravan Salon’ Dusseldorf show Hymer have just...

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trips

Best UK Campsites

There are more than 30,000 members of the Motorhome Adventures Facebook group. In a recent poll the following websites came top of the charts. If you’re looking for great UK campsites why not check...

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overland / trips

2019 Trip Planning: northern Greece

So there’s two big anniversaries this year: 1) The Florida is 30 years old! and 2) it’s 25 years since I took 5 months out to drive an MWB Mercedes 508d round Europe and...

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conversions

Walt Project Update – Orange to Grey

So looking back at my previous post it’s been a while since my last project update. I’ve managed to get over to the barn at least once or twice a fortnight and have been...

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conversions / guides

Best Practice Camper Van Conversion Build Tips

Despite having converted 2 camper vans in my time[1,2] this time round I’ve been endlessly researching the best methods and examples of self build best practice and thanks to the wonders of social media...