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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journals / reviews / trips

Brittany 2018 Camper Van Trip

At the last minute thanks to impending snow in April we decided to drive south instead of north to the Lake District & the Isle of Skye as planned. Being based in Brighton for...

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events / trips

2018 Season Intro

Some new drone footage by way of a welcome to 2018! I’ve been planning as I’m sure you have. Hasn’t it been extra frustrating with the bad weather! So keen to get out there...

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music

Meet Me On The Sunny Road

[fve]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QxEdSDBcrYY[/fve] It seems like a long time ago, and a long way off right now in the middle of this ghastly extended winter, but this beautiful song reminds me of those sun-drenched, slow-moving, lazy...

Hobby Vantana 3

conversions / layouts

Planning A Campervan Interior

I haven’t yet introduced you to my new project. Yes – I bought another van. Yes – it’s another LT. Yes – it’s a 4×4! There’ll be plenty more video and blog posts to...

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conversions / layouts

Favourite Campervan Self Build Interior

So I’m always dreaming of my next conversion and now that I have rescued a 4×4 VW LT from Lithuania I can actually start to think about what my self build interior requirements would...

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vans

Tesla Powered VW T3/T25

With the announcement of the new all-electric VW microbus I was drawn to dig out this amazing short clip of a VW T25 powered by Tesla motors and with an upgraded differential to handle...

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movies / overland / trips

Video: Mountain State Overland

These guys just have the best overlanding Youtube channel there is. A purpose that started with a great storyline has bloom into a great series of expedition videos made by a bunch of friends in...

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trips

Overland video: best opening credits

OK so it’s a bit of a niche but as you know I’m into my overland videos and take a lot of leads from others for my own (which I hope improves them!). As...

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vans

Iveco Tonto Motorhome

OK so not exactly a camper van but I’m a big fan of this chunky looking brick beast! Surely the best of all worlds. Great off road capability but still relatively compact. Certainly one...

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journals / magazines

Free Overlander Magazine

The great folks over at overlandjournal.com publish a lovely monthly magazine and they’re giving away a free one this month. You can download yours here. There’s some wonderful imagery and long well thought through...

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movies / trips

Video: Latitude 45 – Switzerland to Mongolia

Not exactly campervans but what a wonderful bit of filmic inspiration is this! I want to jump in my van with a drone and disappear into the Eurasian Steppes! Where would you go? Enjoy. [fve]https://player.vimeo.com/video/153237324[/fve]

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movies / trips / vanlife

Video: North Trip

Here’s another video that I love. Again made by professional film makers Soup Bowl Filmmaking and so something to inspire me this is short and sweet: [fve]https://player.vimeo.com/video/149661441[/fve]

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movies / trips / vanlife

Video: Road Trip to Lofoten

Check out this totlly inspiring video of a camper van trip around the Lofoten archipelago of Norway. It conjures up the joy of road trips so well. I can’t wait to go there! [fve]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l-rotB8uUbk[/fve]

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vanlife

Ultimate Off-Grid Campervan

From the Great Aussie Adventure Facebook page these images show the epitome of what owning a camper like the Unimog is all about. The couple have been camped here near Broome in western Australia for 5 weeks. Shots...

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trips

Planning the 2016 Summer trip

Well like most of you we’re real close to jumping in the van and heading off again. I am so excited! School boy excited! And this is why I love doing this and boring...

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events / journals / movies / trips

VW Campers Do Scotland’s NC500 – VW Route 67

[fve]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ogERS5DFxiI[/fve] When the Scottish Tourist Board threw down the gauntlet by rebranding their north-coast coast road as the alternative to Northern America’s Route 66 – the NC500 – it captured the imagination of many....

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events / movies

Westfalia Florida Meet Up!

The Westfalia Florida edition of the series 1 VW LT is a real classic amongst campervans and on a chilly but sunny February morning 2016 4 of these legendary beasts converged on the south...

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movies / vanlife

Video: Full Time Van Lifers

It’s a good time of year to be thinking ahead to what you want to do more of in the new year, and for me I dearly want to spend more time outdoors, and...

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trips

What French Goodies Are You Missing?

There I was finishing off my last can of Cacolac from the back of the camper’s cupboards and I decided to ask on Facebook what everyone else was missing from their most recent French trips. The...