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...
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:
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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. |
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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. |
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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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A Guide to LPG Adapters in Europe
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New North Sea Ferry Crossing to Denmark
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Free Campervan Magazine
Got your attention?! I was amazed too, but this full length PDF download is the real deal – a completely free glossy campervan magazine. So here it is in all it’s glory for your...
Video: VW Synchro Drone Beach Run
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4×4 Fiat Ducato Campervan Prototype
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Malvern Camper & Bus Show and a short trip to Wales
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The #vanlife Instagram Thing
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Dreaming Of My Next Conversion
You know when you’ve almost managed to convince yourself that you’ve got a really good argument for doing something that you probably really shouldn’t? Well I’m right there with this idea for my next...
Habitat Melamine Campervan Crockery
Like you we’re always on the look out for nicer tupperware (see you in Lakeland!) and finally a decent high street (?) brand has come up trumps with something colourful, durable and light. Pop...
GRP Camper High Top Roof Polish
I found mixed information on how to tackle the annual renewal of a campervan high top so thought I’d throw together my efforts on video. It’s all a bit hand held but I think...
Review: Campervan Culture gas hob double toaster
They’re not wrong – this is the best gas hob toaster available on the market today! It claims it does 2 slices at once… well I guess it does as long as they are small...
Surrey Hills wild camp & Volksworld 2015
With the weather finally warming and greenery starting to sprout we headed out to camp an hour nearer Volksworld to try to avoid the awful queues we’d heard dogged the event (this is our first...
Scotland’s own Route 66: campervan nirvana?
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VW LT 4×4 High Top Camper Conversion
Over on lt-freunde.de there’s a very cool restoration project going on on a Volkswagen LT 4×4 which had seen better days. It’s a very high class top end restoration, right back to the metal on...
Expedition Vehicles: EarthRoamer
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Camping Huttopia, Versailles, Paris
Address, long/lat: Website. 31, rue Berthelot 78000 Versailles. 48.794261, 2.161026. Google maps link. Star rating: What we didn’t like: no shop What we liked: closest you’ll get to the palace of Versailles in a campervan, easy...
Camping Le Sabot, Azay le Rideau, Loire
Address, long/lat: Website. Le Sabot 37190 Azay-le-Rideau. 47.258734, 0.469745. Google maps link. Star rating: What we didn’t like: basic, cheaper campervan aire right next door What we liked: clean for age and level of comfort, very...
Camping La Venise Verte, Coulon, Marais Poitevin, Deux-Sèvres, Vendee
Address, long/lat: http://www.camping-laveniseverte.com/ 178, rue des Bords de Sèvre 79510 COULONN. 46.315013, -0.609095. Google maps link. Star rating: What we liked: lovely riverside location, shady, nice pool, play area, very quiet, boat & bike rental What...
Aire at Challans, Loire Atlantic
Address, long/lat: 22-24 Boulevard Viaud Grand Marais 85300 Challans. 46.850764, -1.874466. Google maps link. Star rating: What we liked: recreation field adjoining allowing you to get out of the van and run around, campervan services,...
Camping le Lac du Ribou, Cholet, Vienne
Address, long/lat: http://www.lacderibou.com/ Allée Léon Mandin 49300 CHOLET. 47.036500, -0.841974. Google maps link. Star rating: What we liked: great swimming pool complex, nice shady pitches, family friendly but also quiet, BBQs allowed What we didn’t like: no...
Aire nr Le Mans (Arnage), Sarthe
Address, long/lat: Rue du Port 72230 ARNAGE. 47.930323, 0.184115.Google maps link. Star rating: What we liked: right on the river bank, campervan servicing facilities, lovely ride along the river, shops nearby What we didn’t like: small...
Aire at Oissel, Seine Maritime
Address, long/lat: Quai de Stalingrad, Oissel. 49.336676, 1.090349.Google maps link. Star rating: What we liked: riverside, peaceful, water & chemical toilet facilities, free What we didn’t like: very little Riverside location Very peaceful free spot
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Road Fever
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