Three Years With My Sprinter Camper: Trips & Lessons
If you know me from the VW LT world, you’ll know I’ve spent years chasing freedom in big, boxy vans. A few years ago, though, another shape started appearing more and more in my...
conversions / layouts / tips / vans
by Tim Aldiss · Published 8th February 2026 · Last modified 9th February 2026
If you know me from the VW LT world, you’ll know I’ve spent years chasing freedom in big, boxy vans. A few years ago, though, another shape started appearing more and more in my...
conversions / layouts / vans
by Tim Aldiss · Published 14th October 2025 · Last modified 23rd October 2025
Adria are first to market with a panoramic skylight in the Mercedes Sprinter 907. Fiat have had it for a while (again an Adria patent) but this is the one I’v been waiting for!...
OK, OK so it’s a cramper not a camper, but still, I love how our passion is creeping more and more into everyday vehicles. This is the Chery Fulwin Jinyun concept. However it’s made...
There’s a new trend in town, and while the term is yet to be coined there are lots of great new examples of models to consider in the low profile/slimline/compact motorhome category. The Camperhome...
Those of you who know me know that there was a bit of a mantra in series 1 VWLT circles – campers not campers – and this is why I’ve never really understood the...
conversions / layouts / vans
by Tim Aldiss · Published 9th June 2024 · Last modified 23rd August 2024
History of the VW Campervan Picture this: a winding road, the sun setting on the horizon, and the gentle hum of a classic VW campervan as it carries you towards your next adventure. For...
conversions / layouts / vans
by Tim Aldiss · Published 15th September 2023 · Last modified 24th February 2026
***Feb 26 update. Other modular camper pods to consider as well as Vancubic: Check out this genius bit of innovation. These framed, customisable, modular cubes slide right on in (and out) of your L2H2+...
conversions / layouts / reviews / vans
by Tim Aldiss · Published 12th September 2023 · Last modified 24th January 2024
There’s a new classic in our midst – the VW California – and it’s an absolute beauty! OK so it’s still a cramper but finally VW have designed something that takes inspiration from all...
So much hype of AI impacting on the human world, but image generation can often be quite a beautiful and awe-inspiring thing. And here’s a case in point… OK so they aren’t campervans but...
conversions / layouts / vans
by Tim Aldiss · Published 12th June 2023 · Last modified 25th January 2024
From this… …to this… in 3 years! I finally had the chance to edit down all of the footage I shot from my Walt build series into just over 30 minutes, covering everything from...
conversions / layouts / vans
by Tim Aldiss · Published 23rd September 2022 · Last modified 25th January 2024
I sold Walt but almost immediately had to fill the void with another project. I wanted a MAN TGE but as prices had almost doubled in 3 years I had to re-align my sights....
conversions / layouts / reviews / vans
by Tim Aldiss · Published 17th January 2022 · Last modified 25th January 2024
The new independent VW panel van platform – the 2017+ Crafter/MAN TGE – now has several years of teething problems behind it and is becoming a credible and worthy competitor to the class-leading Fiat...
conversions / layouts / vans
by Tim Aldiss · Published 27th September 2021 · Last modified 25th January 2024
It’s the 2021/22 trend and long may it continue – the return of the pop top camper is upon us, and with the advent of better fabric technology and all-round clever integration this cool...
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...
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...
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...
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...
conversions / layouts / overland / vans
by Tim Aldiss · Published 9th January 2019 · Last modified 21st August 2019
Billed as “the world’s first heavy duty 4×4 off road bus” the Torsus Praetorian is a Czech contender for coolest campervan ever! It’s monocoque structure helps it assume the lines for a campervan whilst...
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...
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...
It doesn’t look like Fiat will become the first ever commercial vehicle manufacturer to go into production with a 4×4 camper but they’ve certainly turned a few heads with this new prototype. It’s a...
I’ve been following #vanlife for a while now on Instagram and there have been some great videos posted of the core crew of van fans in the US, but The Atlantic have just posted...
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...
American’s have been doing great off-road vehicles for some time. The EarthRoamer XV-LTS is seriously industrial though, and what’s particularly interesting about this video is that they take the ‘European-style’ cassette toilet as part...
STORE
#vanlife Flexi Phone Case
£9.93
White 11oz Ceramic #vanlife Mug with Color Inside
£6.43
White 15oz Stainless Steel #vanlife Travel Mug
£16.36
#vanlife Slim Phone Case
£12.81 – £13.45Price range: £12.81 through £13.45
#vanlife Tough Phone Case
£15.12
Recent Comments