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In this issue

Ich bin ein caravanner Retro ’van hotel at BaseCamp Bonn.

DVLA-approved No problems registering this hi-top as a motorhome…

Cinema paradiso

VisionTech Automotive is well known for its high-end Camper conversions, but a mobile cinema is a new one from the Essex boys

6 mins

High Impact

When the wonderfully named Kevin Snuggs wanted a Van to double up as a work promo vehicle and family Camper, only a T5 would do

7 mins

Altitude adjustment

Hi VWt, I wanted to share my pride and joy with you.

1 min

The big 3-0-0

Not too many people start with a horsepower figure when they begin a Van conversion, but James Sharp wanted something different out of his Transporter

10+ mins

3-day itch

Building promo Vans is a joy. You get to create what you want to showcase your vision. For a short while…

4 mins

On the road again

A couple of months ago we were involved in an unfortunate incident. This month we’re happy to say it’s all fixed and looking good

2 mins

Making Memories

Naming your Camper conversion business after a part of the brain might not sound very sexy, but when it’s the part that deals with motivation and memory, it starts to make more sense

6 mins

Pete's meat

This isn’t our first rib rodeo, but here’s an alternative method of pre-BBQ prep for equally delicious baby back ribs`

4 mins

Letting off steam

When the missus announced she was heading for a university visit with our eldest, Oscar and I decided to put the two-berth T5 through its paces in north Norfolk

6 mins

System PORSCHE

If VW and Porsche worked together on a T6 we suspect it would have a little more power but, looks-wise, we reckon Jamie Colley has nailed it

7 mins

Big Bang theory

Santa Pod Raceway is not just the UK’s premier drag racing venue, but also the home of the Big Bang. The 2019 meeting may have been wet ’n’ windy but that didn’t dampen the spirits of the Camper crew

1 min

Beside the seaside

Just when you’ve had your fill of static events, along comes the annual London to Brighton fun run to liven things up. Paul Knight headed into the Breeze…

1 min

Blame it on the Jamie

That headline will all become clear when you read the feature on Jamie Cox’s oh-so-subtle T4

5 mins

All the oddballs

And for Mick Andrews at Advanced Auto Conversions in Doncaster, those ‘oddballs’ that know their own minds are exactly the customers he likes

6 mins

Retro Rental

If you were a conversion business contemplating building a Camper to hire out, you might play it safe and keep things simple. Dan Parker at DUB Buses, however, isn’t your average company boss…

5 mins

The Tea Break Is Over

Richie is living the dream, or at least dreaming of living in something over than his LT Van…

4 mins

The Art Of Balance

Someone wise once said, “It’s 10% about what happens to you, and 90% how you react to it.” When Dan Fairbrother found out he was going to be a dad, his reaction was to take his Van along for the ride Words

4 mins

Clean Machine

Ian gets his Multivan’s interior looking (almost) like new again

4 mins

Busfest Or Bust

It’s time to pack the Van and set off for the Malvern Hills for the UK’s biggest VW Camper gathering

2 mins

Boss Van

When Matt Brooks made the decision to buy his boss’ old T4, he had a lot to learn. Then he met Scarface Lowriders…

6 mins

Yellow Fever

Paul Croisdale, West Yorkshire

2 mins

Norris McConverter

James Norris, Bath

2 mins

Pusey 'Wagen

Dave Pusey, Hampshire

2 mins

Banana Van

The man behind the Van that made Brembo post a safety warning on its social media feeds surrenders its secrets

5 mins

Fine Art Class

Sun-bleached paint, worn- through primer and dull paintwork doesn't always take 40 years, it can happen near Plymouth using Scotchbrite and an airbrush.

6 mins

Jurassic Six

For the last three years, Lee Porter and his team at JC Vans have been busy converting new wave Vans into go-anywhere, do-anything Campers. We catch up with them to see how things have changed in that time

7 mins

Van-essa Paradise

Like most T4 owners I can’t quite put my finger on why it is that I love this old money pit so much, but it is love, there’s no doubt about that!

2 mins

British Gas Blues

We’ve bought you Simon’s T5.1 in our Readers’ rides pages before, but it’s changed so much in recent times that it really deserves a full feature, which we hope to bring you in due course.

1 min

Legg It

My Van was completely standard when I bought it in October 2016 from a kitchen fitter in Poole who got it when it was six months old as a demo / parts Van from his local VW garage.

1 min

Island Hopping

A VW show in the UK that you have to catch a ferry to get to? The locals might not like it, but V-Dub Island on the Isle of Wight has got it all – music, sunshine, VWs and great company