Volkswagen Camper and Commercial - Issue 152

In this issue

Pearlescent Custom Bus
A ‘67 Westy completely rebuilt as the Ultimate in Luxury Bridal Transport.

Something Completely Different
A daily work hack that converts into a properly equipped camper at the weekends..

“Oh Sandy, Maybe Someday...”

‘A friend of mine from ‘Dubs in LAW’ (Leigh & Wigan) had heard on the grapevine about two split-screen buses stored in a barn up in Lancashire’.

5 mins

Back to the Future... In a Jurgens!

“We were looking for something with a little more room than the ’78 Bay which we’d owned for the previous 12 years”

4 mins

Dobry Djen Kaliningrad!

Visiting the Russian exclave last summer turned into the “Icing on the Baltic Travelling Cake”.

5 mins

Dog Rough!

Robin and Lucy Grosvenor were married in the spring of 2015. They hired a split screen camper to be their wedding car & honeymoon transport, and changed their lives.

4 mins

Campervan Heroes

Stuart and Helen spent a year travelling from Morocco to Iceland in their VW T3, writing about it each week on their blog at campervanmatters.com This is their top 10 list of ‘hero’ stuff to pack for a year on the road.

6 mins

The Science and Art of Powder Coating

Perhaps without even realising, everyone has items around them which have been powder coated; patio furniture, bicycles, even fire extinguishers.

5 mins

Now For Something Completely Different.

A T6 specifically designed to achieve two very disparate tasks, so to paraphrase the inimitable Monty Python...

3 mins

Holiday in the Sun

Why there’s never been a better time to take a staycation.

5 mins

A New England, Devon

The previous owner traded this bus in against a Volvo, and it appears that the dealer had no idea what it was or what to do with it.

4 mins

The Only Split in Town

Classic Volkswagens buses have long held a fascination for Wez Cooper, but given their ever-escalating cost, he wasn’t sure that he’d ever be able to afford one.

4 mins

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Volkswagen Camper and Commercial Magazine Description:

The original and best magazine for those who live their life with a VW Bus, whatever its generation.
Volkswagen Camper and Commercial was established in 2000, the same year that marked the Fiftieth Anniversary of the launch of the VW Transporter, with the strapline “For those who live their life with a van,” which soon became “Home Is Where You Park It.”
The magazine is rooted in grassroots ownership and as well as featuring and celebrating the VW bus, in all its forms, the magazine caters for all things bus related including maintenance, restoration, new products, campsite recommendations, Travel Stories, archive and promotional materials and show reports.