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I SEEM TO HAVE spent a lot of my time on Camper Jam prep in the last few months and by the time you read this I’ll either be at the show, or in a darkened room somewhere trying to recover from it… I hope and expect it to be another belter! Two local shows have occurred recently, Stonor Park’s 40th incarnation was great, and Dubs In The Park, which as I write this is still in the very near future. After a few years off, it’s back and in a new venue, I’m really looking forward to this one as it used to be one of my favourites, and it almost always seemed to be blessed with good weather. Let’s hope that continues… This month sees another jam packed…

Fancy Showing Off Your Bus? Camper Jam takes places the weekend after this issue is sent out to subscribers from 5th–7th July, you may even be reading this at the show. If you’re going (or indeed are here already) at the time we went to print, we still had a few places for the Saturday Display and the Sunday Show & Shine. So if you fancy having your bus on display, or in the Show & Shine pop down to the show field and ask at the info tent or at the VW Bus awning by VDubRadio.…

Let There Be Light

T5.1 Upgrade 5.1 light bar headlights with dynamic style indicators These fantastic headlights will look superb on any Transporter from 2010 - 2015. On starting the vehicle the DRL bar will light up, once switched to side lights they will dim down to half the brightness. When indicating the indicator will have the flowing dynamic style of new Audi’s. The bumper will need to be removed to install the headlights. After installation it is advised you have the beam alignment set up at an MOT station, if this isn’t done you won’t get the best performance from the headlights. COST: £460 Travelin-Lite travelinlite-transporters.co.uk…

Let There Be Light

The Latest Crafter

Coming Soon The new Crafter will be launched in a few weeks’ time and will be taken to a higher level by means of an extensive software and hardware update. The cockpit in particular has been completely redesigned and now features the latest generation of infotainment systems. The fresh features include the Digital Cockpit, a multifunction steering wheel, an electronic parking brake and various assist systems. A key option is the digital voice assistant with ChatGPT integration. Pre-sales of the new Crafter start in mid-April.…

The Latest Crafter

New From Autoglym Autoglym has launched Ceramic Wash & Protect, an all-new, easy-to-use triple-action ceramic car shampoo that we are told “delivers a deep clean, creates a smooth high-gloss shine and leaves a durable water repellent layer of protection. Ideal for vehicle detailing enthusiasts and time-poor car carers alike, Ceramic Wash & Protect is a super-concentrated, low-foaming formulation supplied in a one-litre bottle that delivers up to thirty-three washes”. Cost: £24.99 AUTOGLYM autoglym.com…

Are you Sitting Comfortably?

New Armrest with Storage Introducing the VW Transporter armrest, a stylish and sustainable addition to your vehicle’s interior. It boasts a sleek and modern design that seamlessly integrates with your vehicle’s interior. This synthetic leather alternative ensures a soft, supple touch while being environmentally responsible. Height adjustable and extendable by 5cm, the ergonomic design provides optimal support for your arm during long drives, reducing fatigue and enhancing your overall comfort. Compatible with VW Transporter T5, T5.1, T6 & T6.1, Multivan and ID Buzz. Cost: £92.95 TRANSPORTER HQ Transporterhq.co.uk…

Are you Sitting Comfortably?

New Transporter

Some Details At Last Volkswagen Commercial Vehicles is now presenting the first design details of its new Transporter generation, even if we still don’t have a decent picture… They have announced rather grandly, “We are transferring the DNA of our icon into modern times with the completely new Transporter. The details of the seventh Bulli generation pick up the characteristic design features of its six predecessors and give them a new interpretation”. Pre-sales of the new Transporter have already started in Europe at net prices from €36,780 – the market launch is set to take place in the first quarter of 2025. We are told, “One second is all it takes to immediately recognise the Transporter – which has been redesigned from the first to last millimetre – as the…

New Transporter

Something For The Self-Builder Anyone building their own campervan conversion could do a lot worse than to take a look at the selection of water tanks available from the Online Tank Store. The two illustrated are designed specifically for the T5 - T6.1 and offer quite different solutions. The first is engineered specifically to fit around the spare wheel of the Volkswagen Transporter range, whereas the second actually fills up the space normally used by the spare wheel. Prices £161 and £172 ONLINE TANK STORE onlinetankstore.co.uk…

This is a brilliant idea for people who need to get up on their van roof once in a blue moon to adjust a pop up roof or to tie things down to a roof rack and really don’t need to cart around the bulk of a two-metre collapsible ladder ‘just in case’. Weighing less than 800g, it’s the sort of thing you can just chuck in the back and forget all about it. We’ve illustrated the original, the Moki Door Step from Rightline Gear, although the briefest search of Amazon will reveal many, much cheaper imitators. Cost: £28.64 RIGHTLINE GEAR amazon.co.uk…

T5 Double Seat Storage

Olpro Accessory Quickly and effortlessly maximise your campervan storage space with this double seat storage organiser from Olpro. It hangs from the back of the seat, providing five additional pockets and one mesh sling, allowing you to organise your essentials while making best use of the limited space in your campervan. No matter what type of adventure you're heading on, from family camping holidays to off-grid nomadic travels, this double seat storage will help you to enjoy a hassle-free experience. Price: £34 OLPRO olproshop.com…

T5 Double Seat Storage

05–07 July Camper Jam Weston Park camperjam.com 7 July Cruise to the Prom (NEW DATE) Weston-super-Mare Check Facebook for details 11–14 July Volks Power Redcar Rugby Club, TS10 3RW volkspower.co.uk 12–14 July CleeW Day Fest Meridian Showground, Cleethorpes instagram.com/cleew_insta/ 12–14 July Dorset Volksfest Wareham, Dorset dorsetvolksfest.co.uk 18–21 July Dub Odyssey Upper Whiston, Rotherham dubodyssey.com 18–21 July Dubs at the Castle Caldicot Castle, Monmouthshire ticketorders.simpletix.com 21 July Endless Summer VW Show War Memorial ParkBasingstoke facebook.com/endlesssummervwshow/ 25–28 July Dubbed Out Festival Royal Cheshire Showground, Knutsford dubbedoutfestival.co.uk 25–28 July Dubs on Tour - Summer Tour Heading South… dubsontour.com 26–28 July Bug Jam Santa Pod bugjam.co.uk 26–28 July Dinky Dub Fest Northumberland dinky.mightydubfest.com 26–28 July Dubs South Campout Nr. Wickham, Hampshire dubssouthcampout.co.uk 2–4 August Kamper Fest Kent kamperfest.com 4 August BeachDubbin Southsea Common, Portsmouth…

FOR MOST READERS BUYING a brand new Transporter is a very special occasion which doesn’t come around that often; maybe a couple of times in a lifetime, if you are lucky? While for others, such as Oil Hicklin, the main man at BMVS, buying a Transporter is very much just another day in the office. In fact he reckons he probably buys as many as 100 per year! Mind you he maintains that he still gets a buzz from every one he buys, whether it’s one or a dozen at a time. OK, the majority are destined for his hire fleet or just to modify and sell on, but some lucky vehicles are sidelined for some special attention by adding a sprinkle of magic from BMVS, or Bognor Motor Vehicle Services,…

A DART TO DARTMOUTH AND THE ENGLISH RIVIERA!

IT HAD LONG BEEN an ambition of mine to visit the primeval Wistman’s Wood on Dartmoor, and more so after reading Guy Shrubsole’s brilliant book; ‘The Lost Rainforests of Britain’. The River Dart has also long held an allure for me, especially a desire to paddle some of it, so to be able to combine the two activities in a single trip was a no brainer. The plan was to head out to Wistman’s Wood, the farthest point of interest and then work our way back to our campsite for a couple of nights at Stoke Gabriel. As things turned out there was “mission creep”, as there usually is when I plan a trip away, trying to maximise the time available with the ground I’d hoped to cover! We always…

A DART TO DARTMOUTH AND THE ENGLISH RIVIERA!

THE MAN FROM MANCHESTER’S VAN

2023 WASN’T A YEAR renowned for prolonged periods of sunny days, so it won’t come as a surprise that a first meeting with Martin, whose van is photographed in all its glory here, was on a wet and dismal Sunday last July. His van stood out in the line-up of very wet and heavily beaded VWs, it was so shiny. And of course, it satisfied the editor’s near manic desire for his minions to produce the complete spectrum of colour options when submitting work to be marked out of ten by his condemnatory red pen. With the persistent downpour it was difficult to determine whether the van was painted in a ‘solid’ VW finish such as Tornado or Salsa Red, or an executive pearl effect Berry Red, but it was red,…

THE MAN FROM MANCHESTER’S VAN

DER MULTIVAN BEACH CIRCA 2005

HERE WE LOOK AT the Multivan in Beach clothing. Why Beach you ask. Taking this brochure as the only benchmark, which, of course, it isn’t, the name takes a bow as an oddity. All is okay up to the half-way point. Each picture, including the one on the twenty-page brochure’s front cover, features a T5 with a wide orange band encompassing the entire bonnet, a decent splodge down each side, and a larger one still daubed below the tailgate window. That’s not the important bit though… for now. It’s the background we are interested in. Yes, the sea and sand, glorious blue skies, waves, and wind surfers. Yes, Beach borrowed from us Brits, as a name fits like a glove… However, all is awry from the centrefold onwards, for the…

DER MULTIVAN BEACH CIRCA 2005

SECONDS OUT: ROUND ONE

AND SO MY VW show season begins for 2024. It seems ages since my last show which was Dubs In The Valley last September. To be quite honest, seeing as it had rained pretty much every day since my last show, even Dubai was under 6 feet of water in places, I really though this would be one wet & muddy show, and I was glad I would be rocking up to the grass car park with 4WD—just in case. It turns out I need not have worried—amazingly. In the few days before the show the ground had dried up really nicely; no need for Land Rovers on stand- by to pull cars or vans out of car parks or camp sites. And my welly boots stayed in the boot.…

SECONDS OUT: ROUND ONE

WE GOT THERE IN THE END

FROM THAT MOMENT ON, when he first saw all the guys and girls chilling out on Polzeath beach in Newquay and thought what a cool lifestyle it was, he knew that one day he would own a camper of his own. It’s taken some time, but at the age of 49, he’s finally built his very own. And it just happened to come at a very reasonable price. Finding the perfect van in 2019 couldn’t have come at a better time for Stuart. The vehicle tracking company he was working for had this T6 on lease, and it was coming to the end of its term. The van had been used as the company facility vehicle, moving office desks and chairs around, plus the manager’s dogs, so it had never…

WE GOT THERE IN THE END

NORTHUMBERLAND 250 PART 3

DAY 5 But since we were up, we headed back to the Tavern for a delicious full breakfast and then drove for the longest stretch yet – about an hour – to the foot of The Cheviot, the highest point in Northumberland. The sky was looking ominously cloudy when we got there in the Tangerine Machine, but we started uphill nevertheless, trying our hardest to manifest blue skies as we climbed. Even positive thinking couldn’t help us avoid muddy and wet spongy terrain and – on my part – completely soaked feet. After about an hour of a windy and foggy hike up this extinct volcano, we had to stop and pause for thought. The thought being, with less than 10 metres visibility and the possibility of trench foot, if…

NORTHUMBERLAND 250 PART 3

PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR SO FAR

AFTER THE SUCCESSFUL MOVE last year, the BHP Performance show was back on at the Kent Event Centre in Maidstone. Moved from the bank holiday Monday to Sunday to try and eliminate any traffic issues, added in with a new entry and exiting system, this all proved a worthwhile investment in time and effort. Saturday was set up day with cars entering into one of the three main halls allowed entry to set up and get the vehicles cleaned and positioned ready for the public. The media team were also allowed entry to get shots of the vehicles and have a decent chat with the owners, all before the public descended into the arena. Come Sunday and the sun shone, and the public entered through the gates to marvel at…

PERFORMANCE OF THE YEAR SO FAR

THE ULTIMATE CHILL OUT

“I FOUND AN EX AA van which had been resprayed. It had a rock-and-roll bed in the back and two front seats upholstered in leather. It was carpeted all over, but there was nothing else. The previous owner had it lowered, remapped and added alloy wheels. He’d also spent the last seven years acquiring a multitude of original, but slightly odd parts direct from Germany, things like cup holders and rubber floor mats. As soon as I saw it, I knew that I wanted it. It was a clean, well maintained van, just ready for me to put my own stamp on. “I began by building a custom storage area with a tabletop out of liveedge Italian olive wood. I added a shelf from the same Italian olive wood above the…

THE ULTIMATE CHILL OUT

DOUBLE THE VANS, DOUBLE THE FUN PART ONE

SOME PEOPLE ARE DRAWN to the ideal of going away in a van and are enthusiastic when listening to the adventures of other van owners. Yet when it comes to buying a campervan themselves, they can realise that the reality is not quite what they envisioned. Travelling in a campervan can often feel like a labour of love and I think you need to be quite determined to take on the hardships that come with the lifestyle. Those that do commit to the phenomenon, are rewarded with spontaneous and affordable adventures, and that’s precisely why we own them. Unfortunately, it can be difficult to accommodate friends because most are built to accommodate two people. Generally there are just two front seats, whilst the back is ladened with a bed, cooking…

DOUBLE THE VANS, DOUBLE THE FUN PART ONE

I SPOTTED THIS TRANSPORTER at Busfest 2023, parked up in the Show & Shine arena. It was the owner’s first ever Volkswagen show, and I told her that the DIY interior was not only unique, but that it deserved a prize, and I wanted to feature it. Later that day it claimed the Best Interior trophy, and here we are today for a photoshoot. Dreams can come true. Lynn Davern is the owner in question and explained how her story started: “I began to have a hankering for a camper van a couple of years before I retired, we’d had tents & caravans when we were younger and we’d even spent a month in a rented motorhome touring New Zealand, so we knew that we could actually live together in…

WHAT’S A SAMBA? A POTTED VW HISTORY – PART SIX

ON 12 NOVEMBER 1949, Heinz Nordhoff launched Volkswagen’s second vehicle, the Transporter to the world’s automotive press. Final version prototypes were present for examination, while a sheaf of publicity material was set to illustrate the new VW’s attributes, compare it to existing vehicles and offer a technical summary. Of these, the 12 page, black and white brochure, ‘VW Transporter—Eine Bilderie’ (literally, ‘a series of images’) demonstrated most readily the concept behind the new VW. In its most basic guise it was an innovative Panel Van which could outstrip all of its rivals in terms of both load space and handling. It was also available in other guises. Following four pages dedicated either to a whole Panel Van or to aspects of its design, plus a full page shot of the…

WHAT’S A SAMBA? A POTTED VW HISTORY – PART SIX

“THIS INSPIRED A GROUP of us and we all bought our own campers without very much idea of what we were all getting into. On the way home from collecting our very first campervan, our excitement totally deflated as it broke down, leaving us to question our choices. Calum spent hours fixing it and altering it, until it became ‘our’ camper. “We first took it to a local festival where the vibrant atmosphere and the time we spent with friends was a refreshing change from our usual activities. “From that moment, we were hooked. Every chance we got, we’d embark on camper adventures with friends and family across the U.K. exploring different sites and soon developed a preference for places where we could pitch camp, start a fire, use a…

THE X-RATED VAN

FIRST THINGS FIRST. THE van featured here was photographed not for the T4 of the long-nose variety it was, but for its airbrushed story. And in that respect, its white van man plain and simple Candy White paint, that’s LB9A for any anoraks out there, gave Nimbus Airbrush Art, or super talented Kev Hill, the best possible metal canvas to work on. Owner Wayne Dixon had an idea of what he wanted; all Kev had to do was knit a story of horror together with a suitable script. Of course, developing a story to suit the van’s panels and then producing instantly recognisable portraiture is far less simple than it sounds, but even a casual observer, and a complete ignoramus when it comes to the world of horror will recognise…

THE X-RATED VAN

KITCHEN CORNER POD

THE MAJORITY OF TRANS-PORTERS, assuming they are used for camping, which we feature will have some kind of kitchen units fitted in them. Some might even include units running the full length of the van, right into the bedroom area for more storage—they come in all shapes, colours and layouts. At the end of last year I was visiting Revampavan in Christchurch on the South Coast for some features and I discovered that their sister-company, Kitline Design, not only made their own units in-house, but they also sold them flatpacked to the general public, as well as to the trade. I asked how easy they were to build and fit yourself, and was assured that thanks to their design and detailed instructions, they were idiot-proof. Today, I’m here to put…

KITCHEN CORNER POD

VW T5 CAMPER EXTRA SPACE Ex-demo camper conversion with unique conversions - roll-out double bed, extendable roof, internal kitchen/storage. Details at camperescapes.com. Excellent condition, long MOT and serviced, fully finished with extras like swivel seats and side windows. Only selling to convert another, no issues with. Mileage: 129000 Year: 2010 Asking Price: £29,750 Contact Number: 07712 043 742 E-mail: info@camperescapes.com Location: Derbyshire VW T5 LWB MEDIUM ROOF 1owner. FSH. fully insulated. VW Caravelle rails/triple seat professionally fitted. Passenger double seat swivel. VAT free. Just serviced, full service history. 1 owner. Two keys. Engine remap by AMD tuning to around 170bhp. Altro safety flooring. Electric hook up. Lowered. Running day lights. Reversing sensors. Awning rail. Electric windows. Mileage: 39600 Year: 2007 Asking Price: £11,995 E-mail: steveloach333@gmail.com Location: Rainham, Essex VW T5 TRANSPORTER CAMPERVAN…

ANYWHOO HE ASKS, ‘ANY chance of one of those simple ‘one pot’ recipes I keep reading about? Ideally, I’d like something that I can cook from start to finish, inside or out, using just one pan… And can you make it gluten free for me as well?’. You don’t ask a lot do you? Have a go at this which at first sight it looks far too dull to be even worth bothering with, and I confess that I felt exactly the same, but I promise, you will not be disappointed. It’s an incredibly simplified version of Pasulj, a traditional Serbian stew which comes with the bonus that the ingredients and method are so easy that you’ll just be able to remember how to make it. INGREDIENTS (as always, serves two):…

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REDLINE CAMPOUT

AS I HAVE SAID in the past, there are multiple Campervan conversion companies out there and some are good and some are exceptional. When you find a really exceptional one, you will probably buy more than one vehicle from them, just like I did when I found Redline! So what makes Redline an exceptional conversion company? Well, it’s the fact that they get the first point that I made, they understand that when you are buying a VW campervan, you are buying into the whole lifestyle. This is something that they’ve begun to really hone in on, as they’ve created a Facebook page called ‘Redline on the road” to build the community of Redline owners, and to bring the community closer together. It’s great that things are growing and this…

REDLINE CAMPOUT

INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN

WHILST THE RISE IN the mass appeal of camping and the lure of spending time outdoors kicked in at the start of the 20th Century, the campervan as we know it did not really get going till the nineteen fifties. However there are many much earlier examples of people converting or building their own “holiday cabin on wheels “going back as far as 1910. The example pictured here was taken in the early 1920’s in Washington State and shows a family relaxing in the great outdoors around their self-built “RV” on a model T Ford. What I love is the ingenious way the vehicle has been fitted with tent awnings each side and a kitchen unit mounted on the running boards. Outdoor living is clearly the focus here! By the…

INTO THE GREAT WIDE OPEN

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