| Topic: Anyone done a camper conversion? |
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| 1. Author: Never10yairds Date: Sat 7th Feb 2026. 19:54 Thinking about buying a van and turning it into a camper/dayvan. Anyone here done this? Reply |
| 2. Author: jake89 Date: Sat 7th Feb 2026. 19:59 I`ve not but worth checking on van lifer groups for the best/most reliable vans to buy and what to look out for. Always fancied doing it myself but can`t justify it as it`d need to still be something I could use for the school run etc so not too big but big enough to be bothered a 4 seater and a van. Reply |
| 3. Author: Dave_1885 Date: Sat 7th Feb 2026. 20:15 If you have the money theres a company in Dairsie, they either sell campers or convert, not quite sure which it is or if its both though. Part of the petrol garage in the main street. Post Edited (Sat 07 Feb 20:15) Reply |
| 4. Author: charlie1 Date: Sat 7th Feb 2026. 21:46 https://www.fantasticcampervans.co.uk/ Reply |
| 5. Author: Never10yairds Date: Sun 8th Feb 2026. 14:42 Decided I don’t want to buy a pre converted one as I want to do it bespoke and also because I enjoy a hands on project. I’ll definitely be looking at the van life groups as I want to speak to people who have done it and try to learn from their mistakes rather than my own! Reply |
| 6. Author: jake89 Date: Sun 8th Feb 2026. 20:30 Early LiamTheTerrible videos are worth a watch. He started off during COVID living in a van and progressed to building them for other people. Really interesting to watch. Reply |
| 7. Author: dd23 Date: Wed 18th Feb 2026. 04:32 I’ve done it both ways. Bought a pre converted one and then converted one myself (VW T4). Much happier having done the conversion myself. Firstly you know what’s gone in to it, and secondly you get it just how you want it. Converting one myself was actually more expensive as I got everything that I wanted. Without doubt, putting a heater in was the best addition, followed by a decent solar panel array. Reply |
| 8. Author: DunfyDave Date: Thu 19th Feb 2026. 11:03 Look for vans with maximum payload capacity to carry the additional weight after refurb DunfyDave Reply |
| 9. Author: Never10yairds Date: Fri 27th Feb 2026. 09:59 Dd23, did you go or a deisel heater? I was thinking about getting a large capacity portable power station (jackery or similar) and just using an electric heater. If I went with a deisel heater I could buy a cheaper, lower capacity jackery. Reply |
| 10. Author: dd23 Date: Sat 28th Feb 2026. 12:44 I put a proper heater in. Runs off gas or will run off mains electricity if on a hook up at a site. Reply |
| 11. Author: dd23 Date: Fri 6th Mar 2026. 22:30 Propex heater that should have said. Reply |