Luca and four others. A small workshop in Petersfield, West Sussex. No production line, no subcontractors, no shortcuts.
2019 → today
We started in a small lock-up off the M25 in 2019, with a three-month-old VW Transporter and a vague conviction that campervans could be built more carefully than they often were.
Six years later we are in Petersfield, slightly larger premises, slightly bigger team, building no more than twelve campervans each year, by hand, for people we’ve usually shared at least one cup of tea with first.
Every camper is specified across at least one studio visit. Every cabinet is hand-finished with hardwax oil rather than sprayed lacquer, because lacquer goes milky in five years and oiled timber gets better. Every electrical system is sized to actually do the things you want, rather than to a marketing brief.
We’re unashamed about what we are: small, slow, considered, and built around the idea that a campervan is something you live in, not something you store. Our conversion warranty has been called in five times in six years, and we’ve never charged a penny on it.
Named parts, photographed in our own vans. Every one of these is something you can open a door and look at on a viewing — which is the only reason to list them.
A Victron Orion-Tr Smart DC-DC charger, and a separate controller for the 100W roof panel, both wired in under this seat, feeding a leisure battery and a mains hook-up.
Where it goes wrong
A Euro 6 van has a smart alternator. A cheap split-charge relay will not charge a leisure battery properly from one. A DC-DC charger costs more and is the only thing that does.
Battery and solar readout, two three-pin sockets, a 12V outlet and USB-A and USB-C, grouped at eye level in one place, rather than scattered down the van.
Where it goes wrong
The three-pin sockets are live on hook-up only. A conversion that quietly runs mains sockets off an inverter is how people flatten a leisure battery on the first night.
A Dometic combination unit: two gas burners and a stainless sink under one glass lid, so the worktop comes back the moment you are done. The tap folds flat into the bowl.
Where it goes wrong
Gas is fed from a vented locker that drains outside the van. A bottle living loose in a cupboard is the most dangerous shortcut in this industry.
Open a door and the inside is finished like the outside: riveted aluminium edging, a lined carcass, shelves on rails, and the fridge-freezer built into the run rather than dropped into a hole.
Where it goes wrong
Damp, rattles and sagging shelves all start on this side of the door. It is the first place we would look in somebody else's van.
The rock and roll bed is crash-tested to M1 as a seat, with three-point belts, and folds flat to sleep two.
Where it goes wrong
“M1 style” is a phrase you will see a lot. It means the bed was built to resemble a tested one and never actually tested.
The pop-top is what turns two berths into four: standing height when it is up, a second double under the canvas, and a mesh window for air.
Where it goes wrong
It is also the most common place a conversion leaks, which is why the roof is cut and sealed in our own workshop, like everything else on this van.
“I can't say enough good things about Hubdub campers! From start to finish, our experience was absolutely brilliant. What truly impressed us was the after-sales service. It's clear Hubdub genuinely care about their customers even after purchase.”
“We are so pleased with our camper conversion. Luca had been a pleasure to deal with right from the start, very reliable, responding promptly and providing all the necessary history. The configuration is perfect for our family of four.”
“The build quality is truly second to none, with incredible attention to detail. Luca made everything easy and stress-free, even taking time to answer questions over the festive holiday period. We couldn't be happier.”
We’d rather a long conversation than a quick quote. The kettle is on Mon–Fri, and most Saturdays. Builds in progress are usually open to walk around.
If yours isn’t here, the kettle is on. Call 07822 001233 or drop us a line.
Sixteen weeks from the day we sign off the spec. We take on a maximum of twelve commissions a year, so the queue can stretch. Current lead time before workshop start is around four to five months.
Yes, we encourage it. Owners are welcome at the workshop on Saturdays during their build, and we send weekly progress photographs. There is nothing hidden.
Twelve months, comprehensive, on the conversion (cabinetry, electrics, plumbing, upholstery). The vehicle is supplied with a comprehensive mechanical warranty of its own, and after both expire you keep lifetime ownership support and 24/7 assistance. We've never sent an invoice on a warranty claim and we don't intend to.
Both. Finance is arranged case by case, so give us a call on 07822 001233 and we'll talk you through the options. We'll value your existing van honestly, usually within a day. No admin fees, ever.
Either visit the showroom (by appointment, any day of the week) or send us a note about how you'd use the camper. We'd rather a long conversation than a quick quote.