The custom campervan
handbook.
Plain answers on what a custom campervan really costs, how the sixteen-week build runs, and the spec choices that actually earn their keep. Written by the people building the campers, in a small Petersfield workshop.
The complete guide to commissioning a custom campervan in the UK
A conversion costs less than most first-time buyers expect and takes longer than most converters admit. What the process actually involves, what it really costs, and what to ask anyone before you sign.
What drives the cost of a campervan conversion?
Why two converters quote the same brief differently, what sits inside a base conversion, the four decisions that move the number, and what the first year of ownership adds on top.
Commission a conversion, buy one finished, or do it yourself
An honest comparison of the three routes most UK buyers face, with the trade-offs nobody mentions on a forecourt — including the one we lose money by telling you.
VW Transporter vs Ford Transit Custom for a campervan conversion
The two vans we convert, compared on the things that actually decide it: what they cost to buy, what they are worth afterwards, and how each one takes a conversion.
Campervan layouts explained: beds, galleys, roofs and storage
In a Transporter or Transit Custom there is one sound architecture and about six decisions inside it. Here is what each one costs you elsewhere in the van.
Campervan electrics explained: leisure batteries, split charge, solar and hook-up
The part of a conversion you cannot see once the panels are back on, and the one place a cheap build gives itself away. What each component does, in plain English.
Inside a HubDub build: 16 weeks from spec to handover
What sixteen weeks in a small Petersfield workshop actually looks like, week by week, from the first conversation on the forecourt to the morning the keys change hands.
Driving north: planning a Highlands trip in a campervan
How to think about a three-week Scotland trip in a converted Transporter: the route decisions that matter, the spec that earns its keep, and the gear most owners pack once and never again.
Winter in the Cairngorms: how a conversion holds up in the cold
What sub-zero nights actually demand from a campervan, which spec choices earn their money, and the habits that matter more than any of them.
Want to see one in person?
The showroom is fifteen minutes from Heathrow. We see buyers by appointment, Monday to Saturday.