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What a custom campervan actually costs, what to ask, and how to choose well.

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Five HubDub campervans lined up on the gravel at Aylings Garden Centre, Petersfield, four VW Transporters and a Ford Transit Custom with their pop tops raised
Buyer's Guides·12 min

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.

A HubDub-converted VW Transporter T6 in orange with its gloss black pop top elevated, photographed three-quarter front
Buyer's Guides·9 min

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.

Five HubDub campervans photographed head-on at Aylings Garden Centre, four VW Transporters and a Ford Transit Custom, every pop top raised
Buyer's Guides·8 min

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.

A HubDub-converted Ford Transit Custom in white with twin black bonnet stripes, black alloys and its gloss black pop top raised, photographed three-quarter front
Buyer's Guides·9 min

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.

A wide interior view of a finished HubDub campervan conversion, showing the galley run, the rock and roll bed and the lined ceiling
Buyer's Guides·8 min

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.

A Victron Energy Orion-Tr Smart DC-to-DC charger and a solar charge controller mounted under the bench seat of a HubDub conversion
Buyer's Guides·10 min

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.

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