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Considering a Transit Custom rather than a Transporter to be honest, all of the transporters in my price range (I'm not made of money) are poverty spec and missing things like Air Conditioning, Cruise Control, Bluetooth etc that other brands add as standard.

My manual California T6.1 does have the foot rest (left drive version for Italy)

You can't leave your driveway in a layby or stealth camp can you😜

Now you’ve had it a couple of weeks, is the front piece still stuck down ok, are you happy with it all? Thanks.

Been fairly overwhelmed with trying to find a transporter T5 for taking my self, parter and son across the UK on the weekends. Been caught up on trying to find one already converted (mainly because I’m unsure on capability to convert a van myself to a standard where my ADHD is happy with it) 🤣 however I may just look for the right van first now. Great video.

You have a link to Devon & Cornwall VW Transporters. Can't seem to find the group

Lucky the back of the van didn’t blister with the air frier

Looks Same as the Berghaus

Just managed to pick up a 2015 T5.1 high line 264k but well looked after and frequently serviced, all for the princely sum of 6k 👌

t6.1 forever

Fantastic. A great treat to watch. ▶

I would never buy a diy van that's for sure. I'm looking for a motorhome right now, and everything that looks like the owners did any DIY on it are instantly skipped. There are too many people that seriously overestimate their capabilities and start putting in electric and gas. Dying in a fireball is just fine but not because of a gas leak by a diy'er. 😊 And no I don't do anything myself, there are craftsman that actually know what they are doing and don't need RUclips to copy the errors of others.😂

YES, Lots of stuff, for no reason, simplicity missing from most of them. SAFETY compromise . .Thanks for focusing on what's truly important for most .

Save 8 minutes of your life: TLDR: Just make sure it's clean and not covered by anything at all.

Love these Vids !!

Well, these campsites have just withdrawn their right to complain about people wild camping, this is on them. My vehicle is a commercial vehicle although I guess that means it is excluded from "no motorhomes" signs. tbh the DVLA defines whether it is a motorhome or a commercial vehicle. tbf I don't really like campsites anyway, too many people, basically just an outdoors hotel. At least I feel better for not using campsites now, thank you campsites for taking some of the guilt off me and shouldering it yourself. Plus if I stay somewhere wile, it'll be tidier when I leave too and I save money too. The insurance thing, how do they manage EV's then as they are as much likely to catch fire as a homemade camper van

Would have been better to see the inside of the van

I was recently at a dog training centre that had pitches for camping there was was the remains of a burnt out double axle caravan that would have been professionally built and type approval.

Let’s be honest these camp site owners need to get over themselves and their woke risk assessments of theirs If I was a campsite owner I’d prefer DIY campers 🤣 least they’ll be competent enough to find and fix any issue Rather than someone who talks down on them like snobby pre built twats

Does make you questioning if building your own camper is worth it. I’m looking at a T6 or similar, but you have to have somewhere safe to stay overnight.

Plasterers bucket

Fundamentally this is Health and safety gone absolute insane ; additionally it’s the insurances that push Up policy prices deliberately. I get the shabby van and consequently the undesirable types that “usually “ drive them ( I say usually because it’s that demographic that do try to stretch it and soil it for others . My own experience and my own opinion.

Or just get a Transit Custom or Renault Trafic and get stuff like cruise control, Aircon, heated seats, Bluetooth etc that VW are too stingy to include as standard. Not a fan of paying the VW tax myself plus the Transit is arguably nicer to drive

Interesting, in Ireland a van is either commercial or not. A converted commercial van must be inspected and signed off by an engineer with the log book changed and the approriate taxes paid to the authorities on the conversion. If is has a conversion that's not recorded it is in avery grey area and possibly not insured, owning a commercial vehicle privately in Ireland is a challenge. There is no "halfway house" so to speak.

I am the owner of one, in this one, is there a foldable bed? May I ask who built this amazing interior. Love is so much! How can I get in touch with Dean?

More fool these campsites if they’re being that selective. Are they going to stipulate no electric vehicles in case they burst into flames, are they going to say no diesel vehicles because they aren’t as quiet as petrol vehicles? How about stating no vehicles with gaudy colours in case it irritates someone. Plenty of other campsites so leave the pedantic ones to go bankrupt in the coming years. 👍

Where can I find bespoke ? Do they have a website

Was refused Entry to a Campsite in UK because we are Left Hand Drive and our Habitation door is on the right.

Lots of these rules have been brought in since Covid. The size of awnings these days are also absolutely massive so I can understand why some places refuse vehicles. Unfortunately there are now lots of entitled people and a distinct lack of common sense around which hasn't helped. I know that a campsite near Durdle Door won't allow camper vans without certain internal criteria. It feels as if we are being demonised. Try parking in Bournemouth, that's truly a nightmare

Fully understand why some of the rules are in place, but you cannot get away from the fact that some sites are just down to Caravan & large Motorhome snobbery and they dont want campervans on site. I always look at the T&C's and book accordingly, but the amount of sites I've been on that state no commercial vans or sign written vans permitted, yet it seems if you turn up with a caravan on the back this is ok.

You put polzeath in the pic you can stay there I’ve been there in my tranny custom a few times

Smacks of big brother Britain. What has cupboard space got to do with anything?

There certainly are some crazy rules! I find the more commercial motorhome ones the worst! I'd much rather be in a nice basic chilled one 🤙

Wow I didn’t even know this was an issue, we have recently bought an ex-fleet vehicle that we are converting in stages and would have got caught out by this if it wasn’t for this video. Thank you for uploading

I’ve had a problem with a camp site in chertsey Surrey because I own a transporter not a campervan

2:22 door strip. Your videos are great. The VW Golf door close is a lovely solid sound, I wonder if you can advise what the door strip is called and where to buy it, please. Cheers

Sadly you couldn't have fitted more wrong but hey, every day is a school day!

Bring to the United StatesPLEASE

Explain its a great

Awnings are alright when the weather is dry. A nightmare to put in the van wet, then have to get it out in the back garden at home to dry. Because transporter and other similar height vans are a similar height to the awning, there is no ' fall ' towards the awning, from the van, then the awning tunnel makes a wonderful swimming pool - not good. I use an extendable curtain rail, from the floor vertically placed, with a rubber scraper taped to one end to make a wig wam shape with the tunnel, to stop it pooling on the tunnel roof, which stops rain collecting. Most of the time now though, I have completely solved the divorce in a bag problem. I have purchased a tow bar and a 7.5 metre fixed bed 4 berth caravan, when I need more space, result comfort, marital harmony and happiness. As far as the isabella, where is the sewn in ground sheet ? You could hardly use it as an extra accommodation sleeping place, could you ?

Sorry, but would rather see the fitting process, rather than looking at you rambling on about other mods you want to do to your nice van

Giving me confidence that maybe I can start small if I want a campervan. Thanks! Also these days, many people have power banks for phones and travelling. I think a car or van 12V charger is sufficient to keep one of those and a phone topped up. Plus a power bank is very useful beyond the van

Do all kombis have 2 sliding doors? Cheers

I have found that if you leave half of the side between the awning and van in place it is an ideal place to "hide" the loo.

£1,699 😱😱

No built in ground sheet gives it a no from me …. They say you pay for what you get but in this case you pay and don’t get ….

I just usepop up gazebo sawn sides together

I have a similar design outdoor revolution air beam awning with built in ground sheet, 1 airway that crosses like this one, great quality, sides open up, with windows and fly nets, can be put up in less than 10mins. cost me shy off £500, I’ve had it for for years. It’s the perfect awning for me for my T6. Worth a review

I have my awning from Magra. It is great and what I can say … the biggest challenge is to pack it in when it is raining 🌧️

Loved the video and like this awning. Will you be putting down any sort of ground sheet of matting?