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Oliver is the founder of Campervan.win and writes about campervans, travel, and the life-changing freedom that comes with getting out on the road.
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Everyone's talking about the 2027 VW California, but what's actually confirmed? Here's the honest picture: the facelift that's really coming, the electric one that isn't (yet), the platform confusion cleared up, and how to tell the solid facts from the spy-shot speculation.
Oliver25 min read
New & Noteworthy
Oliver25 min readARB already makes almost everything you'd put in an adventure vehicle, and in 2023 it built its first one. So will the Australian 4x4 giant ever make its own campervan? Here's the honest answer, the truth about the Earth Camper, and why a trailer is not a van.
New & Noteworthy
Oliver25 min readCrosscamp builds clever, compact campers within the same group as Hymer and Bürstner, and one of them is even based on a van Vauxhall sells here. So is Crosscamp coming to the UK? Here's the honest answer, the truth about its rocky few years, and the standout model you'd be importing.
New & Noteworthy
Oliver20 min readSunlight is one of the better-value campervan brands in Britain, but who actually builds it, and can you trust it? The answer involves one of the biggest names in European motorhomes, an American parent company, a factory in eastern Germany, and a near-identical sister brand. Here's the full picture.
Van Life & Everyday Touring
Oliver15 min readNo vehicle on earth says freedom quite like a Volkswagen camper. But it started life as a humble factory delivery van sketched on a notepad. This is the story of how the VW bus became the universal symbol of the open road, and an honest word on what that dream costs today.
Competition Updates
Oliver16 min readBritain has been entering competitions for a century, from spot-the-ball to the dream-car draw. Here's the real history of how prize competitions work, the law that keeps them legal, the scandals that shaped them, and where the campervan draw fits in.
Van Life & Everyday Touring
Oliver25 min readWho invented surfing, and what did the first surfboards look like? The honest answer runs from ancient Peru and West Africa to the chiefs of Hawaii, and it's a far better story than the myth.
Costs, Running & Reality
Oliver10 min readA campervan gets you to the coast. It can't make the water clean once you're there. Here's why £500 from this draw goes to Surfers Against Sewage.
TV & Movie Campervans
Oliver20 min readAlex Honnold lived in a van for over a decade, long before van life was a hashtag. From a bare bones 2002 Ford Econoline to a custom solar powered Dodge ProMaster, and now a family ready rig built by Forged Vans, his campervans tell a story about simplicity, purpose, and what happens when you use a vehicle not as a home but as a way to get closer to the thing you love.
Costs, Running & Reality
Oliver10 min readNew campervan prices have risen 15-23% since 2021, and the industry offers almost no finance incentives to help buyers. No 0% deals, no deposit contributions, no manufacturer-subsidised rates. The real barrier to ownership is not the price tag but the complete absence of accessible finance.
Campervan Buying Guides
Oliver15 min readThe custom vs manufacturer debate is not as simple as the internet makes it sound. The honest answer depends entirely on which builder and which brand you are comparing. This guide looks at both sides fairly, from premium custom builders like Wildworx Customs and APE Adventure Vans to quality manufacturers like Hymer, Eriba, Burstner, and Frankia's Yucon range, and explains where the real value sits for each approach.
Campervan Reviews
Oliver20 min readThe Bürstner Habiton HMX 6.0 brings real all wheel drive Sprinter capability at a lower starting price than key rivals, plus clever layout ideas like a patented sliding bathroom, extra legroom seating, and a heated sleeping roof. Options can push it beyond £100,000, but a restrained spec can land around £84,000, making it one of the strongest value 4x4 campervans arriving for 2026.
TV & Movie Campervans
Oliver10 min readStranger Things season 4 gave us one of the most memorable campervan shaped vehicles on TV: the Surfer Boy Pizza van. This post covers what the van actually is in real life, why a VW T3 was the perfect choice for the show, what it might be like to drive, and how popular it became through model kits, Funko figures, a remote control version and even a Transformers crossover.
Ideas & Itineraries
Oliver15 min readSome options make a campervan or motorhome nicer. Others make it easier to live with for years. This guide covers the ten upgrades and specifications that usually matter most, from choosing an automatic gearbox to getting the right heating, tanks, batteries and solar preparation, plus a few less obvious picks that quietly improve every trip.
That's every story. The first one went up in November 2024.
