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Illustration of a Sunlight Vanlife 540 V, pop-top up and sliding door open, beside a small family hatchback in a windswept autumn car park on the shore of Lough Neagh.Latest story

Mistakes, Myths & Misconceptions

Is the Sunlight Vanlife 540 a 4-berth? Berths vs seatbelts, explained

The Sunlight Vanlife 540 sleeps four, so a lot of people assume it carries four. It doesn't. It has two travel seatbelts. Here's the difference between berths and travel seats, why this layout costs you seats, and how to check any campervan's real capacity before you buy.

Rowan15 min read
A showroom-clean VW California Ocean campervan parked alone among hundreds of empty bays on the top deck of a Leeds multi-storey car park at a cold pink dawn.

Mistakes, Myths & Misconceptions

What are your real chances of winning a campervan?

Rowan17 min read

What are your actual chances of winning a campervan in a UK prize competition? The honest answer depends almost entirely on one number most competitions don't tell you. Here's the real maths, the perspective, and the myths to ignore.

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