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The better companies will be happy to show you around the workshop, during quieter times of the day, and will take pride in building you a bespoke campervan that gives you and your family a luxurious and safe living environment. Comfort is almost as important as safety. Good campervan converters will maintain all functionality, while providing home comforts. Seats and seatbelts should not only be fitted for safety but also to prevent the aches and pains caused by long journeys. Having comfortable furniture makes rainy day activities inside your camper more of a joy. Beds and other furniture, such as kitchen cupboards, should be fitted to allow for a spacious living area. This will optimise comfort and allow you to carry out everyday activities such as eating around the dinner table with your family.

Modern campervans are light years ahead of those old classic campervans, as he admits. “From the driving seat of a bay, they seem to handle like something from the 1980s science fiction film Tron.” In 2022 Volkswagen campervans - in fact all new campervans - are safe, reliable, fuel-efficient and low in emissions. They’re easy to drive, maintain, and climb hills with ease. Keeping up with the motorway traffic is never a problem, even when fully loaded. There are some large van conversions based on the Fiat Ducato, Peugeot Boxer or Mercedes Sprinter, or Iveco Daily. These are most commonly used as the base for large coachbuilt motorhomes as well as large van conversions. They use more fuel and take up more width on the road than the smaller Volkswagen T6 campervans, Renault Trafic campers and Ford Transit van conversions. If you are having a bespoke campervan built to order, it’s possible to choose the base vehicle to suit your taste and your budget, subject to availability. For instance, at Sussex Campervans you’ll find the Volkswagen T6 panel van converted into the VW Caledonia, the Renault Trafic into the Manhattan or Paradise and the Nissan NV200 into the CamperCar - all available in either auto or manual transmission. The choice is yours. A brand new campervan is of course the ideal choice if funds are available. Fitted with all mod-cons, beautifully appointed and luxurious, a brand new campervan could cost you anything from £45,000 to £100,000. When you buy a brand new panel van conversion, you can feel safe in the knowledge that the campervan is covered by the manufacturer’s vehicle warranty, as well as the converter’s warranty. A bespoke converter will buy the vehicle on your 21