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Sometimes, especially when you’re wild camping, it’s not possible to stop off at a pub or stroll along to a nice café to get your food. Even if you’re parked up at a campsite with its own eating places, you may not want to pay their prices, or you may want a little more variety.…

Earlier this year we published a blog delving into some of the UK’s gorgeous National Landscapes and National Scenic Areas. Many of these really are best explored from a campervan – they’re big enough to merit several days of exploration, and nothing else makes it as easy to move around while also giving you a…

In previous blogs, we’ve asked whether you should go for a campervan or a caravan, and we’ve looked at buying a campervan versus a converted campervan. The third traditional option is the motorhome, and it’s worth discussing the pros and cons of both of those too. We may be (alright, we are) biased but what…

We all have different reasons we’ve come to the campervan. From those who love to live their life on the road to those who enjoy taking a little bit of home on their holidays, there are many different reasons to buy a professionally converted campervan. And perhaps your lifestyle means one or more of these…

Mention campervans to someone not already living the van life and the chances are good that they still picture a 1960s Volkswagen before they remember anything a little more up to date. The modern VW Transporter van that we use for our VW campervan conversions is the direct descendant of this original vehicle, still the…

We all know about the National Parks, but what other beautiful areas of our country are worth a long weekend in a campervan? We wanted to spotlight some places that may be less well known but are still well worth your time, so that’s exactly what we’re doing here. National Landscapes & National Scenic Areas…

Almost a year ago, we unveiled our updated “off-grid” Renault Trafic campervan conversion at the Caravan, Camping and Motorhome Show in the NEC Birmingham. The Renault Crusader we exhibited there was the first model of our update, and it went from Birmingham to Maple Cross, home of Renault UK. Their technicians examined this model to…

With the new year properly begun, plans for holidays always start to form, and for van life families the first one to need tackling will be the Easter half-term. That’s going to be in late February for most of the UK, and for many of us it’s just after Valentines’ Day. These are great opportunities…

There’s no freedom like the ability to get on the road on a whim and find a comfortable place to sleep hundreds of miles away, surrounded by nature’s beauty, maybe not even in the same country. To really get the most of that requires a vehicle that’s been custom-built for the purpose – but which…

The nights are long and the days are grey and drizzly, and while we know some of us find winter the most fun time of the year, for others the best way to deal with it is to start planning for fun times to come. In keeping with Escape Campers tradition, therefore, here are some…