Summertime blues Who doesn’t like the idea of cruising around in the summer sun? Getting out and about, topping up your tan, making the most of your holiday camping in your classic camper. It’s always cool to catch up with friends at weekend car shows or take trips out to the beach. Yep, summers are … Read more
Christmas by the sea Making the most of our socially distanced Christmas, we decided to get out for a bit in the afternoon and have tea (and a mince pie) by the sea in the camper. Always good to make the most of the weather, enjoy a bit of fresh air and a beautiful view … Read more
Sunrise smiles After a good night’s sleep, it was great to be up with a beautiful early morning sunrise. Last nights blast from the past stopover had worked out really well. Waking up to the dappled sunlight breaking through the trees, and the view over the countryside. Not a bad start to the day. It’s … Read more
Let’s go road trip! Even if it’s just for a few days, a mini road trip seemed like a great idea. Weather was ideal. I’d already been to our local beach a few times for a dip. Water was a great temp for cooling off in the heat. However, no point having a camper if … Read more
Bus blues With lockdowns and shutdowns, there have been limited opportunities to enjoy using the bus as much as I would like. It’s been great to have a small local air-cooled hangout to go to, but it’s not the same. I was hoping to have gone on another road trip this summer. I miss camping … Read more
Air-cooled hangout At the end of a long, hot day, I remembered a few local air-cooled drivers were having another catch-up at Galley Hill in Bexhill. Always good to have something to look forward to. Any excuse to have a drive out in the summer sun, windows down, music on. Happy times! Galley Hill gathering … Read more
Headliner back on track No chance of going too stir crazy in lockdown. A VW camper often presents lots of potential work projects to keep you busy. Fortunately for me, I have the headliner to finish off. Living in the ‘new normal’ of a Covid-19 pandemic, where social distancing is the norm, it’s good to … Read more
Heading to the back With the front two flexible ply pieces for the cab headliner all cut to size and fitting nicely, time to make a start on the rear sections of the bus. In theory, some of these should be a bit easier. Let’s see how that theory works out! When making headliner pieces … Read more
Headliner transformation Having spent a while getting all the sizes and dimensions sorted, and the flexible ply cut, I finally had both pieces of the cab section of the headliner ready. These potentially were the most difficult pieces to make. Hopefully, the other sections for the rest of the bus should be a bit easier … Read more
Headliner project gets real Lots of measuring, drawing and making templates. Now it’s all about to get very real. Time to transfer the refined dimensions over to the flexible ply. Final amends made to my design drawings, The moment of truth It was a good fit last time, but I knew with a couple of … Read more
Art interior OK, so phase one complete in that the panels are actually made. Happy days! Phase two is to now transfer over the original fixing holes and start getting the panels screwed onto the inside of the bus. Time to get the Anthony Burrill letterpress poster inspired interior panels fixed into place… I appreciate … Read more
Table making So with the Westfalia inspired rear overhead locker sorted, it was time to crack on with my idea for a table for the interior. Getting a table sorted for the bus will really help make it feel like a proper camper! 🙂 Original letterpress posters I had already created the basic shape for … Read more