Build a Campervan by Calum Creasey

Build a Campervan

The Definitive Guide

Calum Creasey

Lannoo Publishers · Print & ebook · May 20, 2025

The ultimate 'Build Your Own Camper' tutorial.

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Who it’s for
Explore campervan styles, practical know-how, personal stories, and the do’s and don’ts of building your own.
Themes
DIY campervan building, Campervan conversion, Life on the road
Genres
Car Customizing, Camping, DIY Projects

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About this book

The ultimate 'Build Your Own Camper' tutorial. With tips, tricks, and personal stories from experienced experts. Campervans come in different forms. Some are full to the brim with furniture, equipment, tools and everything else you may need for a life on the road. Others are blindingly simple, with next to nothing inside. Some look homemade, like a cozy burrow or hobbit hole. Others stand on the cutting edge, utilizing composite materials and insulation developed by NASA.

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Whatever campervan you dream of owning, this book will give you the practical knowledge and inspiration to make it a reality. It also tells the stories of people who have gone through the whole process and makes you aware of the do’s and don’ts along the way. You’ll find, as author Calum Creasey, owner of conversion company Onwards Adventure Vehicles, puts it: ‘There are few things that, when built by your own hands, hold the power to alter your life as much as a campervan.’

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Explore campervan styles, practical know-how, personal stories, and the do’s and don’ts of building your own.

Come here for

  • Practical knowledge for building the campervan you have in mind
  • Stories from people who have completed the process

Expect

  • Examples range from simply equipped vans to conversions with furniture and tools
  • Advice and stories from experienced experts

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Car Customizing66%
Camping45%
DIY Projects35%

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  • Lifestyle Photography
  • Car Customizing
  • Ecotourism
Authors
Calum Creasey
Publisher
Lannoo Publishers
Published
May 20, 2025
Format
Print & ebook
Theme
DIY campervan building · Campervan conversion · Life on the road
Reading lane
Lifestyle Photography