It’s been about a year since we brought our campervan home to join the family. I remember feeling like a new parent when we heard that the campervan was ready, excited and overjoyed, but extremely nervous about being responsible for it. Everything was new to us including driving a 19-foot van which carried our entire … More One Year Campervan Review
Since the name of this blog is called Weekend Campervanning, I thought I would periodically add a post about different aspects of campervanning. When we were camping last weekend a dad and his two kids came over to our site and started asking questions about our campervan. They were trying to figure out how they were … More Our campervan design/layout
It all started with a simple google search for “custom campervans.” Just a click of the button that led us to Sportsmobile. Their website was packed full of information and pictures to get us interested and wanting more. To fully research this area and get a feel for the industry norm in campervans, we checked out a number of other custom campervan … More Our experience with Sportsmobile
Before we could start designing the interior of the campervan, we had to choose the van itself. We chose the Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van for a variety of reasons including the reviews we read at the time (early 2015) and the look and feel after going to see one in person. We liked the dimensions, maneuverability, reliability, … More Our van choice
We absolutely love being outdoors, especially when there is some kind of activity like hiking or biking involved. Camping was another activity that we enjoyed … until it just got too uncomfortable for me. Or let’s face it, until I got old. I used to be fine sleeping on a therm-a-rest, which we then had … More Why a campervan for us?
