VWT Lifestyle

VW Camper & Bus magazine is the number one worldwide magazine dedicated to the iconic VW Camper. It contains everything any Bus fan would ever need to know including news and products, entertaining and knowledgeable history features to a useful step-by-step ‘How To' section. The magazine also includes a variety of readers' content from inspirational road trips and stories to features on everyday Camper Vans. It covers vehicles dating way back to the initial launch in 1950 up to the present and the very latest Camper available on the road today.

On the Buses

VW Camper & Bus

AUCTION FEVER • We flick through some recent auction results

SHOW GUIDE

TOTALCOOL TOTALPOWER 500 • We get our hands on the 500w portable lithium-ion inverter power bank

POLITICALLY CORRECT • This superb ’72 Deluxe Bay window Microbus was originally purchased by the Canadian Embassy in Indonesia and has more recently been overhauled by Sthefanus Giovanni to look as good as new

LEARNING CURVE • After two decades of roughing it under canvas, Ian and Jay Jevons bought at T6 and with help from various online videos the pair successfully built their own stunning, fully kitted out camper

A LOWLY PREDICAMENT • Remember the Lowly Gentlemen body dropper? Well, having subsequently undergone a lurid transformation, then been redone again in more muted shades, this ’70 Bus now looks much more respectable

DEFYING TIME • Much like the Doctor’s Tardis, this 11-Window ’57 has bags of old school charm on the outside, and an interior you definitely wouldn’t expect

QUICK BRICK • Jim Cobbold's 1985 T25 Panel Van looks cool, goes like stink and is proving supremely practical, too

T5/T6 BUYING GUIDE • Like the idea of a commercial vehicle that doubles up as a swish family holdall or weekend camper? If so, look no further than VW’s versatile T5/T6

MORNING RUSH • Held near LA, the OCTO Show belongs to a celebrated series of annual Volkswagen events – the So-Cal VW Week — and the last one even included a special display of beloved Palm Green/Sand Green Buses

IMPORT YOUR OWN BUS • Fancy importing a rot-free Bus? Yes, of course, but is it something you can do yourself – and is it actually worth it? We have the answers...

THE INTERVIEW • Time to find out a bit more about your editor, Ian Cushway, his previous Buses and oddball camping rituals