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.

Introduction

VWT Lifestyle

BAD INFLUENCE • After countless Cornish family holidays, Dean Bunclark decided it was time to treat the ’64 21-window Samba he’d owned for ages to a ‘tidy-up’. Little did he know the extremes he’d end up going to with it...

LICENSED TO THRILL • Everyone wants a VW Camper, right? But if you’re new to the whole Camper scene, you’ll need some hand-holding when it comes to picking the one that’s right for you. That’s where we come in...

Peace, love and VW Buses... • In 1969, a Kombi with a psychedelic paintjob by artist Bob Hieronimus became one of the icons of Woodstock’s music Festival. Half a century later, Bob grabbed his paint brushes once again to recreate a cool replica

COME JOIN THE PARTY! • 18-19 March – Sandown Park, Esher

BE AT THE VWT FESTIVAL • 15-16 July, Kent County Showground, Detling

FRIENDS RE-UNITED

2023 SHOW GUIDE

Beef & tenderstem broccoli stir fry • This tasty one-pan delight is just the thing to get the taste buds zinging

COOL STUFF • These things will brighten up your life and make Bus adventures even more fun

Battle of the Buses • We pitched a Bay Window Westy against a spanking new T6.1 California to see how they compare and offer advice if you’re still on the fence about whether to go old or new...

Neighbourly Love • Dave James didn’t have to look far to find his Westfalia Camper, having eyed it over his neighbour’s fence. When the neighbour decided to sell, the one-owner ’71 Bay proved the perfect candidate for a restoration, with a few improvements added along the way…

Good as gold • Danbury’s a name that might be familiar with die-hard Camper fans, but their latest Gold specification demo takes things to a whole new level

A MAGNIFICENT SEVEN • Think coast and you don’t always imagine cities, but we have 7 amazing ones to visit close to the shoreline in your Camper this spring

KEEP YOUR CAMPER COSY • Weekends away in your Camper at this time of year are entirely doable, even if it means donning an extra pair of socks and three hoodies. But what else can you do to keep toasty and warm in your Bus this spring? Well lots actually…

STAFF BUSES SERVICE WITH A SMILE • A morning’s work and James’ Caravelle is good for another year on the road

THE INTERVIEW • We chat to Andrew Martin (or ‘tins’, as he’s known) from Cornwall-based Tins Restoration & Kustoms (www.tinsrestorationandkustoms.co.uk)