The Great VW Camper

This is a typical question that gets posed on forums:
“A friend & I are planning, in the next 3 or so years, to buy and restore an old VW bus. We are thinking a camper, but not neccessarily a Westy. Does anyone here know anything about restoring VW Buses? Or know of a helpful DIY-type [...]

There has been a lot of discussion about VW bringing out a new camper model:
“I really would like one of these but having a hard time trying to find one in mint condition in the style that i want. The style is the one that is exactly on the 70’s Show even with the open [...]

I have recently bought a 78 bay window VW camper and need to replace the driver and passenger rubber door seals as they are perished. Can i do this myself or is it a garage job? This is an easy job. Not even a full beer (grin). 1) Order the part.. do [...]

LoveDaze vision: A perfect vw campervan with gorgeous interior, luscious paint illustrations and a toastymaker!!! But thats not what a vw camper van is…thats what a vw campervan needs…what a VW camper IS, is Freedom. Welcome to LoveDaze. Welcome to Freedom.
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VW campers that ere thirty years old can have serious rust. This is a cautionary tale with graphic illustrations of the rust horrors you may find. When you’re buying a bay window camper, or even a vw t25, get underneath with a torch, check for rust on the chassis, floor pan, bottom six inches or [...]

VW campers do get abused as well as used. We’re not sure how this one performed after this exploit!
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Not exactly a great VW camper, more a simple vw van, but an entertaining little video.
We were meant to be surfing the whole time but we didn’t get any swell so use ended up driving round France! Here’s the edited results of our exploits. Enjoy! Its in 3 parts. this is Part 1 [...]

VW camper events are held around the world.  The BusFusion VW camper camping event is event held in the Almonte Ward of The Town of Mississippi Mills, Ontario, Canada annually, in early June.
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Feast your eyes on the coolest cookbook around. The VW Camper Cookbook is here and its packed with VW vans from all over the world on 162 inspirational pages, containing over 80 delicious recipes that are specially composed for cooking in a camper. With this ultimate guide in your van you can get gastronomic in [...]

This is a useful video to show the basics of restoring a VW t25 camper. It’s also a nice story of son helping father, VW campers do seem to bring out the best in people!
When my father was 82 (Summer 2001) unbeknownst to me, he went out and bought a 1983 VW Westfalia Camper. This [...]