Airborne Service Equipment of Leigh-on-Sea, Essex was – as its name suggests – a well-established supplier of aircraft equipment, when in late 1959 it decided to convert Ford’s Thames 400E ‘forward control’ van into a motorcaravan. It featured much of the Ford Consul saloon car’s mechanicals. A 1703cc OHV petrol engine is located between the…

Swift is moving all of its Carrera range over to have an all electric habitation area for the 2027 season, without even the option of having gas. The company believes that, in face of increasing demand for more sustainable, off-grid campervanning, the time is right to make the change. This is not the only new…

This may sound odd, but I have to confess to being a fan of motorhome toilets. The cassette toilet is one of those items in your ’van that is very much taken for granted as it humbly sits in the background quietly getting on with its job. It’s actually a fantastic bit of engineering. It’s…

Swift is bringing out a new range of campervans known as Merlin, with a similar line-up to Ace but a slightly improved spec. Coming on the Fiat Ducato base vehicle, which is among the best vans for a camper conversion, the Merlin range has primarily been launched to service existing Swift dealers who missed out…

Swift has dropped the 400 overcab series within its popular Voyager range for the 2027 season, and has given its flagship Fiat-based Kon-tiki range a new look. Starting from the new season the company is also fitting all its motorhomes with Roamer lithium leisure batteries. Swift said it wanted to focus its efforts on the…

Panama is adding three new campervans for the 2027 season, including an AWD model. The brand, which is imported into the UK by Marquis Leisure, will have nine models on sale this season, with the new additions joining the likes of the P/10E, which we named the best campervan for everyday use at the Practical…

Amazingly, Ford’s Transit Custom has been with us for more than 14 years. During this period, it has become the most popular new ‘car’ (vehicle really) on UK roads, and with good reason. The second generation was launched in late 2022, improving still further on a class leader. Swift’s elegant campervan conversion also first saw…

Recent video footage of a motorhome trying to do a dangerous U-turn after driving the wrong way down a short dual carriageway section of the A1 is being used by a campaign aiming to get the whole road dualled. The footage, captured by a local lorry driver, shows the motorhome trying to make the U-turn…

Bailey is adding a new end lounge model with four travel seats to its Endeavour campervan range for the 2027 season. The range is based on the Ford Transit, which is among the best vans for converting to a camper. The latest addition to the line-up, the B68, is only a two-berth as standard, with…

An electronically operated waste water drain valve is one of a number of extras Sun Living is including in a Fiat-based special edition it is bringing out to celebrate its 20th birthday. Other features of the 20th Edition models include enhanced GRP underbody protection to reduce the risk of water ingress, framed windows for better…