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Video Tutorials
Here you will find your video tutorials to view at your leisure. The password to view each one is listed just above the video.
We will be continuing to expand the video library with further tutorials from professional converters up and down the country.
Planning Your Campervan Conversion
In this interactive workshop Feta Brown will lead you through a step-by-step process to planning and prioritising the key elements you need in your van conversion. Make sure you have paper and pen at the ready!
Sketchup for Vans
Join Rob as he helps breakdown exactly how to use a very helpful (and free!) 3D modelling program called Sketchup to design the interior layout of your campervan.
Rob first lived in a van in New Zealand and absolutely loved everything about the #vanlife way of living. So, upon returning home, he picked up an LDV Convoy on Gumtree that he went on to convert himself and has been living in it ever since.
How To Install A Window
With a little help from the guys at DB Campers, learn how to perfectly install your bonded campervan windows.
How To Install Insulation
Tom from Reset and Chill Campers in Suffolk talks through how to insulate the walls of your campervan build.
12v Electrics
Campervan electrics can be intimidating, but engineer Kevin Hartle breaks it down for you in this workshop.
How To Install Solar Panels
James from Vantage Customs in Frome breaks down exactly how you can install solar panels in your campervan build.
LPG Gas in Your Campervan
Dave Wilkinson is a professional gas engineers has assisted with and signed off on the gas setups of dozens of Quirky vans. Here he goes through all the essential elements you need to know to fit your gas safely and achieve sign off.
Campervan Interior Design
Hannah is an interior and textile designer with a passion for colour, texture and reinvention. She has decades of design experience creating practical, beautiful spaces. She is an experienced workshop leader, often running creative courses in Bristol. One of her projects involved working on the interior design for Quirky Campers’ founders, David and Lindsay’s, campervan, Frida.
The virtual workshop will cover:
- Choosing a theme for your conversion
- Forming a colour palette
- The 7 main van interior styles
- Key design elements – flooring, soft furnishings, walls and cabinetry
- The finishing touches!
Masterclass with Pro Converters Rustic Simplicity
In this workshop we draw on the depths of conversion knowledge of Anita and James of Rustic Simplicity, enhanced by images of their many conversions.
This workshop was originally held and recorded during the UK COVID lockdown in Easter, 2022.
How to Own a Campervan
In this video, Quirky Campers founders Lindsay and David outline the three different routes to owning a campervan and the pros and cons of each; self-building, commissioning a professional conversion and buying a ready converted van.
Electric Campervans Panel Discussion
Here at Quirky, planet positive travel is at the heart of what we do. Having welcomed our first electric campervan on to our rental fleet in summer 2022, and with more vehicles joining in the very near future, things are starting to look really exciting.
Take a look as co-founders Lindsay & David sit down with James, director of We Are EV and Lewis, founder of Wild Drives as they delve deep into everything electric.
Lewis Nyman is the founder of Wild Drives, who are aiming to create the most sustainable and nature-friendly travel experiences in the world through the rental of electric vehicles. The wonderful Eve is currently a Quirky rental and the first to join our fleet.
James Guthrie is the founder and director of We Are EV vehicles, driven by an undeniable interest in the technology behind electric vehicles and Quirky owner of 5 electric vehicles that will be joining our fleet by late October 2022.
Van Tours
For the perfect dose of inspiration, check out the van tours below of some of the incredible campers we have been lucky to have as part of our rental fleet.
Frida
Owned by the co-founders of Quirky Campers, Frida utilises everything they have learned about layout, functionality and interiors, to create what they believe to be the ultimate family campervan, including fixed TRIPLE bunk beds for the kids! Her design is inspired by her namesake, Frida Kahlo, and is full of colour and bold prints featuring plants and animals.
Rory:
Rory, with his gloriously colourful interior and exterior, is an absolute design treat. This campervan has been lovingly converted using reclaimed wood and locally sourced materials into the perfect compact camper van for epic off-grid holidays and adventures.
Quincy:
Quincy is a GORGEOUS South West based ex Fed-Ex van who is now dedicated to delivering the perfect romantic getaway campervan!
Anneliese:
With a fully equipped kitchen complete with oven, fridge and running hot water that also feeds the outside shower, Anneliese is ready to go on a fully off-grid adventure!
Betsy:
Betsy is a fantastically designed 5 BERTH beach style family home on wheels with 5 belted seats, but has an amazingly multi functional space that’s perfectly adaptable for a solo trip or a couple’s getaway.
Floki:
Lovingly hand converted, Floki (who gets his name from the character out of the TV series Vikings) is a totally self-contained campervan that is fully set up for off grid adventures and wild camping! Floki is also PET FRIENDLY!
Wilfred:
Wilfred’s rustic simplicity meshed with his colourful charm presents a cosy and warm atmosphere, ideal for a romantic weekend for two.
Willow:
Willow is a freshly and professionally converted campervan based in Cambridgeshire. This van boasts more kitchen counter space than your typical galley kitchen, including a super cool, hidden pop-up larder to keep clutter at bay AND an extendable kitchen for cooking up a storm, no matter the weather!
Wilson:
Wilson is a fantastic 2-berth campervan in Somerset who has absolutely everything you could possibly need for a romantic long weekend, or a longer adventure-fuelled holiday getting lost in the beautiful South West English countryside.
Etta:
Etta is a wondrous family-focused, fully off-grid campervan located in an idyllic small village in Norfolk that will take your instagram feed to the next level – her sleek whitewashed walls blend seamlessly with her colourful touches to create a fun and playful home on wheels.
