KEVIN 🍌 OUR OWN DEMO/SHOW VAN | HIGHEST SPEC WE'VE EVER BUILT ⚡ | 2022 LWB | ULEZ ✅ | HUGE OFF-GRID ELECTRICS ☀️ | 4 BERTH 🛌 | POP TOP | FORD TRANSIT CUSTOM CAMPERVAN 🚐

MEET KEVIN — THE VAN WE BUILT TO SHOW OFF

Every van we build has a name, and this one was christened by our kids after their favourite Minion. Look closely at the back of the double bench seat and you’ll even find a CNC-engraved Kevin hiding there — that’s how much of the family he became.
Kevin was built this year as our demo and show van. He wasn’t built to a deadline or down to a price — he was built as a proof of concept, to showcase materials and push our highest specification yet. He’s been used a handful of times by our own family (and been utterly faultless), but with the business growing we’re reinvesting, and Kevin is ready to start his own adventures with you.
This is a Northern Conversions build on our Budle layout — our most sociable floorplan. Huge open floor space for at least 4–5 people to hang out in when the weather turns, a proper full-size rear kitchen, and sleeping for 4.

✅ Key Features
• 2022 Ford Transit Custom LWB — approx 32,000 miles
• Rear elevating pop-top roof with full scenic canvas — unzip the sides for the ultimate open-air experience
• Bi-folding pop-top bed with stunning slatted design — elevates when not in use for extra headroom
• Handcrafted shaker-style cabinetry, solid oak worktops, herringbone LVT flooring
• Fold-out Aguti belted travel seat
• Autocraft sliding double passenger swivel — the best swivel you can get for a Transit: slide the seats back, spin them, slide them home. No wrestling required
• Completely gas-free — twin induction hob and a very special electrical system
• 2kW Autoterm diesel heater with the latest single-button controller — temperature even viewable remotely via phone
• Fiamma F80s wind-out awning
• 12-month habitation warranty, fresh service and 12 months MOT included

🛋️ The Living Space
Slide the door open and this is where the Budle layout shines. The pull-out bench seat, swivelled cab seats and Aguti box create a proper social space — genuinely room for the whole family plus friends to sit, eat and play games out of the rain.
The details are what set this build apart: bespoke bamboo internal window frames, full-length bespoke rear door cards, wagtail roll-down fabric blinds, Remis cab blinds (a genuinely premium upgrade — no faffing with silver screens), dimmable ceiling lights under bespoke pelmets, and accent strip lighting under the kitchen units and in the storage nook. All of it dimmable, all controllable from the touchscreen — and the main lights even work with Google Home / Alexa.
The table deserves a special mention: a genuine skimboard mounted on a Lagun swivel leg. Every van needs a story, and Kevin has plenty.
Storage is everywhere: a tall larder unit for hanging jackets, three drawers, and eight accessible storage cupboards. One deep drawer pulls out from the rear of the van to create a small “garage” — perfect for a toolbox, the hook-up cable and levelling ramps.

🍳 Kitchen & Water
• Big, genuinely usable sink with hot & cold brass mixer tap on solid oak worktop
• Twin induction hob — no gas anywhere on board
• 45L top-loading compressor fridge on a clever two-way slider — grab a cold drink from outside without treading mud through the van, or from inside once the kids are asleep 🍺
• Bobil water heating — hot water via 12V or 240V (through the inverter)
• 40L fresh + 40L waste underslung tanks — levels monitored and drained electronically via the control system
• Shurflo pump with accumulator for smooth, quiet water delivery
• Rear-mounted external shower point — open the barn doors, clip in the Bullfinch and hose down sandy kids and muddy dogs
• Dedicated space for a Trelino / porta potti

⚡ The Electrics — Where Kevin Really Shows Off
This is, without exaggeration, the most capable electrical system we’ve ever fitted to a van. It was designed to prove what’s possible:
• 460Ah Roamer lithium battery — huge capacity, best brand in the business
• 530W solar panel with Victron MPPT controller
• Victron MultiPlus 3000W inverter/charger — run the induction hob, air fryer oven and hot water off-grid
• Victron Orion XS 50A DC-DC charger — rapid recharging while you drive
• Victron Lynx power-in distribution for main fusing with a dedicated T-Class battery fuse
• Twin 240V consumer units using RCBOs — a properly safe, properly certified 240V installation
• 2x BlueSea 12V fuse boxes + BlueSea isolator
• Dedicated Victron 24V converter feeding a Scanstrut USB-C fast-charge outlet — fast enough to run and charge a projector for movie nights under the stars 🎬
• Multiple Scanstrut USB A/C sockets, hidden USB feed for a smart speaker, 2x double 240V sockets
• Full WiFi system — roof-mounted antenna + WiFi 6 router, so you can work (or stream) from anywhere
• SAVVY van control system — touchscreen control and monitoring of lights, tanks, power and more. This van has been part of the SAVVY beta programme, so it gets early access to new features and app.
• Heater temp, internal & outside temperature and lights can even be monitored via phone app *

🛠️ Perfect For
• Weekend escapes around the UK 🚐
• European road trips 🌍
• Proper off-grid camping — this van was built for it 🏕️
• Working from anywhere with the onboard WiFi 💻

📍 Why Choose This Campervan?
Because it’s the van we built for ourselves, to show everyone what we can do. Nothing was value-engineered. Every component — from the Orion XS to the Remis blinds to the Aguti seat — is the best version of that item we know of. Buying our demo van means getting a specification that would cost considerably more to commission from scratch, without the wait for a build slot.
We’re a professional campervan conversion company, so you know the conversion has been completed correctly to the highest standard. You’ve also got our ongoing customer service and a 12-month habitation warranty for peace of mind. Kevin will be handed over with a fresh service and 12 months MOT.
Full transparency: as a demo van Kevin has been enjoyed (gently) by our family a handful of times, and one or two of the smart-home/app features (like the phone app for the SAVVY system and heater temperature monitoring) are proof-of-concept extras we can’t guarantee long-term — everything is fully controllable from the onboard touchscreen regardless.

💰 Price: £53,995
📍 Location: Newbiggin-by-the-Sea, Northumberland
🔑 Don’t miss him — vans of this specification don’t come up often, and Kevin is ready to drive away.
📞 Call us on 01670 343573 | 📧 info@northernconversions.com | 🌐 www.northernconversions.com