Heidi

In 1995 we purchased "Heidi", a 1972 VW Camper, one of the rare Devon Conversions models. It was bought locally from a family who used it to travel to nudist campsites, we soon gave the seats a good clean after imagining all the sweaty arses that had been sat on them! We spent that summer travelling around Western and Central Europe getting as far as Budapest before making the long trip home via Austria, Italy, Germany and the Netherlands.





Over the next 6 years we travelled the length of the UK with many visits to Suffolk and North Wales as well as a trip to Scotland and our annual pilgrimage to Glastonbury. I spent a small fortune having the van restored and resprayed.

We also made some improvements in terms of new heat exchangers, imported rust-free doors from California, electronic ignition and Webber carbs as well as adding some extra cupboard space inside. I also ran a car for daily use, and eventually came to the conclusion that I could no longer justify keeping a vehicle on the road for 3-4 camping trips a year. So off she went, sold to a couple in Nottingham. She is still on the road somewhere, still chugging along at 39 years of age.

Since then we have had two caravans, a trailer tent and a (now perished and in the bin) leaky dome tent but nothing quite beats a camper for convenience.