Our Story

It Started With One Very Wet Night in Scotland

Relive Campers didn’t begin with a business plan. It began on a very wet, very windy night on Scotland’s North Coast 500.

We were camping, the weather had turned, and everything was cold, wet and uncomfortable. Then we spotted a VW camper nearby. While we were battling the elements, they were inside — warm, dry and able to enjoy the trip whatever the weather was doing outside.

That was the moment.

We realised there had to be a better way to travel, explore and spend time away.

So We Built Our Own

Not long after, we bought a van and decided to convert it ourselves.

We learned by doing — researching products, figuring out what worked, finding out what didn’t and building a camper that suited the way we actually wanted to use it.

There was no grand plan to create Relive Campers at that point. We simply wanted to build a van we could get away in and enjoy.

But one van led to another.

After restoring several of our own campers and taking on projects for friends, family and other customers, the feedback we received gave us the confidence to turn Relive Campers into a full-time business.

From One Van to Relive Campers

Today, Relive Campers operates from our workshop in Ilkeston, Derbyshire, helping customers build, improve and enjoy vans of their own.

We carry out complete conversions, pop-top installations, restorations and individual upgrades, while also supplying parts, accessories and specialist equipment for customers taking on their own builds.

We’ve also grown into a specialist parts supplier, with a strong focus on VW products alongside equipment from established brands across the conversion industry.

But the way we approach things hasn’t really changed.

We still look at products and conversions from the same perspective we had when we built that first van: would we be happy fitting it, using it and relying on it ourselves?

That first-hand experience matters.

We don’t just sell products from a catalogue. We fit them, work with them and understand how they come together as part of a complete conversion. And because we started by doing it ourselves, we understand the DIY side too — the decisions, questions and occasional headaches that come with building your own van.

Built Around What You Want

There isn’t one correct way to build a camper.

Some customers come to us for a complete conversion. Some want us to handle the specialist work and finish the rest themselves. Others simply need the right part and some straightforward advice.

Flexibility has always been a big part of Relive Campers. Whether it’s a full fit-out, a pop top, an interior upgrade or the right parts for a DIY project, we want to help you create something that works for your plans and your budget.

Relive Campers has grown considerably since those early days, but the reason we do it hasn’t changed. We still get a huge amount of satisfaction from seeing a project come together and handing something back that a customer is genuinely excited about.

We’ve put our heart and soul into building Relive Campers, and we’re still pushing forward — improving what we offer, expanding what we do and finding better ways to help our customers.

And of course, Hopsin is still very much part of the team.

Your Van. Your Plans. Our Experience.

Aron, Steph, Ryan, Joe, Dan, Mark & Hopsin xx