--- title: The CamperKing Blog description: Travel, camping and campervan inspiration, plus news and offers, direct from the team at CamperKing --- [![camperking-horizontal-white-rgb (1)](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/hubfs/camperking-horizontal-white-rgb%20(1).svg "camperking-horizontal-white-rgb (1)")](https://blog.camperking.co.uk) Open main menu Close main menu Visit [camperking.co.uk](https://www.camperking.co.uk/) # CamperKing Blog ## Latest blog ![](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/hubfs/NC%20500%20line%20up%20no%20number%20plates.png) The CamperKing Blog ## Short or long wheel-base: Which best fits your campervan lifestyle? 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[Read more](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/short-or-long-wheel-base-which-best-fits-your-campervan-lifestyle) [![A grey VW T7 pictured with mountains in the background](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/hubfs/T7%20base%20vehicle%20lead%20pic-1.png)](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/a-guide-to-vw-transporter-base-vehicle-specifications) ### [A guide to VW Transporter base vehicle specifications](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/a-guide-to-vw-transporter-base-vehicle-specifications) ![Author avatar](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Simon%20M.png?width=100&length=100&name=Simon%20M.png) [Simon McGrath](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/author/simon-mcgrath) Sep 23, 2026, 8:28:24 AM You’ve chosen your base vehicle range, now think about the specifications of the van itself. It’s re... [Read more](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/a-guide-to-vw-transporter-base-vehicle-specifications) [![Jack and his family pitched up in a campervan](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/hubfs/CamperKings%20T7%20Go!%20lifestyle%201-1.jpg)](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/buying-a-campervan-start-with-how-you-want-to-camp-not-which-campervan-you-want-to-buy) ### [Buying a campervan? Start with how you want to camp, not which campervan you want to buy](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/buying-a-campervan-start-with-how-you-want-to-camp-not-which-campervan-you-want-to-buy) ![Author avatar](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Jack%20Grey.png?width=100&length=100&name=Jack%20Grey.png) [Jack Grey](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/author/jack-grey) Sep 11, 2026, 12:08:50 PM First and foremost, when buying a campervan you need to spend quality time on the research. And righ... [Read more](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/buying-a-campervan-start-with-how-you-want-to-camp-not-which-campervan-you-want-to-buy) [![A red and white coloured VW T7 campervan at CamperKing's Surrey showroom](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/hubfs/Surrey%20showroom%20red%20van%202.jpg)](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/camperkings-surrey-showroom-marks-first-year-since-opening) ### [CamperKing’s Surrey showroom marks first year since opening](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/camperkings-surrey-showroom-marks-first-year-since-opening) ![Author avatar](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Simon%20M.png?width=100&length=100&name=Simon%20M.png) [Simon McGrath](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/author/simon-mcgrath) Sep 3, 2026, 9:35:36 AM Take a whistle-stop tour of our Surrey showroom located in Sutton where you can see for yourself the... [Read more](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/camperkings-surrey-showroom-marks-first-year-since-opening) [![A VW T7 Transporter base vehicle converted into a Freedom campervan](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/hubfs/VW%20T7%20Freedom%20on%20campsite-1.png)](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/a-guide-to-vw-campervan-base-vehicles) ### [A guide to VW campervan base vehicles](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/a-guide-to-vw-campervan-base-vehicles) ![Author avatar](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Simon%20M.png?width=100&length=100&name=Simon%20M.png) [Simon McGrath](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/author/simon-mcgrath) Aug 19, 2026, 10:10:43 AM We explain the different types of VW base vehicles that ultimately can be converted into a campervan... [Read more](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/a-guide-to-vw-campervan-base-vehicles) [![Grey CamperKing T7 Freedom with off-road wheels parked sideways in an open field, showing dry grass and a clear blue sky on a summers day](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/hubfs/CamperKing%20VW%20T7%20Freedom%20pitched%20up%20v2.jpg)](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/the-freedom-of-being-off-grid) ### [The Freedom of being off-grid](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/the-freedom-of-being-off-grid) ![Author avatar](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/hs-fs/hubfs/Simon%20M.png?width=100&length=100&name=Simon%20M.png) [Simon McGrath](https://blog.camperking.co.uk/author/simon-mcgrath) Jul 29, 2026, 8:37:35 AM Got a strong connection to an electric hook-up? That’s always been Simon McGrath’s approach to campe... 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