About Us

The message was clear! Tracy was not stepping foot on a campsite unless she was comfy. The obvious choice was a campervan but we couldn't afford to have an expensive 3rd vehicle parked on the driveway for much of the year, it had to function as my daily driver and also I was nervous about driving a big van.  

So we opted for a VW Caddy and worked out that with the seats pushed forward there was just enough length in the back for a decent sized bed. So we bought one...

Unfortunately the VW Caddy SWB doesnt have any recesses in the van walls for the windows to sit in. So adding a window means it had to be glued to the surface of the side of the van, which we felt would look a bit strange. 

So maybe even stranger, I decided porthole windows would look absolutely fine and we fitted x2 to each side.... 

We experimented with lots of layouts. We knew a side-facing sofa gave the best 'feel' when sitting in the van but at the time I couldnt figure out how to make the furniture so we opted for a more traditional forward facing seat - rock n roll style with the frame made out of extruded aluminium. It worked well and we had great fun travelling the UK and France!

We eventually sold the Caddy, I had grown more confident driving vans so we decided to convert a Transit Custom panel van, we named her Gueneviere. We learnt a lot about van conversion on this one but the niggles of front facing seats and a 'cramped' interior wouldnt go away. We really wanted to give the side-sofa layout a try!

During COVID there was time to take on another project.This time we'd do it 'our way'. We traded for a beautiful metallic blue Transit Custom - BlueBell. We converted the van and this time, after many prototypes, fitted a full length side-sofa that folded out to make a bed and kitchen unit the opposite side. We went for a campervan fridge which we fitted at seat level so we wouldnt have to kneel on the floor to get to it. Toilet sits opposite under a lid on a gas strut. 

Having created full drawings for the furniture,  We sold Tracy's car and bought a VW T5 Caravelle to convert and to see if it would suit our furniture layout. It did!  

We then took the plunge and started Cwtchy Campers operating out of a portacabin in the garden. 

We've broadly kept to the original furniture plan but continue to make adjustments to both the design and available options for customers so you get the best choice possible.  

Cwtchy Campers is now based at a workshop in a village in Mid Wales. We are lucky to have a train station in the village that runs to Shrewsbury and onwards across the Uk and also to the welsh coast which customers often use to drop off / pick up their vehicle.

We want our furniture to be the easy part of converting a van and designed to be convenient to use and to create a unique spacious and open-plan interior - not crowded out with cabinets and cupboards.