Couple spend $40K to transform campervan into mini hotel

Two British farmers spent more than $40,000 on a campervan conversion, creating an incredible dog-friendly “hotel on wheels”.

Sarah and Robert Gray told Caravan and Camping with Kids, they decided to do the campervan conversion because they struggled to book holidays in advance.

“When we get a bad weather weekend during harvest we can just pack up the van and go without having to find a hotel to book,” Sarah said.

“We love farming but it can be really full-on so we need something to get away from it every now and again.”

Unbelievable campervan conversion

 The Yorkshire couple bought the Mercedes Sprinter van for $19,000 in 2019 and spent $22,600 fitting it out.

They cut large windows into the walls, installed fans and solar heating.

Sarah and Rob’s campervan before the conversion

But they didn’t stop there. The couple also added a full kitchen, a working bathroom with a toilet and luxurious tiled flooring.

It really feels like a hotel on wheels.

Take a look at the luxury campervan conversion in the gallery below.

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Dog-friendly campervan

The campervan conversion includes an under bed kennel for the dogs and Sarah said that was the most important part of the renovation plan.

“We love how we’ve designed the van around our dogs, they have a kennel’ space under our bed,” she said.

“They love travelling with us and we love exploring new places with them.”

COVID pause

The couple finished the van in March and sadly had to put their travel plans on hold as the coronavirus pandemic spread around the world. 

“COVID rules have put a hold on all of our plans for this year, we haven’t been able to go very far in it at all which is a shame,” Sarah said.  

“We can’t wait to travel in Europe with the van, places like France and Spain.”

“We also love Scotland and would love to island-hop in the Hebrides (that was where we were planning on spending our Christmas this year).”

Follow them

Sarah and Rob have detailed every step of their campervan conversion on their Instagram page – Go Wild Outside. 

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