Field Notes
What does a professional Mercedes Sprinter van conversion actually cost in the UK? We break down every pricing tier, what's included, and what drives the difference.
18 June 2025 · 8 min read
The UK market offers both. They solve different problems. Here's the honest comparison — built on five years of customer conversations.
4 June 2025 · 7 min read
The Mercedes Sprinter 4x4 is the platform of choice for serious adventure van builders. Here's why — and what a professional conversion actually involves.
22 May 2025 · 6 min read
The UK van conversion market ranges from exceptional to dangerous. Here's the framework we'd use if we were spending our own money.
9 May 2025 · 6 min read
What does it actually take to live full-time off-grid in a van? We break down every system — electrical, water, heating, and ventilation — with real specification numbers.
27 March 2025 · 10 min read
Client James Whitfield drove an Outpost build from Edinburgh to the Norwegian Arctic and back. This is his account.
21 May 2025 · 7 min read
A rare look at a complete Iron Trail conversion — from bare Sprinter shell to finished build — in 9 weeks.
3 April 2025 · 5 min read
The word 'luxury' is used freely in the van conversion market. Here's what it actually means — and how to identify it from a brochure, a photograph, and an in-person viewing.
14 March 2025 · 5 min read
Most advice about winter vanlife is wrong. Here's what we've learned from building and testing cold-weather capable vans for the last five years.
14 February 2025 · 9 min read
The two most common questions we get: which model is right for me, and why is there a price difference? Here's the honest answer.
28 January 2025 · 4 min read