THE CONVERSION
With a long history of campervan ownership, Andy McCandlish has bought, converted and driven them for more than 250,000 miles in the past 13 years.
They’ve been his everyday vehicle and workhorse for travelling about the country and now, with two children, they are firmly ingrained in family life.
As his latest vehicle is converted by local Glasgow company Caledonian Campers, Andy shares some of the specialist knowledge built up by himself (and the team at Caledonian) over the years.
When I embarked on this project, I had intended to do the bulk of the work myself. I did my last ’van, and that ran successfully for over 13 years, so of course I would be doing this one.
On my previous vehicle, the roof and windows were fitted by an Edinburgh conversion company – the idea
