The VW Camper Van tent is a officially licensed 1:1 Scale replica tent of the iconic 60′s VW Transporter. Whilst seemingly a leftfield idea 40,000 people have already ‘liked’ the VW Camper Van tent on Facebook so we may be seeing a few of these in our favourite campsites this season.
Created by The Monster Factory and sold by Firebox.com the VW Camper Tent is a 4 man tent that will make you stand out amongst the more traditional campers this summer. With original vans fetching up to £25,000 this may be the closest many of us get to a night in a VW Camper. The tent is available in red, yellow and blue and has two rooms with the tent doors even positioned to open like the original VW Camper Van doors.
There is 182cm of headroom and the tent weighs in at a credible 12.5kg.
Retro camping a go-go
“We are incredibly excited about the VW Camper Van Tent”, says Ryan Collins, Head of Buying at Firebox.com “Not only is it on trend, with the 1970s already taking over summer fashion, but we believe there will be a huge appetite for retro themed camping products. In fact, we predict the VW camper tents will become as iconic as the van itself.”
The VW Camper Tent is available in Red, Yellow and Blue
We’re tickled by the VW Camper Van Tent, it’s not going to replace your favourite Outwell but if you’re looking for something to take to a festival or want to stand out amongst the ‘cool campers’ in their tasteful teepees then the VW Camper Tent could be for you. If you don’t like it, just chill (man).
The VW Tent is £299.99 from firebox.com
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This tent is amazing! Wish they would do one in Scooby Doo colours!
Just wondered if anyone had tried it or is it just a prototype? Does it let in water? has it got a sewn in groundsheet? and how much does it weigh? for serious camp-glampers, comfort, etc, it needs to function as well as look good!
@Jane Johnson the tent isn’t released to August so we haven’t tried it yet. The specs say it does have a sewn in groundsheet and it weighs 12.5kg.
At £300 it should be a reliable tent but until we get our hands on one we can’t say for sure!
This look’s AMAZING,I would love one but it’s so expensive
i really want one of these! would like to see one before i buy is anywhere displaying this tent? i love it…..
Looks fab but why is it on sale so late, hope can get it in time for V fest!
Not practical, very heavy and will probably collapse in heavy wind and rain.. Nice thought tho
Pretty tents – but they really need to design one in the 1970′s VW Camper Bay as well! They are starting to feel left out!!!
Wait and see Buttercup Bus…your prays may be answered!
http://www.wubsdubs.co.uk/productDetails.cfm?ProductID=1439
Great looking tent. Can’t say I’ve seen any on my travels around the UK yet but I’ll be keeping an eye out this summer! Don’t use tents as much as I used to now that I have motorhome but if a mate had one of these I’d certainly want to have a look inside and maybe spend a night in it. It will have to warm up a bit first though, summer seems a very long way off.
Gary
The Motorhome Vagabond