Choosing between buying a ready-made motorhome or a DIY conversion

Patrick (57) and Petra (55) Gremmen from Beneden-Leeuwen bought a camper in 2019 and travel regularly across Europe and locally. They reject postponing travel until retirement, instead prioritizing trips with family and friends while still working. The couple plans to volunteer at a Croatian campsite in exchange for a pitch after retiring.

On Friday afternoon in Zonnemaire, a caravan battery exploded. The fire department secured the scene after a call at 15:35. The battery was disconnected, removed, and safely packaged for disposal. No injuries were reported.

On highway A2 in the Netherlands, a camper overturned after hitting a guardrail. Traffic towards Belgium came to a standstill. Dutch sources say no injuries, but Belgian reports have no details on the condition of those involved.

A fire in a row of conifers at Camping Alkenhaer on Tuesday afternoon caused damage to a static caravan. Camping staff acted quickly and extinguished the flames with fire extinguishers before the fire brigade arrived. Despite the rapid response, the caravan was heavily damaged. The cause of the fire is unknown.

Two people were injured in a motorhome accident in Lelystad on Monday afternoon. The motorhome left the road at the entrance to the A6 motorway around 15:30 and came to a stop in the ditch, with the ramp closed for several hours. Police will not investigate the cause of the incident as no other vehicles were involved.

Almería is putting up physical barriers to keep motorhomers off its former fairground — while Turkey simply evicts them from the beach. Lightship is quadrupling its electric-caravan factory in Colorado, even as 50% of Italian motorhome renters turn out to be under 35. Plus 800 kg of hashish in a motorhome at the Spanish border, Anker's 800 W charger running off the alternator, and Carstay as the mobile HQ of a Tokyo festival — all in this issue.