The Timber Blog

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What Years of Building Vans Taught Us About What Actually Fails

Timber is run by Titan Vans, which started with an engineering grad working out why his own cabinet latch kept rattling loose at 65 mph. Here...

September 16, 20263 min read

Camper van galley countertop with sink and faucet

Build Guides

Laminate vs. Oiled Bamboo: The Van Countertop Question

One surface does the work of five — cutting board, desk, coffee station, and wet-glove dumping ground. Here is how high-pressure laminate and oiled bamboo hold...

September 16, 20263 min read

Power station and electrical components in a camper van

Buying Guides

Why We Spec Discrete Components Instead of an All-in-One Power Station

Sealed all-in-one power units are genuinely impressive. Our concern is not brand loyalty — it is what happens in year four, five hundred miles from a...

September 16, 20264 min read

Baltic birch cabinetry installed in a camper van

Build Guides

Baltic Birch vs. Bamboo for Van Conversions

The two materials that dominate quality van interiors, compared property by property — including the two places bamboo genuinely wins, which most comparisons leave out.

September 16, 20263 min read

Baltic birch shelving and cabinetry inside a camper van

Build Guides

Why We Don't Build Van Interiors Out of Bamboo

Bamboo is gorgeous, and we fell for it too. Then we lived in them, built them, and repaired them. Here is what a vibrating, temperature-swinging metal...

September 16, 20263 min read

Finished Timber camper van with the sliding door open, parked outdoors

Buying Guides

Conversions That Come With the Van: Your Whole Rig, Sorted

Some people want a project. Some people want to go camping this weekend. If you are in the second camp, here is every way to get...

September 16, 20263 min read

Person working on a camper van water system under the galley

Build Guides

Fall Project Ideas for Your Rig

Not every improvement needs to be a full build. Sometimes it is one weekend, one system, one thing that has been bugging you since your last...

August 31, 20265 min read

DIY

From Empty Cargo Van to Weekend Basecamp: A 30-Day Build Diary

What actually happens between "empty metal box" and "first night out"? A week-by-week diary of a typical DIY kit build — evenings and weekends only —...

July 19, 20264 min read

Camper van interior showing galley, bed and cabinetry layout

Build Guides

Five Layout Mistakes First-Time Van Builders Make

Layout is the one decision you cannot cheaply change later. After hundreds of builds, the same five planning mistakes account for most of the regret we...

July 8, 20264 min read

Portable power station installed in a camper van

Build Guides

How Much Power Does Your Camper Van Really Need?

Electrical sizing is where van builds go over budget fastest, usually in the wrong direction. Start from the loads you actually run rather than the biggest...

June 27, 20264 min read

Insulation and wall paneling installed in a camper van

Build Guides

Van Insulation 101: What Actually Goes Behind the Walls

Insulation is the least glamorous week of a van build and the one you feel every night afterward. The materials worth their space, the physics that...

June 16, 20264 min read