The Citroen Berlingo, no matter what size, is an iconic car in the camping community. Many car campers have converted their Berlingo to a camper, there are Berlingo-specific groups and forums.
It may not be the biggest, the most comfortable or it doesn’t have the biggest boot of all everyday cars, but it has found its place as the number one car converted into a camper.
The main reason is probably its affordability and ease of maintenance. Especially if you want to gut the boot and turn it into your own camping/sleeping space, an affordable car like the Berlingo is the easiest option.
You’ll find a collection of the best Berlingo camping conversions on this page.
The Berlingo is one of the most often converted cars for camping. Despite not being the biggest – very likely because of its affordability and availability (and availability bias – when you Google small campers, you’ll see a lot of Berlingos, so people naturally assume those are the best, but they are not, read on…).
The Berlingo (and its similar cousins – Vauxhall Combo, Peugeot Partner) is a good car for car camping, but not as good for general driving & comfort during long journeys. It’s not the longest MPV out there (although it’s one of the widest) but offers very good mileage and low maintenance costs. It’s also very well priced – there are plenty of used van or MPV versions to be found. It’s best suited to fill the role of your second car that you can rebuild for camping. If you want it as your main car, it’s good if your budget is low, but otherwise, you’re better off with one of the more comfy and reliable or bigger MPV in our DB.
Yes you can! You’d be surprised how many people already do… It’s mainly used for DIY microcamping conversions – meaning you will take the back seats out and make a bed yourself + turn it into a 2 seater with a bed. But if you want to have a 5-7 seater with a reversible bed (fold the back seats down, have a bed, lift them up and hide the bed), you should look at my Sharan or Caddy reviews.
Although created for the Renault Grand Scenic – this camping conversion suits any MPV where you take the rear seats out. The idea is to build a single-piece platform to easily slide in and out of the boot. I have…
Are you overwhelmed by the complexity and cost of all the advanced camping conversions people make YouTube videos about? don’t worry – it doesn’t have to be that complicated. You can sleep in any car if you follow the key…
This Skoda Yeti DIY Camping conversion makes the most of the Yeti’s boot. I’d say it does require some DIY woodwork skills, although Matt, the author has built it with no woodwork DIY skills, as he admits himself: “having not…
Citroen Berlingo is definitely the most often converted car into a camper. You can find many Berlingo custom camping conversions on YouTube or just by browsing the web. But what if you don’t want to drill holes, put floors down…
There’s a tasty treat in here for all you DIY enthusiasts out there! I’ve come across the best instruction manual for a DIY camping conversion I’ve seen so far. It’s for Renault Kangoo and Skoda Yeti, but it will only…
This is the definitive Citroen Berlingo camper review. Berlingo camper (& Peugeot Partner) information, dimensions and gallery. Plus you can apply most of what’s in here to Peugeot Rifter or Opel (Vauxhall) Combo. Continue reading if you want to know: “The…
This month we’ll not focus specifically on a type of car, but on DIY – easy ways to turn your car into a microcamper. First two videos will show you how to make a camping bed cheaply, third video is…
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