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I wonder if someone could enlighten me...

T25s came from the factory in various guises; panel van, caravelle, combi, etc..
AFAIK the only camper conversion of the T25 offered by VW were the Westfalia conversions.
The various conversion companies would buy a base van and convert it; the base van being one of the standard factory offered variants.

Our van seems to be a fairly basic Combi as a base, but also has a 'Camping' badge on, which looks very much like an original VW fit item. I have seen them on others too.



So, is that a VW thing? In which case was it something only offered to aftermarket converters? Or was the badge added by Autohomes?

Just curious,
cheers
Mark

We have a Devon with the Camping badges on the back but I assumed it was because Devon were a VW recognised converter

I have a CampingD badge.

Really don't know anything about the history of the van, but it is a diesel so that could explain the D!

My van has a Devon Conversion badge on the tailgate and it also has one just above the front bumper.

Devons are "camping"
Them expensive German copies are just that!

Just reading about the devon badges my bus has both the devon badge that is a pressed ally badge and the camping badge the vw one . I was told by the guy who built mine that she lwas one of six carravelles that vw had sent to devon in exeter . These vans were meant to replace westfalia in europe but devon did not turn them over quick enough and within budget . All the cover panels on the roof and upper supports are hand formed from steel . The cupboards are 6mm ply covered in fiberglass. The units were made and fitted in tuckenhay and totnes then sent to exeter for finishing. I have only seen one other van with the pressed ally badge . I was also told the camping badge was on vw approved conversions . This would seem to be true as i have only seen the camping badge on westfalias and devons . If anyone has any info on this i would love to hear . Sorry highroller i did not mean to highjack your question as this is what i have been told and also beleive to be true but if anybody knows different i would also like to know . . hope this helps mark .Dougal.

Well, my badge is on an autohomes kamper if that helps...

Mark

Will do some digging and get back to you.

My old 81 Autohomes Kamper had the "camping" badge on it too...

I think that they were standard badges on westie jokers.

I am getting the impression that the camping badged vans were those supplied to aftermarket conversion companies - so far Devon, Westfalia and Autohomes, possibly only early ones too.

I wonder if the camping badge has any relation to the base spec of the original van - presumably a 'Camping' spec wasn't something that could be ordered specifically, it would still have come out of the factory as a caravelle or a combi or whatever?

Mark

'Camping' badge affixed above a 'Devon Conversions' badge on mine. Definitely original van is registered as a Caravelle on the V5.
Saw 2 autohomes campers while looking to buy - same age, '85-'86, no 'Camping' badge on them. It seems quite a random addition.

My B reg Autohomes has the "camping" badge on the tail-gate.

Saw a Devon with same style badge/font/location etc that said JUMBO on it!!!