VW T6.1 Campervan review after 12 months of ownership 🤓🤘

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Күн бұрын

In this video I review the VW T6.1 campervan and tell you all about its features. If you want to skip to a specific section use the timecodes below.
I mention some accessories in the video, and here are the links for those items:
USB rechargeable lights for cupboards - amzn.to/3NFzR6T
Spirit measure! - amzn.to/3wKX8hF
Carbon Monoxide Alarm - amzn.to/3tMLBMU
HEKO Wind deflectors, reduce condensation - amzn.to/3NtPXjF
12v laptop charger - amzn.to/3iKxgu0
Ridgemonkey - amzn.to/3LhvGMi
Non slip trivets - amzn.to/3tVEodz
Folding kettle - amzn.to/3Nr0Um5
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Headrest hangers - amzn.to/3dbjPDI
Timecodes
0:00 - Intro
0:08 - External views
0:54 - Cabin and tech
3:40 - vehicle controls
9:29 - Conversion in the rear
10:30 - CO Detector
11:06 - magnetic LED sensor lights
12:50 - The Dometic Grill
12:59 - Dometic hob and sink
13:20 - levelling tool
14:10 - Overhead lockers
16:27 - reading lights
17:13 - folding dinner table
17:45 - mobile internet
18:50 - pop top
21:42 - dometic fridge
23:12 - folding swivel front seats
24:53 - tailgate and upgraded struts
26:33 - Gas locker
- Books -
Campervan Bible - amzn.to/3tNwxP9
The Campervan Cookbook - amzn.to/3wSgqQm
The NC500 - amzn.to/3PIympn
Take the slow road to Scotland - amzn.to/3NDg1bu - one of the best touring books
- What I use for recording -
DJI Osmo Action camera - amzn.to/3IKUzyj
SD Card - amzn.to/3LkMemG
Rode Mic - amzn.to/3iGPCvQ
Coffee ! - amzn.to/3Dm40U0
Light - amzn.to/3JJg97E
Rode mic adapter - amzn.to/3wKEW7O
Camera housing - amzn.to/3DhQbG3
Organiser - amzn.to/3tL87FK
Universal Mobile Phone Holder - amzn.to/3JJhc7A
Aeropress coffee maker - amzn.to/3iHOQyD
Full frame camera - amzn.to/3Ly8clR
Camera lens 24-105cm - amzn.to/38AIUGw

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@bertietonks Жыл бұрын

I have watched sooo many videos on vans now and this was one of the most informative. Thanks for sharing 😀🔥

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Albert! Glad you enjoyed it 😎 Thanks for subscribing!!

@STNW1956 11 күн бұрын

A clear and comprehensive review of your van. It’s helpful to see how you’ve improved it during your first year. Some excellent tips, thank you. .

@ScottishVanTrips 11 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! Means a lot.

@johnbaker2014 Жыл бұрын

Great video right to the point…. Love the magnetic lights..just ordered mine!!

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

Thanks John, glad you enjoyed it! You can buy velcro strips and stick them to the metal pads so you can use them on the carpets too!

@karenley7356 Жыл бұрын

Loved this video, have only just found your channel. We also have a 2022 VW T6.1 conversion. Very much like your setup. We live in Australia and of course have the additional need for flyscreens on the front sliding door and the back tailgate which have been awesome. I'm also from Scotland (emigrated many years ago but go home every year). Look forward to seeing more videos

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for the comment, thats fab, I like the idea of the flyscreens, thanks for subscribing!

@cedarcanoe Ай бұрын

Fantastic equipment 👌👌. The best one I have seen so far. My Transporter is being converted now. Greetz from Sweden

@michaelord8084 Жыл бұрын

This surely deserves more views and likes 👌

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

I think so 😜 thanks for watching mate, very much appreciated. I think the first year on KZfaq is basically your probation, learning how to film and edit, and what people want to see. I've got a long way to go!

@sassyboofle6983 Жыл бұрын

This is a damn fine vehicle and review is clever knowledgable and helpful . 👍

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

Awesome! Thanks for letting me know, really good to get feedback!

@rcamcan555 Жыл бұрын

Amazeballs, you've got some good looking contacts :)

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

Ha thanks Rossco, you thinking of the handsome chap at 29:19 by chance? 😎

@lth1072 Жыл бұрын

Excellent video. Everything I wanted to know .

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for subscribing!

@davidathomas42 Жыл бұрын

Really nice van that. Good video of the camping area. Not sure I needed to be shown how electric mirror and fog lights worked though lol...Hope you're getting plenty of use of it.

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

Thanks mate, lol yeah - never sure where to stop with these things! Just wanted to cover 100% of everything. Been out a lot over the last year, best investment ever! Thanks for watching.

@anthonydavidson4045 10 ай бұрын

Great video and some handy tips 👌👌👌

@ScottishVanTrips 10 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! New van video due out soon, just waiting to get it.

@ScottishVanTrips 3 ай бұрын

One thing that is cool about doing YT is going back over old videos! I miss my VW but I love the Ducato! I hope you continue to subscribe for more Scottish Van Trips, no matter what van you have!

@johnreilly3506 Жыл бұрын

Great video, very useful tips, about to buy our first T6…..

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

Glad you enjoyed it John! Best move you'll make!

@garymcghee2249 Жыл бұрын

Lots of useful tips for us having just got our first T6.1 conversion. The ability to adjust the swivel seats back and forward is a really good idea. Favourite things...? The Air Con is great. Also those same built-in curtains, which really do 'black-out' the van for sleeping and for privacy.

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

Absolutely! We did a trip to France last year, also on our videos, and it was 44 degrees at some points, phew! NOt sure if I mentioned this but we got insulated screen covers for the front windows from Kiravans, really worth it for this current weather. Went went to Aviemore in minus 8 and it was toasty!

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

Have you seen the latest review video of our awning? It's worth considering if you haven't bought one yet.

@christinamacintyre9972 Жыл бұрын

Great video - your gooseneck table attachment - i see you have a piece of panel behind it, did you do this to bring it out further or because you didnt want to drill into the metal there?

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching! It gives a nice sturdy fixing for the clamp, and because its a moving part it gives us a bit of piece of mind that its not going to come loose. 😎

@richard21995 Жыл бұрын

Thanks for a very detailed review, presumably the pop top makes the van cold and only usable in the summer?

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

It definitely cools it down rapidly. A couple of solutions. If you are on a campsite and you need all four sleeping spaces take an oil fired radiator and leave it ticking on at a low level.Take warmer sleeping bags/bedding. I also bought a pop top cover which was thermally insulated and used that when the temp dropped. Makes a massive difference, and worth getting a good quality one.

@jasonbarnesbefuddledprofessor Жыл бұрын

Great tips 👍

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

Awesome, thanks for the feedback! Means a lot.

@ThisOneAgain246 Жыл бұрын

Great video thanks- who carried out the original conversion?

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

Direct Campers in Newcastle. Thanks!

@user-jy1bb8gj4r 3 ай бұрын

i like the extended roof bed, more space below in the galley.

@ScottishVanTrips 3 ай бұрын

That was a great feature of that van, I've moved to a Fiat Ducato now, but I will still be posting content about my trips and visiting other VW content soon!

@moobaz8675 8 ай бұрын

Very helpful. I'm about to bite the bullet on a Tribe T6 Camper van. 👍

@ScottishVanTrips 8 ай бұрын

Good move, hope you love it!

@glenmurray8447 Жыл бұрын

Very good walk through the van. We‘ve also got the T6.1 and love it and may considering in the future (to get a fixed bed and toilet - wife’s request ) moving to a Ducato so will be interested to see how you get on with it.

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

Thanks for watching Glen, the waiting list is enormous for the ducato so it looks like next year before it will arrive, but we shall see. I'll do a full tour when we get it! 🤘

@stevezodiac491 Жыл бұрын

It would have been much better fitted with a wider rib bed, mine is 120cm wide, instead of a rock n roll bed. You sleep and sit on dedicated flat and contoured sides retrospectively, of each squab face, much more user friendly. More storage space at the back of the van, more useable and easier to access storage beneath the seat base and back of the van also. A solar panel would be nice with two liesure batteries. A normal hinged pop top is no problem with a full size lwb van. We always use a dedicated drinking cube water container in addition to the sink tap. A new favourite accessory i have just bought from Amazon is a USB tap for the drinking water container so I don't have to lift it up to get water out because the USB tap has a dip pipe, which can be put into the big fill hole at the top through a small plastic tupperware tub with a hole drilled into it to hold it in the fill hole. We have a ridge monkey but hardly use it. Instead we use an SQ professional double clam pan which is much bigger and deeper and can cook two meals at once over two burners and cheaper as well at £29.30 on Amazon.

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

Awesome tips, thanks Steve!

@EFrankel-rt5xx 19 күн бұрын

Exelent

@ScottishVanTrips 19 күн бұрын

Thank you! Glad you enjoyed it.

@AnneRogersPhoto Жыл бұрын

You'll want to switch off skid control if you have an ABS sensor issue, otherwise the van will be jumping about all over the place. Um, yes I know this from personal experience! You'll also switch it off if you're trying to get off of loose mud or snow, or if your van has snow chains on.

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

AHA! Thanks for clearing that up Anne! I had no idea.

@TiredOfAllOfThis Жыл бұрын

I have the same van but I use my keys to lock the van when inside at night. If you double press the lock key, it locks but disables the movement sensor… game changer for me…

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

Nice tip Nick, I wasn't aware of that! Thanks for watching!

@stevezodiac491 Жыл бұрын

Another tip, put your keys in a anti radio wave pouch. While you are asleep thieves can work your keyless entry remotely and steal from the front doors of the van.

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

@@stevezodiac491 I've a friend who is a vehicle security expert and locksmith, and the last time I spoke to him, there wasn't a thing on the market for hacking the T6.1 keyless fob yet. I can't remember what he told me about the tech it employs, but apparently it's different, and it makes it harder to crack.

@dazkim2039 Жыл бұрын

How much are you selling for

@muhammaddaud4536 10 ай бұрын

How much for this van ? Is it right hand drive..

@ScottishVanTrips 10 ай бұрын

Sold a year ago, sorry. They are selling around £62000

@cedarcanoe Ай бұрын

The grill must be something typical for UK. I have never seen a grill in campercans in mainland Europe.

@ScottishVanTrips Ай бұрын

Interesting. What do you use in Europe to cook? Just the stove top? Thanks for watching! 😄

@cedarcanoe Ай бұрын

@@ScottishVanTrips exactly, either a burner inside the van, or a bbq outside.

@ScottishVanTrips Ай бұрын

@@cedarcanoe I've now moved to the Fiat Ducato, and we have a Cadac BBQ outside, its brilliant!

@marinejunkies9625 Жыл бұрын

No heated seats come standard?

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

No heated seats.... Thanks for watching!

@marinejunkies9625 Жыл бұрын

@@ScottishVanTrips You think they would in the highline the transit custom limited has them as stock. I am still debating getting a 6.1 or the custom limited

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

@@marinejunkies9625 when the van gets converted they put Kiravans Swivels Seats in. They have space under them for storage and swivel round so not sure you can heat them. The build quality is excellent, I'm really happy with it. Not driven a transit recently, but I know VW carry a price tag.

@richard21995 Жыл бұрын

Why are you going over to a fiat ducato rather than a motor home?

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

Having done some research I felt I still wanted a van. They feel sturdier and less rattley than a motorhome. I've gone for an autotrail adventure.

@zaneenaz4962 Жыл бұрын

The older vans have more room ------> kzfaq.info/get/bejne/nrKera6e2ciRaIU.html

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

Sounds good!

@adamholliday6166 3 ай бұрын

This is NOT a review after 12 month of owning, nor is it a review at all. It’s quite simply a guided tour of your vw camper, pointing out its attributes and other paraphernalia.

@KennyTelfer 3 ай бұрын

Fair comment! A KZfaq plug in suggested a title change to get more views, which has worked, but as you will see from the intro on the video created in minute 1, I actually called this a tour video. Apologies for that, I didn't intend to deceive. For what its worth, I thought the T6.1 was an awesome van with very few flaws! If you have been watching my videos you will see I had trouble with tyres, but really other than this, the van was pretty flawless. The tech on the van as you see in this video is next level, better than my Jag. The fit out of the rear campervan section was amazing, offering everything we needed for a family trip away. Let me know if you need anything else and I'd be glad to help! Thanks for watching!! Kenny.

@adamholliday6166 3 ай бұрын

@@KennyTelfer Fair do’s 👍🏻

@ScottishVanTrips 14 күн бұрын

Thanks mate.

@alexriley6663 25 күн бұрын

what I don't understand is how or why are these fake campers are near on the same money as a proper vw California.

@ScottishVanTrips 25 күн бұрын

What's fake about it?!

@Dionysos640 Жыл бұрын

You started the video showing a load of stuff about Android/Apple car blah that is available on every new car and, in many cases, on a better screen than this VW ... and really has nothing to do with why anybody would be interested in this vehicle

@ScottishVanTrips Жыл бұрын

Thanks for the feedback. I've never owned a vehicle with that capability and I was very interested in it before I bought the van but couldn't find info on it, so thought I'd make the info available to viewers.