Built to go further. Designed to live in.

The Summit is our medium wheelbase two-berth — the most open and easiest to drive, ideal for couples and solo travellers who want space and simplicity. If you want that same open layout with more room and a full shower room, the Arroyo is the long wheelbase version. If you regularly travel with a family or need to sleep four, the Mesa adds four travelling seats and a permanent shower room, and the Outpost trades the shower room for maximum storage at a lower price. And if you want a more pared-back, flexible van that also works as an everyday load-hauler, the Basecamp is the most accessible model in the range. If you’re unsure, come and see them at the workshop — the differences are clearer in person.

Both are medium wheelbase MAN TGE conversions, but they’re built for different priorities. The Summit is open-plan and high-specification — a full kitchen, a super king sliding bed, an indoor pop-up shower, and a large off-grid electrical and heating system for comfortable, extended time away.

The Basecamp is built around flexibility and load space. The layout is modular and pared back, the kitchen is compact, and the systems are sized for shorter trips and outdoor living. It’s the right van if you need it to do more than one job — work van one day, weekend camper the next — and it’s the more accessible of the two on price. If comfortable, extended living is your priority, the Summit is the one; if flexible load space and value matter more, look at the Basecamp.

The Summit has a full indoor pop-up shower cubicle with a composting toilet fitted as standard. The curtain and fittings fold away completely when not in use, which is a meaningful part of why the Summit feels so open for a medium wheelbase campervan — there’s no permanent corner dedicated to a bathroom. When you need it, it’s there. When you don’t, it disappears completely.

There’s also an outdoor shower connection at the rear of the van for rinsing kit, wetsuits, and dogs.

If a permanent dedicated shower room is important to you, the Arroyo and the Mesa are both built around one — the Arroyo as the long wheelbase version of the Summit’s open layout, the Mesa as the family van.

A composting toilet separates liquid and solid waste, which is what prevents odour. Used correctly — and they’re straightforward to use — a composting toilet in a well-ventilated van is genuinely odour-free in normal use. It’s one of those things that sounds more complicated than it is, and most owners stop thinking about it within the first week.

The practical advantages over a cassette toilet are significant: no chemicals, no cassette to empty at a chemical disposal point, and no dependency on campsites. For buyers planning extended off-grid trips in the UK or Europe, that independence matters.

The Summit runs a full Victron off-grid electrical system with 400Ah of LiFePO4 lithium battery capacity, 480W of roof-mounted solar, and an Aquahot hydronic diesel heating system that runs entirely from the main fuel tank. In practical terms, that means three to four days of comfortable use without any solar input, and indefinitely with reasonable sun — which in the UK covers most of the year outside of deep winter.

The heating and hot water run from diesel rather than electricity, so they don’t draw on the battery reserves the way an electric heater would. That’s a significant part of why the electrical system goes as far as it does.

For buyers planning extended European travel, full-time use, or running air conditioning, we offer additional battery capacity, a higher-output DC/DC charger, and a full 24v system upgrade. The standard specification handles the vast majority of UK and European adventure use without any additions.

LiFePO4 — lithium iron phosphate — is the battery chemistry used in the Summit’s Victron electrical system. Compared to older lead-acid or AGM batteries, LiFePO4 batteries are significantly lighter, charge faster, last considerably longer, and can be discharged more deeply without damaging the cells. In a campervan context, that means more usable capacity from the same headline figure and a battery bank that will still be performing well a decade from now.

It’s the same chemistry used in high-end marine installations and off-grid home systems — the Summit uses it because it’s simply the best option available, not because it sounds impressive in a specification sheet.

Yes — the Summit is built for year-round use in the UK and Europe. The van is fully insulated throughout, and the fresh and grey water tanks are insulated and heated, so cold weather use is genuinely comfortable rather than something you have to manage around.

The Aquahot hydronic diesel heating system runs from the main fuel tank, provides two independently controlled heating zones, and delivers on-demand hot water without a storage cylinder. It heats the van evenly and quietly, without drying the air out, and there’s no gas cylinder to run out of on a cold night in Scotland.

No. The Summit comes in at around 3,200kg kerb weight, which falls comfortably within the 3,500kg gross vehicle weight limit covered by a standard Category B driving licence. Most buyers won’t need to think about this at all.

For buyers who want to carry more — additional water capacity, heavier kit, or specific equipment — a higher payload option is available. If you’re planning to load the van heavily, it’s worth discussing on your discovery call so we can make sure the specification is right from the start.

If you’re planning to drive in Europe, your UK licence is valid across EU member states.

Yes. The Summit’s dimensions are within the standard limits for both ferry crossings and the Channel Tunnel. Height is the most common practical consideration — it’s always worth confirming the specific limits when you book. For buyers planning regular European travel, the MAN TGE platform has a significant practical advantage: MAN’s commercial vehicle dealer network covers the UK and Europe comprehensively, so support is available wherever you are.

The rear garage runs 1,100mm deep and opens straight through to the front of the van, so there’s no arbitrary length limit on what you can carry. Most bikes fit comfortably in the garage without modification.

For a cleaner solution, the Onyx rear carriers with 1UP bike mounts — available in regular duty up to 30kg and heavy duty up to 40kg — keep the garage free for other kit and make loading and unloading considerably easier. If you’re travelling with e-bikes, the garage has a dedicated USB A/C and 240v socket for charging overnight.

The right solution depends on what you ride and how many bikes you’re carrying — worth a conversation if your setup is specific.

The garage works well for dogs who prefer their own space on the road — there’s enough room for a dog up to lab or collie size comfortably, and the L-track means you can secure a crate properly for the drive. If the garage is full of kit, the seating area gives a dog of that size plenty of room to settle between the seats. Two spaniels would be easy; two German Shepherds would start to feel tight.

The outdoor shower connection at the rear is genuinely useful after a muddy walk or a beach day — one of those details that sounds minor until the first time you need it.

More than most people expect from a medium wheelbase adventure campervan. The rear garage runs 1,100mm deep and open-through, with L-track fitted throughout for securing kit properly on the move. The rear overhead storage units are designed to work with packing cubes and keep everything organised without making the van feel cluttered. The rear doors are fitted with molle panels as standard — a grid webbing system that accepts compatible pouches and organisers, keeping the things you reach for most immediately accessible without using up garage space.

If you want a more structured approach to the garage, a slide-out gear tray is available as an option.

The Summit starts from £117,500 inc VAT, and that’s a complete van — the Victron electrical system, Aquahot hydronic heating, full kitchen, sliding bed, rear garage, and Onyx roof rack are all included in that price. There’s no stripped-back entry specification designed to make the opening number look lower than it should.

Many buyers add options before their first trip — rear carriers, an awning, upgraded alloys — and those are listed separately with transparent pricing. The standard Summit doesn’t leave anything meaningful out.

The MAN TGE base vehicle comes with a three-year manufacturer warranty through the MAN dealer network across the UK and Europe. The Onyx conversion — the furniture, electrical systems, heating, and all fabricated components — is covered by a one-year Onyx warranty. Victron components carry their own manufacturer warranty, which is among the best in the industry.

Every completed build also comes with a free three-month check-up, where we go through the van thoroughly and address anything that needs attention after the first few months of use.

Yes. Every Summit goes through an Individual Vehicle Approval process and is registered from new as a motorhome — not a panel van conversion. That means it leaves the workshop correctly classified, with all the legal and insurance implications that come with motorhome registration.

If you’d prefer to register the van as a panel van, that option is available and comes with a small discount on the build price. It’s worth understanding the insurance and usage implications of each before you decide — worth a conversation if you’re unsure which is right for you.

The MAN TGE isn’t the most familiar choice — most people arrive expecting a Sprinter — but it’s the right platform for what we build, and the reasons are practical.

Against the Sprinter, it’s comparable in quality and capability at a slightly lower base price, which means more of your budget goes into the conversion rather than the base vehicle.

Against the VW Crafter, the more important difference is support. The MAN TGE is the commercial vehicle version of the same platform, which means it’s backed by MAN’s truck dealer network — service centres across the UK and throughout Europe. For a van you’re taking seriously into remote places, that network matters in a way it doesn’t for a van that stays close to home.

We’ve driven other platforms. We kept coming back to this one.