Seating group
Bench bed only
Just the bed. The only layout that fits an L1.
- Sleeping surface
- 1266 × 1700
- Aisle
- 1,700 mm
- Garage
- 0 m³
- Payload left
- 687 kg
€1,315+1206 mm space left
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Building a camper in a VW Transporter L1H1
- Load length
- 2,572 mm
- Load width
- 1,700 mm
- Load height
- 1,410 mm
- Between the wheel arches
- 1,244 mm
- Kerb weight
- 1,835 kg
- Gross vehicle weight
- 3,000 kg
This van is 1.700 mm wide, which is 200 mm short of sleeping across it if you are 1.80 m. That is the single most important thing to know about this model: a transverse bed physically fits, but you will not lie stretched out. For a fixed bed here you want the slide-out or the lengthwise bed — those sleep along the van and reach 2.050 mm whatever the width.
Of the ten layouts we have costed, 4 fit this model, 3 of them with room to spare and 1 only just. The fullest is the Slide-out bed: it leaves 700 mm of aisle and weighs 145 kg, leaving you 640 kg of payload for water, batteries, bikes and yourself.
At 1.410 mm of load height you cannot stand up in here. That need not be a problem — all our furniture stays below 900 mm and you cook seated or from the sliding door — but if you want to stand inside you need a pop-top, and we do not supply those.
Between the wheel arches it is 1.244 mm. That number matters more than the load width, because everything that runs along the floor — a bed, a bench, a run of cupboards — has to pass it or clear it. That is why our frames stand on adjustable feet and not on a continuous plinth.
What to watch out for
- Too narrow to sleep across: 200 mm short
- No standing height: 1.410 mm
- Dimensions from the manufacturer, not measured by us
These dimensions come from the manufacturer and have not been measured by us yet. Manufacturers measure differently; expect a deviation of 30 to 50 mm and measure your own van before ordering.
Configure this van →Layouts that fit in this van (4)
Transverse bed
Transverse bed
The most frugal fixed bed: it costs only 1.40 m of length.
- Sleeping surface
- 1400 × 1700
- Aisle
- 700 mm
- Garage
- 1.46 m³
- Payload left
- 654 kg
€1,505+206 mm space left
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Seating group
Two benches along the walls that become one bed at night.
- Sleeping surface
- 1266 × 1700
- Aisle
- 1,200 mm
- Garage
- 0 m³
- Payload left
- 651 kg
€1,645+563 mm space left
Adjust this layoutSlide-out bed
Slide-out bed
A fixed bed with a garage that slides out to 2.05 m at night.
- Sleeping surface
- 1700 × 2050
- Aisle
- 700 mm
- Garage
- 1.67 m³
- Payload left
- 640 kg
€1,810Only just fits — measuring required
Adjust this layoutWhat does not fit, and why
Transverse bed with seating
You need 2809 mm and your van has 2572 mm of load length. You are 237 mm short.
Slide-out bed with seating
You need 3209 mm and your van has 2572 mm of load length. You are 637 mm short.
Lengthwise bed
You need 3659 mm and your van has 2572 mm of load length. You are 1087 mm short.
Lengthwise bed with seating for four
You need 4282 mm and your van has 2572 mm of load length. You are 1710 mm short.
Slide-out bed with two seats
You need 3409 mm and your van has 2572 mm of load length. You are 837 mm short.
Transverse bed with a seat
You need 2586 mm and your van has 2572 mm of load length. You are 14 mm short.