Blog 28th October 2025
Welcome to the ScotCampers fortnightly blog.
Last couple of weeks summarised by, guests, van mods and socials.
It was great to receive yet another 5 star review from a guest. On this particular booking, I actually dropped the ball re. what I thought was availability and wasn’t. In my corporate life dealing with customers, I saw complaints as an opportunity to get something right. I worked with Stephen around alternate dates and offered as much flexibility as I could and here’s his view:
“Great experience over 4 nights in the far north of Scotland! Alan was a great host, contactable and very helpful at all times. Bilbo is a great van, nicely equipped and efficient. The heater was needed as the nights are cooling down. Would highly recommend and will hopefully book again soon.”
I think this reinforces speaking to people and working with them, gets the service right. I was in London last weekend and boy, this is far from the case in some places there…… sad times.
I delivered the van to Mark near Newcastle last week. He’s got a big trip ahead of him – up through Skye, sailing ont Harris and then ferry back from Lewis to Ullapool. I hope the weather holds. I worked with him around embellishing his route (Gairloch, Torridon, NE coast and Speyside) – will be intrigued to see how he gets on. He’s going to be a contact going forward as turns out he has a brewery and his product is decent!
As the season draws to a close, my focus is on 2026. Specifically, getting the vans ready for the season ahead. So, my 2 berth, Stormcrow I think is a little tired on the inside. I have a plan around replacing the kitchen, including new sink, hob and fridge. I’ll get me local modifier, Barry, to do the major work but last week, I cracked on with replacing the roof. I’d seen a van at a show with acoustic panelling on the roof, which I thought looked smart. So, here was last week’s labours:
And here’s the after:
Looks a lot better and added benefit of additional insulation for those chillier evenings.
Another focus last week was socials. I’m posting three times a week now and engagement is on the up. Last week, I met with Sophie from https://sophiegetssocial.com at the Falkirk Wheel for a photo shoot. Not really my thing but the results were great – especially videos with music. Helped me understand the importance of quality content. Here’s a couple of stills from her:
Next period sees me trying out an advert in the local community magazine, getting vans in for MOTs ahead of Christmas and mobilising the plan around Stormcrow’s – that includes a trip to Liverpool to visit a van conversion company.
Dm me to discuss a 2026 discounted hire rate and until next time, remember, not all those who wander are lost.
