Bodans Cubert Turns the Volkswagen Caddy Into a Pop-Up Camper With a Living-Room Feel and LPG-Free Kitchen

Bodans Cubert Volkswagen Caddy mini camper van, Digi Mart USA News: British converter Bodans has updated its Cubert, a camper conversion built on Volkswagen’s smallest internal combustion van, the Caddy. According to the publisher’s report, the revamped model adds an off-grid electrical system that supports gas-free camping, though the Caddy itself is not an all-electric van.

The Cubert can be specified with Volkswagen’s 114-hp plug-in hybrid drive, along with two other powertrain options. Bodans’ LPG-free equipment set means eating, sleeping and lounging can be done without local emissions once parked, regardless of which powertrain is chosen.

Caddy camper vans are far less common than conversions based on the Transporter or Multivan. The report notes the plug-in hybrid powertrain offers up to 72 miles (116 km) of near-silent, zero-emissions driving per charge.

Volkswagen does not offer a pop-up roof on its own Caddy California, so the raised roof sets the Cubert apart.

Inside, Bodans uses a floor plan similar to that of the Volkswagen ID. Buzz, with a long side-facing sofa behind the front seats and a compact kitchen across the aisle.

Light-gray carpet-style wall trim, gray flooring and upholstery, and LED lighting integrated into the headliner give the cabin a warmer feel than typical Caddy conversions.

The kitchen includes a small curved-corner unit with an integrated induction hob, a stainless steel sink with collapsible faucet and two lower cabinets. Cold storage is provided by a Dometic drawer fridge under the sofa rather than an under-counter fridge.

A 3,000-W Renogy inverter powers the electrical system, controlled from a console behind the sofa.

The sofa frame slides out to form a compact double bed. The standard pop-up roof provides standing height, and an optional lift-away double bed can be added.

The gray model shown is built on a long-wheelbase Caddy Maxi Commerce measuring 191 in (485 cm) long and is 75 in (190 cm) tall with the roof raised, and it uses a 2.0-liter diesel engine.

According to the report, the Cubert starts at £49,995 (approx. US$66,150) when based on a new Caddy Maxi, or £43,995 ($58,225) when built on a used van.

Options include a roof-mounted solar panel, microwave and command touchscreen.