In this video I’m asking the question loads of people are whispering on forums right now: is the pop-top campervan dead? I head over to Luke at Tamar Caravan Centre (he’s been in the motorhome world for 20 years) to get a proper, no-nonsense read on what’s actually happening in 2025. During the COVID boom everyone piled into smaller vans—Transporters, V-Classes, Caddys—because they felt familiar, easy to drive, and you could still do day-to-day life in them. But now I’m seeing a big shift: people have caught the bug and they’re upsizing into 5.4m–6.36m panel vans and even coachbuilts. The reasons are dead practical—proper internal toilet and shower, more storage, bigger fridges and water tanks, better heating (Truma systems), and generally being warmer thanks to grade 3 insulation. We also chat layouts (rear lounges, fixed beds, transverse beds, pods), and why “£70k Transporter vs £70k 6m van” isn’t a fair comparison—it’s about how you’ll use it. Bottom line: pop-tops aren’t dead at all. They’re just one option in the life cycle—brilliant if you need a daily driver and want compact freedom, but plenty of people are choosing “miles better” comfort when they start staying away longer.