East Neuk Fifer Touring M Campervan

Award-winning rear lounge campervan goes gas-free

East Neuk Campervans has been building the Fifer Touring M, based on the medium-wheelbase (5.41m) Fiat Ducato, since 2010 and the company has won awards for its well-thought-out rear lounge designs. New for 2026, however, is a new gas-free version, developed in response to customer feedback.

The heart of this new development is a Sterling Power Hardy H3500 portable power supply unit, incorporating a 3,500W pure sine wave inverter and 300Ah lithium battery. But, with a belt and braces approach, East Neuk also fits – as additional standard equipment – a separate 100Ah lithium battery (upgradable to 300Ah) in an underfloor compartment, so, should there be any issues with the Hardy, you still have power. And it doesn’t stop there, as the Fifer Touring M has a 150W solar panel, with the option to add an additional 80W panel above the cab. So, that’s up to 600Ah of lithium and 230W of solar!

Of course, as there’s now no gas on board, the heating and hot water comes from a Truma Combi D 6 E diesel/230V boiler – the sort of feature you’re more likely to find in much larger motorhomes. And all your cooking is electric.
 

Kitchen with induction hob, air fryer coming

The kitchen itself is just inside the sliding door, behind the cab’s front passenger seat. Walk-through to the cab is possible, but a worktop flap closes this off when you’re cooking.

The galley includes two 1kW Sterling Power induction rings, with a microwave in the cupboard below – a new air fryer unit is due to replace this once it comes onto the market.

On the other side of the entrance, under a low worktop that can also be a cook’s seat, is the latest Vitrifrigo 85-litre fridge, now featuring a more compact and efficient compressor.

Comfy rear lounge

At the other end of this compact camper the barn doors open to reveal a rear lounge with a raised floor that creates useful extra storage.

The sofas here are long enough for feet-up relaxing (and are super comfy with 3in of hard foam topped by 3in of soft foam), but they also extend – under the wardrobe on the offside and over the top of the fridge on the nearside – to make ample single beds with minimal fuss. Bed lengths are 1.95m and 1.85m, or you can make a transverse double bed if you prefer.

Reading lights and rear speakers are fitted but it’s the attention to detail that really impresses, including access to the under-seat storage from above, the front or the ends!
 

Practical design

That practical approach continues with the fully moulded glass-fibre washroom, where you’ll find a swivel cassette toilet and fixed corner basin. The space doubles as a shower, with a curtain across the door, and there’s a clothes drying rail.

All the glass-fibre work is done in-house at the company’s Anstruther base – it even makes its own water tanks (65-litre fresh, 55-litre waste). East Neuk does its own upholstery, too, to ensure that a high quality is maintained, while it also believes in keeping all the on-board systems easy to use – you’ll find simple switches rather than touchscreens in the Fifer Touring M.

For such a well-made, well-designed campervan, this Scottish model also seems very sensibly priced – insert stereotype of canny Scots here! The £69,000 price tag includes Fiat’s eight-speed automatic gearbox, stop/start, cab air-conditioning, DAB radio, Bluetooth, rear parking sensors, a reversing camera, electric parking brake, a raft of driver assistance systems and even the oft-omitted spare wheel.

On the habitation side there are framed double-glazed windows, four mains sockets and six USBs, a TV aerial, an electric step at the side door and silver screens. Options include a bike rack, towbar, awning and 19in TV.

Going gas-free only adds to the appeal of this practical, high-quality campervan that still offers perhaps the best mix of rear lounge spaciousness and medium-wheelbase compactness. Well worth a trip north of the border to view.