Check out this cool camper and kitchen set for your VW ID.Buzz

We went to VW’s North American 3-row ID.Buzz that was unveiled this week in Southern California, and while we haven’t seen anything about VW’s upcoming camper van in California, we did see a cool camper/coach conversion that’s already available for the two European ones – row ID.Buzz, and hopefully we’ll see something similar to the three-row version.

Since the three-row long-wheelbase Buzz is all-new and was only revealed this week, aftermarket parts have yet to be announced or designed. But at this event, VW had one EU-spec two-row ID. Buzz has been tricked out with several accessories to turn it into a very cool camping machine, and we got to take a quick look at some of this vehicle’s future possibilities.

The camping kit we saw is from a company called Ququq, based in Germany. They make kits like this for various vehicles, but what we’re particularly interested in here at Electrek is ID.Buzz’s “BusBox-4” kit.

The set costs €3,190 (about $3,400, though that includes a 19% tax in Germany). You’ll get a foldable mattress, a stove, and some storage space/containers for cooking equipment, some of which are included in the kit.

To use the bed, the second row seats must be folded down. The mattress folds into three parts over the top of the folded seats. This doesn’t leave a lot of vertical space, so jumping up and down on the bed is not allowed.

It all fits nicely on the back of Buzz, or so it seemed when we saw him at the event. We didn’t get a chance to test the comfort of the bed or the functionality of the kitchen, but it looks like it’ll be fine in a pinch.

You’ll lose a lot of rear cargo space because the stove and folded bed take up so much height, but you’ll still have enough room for luggage etc. on top of the folded bed.

One problem with the aftermarket nature of this add-on is that the stove runs on gas instead of electricity. The latter will work better because it can take advantage of the built-in power from the ID. Buzz battery, without having to buy gas cylinders (or use fossil fuels for cooking). A first-party solution would likely take advantage of the battery for a more elegant solution.

But the EU-spec Buzz doesn’t have a port either, just USB ports, so there’s nothing to plug into an aftermarket part. American buzz Do You have a 110-volt outlet under the passenger seat, which could enable a device like this to plug in and use battery power.

VW also equipped the vehicle with some other accessories, such as a large roof rack and side awning to create a patio area alongside the truck, both from Thule, and a variety of other VW accessories. While a lot of these are third-party products, VW outfitted the bus in this way to show what’s actually possible with aftermarket solutions without having to go to the level of doing a full conversion.

Although this is a relatively early example of what can be done with ID.Buzz, it is very exciting to see that there are already some useful solutions for the cart. We’re especially excited to see what can be done with the extra 10 inches of space in the long-wheelbase version, which VW debuted yesterday.