Leather goods for a life well travelled

Made by hand.
Carried into
adventure.

Thoughtfully crafted leather organizers for Vanagon Westfalia and Land Rover Defender. Beautifully useful pieces, made to become part of your story.

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La Paz, Baja California Sur · Since the first Westy idea in 2017
Brown leather organizers and warm saddle-colored seating in a well-travelled Westfalia
From our travels · Leather, lived in
Made by hand in Mexico
Designed around your vehicle
Character in every journey
01 / The Westfalia collection

A place for the essentials.

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Westy Bravo tool organizer installed beside the bed of a blue Westfalia
For the tools that keep you moving

The Westy Bravo

A thoughtful home for your tools, using the space behind the Westfalia wardrobe.

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Westy Cocina leather organizer fitted to a Westfalia kitchen cabinet
For slow mornings & roadside suppers

The Westy Cocina

Keep your kitchen essentials close to hand, with a place for the things you reach for most.

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Westy Siesta bedside leather pockets holding a phone and reading essentials
For wherever you call it a night

The Westy Siesta

A bedside companion for your book, glasses, phone, and the little comforts of the road.

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Explore each piece for vehicle fit, color options, and current availability. Photographs from our travels may show earlier designs.

A different vehicle. The same attention to detail.

Leatherwork for the modern Defender.

Discover the Defender Bravo, designed for the rear door of the 2020+ L663 Defender 90, 110 & 130.

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A well-used Westy Bravo with visible stitching, shaped pockets, and tools
From the archive · An early Westy Bravo on the road
02 / A feel for the material

Good leather.
Honest work.
Lasting character.

There is a quiet pleasure in the things we use every day: the feel of leather, the line of a stitch, a tool that slips into its place.

Our leatherwork brings that care to life on the road. Every pocket has a purpose. Every piece is made to be used, enjoyed, and carried along.

Leather with character

Natural variation makes each piece individual. Use and time add a story of their own.

Purpose in the details

Considered storage, shaped around the spaces and routines of travelling in your vehicle.

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03 / Born on the road

It started with a Westy.
And a little unused space.

In 2017, living and travelling in a 1982 Westfalia sparked an idea: turn the back of the wardrobe into a proper home for tools. That idea became the Westy Bravo.

The journey led to Mexico, to leather, and to the people who knew how to work it. Today, that same curiosity shapes what we make in La Paz.

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Blue Volkswagen Syncro camper travelling among desert dunes
For the places you go. And the stories you bring home.
Shared roots in Baja

Two crafts.
One love of the road.

Expedition Leatherworks is part of the LiveTheVanLife family. From a carefully restored Volkswagen to the leatherwork inside it, we share an appreciation for character, thoughtful details, and the journeys ahead.

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Take a little craftsmanship with you

Make room for the next chapter.

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