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How To Build A Campervan Part 1: What’s A Campervan?
17.11.2023 - 16:34 / forbes.com
Campervan. The word evokes thoughts of the legendary VW Bus, or maybe the later EuroVan. These days there are big campervans and small ones, pre-made and DIY specials. No matter what it looks like, the idea is the same: something smaller than an RV, bigger than a car, that you can sleep or maybe even live in. A tent on wheels, if you will, perhaps with some of the comforts of home.
I wanted a campervan. In the last few years I’ve done several big road trips. In 2021 it was a 10,000-mile, coast-to-coast adventure through 30 states. In 2022 it was a little shorter jaunt through 10 states and 8 national parks. I did it all in a Mazda Miata RF, essentially the smallest car you can buy in America.
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While I loved it all, there were some rather obvious issues. Surprisingly, the lack of space wasn’t the biggest. I was able to fit a tent, sleeping bag, inflatable mattress, and more. The world is your oyster when you can pack light. The problem was there wasn’t much margin for error. I couldn’t sleep in the car, at least not overnight, and there was no fridge to store food. Also, after 6+ hours of driving, I dreaded having to set up camp and get up early the next day to tear down. Also, 6 hours was about my daily limit. I love the Miata, but it is not the most comfortable vehicle.
So I started thinking about converting a van, and what I wanted out of such a machine. Solar was a must, not least to run some lights and a fridge, but to charge my laptop and other gear if I was spending a few days in the wild. I also didn’t want something huge. After visiting over a dozen National Parks in my Miata, the ability to easily navigate and park anywhere was key. Most of all, I didn’t want to spend a lot of money.
Broadly speaking, there are three options suitable for van conversions: minivan, “regular” full-size van, and light commercial large van. Colloquially the latter is also by its most common model, a Sprinter (built by Mercedes). There are pros and cons of each, but all can be driven by a standard driver’s license and can fit in a standard parking space (more or less). There’s a lot of overlap in these categories, not least because modern vehicles are just so much larger than their older siblings. Today’s “mini” vans are larger than the full-size vans of yore. For our purposes, though, we’ll try to fit the various options into these 3 categories.
Minivans: Once the purview of soccer moms and dads everywhere, minivans have largely disappeared from the market. These are typically front wheel drive, based on a car chassis, have sliding doors on one or both sides, and are usually the
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