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Guide to buying a used Camper van, What to look out for. A check list. Avoid expensive mistakes

Mar 19, 20236 min read

Guide to buying a used Camper van, What to look out for. A check list. Avoid expensive mistakes

You have decided to live the dream and pull the trigger on a camper van. Spent hours on Instagram, forums, and youtube. You are ready to...

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The Best Vans for Families to Convert into a Campervan

Korey

Mar 17, 20237 min read

The Best Vans for Families to Convert into a Campervan

Photo by Kampus Production With more and more people opting to travel and explore the country via campervan, there is no shortage of vans...

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2021 4WD Sprinter High Roof Weekender High Roof Build

Korey

Dec 29, 202213 min read

2021 4WD Sprinter High Roof Weekender High Roof Build

Demo Van build. How do you fit 5, sleep 4 full size adults WITH GEAR in a van with out a pop top? We see vans with bunk beds...they...

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What makes a great family van? Our build philosophy, keep it simple and Modular.

Korey

Jul 23, 20224 min read

What makes a great family van? Our build philosophy, keep it simple and Modular.

I starting building the type of vans we do because no other builder we found focused on family oriented, daily driver, modular builds....

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2022 AWD Ford Transit Crew Pop Top - The Ultimate base weekender build

Korey

Jul 16, 202213 min read

2022 AWD Ford Transit Crew Pop Top - The Ultimate base weekender build

Building the Optimal Weekender on a AWD Ford Transit Why start with a AWD Transit Crew van? Safety, Price, Ease of Service, Drivability....

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Korey

Jul 9, 202211 min read

Why a Ford Transit vs Sprinter?

Building over 250 vans and owning 20+ personally I have an unique perspective in weekender style family builds. We built a few of these...

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- Which Pop Top is Right for You? A Comparison of Top Brands

Korey

May 28, 20223 min read

- Which Pop Top is Right for You? A Comparison of Top Brands

We get this question a lot since I build a lot of these so I thought I would post some comparisons a there seems to be so much inaccurate...

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2021 High Roof Crew 4x4 weekender 4.0 Build

Korey

Nov 27, 202117 min read

2021 High Roof Crew 4x4 weekender 4.0 Build

We are starting out with a well equipped super hard to find Crew Trim 144" van we ordered at the beginning of this year. Got almost...

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Korey

Oct 14, 20212 min read

Hot Water with your water tank

We don't provide hot water systems however hooking up a gas powered instant hot water heater is simple. Many different brands are...

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Korey

Sep 29, 20213 min read

Insulation and Sound Deadening

Don't cheap out, quality product, proper installation = great results Vans are really loud and one of the things we do to our builds is...

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2021 AWD Transit Pop Top Weekender Demo Build

Korey

Sep 10, 202111 min read

2021 AWD Transit Pop Top Weekender Demo Build

***SOLD*** We will have another one of these available Spring 2022. FINISHED...OFF TO NEW OWNER IN NY! What this van started out as:...

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Sports Mobile Pop top vs Colorado Campervan Pop Top Comparison

Korey

Jun 3, 20212 min read

Sports Mobile Pop top vs Colorado Campervan Pop Top Comparison

I get this question a lot since I build a lot of vans. So I thought I would post some comparisons because there seems to be so much...

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Korey

May 3, 20211 min read

Larger Tire Mod for VS30 Sprinter Vans

Want to fit larger tires on your 2WD or 4WD 2019+ Van? You need to open up the fender well so your tires fit. We recommend for 4WD...

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Korey

May 1, 20214 min read

Inverters and shore power

We often get a request to add an inverter? Whats an inverter? Its an electrical device that converts DC (12V) energy to AC energy (120v) ...

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Korey

Mar 20, 20214 min read

Building a Van in Stages

We get this question asked to us a lot. We generally don't recommend this as like building a home in stages makes things complicated and...

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Korey

Mar 17, 20219 min read

Sprinter High Roof Weekender for Family

We build a lot of weekenders for families, most are high roofs and we find ways to get these to work. The challenge is fitting people AND...

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2020 4WD Sprinter Pop Top Build Demo Van

Korey

Dec 28, 202018 min read

2020 4WD Sprinter Pop Top Build Demo Van

Build blog on our demo Pop Top van. This build will highlight key upgrades and extras possible on a low roof Sprinter. Many of the things...

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Korey

Aug 16, 202017 min read

2020 Transit Crew AWD Crew Build

We don't build a lot of Transits but thought we finally will tackle a "simple" Transit build our way keeping it very simple. We started...

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