Introducing BranVan2020

Published on Oct 28, 2024

What's with the name?

The name was the brainchild of two others who know my fondness of good raisin bran muffin. They were discussing the new and yet-to-be-named van and said something along the lines of "does he just drive around in it eating bran muffins? Bran muffins in his van, the BranVan?" The van is a 2020 model-year, so it was then christened BranVan2020.

Why such a small van?

After the sudden demise of the Sprinter in January 2020, I started re-thinking what parts of #vanlife were important to me. After reflecting, I realized that size and extravagance isn't as important to me as I thought. What is important is having a self-contained "basecamp" that serves as a mobile spot to conduct my may wilderness adventures. I don't know when exactly I discovered the "microcampers" trend but it felt like the choice that aligned best with what I wanted. 

The project is an experiment in campervan-minimalism, aka trying to distill all of the elements of a campervan into a tiny, fuel-efficient footprint. Will it work out? Follow along and see!

It doesn't really look like a campervan

That's because it isn't. It's totally just another cargo van, there's definitely not a bed and a sink and a stove or someone sleeping in there. Nothing to see here, move along. :)

Email: info at branvan2020.ca