About Joel Robinson

I'm a dad with 2 active, "outdoorsy" kids a wife and a dog. We enjoy car camping and recently expanded into van camping. I've had a life long interest in cars and motorsports and am particularly picky about the vehicles I own and drive. I *love* driving my Lotus Elise sports car but it's terrible for camping. :-) I don't want to be stuck being the driver of a large, ungainly camping vehicle on vacation. Instead, I prefer smaller, more nimble and fuel efficient vehicles like our Subaru Crosstrek. So, when I decided to select and build a camping van, I tried to consider these preferences. I've found it's is really a challenge to fit my family of 4 plus dog into a compact van that's more reliable and safer than the obvious and popular VW / Westfalia vans. I have immense respect for their design.