My last post was rather dismal in sharing bad news that Ram, Ford, Nissan, and Mercedes are discontinuing the manufacturing & sales of micro cargo vans; specifically the smaller Ram Promaster City, Ford Transit Connect, Nissan NV200 and Mercedes Metris gasoline models. Ram Promaster City vans are currently being replaced with electric Fiat Doblo versionsContinue reading “Micro Van Camper Builder Cascade finds creative ways to remain profitable!”
Category Archives: Cascade Campers
Cascade Campers Founder gives in-depth video tour
Cascade Campers founder Zach Yeager published a 22 minute video to help van owners remember important details inside our converted vans. Kudos to Cascade for creating a useful, instructional video for their clientele. Even though I had my Ram Promaster City van converted a year ago (build #167), I learned some new tips from Zach’sContinue reading “Cascade Campers Founder gives in-depth video tour”
Results of my TV inside Cascade Van experiment
1. Cascade van’s 400 watt inverter fan is noisy with AC device(s) plugged into it. Even a 10 year old, LG television with no smart technology caused the inverter fan to stay on the entire time the TV was plugged into the van’s power station. My six pound, 22” TV uses only 30 watts perContinue reading “Results of my TV inside Cascade Van experiment”
Watching videos & movies using a cell phone adapter connected to a 22” LG TV inside my van.
I’ve been thinking a lot about upcoming weekend trips in my Cascade camper van to remote locations with no WiFi or hot spots available. Let’s say I’m boon-docked overnight at a beach or safely parked at some Cracker Barrel restaurant off Interstate 40. How can I watch YouTube videos, Netflix movies, the next Chosen episodeContinue reading “Watching videos & movies using a cell phone adapter connected to a 22” LG TV inside my van.”
Rare black & red Cascade Camper Vans
One of the highlights of the first annual 2021 East Coast Cascade Camp Out was seeing black & red Promaster City camper vans for the first time in my life; up close & personal! This is no ordinary sighting. I just moved from a rural property near Folsom California which I sold in October 2020.Continue reading “Rare black & red Cascade Camper Vans”
How to protect yourself cooking and heating your van with propane & butane
For everything sacred & living, please use a carbon monoxide detector, fire alarm, & fire extinguisher inside your camper. Highly recommend a combination fire detector, carbon monoxide detector, and temperature display for your home or camping vehicle. Many all-in-one devices (like First Alert) include a lithium battery inside, advertised to last ten years! I boughtContinue reading “How to protect yourself cooking and heating your van with propane & butane”
Top 5 Reasons to buy a professionally built camper conversion
1. Insurance Replacement – I found two professional, camper van installers who post and update the cost of their micro camper builds on their websites, along with the floor plans, and itemized list of materials, and contents. These two micro van installers are Wilderness Vans in Alberta Canada and Cascade Camper Vans in Nevada City,Continue reading “Top 5 Reasons to buy a professionally built camper conversion”
Home Sweet Mobile Home
Meet my 2020 Ram Promaster City camper van converted by Cascade builders in Nevada City, California. After I sold my rural home last year, I could afford to get a loan on a new Ram Promaster cargo van. I paid $10,000 USD cash for the van conversion with 4 installed, aftermarket windows & extra exhaustContinue reading “Home Sweet Mobile Home”
My Two Cents
After purchasing my 2020 Ram Promaster City cargo van in November 2020, I had Cascade professionally convert it to a 2-person camper van. Five months later, I saw this article posted on a Facebook (Cascade Campers Customer Forum) page. It made me chuckle, plus reinforced my personal reasons for choosing a Cascade conversion over theContinue reading “My Two Cents”
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