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!”
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Discontinuing Compact (gas fueled) Cargo Vans in America by 2023?
In Fall 2022, a Cascade owner posted a disturbing article on our private Facebook forum. The article states that small compact cargo vans like the Ram Promaster City, Ford Transit Connect, Nissan NV200 and Mercedes Metris will no longer be sold in the United States. Some, like the Ram Promaster City, will be discontinued byContinue reading “Discontinuing Compact (gas fueled) Cargo Vans in America by 2023?”
2021 Mercedes Metris Camper Van
I saw an online ad for a 2021 Mercedes Metris camper van with pop-top for $90K USD. Now that’s almost what I paid for a two bedroom condo in Ohio 4 years ago. Add sales tax & registration fees and the Metris camper van will cost $95K or higher off the sales lot. Why wouldContinue reading “2021 Mercedes Metris Camper Van”
Has full-time #vanlife begun to dwindle in North America?
Photo taken by Gary Goldsmith. Rear view of his Cascade camper van, build #77, named “Chitty Bang Bang”. A year ago in 2020, Americans hit the road in record breaking numbers. #Vanlife, #rvlife quickly became popular Twitter & Instagram hashtags. Customized vans were leaving conversion companies in a flurry of unprecedented sales. With the COVID-19Continue reading “Has full-time #vanlife begun to dwindle in North America?”
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”
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”
Micro Van Life 