Why A Minivan Camper? you ask

He looks content in his camper van.

A minivan is small and easy to drive and park. Gas milage is better than big trucks. Good stealth value when camping on the street. More car like to drive which might encourage more trips. I have owned a 1970 Ford Econoline and a VW split window bus. Both of these were great but old and I didn't feel like restoring them. The Volkswagen was designed better for DIY maintenance, the Econoline wasn't too bad but the gas economy was a killer. With both there was an endless list of things to fix and I would always carry a big tool box with me. Yes I wish I had the VW Bus now, but it would have taken a long time to sort out. So it was like I would go camping but always have to be prepared for a mechanical crisis which would appear in various degrees of intensity, nearly ruining the trip. Now, after five years of being van-less, I've been having fantasies of building a small camper van out of a minivan. I don't have the minivan yet so am operating on a theoretical plane. This might seem strange, but I think a blog will help me focus my ideas, preparing the way for practical activity.