About

This site describes the van known as Shabazan – The build, some of the travels, and a few things I learned along the way.

What’s up with the van’s name – Shabazan?

  • My first camper van was named by my (then not yet) father-in-law.
  • It’s an abbreviation of a mobile service.
  • He approved of his daughter marrying me anyway.

How long did it take to do your build?

I’m still not done after (fill in the blank since 2021) years. However, I was on the road with all basic components after about 2 months calendar time, or about 80 hours of work time.


It doesn’t look too fancy. What’s up?

My design philosophy is to keep everything simple, practical and inexpensive.