PASSION LED US HERE

Where does it come from?

Hailing from Edmonton, Alberta, Canada our family of 5 always wanted to take advantage of our closeness to the Rockies. The problem was, that as our family grew, finding sizeable accommodations that could comfortably fit our family at a moment's notice were hard to come by. 

The First Try

This problem spurred Karol’s curiosity in the “Van Life” movement. No stranger to vans, having owned Sprinter vans for 10 years prior as a contractor, he realized that the solution had been right under his nose. It was 2018 when the realization manifested into Karol’s first van conversion, a passion project done on his Sprinter Crew work van that spanned over a couple of weekends. "Soon, our family was able to go on weekend trips whenever life allowed and our family-friendly camper conversion quickly became a member of our family - lovingly named Helmut."

Where it led us

As our family expanded and outgrew our original van, we became inspired to convert a second van in 2019. We challenged ourselves to come up with a layout for all five of us utilizing the shorter 144" wheelbase Sprinter; the first of many what would later be known as the “Weekender” model. Since then, the journey continued and we decided to share our passion, building for clients throughout Canada and the U.S. We can't wait to see where else our journey with Norden Built will take us.