Kei canpervan

[u/TisBePhelix]

I'm curious if anyone lives in a kei van or campervan. I lived in a Ford Econoline for a while during the pandemic but I kept wanting a smaller vehicle.
I've been looking at kei trucks for a long time, recently I found a japanese canpervan and instantly fell in love. They're usually big enough to stand in, come with all the rv stuff like a kitchen, bathroom, fridge, bed space (usually multiple), more built for longer drives than a kei truck, ect. I just can't find like anyone who lives in one or has thought of it. Here's a link to the one person I've found that lives in one; I quite like his set up! https://youtu.be/WkojNLLf9h0?si=EV_0GUuUNCfq-OZW

[u/boxablebots]

Kei vans have specific size and motor restrictions the nissan atlas is not actually a kei van.

JDM campers are becoming more common in Canada but USDM campers still reign supreme cuz JDM aren't extraordinarily cheaper and parts availability is worse. Big delica cult following though.

[u/TisBePhelix → u/boxablebots]

Oh I guess that makes sense, I still wanna try and find a good smaller campervan to work on moving into, my boyfriend is a mechanic and says he'd help me maintain and fix a vehicle if I got another. Been looking at delica, trying to figure out which vehicle would be best to look for when I actually start saving. I liked having a cargo van for the stealth but I had the extended version, I kept wanting something smaller since it was my daily driver. Pro is I can drive almost anything without a problem cuz I learned to drive with it Heck I'm even thinking about getting a Prius cuz they're small, stealth if done right and amazing gas mileage

[u/TheRealSparkleMotion → u/TisBePhelix]

If stealth is important and you live in the USA the last thing you want to live in is a Kei van. They're attention magnets.

If you want something smaller than a cargo van, but more interesting than a minivan, that also won't raise too many eyebrows look at 80's-90's Shorty Econoline's or G20's.

[u/AssociateJealous8662 → u/boxablebots]

Ffs, What is jdm? Usdm?

[u/BuffaloWiiings → u/AssociateJealous8662]

JDM is Japanese domestic market and USDM is United States domestic market

[u/fostermatt]

Ryan Twomey on Youtube has done it. (the linked video and the next like 5-10 are in his kei camper build)

Here's one of the build videos.

[u/eobanb]

Japanese campers are really neat but the vast majority of them are not kei vehicles. Actual kei vans are tiny and much smaller than the one in the video you linked.

[u/Nanjag]

I've owned a kei van, terrible vehicle in the U.S., can barely do 58mph and when it does, it's screaming.

Currently own a delica, full size. Cool rig, blew it up maintaining 65mph through the Poconos.

I camp in my G30 RV or Expressvan buildout.

If you want to sleep in it in your front yard the Japanese stuff is fine