Michigan Business Beat | Navigate Adventure Vans with Ultimate Camper Vans

Jeffrey Mosher speaks with Thomas Smith, Owner, and founder of Navigate Adventure Vans, Grand Rapids. • Navigate Adventure Vans, located just outside of Grand Rapids, is a premier Midwest van conversion company focused on fully and semi-customized builds. • Our mission is to create the ultimate camper vans and adventure vehicles that are rooted in quality, versatility, comfort, and beautiful design so we can help our clients live their best adventures. • The team has 20 years of manufacturing and automotive engineering experience, with a focus on creating high-quality, versatile builds. • Navigate Adventure Vans caters to the weekend warriors and short-term travelers seeking their next exhilarating journey. • The Vans o The Explorer Series build features Adventure Wagon’s cost-effective modular interior systems that can change and grow according to each adventurer's needs. o Navigate Custom Builds are for clients who are looking for a unique van to fit their wildest travel dreams. Navigate works with each Custom Build customer to create interior and exterior designs and then build to each client’s specifications. • Adventure van builds typically take between two weeks to four months, depending on options and complexity, and range from $35,000 to over $100,000, in addition to the price of the van. • Navigate Adventure Vans is proud to be aligned with some of the industry’s leading suppliers such as Adventure Wagon, Agile Offroad, Flarespace, FVC, Renogy, Roambuilt, Victron Energy, Zamp Solar, and several others. Adventurers ● NAV clients spend their vacations and weekends outdoors, cycling, skiing, fishing, hiking, or hunting. They want to experience adventure on their own time, in their own ways, all while staying safe and comfortable. ● Class B camper van owners don’t just hang at a campsite all day, but instead use their vans as conduits for adventure. Mountain biking, rock climbing, surfing, paragliding, wind surfing, snowmobiling—a camper van provides an affordable way to access the world’s best adventures. ●