Proudly built in Michigan.
About Us
Drifter is a Michigan-based custom camper van builder. Every build is executed on Ford Transit or Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, designed by a Production Designer and Interior Designer, and built in the Drifter workshop in in Metro-Detroit. Twenty-four builds per year. Each one numbered. Each one delivered.
Our Standard. Every Build.
Every Drifter is designed before it is built. A Production Designer and Interior Designer develop the layout, materials, and systems as a single integrated object. Structure, cabinetry, electrical, and interior finish are planned together and executed together. No afterthoughts. No bolt-on compromises. The Drifter Coachcraft Standard applies to every build.
Co-Owner - President
Paul was a later comer to travel—strapping on a backpack and heading to South America in his mid-thirties. But he quickly made up for lost time, spending over a year traveling up and down the continent, living simply and embracing the freedom of the open road.
When he returned home in early 2020, the world had changed—COVID had closed borders, grounded flights, and put global travel on hold. But the desire to explore hadn’t gone anywhere. So Paul turned to a few trusted collaborators with an idea: to build something that would let people experience that same sense of freedom, right here on the road.
That idea became Drifter.
Co-Owner - Manager
Kim Lucine is the co-owner of Drifter Vans and a former professional figure skater from the French National Team. During his touring years on the road, he experienced life in tour buses, gaining firsthand insight into what makes travel both comfortable and practical. As his skating career came to an end, Kim moved to South America to learn Spanish, a requirement for completing his business degree. It was there that he met Paul Domish, whose entrepreneurial vision led to the creation of Drifter Vans. Today, Kim combines his experience living on the road with his business background in Drifter Vans, a business that makes beautifully build thoughtfully tailored for each owner.
Interior Designer
Interior Designer
Drifter Gallery
Completed Commissions
Every van here is a completed Drifter commission: Built to the owners specifications, one floor plan, one interior. Use the gallery as a starting reference, then bring the ideas that matter to a commissioning conversation.
Real Custom Campervan Owner Stories
ARON + JAMIE
Dual Workstation, Starlink & Mobile Office
Ford Transit van conversion. Transit Extended on a Drifter custom layout — Aged Barrel slatted birch ceiling, North Star flat-face cabinets, Saman live edge countertop, Gem Lime whitewash walls. Dual workstation, Starlink in motion, PlayStation cabinet with thermal ventilation.
DEREK SARNO
Chef Van, Mobile Kitchen & Outdoor Cooking
Derek Sarno's custom campervan. Ford Transit Long Body. Storm Cloud flat-face cabinets with old copper hardware, cedar plank gold pecan chevron walls through the bed area, Shoji White ceiling, and a professional outdoor kitchen system built into the garage.
ALLISON + HER DOGS
Marble Shower, Rattan Cabinets & Dog-Friendly
Sprinter campervan reveal. Mercedes Sprinter 170" on a custom layout — White Dove shaker cabinets with rattan inserts, champagne bronze hardware throughout, fixed marble shower with white niche, and a queen-to-king pull-out bed.
An Andara
15 Minute Discovery Call
Begin with a 15-minute discovery call: how you'll use the van, platform, investment range, and whether the project fits the 2027 Andara Collection. If it fits, the next step is a one-hour proposal call, and Drifter prepares a full proposal.
