Our story, Our why.

I used to think good design meant permanence - buildings rooted in place, details that would last for decades. But after years behind a desk drafting spaces for other people’s lives, I realized I wanted something different. I wanted design that could move.

When I was designing custom homes, I started to see how much excess we build into our lives - rooms that sit empty, closets filled just because they exist, and layouts designed more for storage than for living. So much space, just to hold “stuff.” It didn’t feel right. There was too much waste, too much over-complication, and not enough intention.

When I left architecture to build vans, I found that same precision and creativity, just in a new form. Every inch mattered. Every joint, cut, and hinge had to serve a purpose. It was still architecture, just simplified, distilled, and in motion.

But as much as I loved building vans, I knew it wasn’t realistic for everyone. It took years to save, tools I didn’t have space for, and time I didn’t have. And, even when I could finally afford the van, I wouldn’t have been able to have the build if I didn’t have access to the shop I worked at. That’s where The Basecamp Collective began: the idea that good design shouldn’t require a workshop, a huge budget, or a permanent address.

Designing for movement means creating systems that work anywhere - at a truck stop, in an apartment garage, or a ski resort parking lot. It means valuing craftsmanship that’s light enough to lift, durable enough to trust, and intuitive enough for anyone to build.

Every Basecamp System starts with those principles:
Precision. Simplicity. Freedom.
The pieces fit together like architecture should - strong, efficient, and intentional - but the result isn’t a building. It’s a space that goes with you.

The Framework for Freedom

Each Basecamp build starts simple, because simplicity is what gives you that freedom.

The systems are designed to do one thing exceptionally well: create a strong, functional foundation. From there, you can build anything.

Each piece is designed to work perfectly right out of the box, but it’s also meant to evolve with you. Add a drawer, change the layout, build storage for climbing gear or cooking supplies - whatever your version of “home on the road” looks like. The goal isn’t to give you my idea of a perfect setup. It’s to give you the starting point for yours.

This approach came from years of designing, building, and learning what actually matters on the road. The first prototypes were overbuilt—too many moving parts, too many ideas packed into one system. But with every iteration, I stripped away what wasn’t needed until only the essentials remained: structure, simplicity, and strength.

A Basecamp build is meant to function beautifully as-is. You can install it in an afternoon and be on the road by sunset. But it’s also a framework—something that invites you to customize, to adapt, and to make your setup as unique as your journey.

Overcomplication looks impressive, but it often traps you. It locks you into one way of using your space and limits how you can grow. True freedom comes from the ability to adjust—add, remove, rearrange—and that’s what simplicity allows.

At its core, every design decision at Basecamp is about creating space for possibility.

Because good design shouldn’t get in your way.
It should move with you.