
About Us
The Drifter story is one that melds construction and travel, with the team bringing a deep passion for both.

Our mission
Paul is the founder and partner, with Kim serving as the operational manager. Together with their team of designers, interior designers, engineers, and craftsmen, they recognize the essential role of quality materials and craftsmanship. They understand that the allure of van life is greatly enhanced when freedom is paired with comfort and style.
The mission at Drifter is to ignite a passion for life on the road by crafting vans that enable blissful exploration. We design visually stunning, high-quality, and luxurious vans that promise enduring enjoyment and reliability, mile after mile, year after year.
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Paul was a relative later-comer to travel, strapping on a backpack and journeying to South America in his mid-thirties. But he more than made up for lost time, travelling up and down the continent
for more than a year.
On his return home, finding himself in a world where borders were far harder to cross, Paul spoke to a team of close contacts about an idea. Drifter was born.
Drifter Vans is a way for this group of Detroit natives to unite their passions of travel and engineering, while also paying tribute to their Motor City roots.

Kim has always been passionate about sports and backpacking. He is well traveled and former professional figure skater, with a love for adventure. Kim met Paul in South America before graduating his master in business.
After graduation, he then quickly
joined Paul in the Motor City to join the Drifter vans family.

Our Quality Guarantee
Here in Detroit we like to work with our hands, and we take deep pride in what we do. The only thing better than seeing a customer’s face when they collect their van is knowing that they’ll be enjoying it for hundreds of thousands of miles to come.

A unique collective of craftsmen and gearheads based out of Motor City, the Drifter team brings together experts that cover every aspect of campervan creation.

Whether you’re talking cabinetry, upholstery, electrical systems or interior design, we have the skills to bring your dream van to life.
Our Team

Paul Domish
Co-founder - President

Our Team

Kim Lucine
Partner - Operations manager
Kathleen Nalli
Interior Designer



Lauren Neal
Interior designer
The build team

Google Reviews
agnes Z.
2025-02-28
If you’re looking for one of a kind, quality, beautiful, impeccably built van, Drifter Vans is your builder. From the beginning, this was a unique process and collaboration where I really felt that I could hand it over to Drifter and trust that the outcome will be beautiful and suited to my needs. I wasn’t wrong. The outcome was exquisite!! The build is not only beautiful, unique, and personalized, it’s also outfitted with top notch and user-friendly systems. The finishes and the materials are very high quality. This isn’t your off-the-shelf van, there’s just no comparison. Every little detail is looked after. Working with my designer was such a joy, and a very fun process!! She did a truly amazing job, and made it very special. I am in awe of all the details. The reveal and the element of surprise was so worth the wait! Meeting all of the welcoming and friendly people at the shop was icing on the cake. Everyone was instantly very helpful with the finishing touches and during the walk through. Shout out to Billy and Garrett! Recognizing that many crafts people were involved behind the scenes, I can’t thank you All enough! Paul and Kim were awesome, patient, and available from start to finish, and afterwards, which is very much appreciated with such a big project. They really listened to my needs, and I am so grateful. This was a process with much of the guesswork taken out of it for me, to my relief, and the outcome was just stunning. The van represents freedom and ability to me, nature is a great healer, and there is so much to see out there. The awesome community is a bonus. Thanks a million, Drifter Vans !!!
Tara Gillett
2024-09-10
Billy and his colleague are absolute legends. The nicest dudes ever, inventive, enthusiastic, we are so so grateful! Highly recommend!
James Danziger
2024-08-23
We have been traveling in our Drifter converted camper van for a couple of months and it’s fabulous. Kim and the team at Drifters were fantastic to work with as we made our decisions on which van to purchase and in working extensively with us to optimize the customized design that fit our needs. The build team used high quality components and did excellent work in the conversion. We especially appreciated the designer Lauren who worked with us to make the inside of the van as beautiful as it was functional. We are very pleased with our van and I highly recommend Drifter Camper Vans.