Roost Vans in 2025: Where We’re Headed Next
We’ve always believed that good van design isn’t about trends or cramming RV features into a metal box. It’s about building systems that work, last, and adapt to how people actually use their vans. This past year pushed that philosophy further than ever.
2025 Was a Big Year for Products
Some people may view us as van builders (which we are good at), but the truth is, Roost Vans is a product company first.
One of the biggest milestones this year was officially releasing our DIY Paneling Kits for online purchase.
Paneling has always been one of the most time-consuming and intimidating parts of a van build. Our goal was to create a paneling system that installs quickly and integrates seamlessly with our Smooth Rail Mounting System.
By building paneling around a rail-based system… not fighting against it… we gave DIY builders the flexibility the industry hasn’t offered before. Need to service wiring later? Swap layouts? Add components down the road? That’s the point.
Deep Thoughts
This year we also leaned heavily into long-form education, what we internally refer to as Deep Thoughts with Dennis.
We published blogs covering topics the van industry often overcomplicates or avoids altogether, including:
These weren’t product pitches. They were honest (hot) takes rooted in real-world use, family travel, and years of building vans that actually get used.
The consistent theme across all of them?
Simple systems age better than complex ones.
If you want to go deep, you can find all of those blogs on our site, and yes, more are coming.
Vans Built
Our Clackamas, Oregon shop stayed busy all year.
We built dozens of Sprinter and Transit vans, while we continued to dial in our modular approach. Every in-shop build informs our products, and every product improves future builds.
We also got out into the community, attending three trade shows with Adventure Van Expo. Talking face-to-face with customers, DIY builders, and fellow industry folks continues to be one of the most valuable feedback loops we have.
Videos
In 2025, we released 25 YouTube videos, pulling back the curtain on how we think about van design and what makes our van builds so unique. We don’t believe in polished hype videos. We believe in showing the work, because modular systems only matter if they make sense in practice. That mindset will carry us (and van DIY-ers) forward.
Looking Ahead to 2026
2026 is shaping up to be a growth year!
Here’s what we’re focused on:
More Products (Including the Transit MidRoof Ecosystem and Flooring)
We’ll be releasing additional DIY products through the website, including our flooring system, designed with the same serviceable mindset as everything else we build.
More Education & Content
More YouTube, blogs, and real-world explanations of what works, what doesn’t, and why.
Streamlining and a Bigger Shop
As demand grows, we’re exploring moving into a larger shop so we can:
- Take on more in-shop builds
- Increase production capacity
- Continue supporting DIY builders with well-tested products
Setting a New Standard
The van industry has relied on L-track for a long time. There’s a better way.
Our Smooth Rail Mounting System allows mounting anywhere, anytime, without being locked into predetermined track locations. Reliability and flexibility shouldn’t be optional, and we’re committed to pushing our Mounting System toward becoming an industry standard. Something we will continue to push for in 2026.
If you want to learn more about our Smooth Rail Mounting System, or any of our ecosystem products, you can visit us at a trade show this year with adventurevanexpo.com in Hood River, OR and Enumclaw, WA. But you can always reach out to us anytime at sales@roosvans.com
Thanks for Being Part of the Journey
Whether you followed along through blogs, watched videos, bought products, or trusted us with your van build, thank you.
We’re just getting started.
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