History

 History

Founder

A degreed mechanical engineer, my experience in van camping started with a 1965 VW Micro, which after 43 states, 3 countries and 240,000 miles went off to a well deserved R&R (repair & restoration) in Tokyo, Japan of all places. 

Afterwards, I cruised the coast on small sailboats, paddled kayaks in Baja, and casually looked for a decent Westfalia Synchro.  When that proved unsuccessful, I started doodling on post-it notes and CAD programs until finding time to build something custom.

Ursa Minor Vehicles is part of an established composites company.  Our experience in lightweight composites stems from manufacturing an array of parts for the marine, RV and automotive aftermarket, from sailboats and kayaks to wind turbine blades and electronics enclosures.