Koen van der Meer

I outfit camprooms for exposed ridgelines and desert washes, focusing on stability, repairability, and modular tie-down strategies that keep social space functional when conditions get mean.

Prepared systems beat heroic reactions when weather turns.

On a basalt shelf above the valley, a sudden katabatic blast cartwheeled a neighbor’s table. Our rig stayed: sand feet swapped for rock plates, cross-braced rails, and lines to deadmen. Dinner continued, conversations unbroken. That hour taught me: build for the site you have, not the brochure’s meadow.