The layout spawned from a lot of late night tape measure sessions trying to figure out how to allow everyone to sleep comfortably and have some personal space. What we came up with is a set of bunk beds that run down the driver’s side. Each bed is a full 72” and the bottom one is 23” wide while the top bunk is 21” wide. They have storage at their feet which can be removed as the kids grow to utilize the full length mattress. Each bunk also has it’s own dual USB outlet to charge iPads and power a personal fan. There are sliding curtains made from a fleece Pendleton blanket and LED light strips that are remote controlled and can change colors. Underneath the bottom bunk there are large drawers for storage.
Across from the bunks is the galley area. Here you have a 60” countertop with a small bar sink. The countertop is made of 1/2” baltic birch plywood with Formica laminate on top. Underneath we have a Vitrifrigo 115 liter Stainless Steel fridge. This fridge has been awesome and holds a ton of food and has a good size freezer. We never had an issue with keeping things cold or frozen as the temperatures outside hovered around 100 degrees. Flanking the fridge are two vertical rows of drawers with bottom cabinets. These have been great to store everything needed in the kitchen, like our Instant Pot and induction cooktop. The lowest cabinet under the sink holds a 2.5 gallon gray water tank and a cassette toilet. The gray water tank is small because we prioritized storage, but it’s easy to empty every day or so depending on usage.
In the back there is a dinette that can comfortably sit 4-6 people to eat and play games. This has been amazing for foul weather days and for home schooling. It’s great to have a dedicated place to do things like that. The table is mounted to a Lagun table mount which swivels with ease and allows you to put the table in any position that you may need. When it’s time to go to sleep the table easily removes and is put in place to allow the dinette to become a bed. The bed area is 52” wide by 70” in length. Underneath the dinette there is a 48” drawer that pulls out the back and swallows a lot of gear. Each dinette bench has storage underneath it. The passenger side holds three 6-gallon water containers with room for much more. The driver’s side bench is split in two with one area for bedding storage and the other area holding all the batteries and electrical components.
This van has a healthy amount of battery power. There are 3 Valence Lithium Ion batteries that are 138 amp hours each. That works out to 414 amp hours. We’ve never been wanting for power even after being parked for over a week. To charge those batteries we have a Panasonic 325 watt residential solar panel mounted to the roof supplying power through a Victron 30 amp MPPT solar controller. When driving we have a 60 amp Sterling DC to DC battery charger that tops off the batteries quickly. All of this power is put to good use with our 9 different zones of LED lights, 2 maxxair fans, 8 USB outlets, 2 12v outlets, fridge, water pump, Espar heater, and 2000 watt pure sine wave inverter. All of the wiring besides the batteries has been done with high quality Ancor wire and Blue Sea outlets and fuse panels.
2008 Mercedes Sprinter Van
-170” wheelbase
-3.0L V6 Diesel
-5 speed automatic transmission
-Tow Hitch
-Fog Lights
-Baja Designs hood mounted lights
-ARB Underhood Air Compressor
-Sony Apple CarPlay stereo with backup camera
-Seats 5
Campervan Features:
-Sleeps 4 (5 could sleep with one on the 3 seater)
-Bunk Beds
-Dinette - turns Into 52” x 70” bed
-60” Kitchen
-Vitrifrigo 115L Fridge with freezer
-18 gallons fresh water capacity
-2.5 gallon gray water tank
-Brand new cassette toilet
-Induction Cooktop
-Overhead cabinets
-Overhead Cabin shelf
-Mini shelf over sliding door
-Dimmable LED lights
-Espar D2 Heater with Easy Start Pro Controller
-3 138 Amp Hour Valence Lithium Ion Batteries (414 AH total)
-Victron 30 amp MPPT Solar Controller
-Victron 712 Battery Monitor
-Panasonic 325 watt Residential Solar Panel
-2000 Watt Pure Sine Wave Inverter
-Sterling 60 Amp DC-DC Charger
-2 Maxxair Automatic Fans with Remote
-Thule 12’ Awning with lights
- Velcro Bug Nets for sliding and rear doors.
-Owl Vans Sherpa
-Rotopax Diesel Containers
-ARB Air Compressor
13 июл 2021
