VAN TOUR Sprinter Layout + Murphy Bed. DIY Build | VAN LIFE Australia 

Thank you Jane 💛

Thank you so much! Yes, we did our research on that one haha. All the best with your build. It’s a journey that’s for sure 😊 Thanks for watching/subscribing

Thank you 😊 it definitely helped us save on space

Thanks so much Laura. Glad you enjoyed it 💛

Thank you 😊 Yep we found that’s the best way. Noone knows the way you live better than you do

Hi. The van in this video weighs 3780kg the way it is set up and the max allowable is 5000kg so we have plenty of headroom. The 316 model would only have a carrying capacity of 3500kg so we would be overweight if we had one of those. Some of the 516 models only have a gvm of 4490kg in Australia. This is so people can drive them on a normal car license. Our van requires a light rigid truck license. The list of your build sounds similar enough to ours but would probably be a little bit heavier with the bullbar, and spare fuel on the roof etc. depending on your batteries whether they are AGM (heavy) or lithium (more capacity and half the weight) We just use our Telstra phone plans for mobile internet. There is pretty good coverage around towns but not much in remote areas. Other people use starlink to be connected all the time. We usually have about 2 weeks food on board and top up fresh food regularly whenever we need it. We have lots to space for clothes and bedding so carry enough for all seasons and store warm clothes away in the summer etc. We just rotate from easy to reach storage to hard to reach if we are not going to be using the items for a while. We have no experience with a dog but plenty of people do it

Thanks for watching, and great question. I will just add to what Ryan has said here: that it will depend on what your cupboards and bed is made of as well. For example if your bed is plywood and you have a spring mattress it would easily add an extra 100kgs. The same goes for water tank and spare fuel. Will depend on how big you’re talking. Don’t forget to take height and the amount of solar you require into consideration - especially if you plan on storing so much on the top. We’re currently working on some videos to help on these topics soon so keep an eye out for those. If you see the 4 overhead cupboards in the video down one side - all of our clothing and personal items fit in those apart from a couple of bulky items.

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Thank you Jennifer 💛 The lining isn’t really heatproof, but it’s the same thing we used for our insulation so as to keep the heat away from the benchtop. I don’t know the brand but it’s a cut-off of foil insulation (kind of like reflectix) - hope that helps!

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Thank you for watching 💛 We’ve loved watching your videos for a few years now, and even go back and watch older ones for research sometimes to get an idea of road conditions in places seeing as our sprinter is only 2WD. We actually re-watched your van tour one just a couple of days ago and had a laugh at some of the similarities between our videos 😂 unintentional I assure you haha! We filmed this at Dhilba-Innes NP on the Yorke Peninsula. Such a stunning place. Hope you’re enjoying Tassie!

@@miaandryanadvantures oh thanks guys, I'm so glad our videos are helpful! but OMG our van tour video is SO CRINGE! I was trying to watch it the other day and had to turn it off haha. We are about to film a new one that we can use to help when we put the FOR SALE sign on the van in a couple of weeks 😢

@@nigelandsueadventures 😮 No way!! We didn’t know you were selling!? That is sad.. We just watched your latest video - hope it’s not anything to do with Nigel hurting his back! But I’m sure we’ll find out soon. Please take care the both of you 💛

@@miaandryanadvantures no he's all healed now thankfully! That was filmed at the beginning of February, we are usually a good few weeks behind with our videos. We are selling as we are moving overseas for a few years while Nigel is working in the Middle East.

@@nigelandsueadventures Glad to hear it! Wow what an amazing opportunity! Well we really hope you have the time to keep posting RU-vid updates of all your adventures if possible 💛

Thank you 😊 Yes we used only heavy duty piano hinges. We didn’t use any discs or rotating parts as we didn’t have enough space on each end of the bed. This is why we chose the piano hinges

@@miaandryanadvantures das ist so genial.

Hi Sheryl, thanks for watching. Great questions. I guess when it comes to building an adding all these extras money wouldn’t be my main concern - it would be making sure it came under the correct weight for its GVM capacity. However, we’ve personally chosen not to have a roof rack because 1. We have nothing extra to store, 2. It’s very high up and we would need a ladder to get up, and 3. We wanted the space to fit as much solar as we could while still having two fans. As for an awning, we dont have one at this point in time because we haven’t been able to find the right brackets in Australia to fit one due to the way we have fitted our solar panels. If we had a roof rack then it would be easier to fit an awning. Keep in mind those logistics when planning your build. I think it would be nice to have one later down the track when we stay in one place for a longer stretch. We move around quite a bit now so I can’t think of many places we would use it. It really depends how you travel personally. If money was no object then an awning would be great. The one we would be happy to get is about $4k. If I was storing an ebike I think it would be best to access it from the back under the bed on a slider for ease. The bed would need to be a little higher and it would need to be a fixed bed. Because you have the longest sprinter you would still have lots of room inside - I assume you mean the XLWB (ours is the LWB). We don’t have a work space as we don’t work right now but when editing videos I just pull out table out and use that. If I worked from the van then I would put a dedicated space in where our second kitchen bench is. I think if we had the longer van I would definitely put a wet bath in with a bidet style shower. I have a few space saving ideas in mind for one that would work really well and make draining easy. If money was no object we would put AC/heater in. We travel completely ‘off grid’ style and don’t plug in anywhere so we don’t have the capacity to run aircon, and we also stealth camp alot and aircon on the roof is so obvious 😆 If money was no object then we would have bigger battery capacity or stay in a powered site to run the aircon when we need it. Again, think of the space on your roof. If you plan on staying in caravan parks or powered campsites then you probably won’t need as much solar so the roof won’t be full of panels. We are working on more videos to answer questions like these and give you things to think about when starting your build, so please keep watching and if you have any more questions let us know. I hope this has helped 😊

@miaandryanadvantures This has helped thank you!! I am looking at a split cruise & comfort so no roof space. I am to be mostly off grid. A 2nd alternator that is anither way to charge a very large battery system. Hydronic heating and hot water, etc. I wonder why vans Don't have a disposal in the sink? It is easier in trash. You had propane I want both. I do not like induction. I will ha e one not built in and I am not sure which oven yet. Either Brava or a multi use oven. I love to cook so a suvi will work like your rice cooker but allows more options. Thank you so much!! I am watching and look forward to learning more 😊