Da Van

For the last three weeks we've been working on buddy Brian's Sprinter van.
It's starting to look like a little motor home!

The Picture Window

Nothing initiates an expensive new vehicle like cutting a giant hole in the side.

Looks "Factory" to me.

 The Galley

The gray box is an electric refrigerator/freezer

Nice big sink and induction cooktop

The faucet has a long hose and will double as a shower, once he gets the sheet-metal shower pan built. 

The pan will pull out from under the galley counter.

Flip-up extra counter space.
Small water heater peeking out from under the bed

The new aromatic cedar ceiling with LED can lights

The Dining Room

Brian is calling the van Buck, after the main character in The Call of the Wild, a dog who goes from a relatively cushy life to adventures in the wild - a good analogy for the van life.

So we gave Ol' Buck a good place in the new table

The Bedroom

The bed and table can be removed in minutes if the van needs to haul big things.

The raised floor hides a surfboard!

The Bathroom

The toilet box will get a cushion and be a seat for dining.

Composting toilet, which I thought might be a pain, but it has a powered vent system and can go up to two months before emptying!  Try that with your RV holding tank!

The Library

Brian's nifty automated locking system to keep books in place

Once the bar is in the slot, gravity drops the little locking piece in place.

The Control Panel

This van has four big lithium batteries, an inverter, solar on the roof, and more electronics than the Space Shuttle!

330-watt solar panel flat on the roof.

...Barely visible from the ground

The Garage

He who dies with the most toys wins...

 The Man, the Myth, the Legend