Mercedes Sprinter Surf Bus Van Tour - The most functional surf layout EVER!
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The most functional, efficient layout Mercedes Sprinter MWB campervan motorhome Surf Bus Campervan Conversion in the world. Utilizing the high top height by adding over bed lockers. Belted rock and roll bench seats that convert to a double bed. Insulated and carpet lined. EXCITING NEWS – I have a new camper van conversion that will be posted soon, please subscribe to see it. It’s going to be a van of the future! Any parts you want me to cover in more detail in the next video please comment below. I will do my best to cover most of the comments. If you know someone who might find this interesting, please share it. Starting life as a disabled minibus, the van required all the seats to be removed, floor seat rails and wheel chair lift before the conversion could start. The conversion includes tinted windows, LED lights,100w solar panel, insulation, bench seats, captain seats, kitchen area and over cab storage. It was designed to function as camper van, but be able to be quickly transformed back into a van with the seats folding up leaving a 4ft wide loading area. See how the van looks today and watch the video! All units are individually designed and handmade by myself with great care and detail for this vehicle, making this a bespoke conversion. This was a personal project to accommodate my outdoor lifestyle. There is no toilet or shower inside, to ensure maximum space is available. Most campsites provide these facilities, so it was not necessary to have these built in. - Hand made new conversion, unique rear seating that makes a double bed, two single beds or six belted passenger seats. Perfect for storing bikes and surfboards under the bed. Gas struts hold the bed up or down so the bed will not move when driving. - CAN hob/sink with electric switch cold water pump. - Isotherm BI 41 12v top loading compressor fridge, will last for a week on the battery alone, very efficient. - 100w solar panel with 75ah maintenance free AGM battery power hook up with LED lights. - Removable post table with room for up to 6 people (two adults and 4 children) - Driver and passenger swivel seats, passenger table. - Kitchen unit has 4 drawers and two tambour doors with lots of storage. - Underneath the bed are 4 storage cupboards. - Over bed locker has 6 cupboards with lid stays to hold them open when in use. - All doors use self-locking catches that lock when closed. - Hard wearing commercial grade vinyl oak effect flooring, matched work top and LED over sink shelf. - Rear step - Reversing camera display on MP4 player radio via switch. - Over cab storage with built in speakers. Mercedes Sprinter MWB 208 5.6m long. This will fit tightly in a normal parking space, unlike a LWB or the new shape MWB sprinter which is 6m long with the same load space. Sometime it’s just having the confidence to go for it. I hope this build has inspired you to give it a go yourself. Follow me on Instagram and think about subscribing. https://www.instagram.com/sambutement/ @sambutement
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But well done. It looks mint.
I have mentioned this in the video, in the description and comments already. I have not installed a toilet or shower due to staying on campsites. With my previous campervan we fond we never used the shower in the campervan or the toilet but used the facility at campsites or public toilets.
If wild camping if your thing there is space to install a shower and toilet opposite the kitchen. Having a small portaloo covered by a removable wooden box would be an easy thing to add just incase you need to use it.
All the best,
Sam
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Nice sense of presentation.
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Also I have been thing about some improvement: is it possible to combine the infill section with the table by making a folding-table? 2 folding plates can be installed on both side of the table with hinges, each plate is with length 50% of the main table plate. The plates can be folded upwards to form the table, only with double thickness, so the table can be extended with 50% to 100% length. it will also function like the infill-section.
By the way if you ever want to travel/live a while in Scandinavian countries, please contact me, maybe you can help me building such a van and I can help you with some local resources or give something back to you! :-)
Really cool design though. The fit and finish is insanely good from the looks of it. Love the bed system.
If so, could you please share some details about materials use, like for example, the sliding doors. Thank you !
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You kooks don't deserve waves
And will never get any around here
The Sprinter was a great van, fantastic to drive and never failed to start. My favourite part of this conversion, was designing and making the custom bespoke beds.
Why did I sell the van?
- To keep this short, I will say it was not being fullly utilised. When I did the conversion, I thought frequent trips would be possible and weeks away were on the cards. However, I found I was only using it to drive to work and only slept in it once. Using this van as a daily driver was inefficient for me. I could not justify keeping it. If I could frequently utilize the volume, perhaps I would have kept it. At the time electric vans were becoming available in the UK and I have been super keen to move to electric.
Next Van?
- I saw the ENV-200 which is a small electric van by Nissan. Although this only has a max range of 105 miles on a single charge I realised I only drive 20 miles a day, so this will work perfectly for me. For others the low range will be a problem.
New Conversion?
- I will be designing and making the interior with a bench seat that turns into a bed. I will include a cooker and removable fridge.
THANK YOU to everyone who has commented and shared! I will be posting the new electic van build this year! If you are interested please share and subcribe!
I store them under the bed, sorry I should have added some surfboards for the video but I was in a rush to film.
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