Build Summaries

• Vanna Build Promaster with lateral bed on ATV ramps, sliders for 4 bikes, cooler fridge on slider
• Winston and VerJean 2016 ProMaster 159”WB High Top with extensive solar (810W)/ Lithium (500 Ah), Nations alternator, various plumbing tribulations
  • check out electronics in cockpit and approach to WiFi with Ubiquiti Nanostation M2
• MsNomer’s Hiker’s Paradise very open concept window ProMaster (short wheelbase?), lateral bed, marmoleum floor, Engel top-opening fridge, lots of very nice wood working
  • Solar install
  • Webasto install with clever air intake/outflow chases
• Hein’s 130” Transit
  • ⁸⁰⁄₂₀ bed frame using custom tabs to attach to Transit tie-down points
  • good instructions for cutting fan vent hole
  • rear door prop for sprinter and transit
  • discussion on slider prop for mid-way slider stop (ABS vs. Aluminum)
  • under-van battery box mount for 2 FullRiver DC220-6 batteries (220 Ah @ 12V)
  • 2x 100W Solar
  • using Scheme-It from Digikey for electrical design
  • in-wall electrical, components in battery box or wall compartment
• DanPaul’s Whistle Pig
  • tried a transverse bed platform but it didn’t work out.
    
  • Floor made with ³⁄₈” minicel from thefoamfactory.com
  • custom mattress from www.foambymail.com at 60” wide x 72” long x 5” thick
• asimba2 144” sprinter with LFP batteries, Magnum charger
• MidwestDrifter Overland Build now in AUS,
• FarOutRide 148” HR EL campervan conversion for mountain-biking and backcountry skiing, also extensively documented on their blog
• Watercamper’s build on a Promaster chassis - nice cabinetry TODO - look when online
• Shiny’s promaster build 159 Ext
  • under van greywater tank
  • Motion Windows
  • pressurized water system using Shurflo 1008 and accumulator tank (may not be necessary)
  • Noico install (using heat gun and roller - otherwise difficult)
  • PolyIso and Thermawrap for insulation
• Ben’s ski/bike Transit
  • CNC ideas
  • AGM Trojan 8D
  • long discussion on dissimilar metals and galvanic corrosion
• rocketfish promaster
  • crimped ²⁄₀ wire at West Marine using their crimper
  • home-made solar brackets with VHB and aluminum angle
  • bed using Ikea rails
• Nordo’s Vanna build
  • 4 bikes
  • cooler on locking sliders as bed step
  • approach to drawer locking
• MedicineMan Hiyo Silver
  • packable kayaks - Sea Eagle 393rl
  • TODO review and add more notes
• LifeByDesign @ourlibertyvan has 10.6 kWh LiFe, 24V inverter for large A/C unit
• Thom/Accrete’s Promaster build with low profile vent, EcoFi fabric (TODO), Froli sleep system
• scooter12 has a 144” sprinter with lots of ⁸⁰⁄₂₀, Rixen,
  • final build video and blog
  • 1x3 aluminum box tube to raise bed platform above van waistline (could do the same rather than using solid aluminum)