Buying Sprinter Van and ideas for racking system

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In your wetsuit. Duh.
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Seems a decent price for pretty low mileage. Bring your decorating ideas eh

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Nicely done sprinter conversion: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooOoDx2NxkU
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I have to lol this thread. :roll: :o :lol:
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Buddy over here in Squamish is reluctantly selling his 4x4 Sprinter. Spent too much on his house reno. Damn shame.
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I am now officially in the hunt. Ideally the passenger version, as I prefer the windows, nice to have it already insulated and lit and heated, plus I want the option of at least 2 extra seats.

Hoping to find a decent priced used one (ha!). $60k ish for the new one, there's the ceiling.

Saw one where the owner had done a really basic bunk bed in the back, pulled out one row of seats, fit two queen size beds stacked. The middle of the lower bunk pulls out, making a table with bench seats -- great use of space. Interesting to build with metal: lighter and structure takes up much less space.

Have watched a dozen or so DIY videos online, to get the imagination going. Some very detail oriented folks out there with a lot of time on their hands. The one I liked best was building all the interior with ikea cabinets, including a sink made of a metal salad bowl with drain drilled in the bottom. Not too fussy!
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The toughest part is balancing interior livability with gear storage. Easy if you're ok with boards and stuff on the roof, tough if you want it all inside. That's when you realize they are not as big as you thought.
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nanmoo wrote:The toughest part is balancing interior livability with gear storage. Easy if you're ok with boards and stuff on the roof, tough if you want it all inside. That's when you realize they are not as big as you thought.
boards on the roof at night, stacked on 1/2 the bed during travel and the day. Yes the club wagon all finished is much nicer. I usually end up covering most of the windows for insulation/ privacy though with coroplast (sp) & Alu bubble wrap
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JL, driving large vehicles standard is a total nightmare in the city of hills. All hail the automatic for large vehicles.
One could always hit the wreckers and pick up the mercedes symbols and swap them out on the Dodge, same vehicles eh.
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nanmoo wrote:The toughest part is balancing interior livability with gear storage. Easy if you're ok with boards and stuff on the roof, tough if you want it all inside. That's when you realize they are not as big as you thought.
back in the day ... the chevy funcraft with the upstairs bed, all the surf gear fit in that bed. Could even sleep a single along side the boards (called "the coffin"....not for claustrophobics). But now with longboards and sups, that's a little more complicated. Roof rack probably mandatory, if you want easy living inside without constantly moving stuff around.
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Thermals are good.
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I like the garage & 4x4 but would miss propane for cooking etc. :P https://youtu.be/Z8Bhynvzev0?t=460
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at only $144k, these aren't expensive enough for me. I am holding out for the $200k model. Oh wait, that's US prices ... it DOES cost $200k Canadian!

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Thanks for the reality check. Also it's a depreciating investment. :evil:
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