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We've been back from our three week road trip of camping and paddling for about a week... we went high into Montana, preferring county roads to highways and looking for lakes thirty miles off of the paved roads... We found some beauties... We paddled pretty much everyday for a couple hours, one...

(above) Jeannine bought her Sprinter new in 2006...It is used mostly for transporting pallets of fruit and is a place to sleep while on the road...The Phase 1 conversion plan is in her hands... (above) Zero improvements have been made to the interior since it was new... (above) It's pretty...

Brilliant...!!!... Does the plywood frame flex much...???...

Update: A new book by Lloyd Kahn, Tiny Homes On The Move, has a two page feature on the van... Check out pages 10 & 11...

Dovetails look nice, but if I remember right, box joints are stronger according to a test done by the folks at Fine Woodworking magazine...

Plywood cases offer excellent strength to weight ratios... Plywood offers unequalled flexibility of design options...Flats, curves, angles with endless combinations possible... Plywood can be finished with unlimited surface coverings ...Paint, veneers, metals, plastics, etc... Plywood is...

It was a beautiful day... So many ideas of what the ideal Sprinter is...To see the sharing of ideas and resources was heart warming...We definitely share a passion... Many fine folks are still working towards the perfect vehicle...Some have achieved it, others never will...It's the journey...

It's done... Everyone who has seen it loves it... No new pictures today, I'll post up next when I deliver it to Mike next Friday... Me and my wife are going camping in our van for a few days up in the southern Olympics... When I get back, and after delivering the van to Mike, I'll be at...

#34 (above) Custom P-trap installed... (above) At the top of the tank the new vent that draws air from outside of the vehicle, is installed...This, along with the P-trap will keep the interior free from any waste water tank odors...I aim to please... (above) I finally got around to...

So true...!!!...

#33 (above) Wanting to have the drain system be as sanitary as conditions allow, I built a custom, tight-space, P-trap... (above) Masking tape it on the outside... (above) Two pour-in and drain coats of epoxy on the inside... (above) Pull tape and it's solid, but needs reinforcing...

I've driven this Sprinter around town a few times and the fridge feels built in..It should be fine for all but the most extreme roads and trails this van is capable of... The paint on the fridge is from the factory...Interesting how the colors did work out...

#32 (above) The industrial grade carpet tiles were installed with inexpensive latex based flooring adhesive... (above) Mike found the stuff at Home Depot... (above)The carpet and the ceiling fabric were the starting points for the rest of the color and fabric plan... (above) The rest of...

I'm back, partially recovered and back on task TODAY...!!!...

Hi Y'all...Greetings from Japan... Thank you all for the kind words and praises on these build threads...They mean a lot to me and I should acknowledge them more but often I don't...Again thanks... My trip here to teach a workshop has been another mind blowing experience...EVERYONE NEEDS TO...

The hole into the tank is only 1/4", not nearly as large as the fitting suggests...I might 'cotton-ball' the end of the tube since the vent only need a wee bit of air to let the sink drain acceptably...

#31 (above) Mike wanted to know if a pair of Pico folding chairs might fit behind the driver seat...Nope... (above) The other one could go here...The other location, at the rear doors turned to to be not big enough... (above) After some blind wrenching , the plumbing connections under the...

Sure...Here it's intended for very occasional use...My thinking is it's better to have at least some kind of restraint, than none at all...

#30 (above) The jump seat cushions... (above) Double duty seating...Facing forward it's good for travel, facing the bed it's perfect for eating, reading, lounging...I'm glad the width was increased from the original idea... (above) The seat belt is solidly anchored to the plywood casework...

There is a cover that came with it, I'll be sure to get it covered...How about the 12V DC...???...