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I'm looking for some first-hand feedback/experience about towing with a Sprinter van. I sold my Express van a couple years ago since it no longer met family needs. I'm hoping to get into a different van at some point. I like the idea of a crew Sprinter so I have a 2nd row for kids, but one...

Thanks for posting this! I realize this is an older thread, but was curious if you have a long-term review to add for the GoKWH? I'm now in the market for a 12v, 100Ah lithium battery (Group 24 size) that will be for a small boat, but will take whatever I learn and apply it to my next...

Thanks for the response! So I went in a different direction. After a lot of research, I purchased a used Yaesu FT-891. Seems to get good reviews, is mobile in size, is still a current model, and is not terribly expensive (even new).....so it seemed that I could not lose. It is HF only...

I'm doing some research around mobile, all-band "shack in a box" type radios and am hoping to get some recommendations and comments on what I have found. This will spend most of its life as a base station, but also want the flexibility of having it set up so I can grab it for mobile in a...

Thanks for all of the replies! I pulled the trigger and bought a 2 drawer and 3 drawer Packout. The intent is to have them at the back lift gate of my current vehicle (a SUV), with the flexibility to pull them out at the campsite...and be able to transfer to any vehicle. In the future, I...

I did a search and only found these mentioned within other threads. Unless there is a thread I am not finding, are people using Milwaukee Tools PACKOUT organizers for vehicle organization? I just did a trip with my son and the grandparents to northern Ontario for rustic camping and fishing...

I'm new to the notion of adding solar charging to my gear so I'm looking for some advice. There is potential for a trip later this year to a remote Canadian lake for fishing. You can drive to this lake but the camping is rustic, so I'm considering my options to put some level of charge on the...

Post edited. I thought I had solved my issue, but need to look at this again.

I have had my amateur radio license for some time now, but I was only really interested in simplex (radio-to-radio) communication. I have 2 hand transceivers that work radio-to-radio perfectly fine. One is a Yaesu Vx-7R and the other is a TERA TR-590. I can transmit and receive from one radio...

This is awesome information, thank you! It seems that you may be the only person here with a gas Sprinter!? I might PM you as well, but for the sake of the community, how has the maintenance been over your 1+ years of ownership? I hear a few horror stories around the diesel Sprinters, and...

As I do more research on existing van platforms for my next rig, I'm weighing the Ford Transit vs. the gas Sprinter, 2WD, both probably in a Crew configuration that would be modified later. Are there any owners here that can comment on their ownership experience? I'm talking about driving...

Just saw this article today: https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/31/business/van-life-covid-19/index.html

I'm definitely not in a hurry. I'm looking at this as a 2-3 year plan; gives me time to look at build examples and decide what I want. I'm undecided between a high roof Transit 148" EB (gas, 2WD or AWD) and a high roof Sprinter 144" (most likely gas). I need to dig deeper, but some complain...

I know this thread is getting on the older side, but wanted to see where the OP ended up with his decision. I had a low-roof 2005 Express for 10ish years and the main reasons I sold it was the rear seat was not ideal for my young kids (too far back from the front seats to hand back toys and...

These are not overwhelmingly positive reviews. I found comments in another van forum that were not encouraging either. I found a YouTube channel of the supposed creators of the software. Seems that they are busier being vanlife YouTubers showing the girl in a bikini than being real software...

Since I've been looking at vans again, Google's AI is tracking me and showed me this company: https://www.vanspace3d.co/ It is 3D design software for building a campervan. Has anyone used it, or a similar program? I have SketchUp but haven't spent the time to learn it. That Vanspace3D...

After a couple years of not having a van, and trying to figure out the transition plan for my aging station wagon, I'm starting to look at vans again. The van in my signature was sold for a few reasons: - Built to accommodate 2 adults. We are now a family of 4 with no plans of adding more. -...

Maybe I missed it in the previous pages, but I saw at the start of this thread that you were a van guy, then you went to truck + camper, then you bought and built this van. Were you always planning to "build to sell" or have you found that you just prefer the truck + camper setup over a van? I...

I'm working through all of the discussions on tablets and other vehicle electronics, but wanted to post this question. I'm reassessing all of my technology. My laptop is a tank from circa 2013. I'm a little tired of a smartphone being a convenient distraction from life. My current...

You'll have to look at my images and discussion on the first page of this thread, then get underneath your van to really understand the features, lengths, and angles you are dealing with. I don't think a NP242 has a booted slip-yoke output for the front. If that is true, and no conversion kit...