Weeeeellllll... After my last trip to Ford and dealing with my current 6.7 liter Super Dooty, I have vehemently decided against the purchase of another Ford Diesel truck (God, I miss my simple 7.3). I have looked into other platforms like Durastar, but they put me above my ideal roof/clearance height. Besides the issues I am having with deciding on a chassis, and the issues I've had trying to get sample materials for the camper shell, my "small" camper keeps getting bigger and bigger. My wife said "It's a giant rig with a little camper" and shes right. At this point, I have starting looking at other types of vehicles and analyzing my priorities. With the definite, upcoming, US release of the AWD Sprinter, I have come to the conclusion that it would be the perfect vehicle for my family. I could use it as a "daily driver" if necessary. At 22.8 feet long it's small enough to drive and park in downtown, urban areas. With two small children, we spend a lot of time going to museums, aquariums, zoos and similar attractions in different cities. These destinations often call for stealth boondocking witch would be impossible in my previous design. I also prefer off the beaten path, solitary places to camp witch are getting harder to find in the eastern parts of the US. Therefor the need for a hardcore, off-road, overland vehicle is not a necessity. That being said, I don't think my previous design at 26 feet long, 11.5 feet high would be a great off-road vehicle anyway. Most of my camping is off of gravel/forest roads and festivals where I'm fine unless it rains and the ground gets sticky, where 4WD/AWD will keep me moving. So, without further jibber jabbering, here is my current design for a 2015, 170" Highroof, AWD, Sprinter.
So, do I need to move my thread to the Van section now? I guess I better change the title.
I would appreciate any thoughts, critiques.
Thanks.
