Van Tour – 4×4 Mercedes Sprinter Van – Living The Van Life
Van Tour – 4×4 Mercedes Sprinter Van – Living The Van Life
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It’s time for a tour of the Living The Van Life 2020 4×4 Mercedes Sprinter Van. In this video I take you through each aspect of the van build that went into designing the layout of this van four wheel drive Sprinter.
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Battle Born Off-Grid Battery System:
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Battle Born GC2 LiFePo4 Batteries: https://bit.ly/3t24Gaj
Victron Inverter/Charger: https://bit.ly/3eTNuif
Victron Distributor: https://bit.ly/3vjPuqu
Victron Solar Controller: https://bit.ly/3t0YLCm
Secondary Alternator: https://bit.ly/32XIFPc
Wakespeed Alternator Regulator: https://bit.ly/3xGeUkf
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FlareSpace Flares:
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Full Flare/Bed Package: https://bit.ly/3nCAQYH
Van Compass Lift, Suspension, Skid Plates
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Stage 6.3 2” Lift and Shocks: https://bit.ly/3gNdEFW
Rear Diff Skid Plate: https://bit.ly/3nxtHcb
Engine Skid Plate: https://bit.ly/3vrVa1z
Overhead Cab Shelf, Upper Cabinets, rear slide out trays:
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Shuksan Vans – https://shuksanvans.com
Roof Rack & Side Steps:
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Rugged Design Concepts: https://ruggeddesignconcepts.com
Wheels & Tires:
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Trailbuilt Off-Road: https://bit.ly/3xA2Vof
315/70r17 BFGoodrich KO2 All Terrain Tires: https://bit.ly/3xx91ph
ARB Air Compressor: https://amzn.to/3u4QOgB
Speedflate Inflate/Deflate System (preferred): https://bit.ly/3nwrhdL
Off-Road Recovery Gear:
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Snatch Block: https://amzn.to/3dZcqFu
8’ Tree Saver: https://amzn.to/3u1clXu
MaxTrax Recovery Boards: https://amzn.to/2PvqcGw
Off-Road Lighting:
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Baja Designs LP9 Pro LED: https://amzn.to/3gRG5lV
Baja Designs XL Pro LED: https://amzn.to/3nwxcQ1
Rigid Industries Scene Lights: https://amzn.to/3nwxcQ1
Camp Fire & Cooking Equipment:
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NEW: Matthew Paul Ankou Knife: https://www.mpknives.com
Esee 5 Surival Knife: https://amzn.to/3fnQSkQ
Solo Stove Ranger – Portable Fire Pit: https://amzn.to/36JD28f
Lodge Dutch Oven Tripod: https://amzn.to/3gnqgjy
8″ Dutch Oven: https://amzn.to/3ilGFH7
Cooking Gloves: https://amzn.to/2BXdIjU
Jetboil Cooking System: https://amzn.to/2TH3yrF
Bottle Top Propane Stove: https://amzn.to/2SS82P0
Solo Stove Titan – Twig Stove: https://amzn.to/3cbYAeZ
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Forestry Tools:
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Esee 5 Surival Knife: https://amzn.to/3fnQSkQ
Schrade SCHF9 Camp Knife: https://amzn.to/2Mwr7Ru
21″ Folding Saw: https://amzn.to/2RQjFmO
Campcraft Canvas Sheath: https://amzn.to/2T4aJMr
Gransfors Bruk Hand Hatchet: https://amzn.to/2SFqLMg
Hults Bruk Akka Foresters Axe: https://amzn.to/2tQx6LD
BareBones Living – Japanese Nata Tool: https://bit.ly/2yHBXRL
Winter Van Equipment:
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Merry Christmas
Question ! Have you ever had your diesel heater tank gel up in the cold? I’m trying to figure out where to mount my tank either inside or outside the vehicle I live in north New Jersey so it gets pretty cold. Great channel by the way.
awesome tour. i imagine that your recharge you batteries with the alternator ? did you swap it for a bigger one ?
The interior wood is beautiful and you have some nice utility/design choices but it is also missing key parts for me, but perhaps that is due to your prior Westfalia days. Deal breakers for me are that there is no running hot water, no toilet and no shower. While definitely not as pretty inside I would still take my Winnebago Revel 4×4. Perhaps I’m weak, but my days of pooping into a hole in the ground and running around filthy after a messy day mountain biking are not for me anymore 😆. I like to keep my bike in my garage in the rear and then clean up at the end of the day before video editing. But, my story is not as good as yours; just different strokes for different folks. Loving it so far. Keep it up!
You have the coolest setup besides Miss Shaffer I wondered how come you don’t have a dog like a medium sized Jack Russell or one that you can control
No solar? How do you charge the batteries?
Any toilet in your van?
New to the channel but bro this thing is pretty awesome!!!
Keep up the great living I might be joining the club the van life. And if you were to recommend a van preferably four-wheel-drive besides the volts waggon even though it is a beast I’ve been looking around there’s an options
Was good to see the clip of Old Faithful in here! Do you still have it?
that was one EPIC adventure Chad,… thankyou ,watching you from central France ..keep on truckin man
who the heck cares about those people who think you sell soap for a living? Do they use Google, drink Coke? Do they watch Yellowstone or football? The NFL would not exist and public university basketball coaches would not make $9 million a year (obscene), without advertising. Ignore them.
Your van: an awesome off road/grid rig. The only thing I question, is the piano hinge counter top. This design requires keeping the top clear to access the interior cabinet space which reduces the tops functionality to being more or less, purely aesthetic. I get that with the top moving the outlets don’t however with a little ingenuity, that problem could have been solved.
Your van is great for multi purposes, great vids man💯👍👍
That’s it… It’s like watching a commercial free itv channel… You should name your YouTube channel "living in a €100.000" Van. I did loved the old vw van videos this is not my thing anymore 😕
I like how your hat matches the van
Hey awesome van, awesome life.
Question, how much was the total cost 💲 of the van + all the customization?
How much we talking?
Congratulations on your new, much improved dwelling … much deserved!
Wow man… My mind is blowing.
miss the VW videos. he’s just another youtuber sell out now.
Wait…did I miss the shower and commode locations?
One of the best build i have ever scene.Simple and practical.Love from india chad 💞💞💞
awesome dude
Damn Holmes you done blew up
HUMMER…. Done lol
I travel and camp in my jeep but would love a van like this! Lol, anyone want to do a good thing for a retired RN?
All we want for Christmas is a Foresty Forest / LTVL crossover 🤶
Really great design. I’d love to get something like this one day! Do you think you’ll ever get a Starlink dish to install on the van to get wifi while off the grid?
Hey… you did not mention bathroom & shower…!?!
Where do u take a dump
what about toilet & shower?
I honestly don’t know what your goal was, but damn, Chad! This video just turned you into the Grandfather of all van lifers. Love, man!
This is a very well thought of design and the organization is superb. Great layout.
Awesome build! Where did you get the cab divider curtain? Is that custom made?
I was wondering I’m sure it’s in one of your videos but I just started watching them I’m starting from the very beginning how much was that Mercedes and do you think spray foam in a van would be a good idea for insulation
What is that skillet?
I went from living in a tiny fiat scudo for two years to living in a long wheel base sprinter, the sprinter feels like a penthouse compared to the tiny cramped apartment that was the scudo!
Love this show, always great to see Chad make awesome videos..
The van looks really great. I’m starting my van life in a few months. I’m nervous and excited at the same time.
The intro to this video is awesome being from Arizona living in Arizona what a beautiful intro love the red rocks 🪨
While your van is superbly outfitted, prepared for every possible event, it can be extremely discouraging to those of us that have dreams of living the “Born Free” lifestyle due to the obvious cost that it takes for this van and it’s contents.
Without going into details, just curious do you carry any firearm with you for safety out in the wilderness travel?
Just a Beautiful Rig and all you need is a Ham Radio Station! ja ja ja ja ja ja De WV1Q OORAH
This van can survive zombie apocalypes
Keep trusting God for strength through your peculiar circumstance/cross… YOUR GLORY will SURELY manifest.
I really wish I discovered van life years ago so I could have just go over into it when I had a better chance soon cuz now it’s all I want to do is convert to van life but money is the biggest issue and life is just really hard right now but I’m really hoping sooner than later I can figure something out to get into it and actually start traveling I really want to go see some big time car shows and photograph them along with doing some scale RC rock crawling and filming for my dad’s RC car page it’s a lease I could do for him dealing with stage four prostate cancer.
All I can say is wow! You have really done your research and covered all of the areas that anyone would think of. I’m glad I have subscribed to your Channel. Looking forward to more post. Thanks
What happened to your little westie? 🥺
YoU RocK !
So, you got a thing for lights? Two things I would delete was the added exterior lights just to have a more tone’d down appearance. Roof top deck would have to give for major solar install. Otherwise very cool build, I’m sure this will bring you loads of fun and adventure. Come to think of it, I would do a slightly mod to the slide out kitchen. The "end cap" on the inner slide, the one that holds the burner, that end cap should really be attached to the secondary slide out, the slide that have the counter top/pres space, that way you can transfer hot pans or whatever much easier. It would just improve the work flow when cooking. And because we eat several times a day cooking space should be as functional as possible. But now I’m too anal, your kitchen and slide out’s are great. Very nice build,, and clever use of those rise up hinges. Very nice use of lights inside the van.
Hey please put a solar panel on top of u r van for more power