Beautifully finished Mercedes Sprinter MWB conversion – fully-equipped for two people to have some amazing off-grid adventures!

We are selling our beloved Sprinter van conversion, Strobie, after having some amazing adventures together over the last couple of years. He’s been our home, our car and our office for two years now, and he’s taken us all over the UK and Europe. We would love to travel in him forever, but we are now in the process of moving to Spain so unfortunately for bureaucratic reasons we can’t keep him!

Strobie (named after his orange hazard strobe lights) is perfect for extended off-grid stays in a range of climates – the extensive insulation keeps the van cool in hot weather but when combined with the LPG heater, also provides for a comfortable stay in sub-zero temperatures. The solar and battery system have always given us everything we need – although there is a split charge system and professionally fitted 240v hook-up, we have never needed either of them!

Strobie also does very well as a stealth camper (no graphics, awnings, chimneys etc). We’ve slept unnoticed all over the place with no problems, including many a night on the streets of central London!

We obviously think the van looks beautiful, but we also made sure to optimise for functionality and livability – there’s no point looking great on Instagram but not actually enjoying daily life in your van! The sofa is huge and comfortable, the kitchen is a genuinely nice place to cook dinner, and the Lagun swivel-mount table means you can eat, work and play in a range of different seating positions. We were careful to include a range of indirect lighting options too, so the van always feels homely and cosy when you’re inside.

We also made sure to include all the necessities, such as a large pedal bin and a self-built composting toilet. The toilet is fully portable so you can take it with the van or replace it with a chemical toilet if you prefer. We decided not to install a dedicated shower, but the tap extends out of the back door so is perfect for a quick rinse on summer trips.

The van itself has also been an excellent choice – it has never let us down over 25,000 miles, and the MWB has made our lives so much easier both for urban use and also offroading (compared to a LWB). It seems to have had a pretty easy former life as a cabling van, comes with a full Mercedes service history to 2020 and appears to have been kept inside for its whole life. It just sailed through its MOT again so is sorted until 2 June 2023.

Finally, we did a huge amount of research and really spent the time to do conversion properly – the walls, floor and ceiling are all fully insulated, all the holes we made in the metalwork have been rust-proofed and we even removed the side trim to painstakingly seal all of the attachment holes (apparently one of the main causes of serious panel rust in Sprinter vans).

Full details of the conversion are included below. If you think Strobie could be the van for you – please send us a message. We want Strobie to find a good home so will consider all sensible offers from the right people!

***Viewings: the van is currently in South Devon (near Plymouth) but please do get in touch even if you’re somewhere else – we might be able to work something out!***

FULL DETAILS

–Maxx Air fan Deluxe (with integrated rain cover)
–Heatsource HS 2000 LPG heater with thermostat
–Dometic CDF26 fridge (low power draw and can be used as fridge or freezer)

Gas:
–Gaslow 11kg/20l refillable LPG kit
–External fill point on the side of the van (so no problems in filling stations)
–Gas Safe certificate awarded on completion of the installation in 2020

Water:
–70l Fiamma water tank
–Deep undermounted sink with drain to 10l removable waste tank
–Integrated Lifesaver Jerrycan drinking water 18l filter tank
–Extendable shower tap
–Shurflow TrainKing 10 water pump with Fiamma A20 accumulator and inline filter
–Big extendable tap with shower function that you can use outside the back door

Electrics:
–Solar panel:
–––260W single monocrystalline solar panel
–––Roof mounted with ability to tilt up to 90 degrees to maximise power
–––DP isolator switch allows you to shut panel off completely (isolates + and -)
–Photonic Universe 40amp MPPT charge controller with remote monitor
–200AH Xtreme AGM Leisure Battery
– 3x USB ports
–Split-charge system charges the battery when the engine is running
–Professionally-fitted 240v camper hookup (which we’ve never needed!)
–Professionally-fitted 1000W inverter with UK 240v socket
–AMAZING professionally-fitted start assist system that allows you to start the engine using the AGM leisure battery if the car battery is flat (this has saved us a couple of times!)

Lighting:
–Six ceiling-mounted LED downlighters
–‘Mood’ dimmable LED strip lights with remote controller (RGB + warm white)
–Separate LED strip lighting for the kitchen (warm white)
–Touch-control bedside spotlight (warm white)

Safety and Security:
–Locks4vans key-operated deadlocks on every door (cab and living area)
–“Emergency exit” hatch allows you climb between the cab and the living area if you can’t go outside for any reason
–Fire extinguisher and fire blanket fitted behind kitchen curtain
–Gas alarm: detects LPG (Butane / Propane); Narcotic Gas (ie. Ether based gases); Carbon Monoxide

Insulation:
–Floor insulated with 25mm foam insulation board
–Walls and ceiling insulated with a mixture of foam insulation board, Dodomat foil-backed adhesive sheets and Dodomat “wool” made of recycled plastic bottles
–We didn’t use anything toxic (for that reason we decided to use the recycled plastic wool rather than expanding foam)

Sleeping:
–The four sofa cushions fit together perfectly into a 135cm x 190cm bed on top of the extended sofa/bed box.
–We use a 140cm x 200cm mattress topper on top of the sofa cushions and it is the most comfortable bed we’ve ever had!
–Touch-controlled bedside light
–Kitchen, bin, fridge and toilet are all accessible when the bed is made, so you can leave it up all day if you don’t need the sofa!

Chilling:
–Large and super comfortable L-shaped sofa
–Corner seat box next to the door
–Comfortably seats four
–Lagun mounted swivel table allows you to use the table in any position in the living area
–ROOF TERRACE!

Kitchen:
–Integrated two-burner gas hob (runs off the refillable LPG system)
–Solid wood kitchen worktop
–Large undermount sink with worktop lid and extendable kitchen tap
–Spacious overhead cupboards
–Separate ‘Lifesaver’ 18l drinking water tank with osmosis filter
–Dometic CDF26 fridge

Storage:
–Two large bedboxes accessed from above
–Spacious corner seat box
–Three large overhead cupboards in the kitchen
–A range of drawers and shelves along the side of the van
–Huge cupboard over the cab (fits all the bedding)
–Storage box under the passenger seats in the cab.

Waste:
–Spacious colour-coordinated pedal bin
–Homemade composting toilet (we prefer this to a chemical toilet but you could easily swap it out for a chemical portapotty if you prefer.
–Both held in place humorously with a VIP rope

Things to be aware of:
–No separate bathroom
–No air conditioning
–Does not meet the new London ULEZ standards (like any other van of this age)
–We left the professionally-fitted orange strobe lights in place, which are great fun if you want to add some drama to your evening campzone.