A Guided Tour of our 4×4 Sprinter Van Conversion

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If you’ve been following along on Facebook, you’ll know we sold Mowgli the Unimog and bought Baloo, a 4×4 Mercedes Sprinter van in 2017.

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A tour of Baloo, our Mercedes 4x4 Sprinter Campervan Conversion

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- a robust table we could work at together - an onboard toilet and - to live inside the van as comfortably as living beside the van.

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Baloo, our 4×4 Sprinter van conversion – the guided tour

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The Mercedes factory fitted 4×4, high and low gear box and diff locks were perfect and she only had 47k miles on the clock.

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A Guided Tour of our 4×4 Sprinter Van Conversion

Today, Baloo is a fully converted 2 berth 4×4 Sprinter camper van and about to become our full-time home.

If you’ve been following along on Facebook, you’ll know we sold Mowgli the Unimog and bought Baloo, a 4×4 Mercedes Sprinter van in 2017.

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When we bought the campervan, Baloo was an ex British military minibus, complete with 16 military issue vinyl covered seats, robust grab rails and dirty luggage racks.

A tour of Baloo, our Mercedes 4x4 Sprinter Campervan Conversion

We had a short list of priorities when designing the fit out. In our custom van we wanted.. - our home to feel as spacious as possible.

- a robust table we could work at together - an onboard toilet and - to live inside the van as comfortably as living beside the van.

Baloo, our 4×4 Sprinter van conversion – the guided tour

When we first spotted Baloo, she looked a little tired and unloved.

The Mercedes factory fitted 4×4, high and low gear box and diff locks were perfect and she only had 47k miles on the clock.

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4×4 camper van – the base vehicle

Baloo is a Mercedes Sprinter 411 cdi. She has a long wheel base and high roof.

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Sprinter camper van layout & framework

We built the framework from box aluminium. The cost is similar to the cost of a wooden frame but it’s about a third of the weight.

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