Below, you will find my work-in-progress build log for my 2004 Mercedes Sprinter conversion. Soon, I will begin writing about my second conversion — a 2015 Ford Transit. I will also begin writing some more generic pieces on component selection, product reviews, etc.

When I converted my first van, I decided to start a site to document the process in hopes that I could contribute some knowledge back to the van building community that I relied so heavily upon.

About this page (extended edition)

Over the past couple years, I've built two camper van conversions: one Mercedes Sprinter and one Ford Transit. Along the way, I've done a great deal of research and learned a lot. I decided to contribute that knowledge back to the van building community by creating this page.

Initially, this page was going to be a complete build log of my first van — a 2004 Mercedes Sprinter. I completed several posts, but slowed down as life got busy.

After about a year and a half of traveling and part time living in that van, I decided to sell it and build something a little more modern. Thus, in September of 2016, it sold and I immediately purchaced a 2015 Ford Transit.

The next two months were spent completing the second build and juggling my day job. As time has allowed, I've been thinking about a plan for this site.

Alas, the new plan! I will try to finish documenting the first build with the photos and notes I took. However, I don't plan to do a complete build log of the second build. I figure, by now, the internet is full of build logs of all degrees.

Instead, I would like to write a little more specifically about the components I chose, why I chose them and how they've performed. I think this will be a valuable contribution to the community as I found component selection to be one of the more time consuming processes. I may also discuss various building techniques I found to work well. And finally, I would like to put together mini shopping lists for people to use for various parts of the build (eg. X sink, Y faucet, Z fittings).

I think, together, this would be a huge help to some people who find themselves a bit lots (as I did) when starting a build.