Van Details

The picture of the van (above) is taken at Meat Cove at the top of Cape Breton in Nova Scotia.

On the roof, there is a light bar, currently with a metal cover on it. That was required to pass commercial inspection and I never got around to taking it off. At the back are 2 small spot lights. Behind that are 2x 200 watt Renogy solar panels, with the roof vent under one of the panels. Behind that is the rooftop AC unit. There are running boards on the van (not pictured) at the drivers door and on the passenger door and sliding door (pictured).  The full set is now installed  The grey water outlet is just below the back of the middle window on the driver's side, easy access to swing the pipe down and connect a garden hose for draining the 10 gal holding tank. At the back of the van, driver's side, is the shore power plug in to recharge batteries and run the whole rig if you are plugged in.

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On the exterior, there is the trailer hitch, 2 inch receiver, 6000 lb load, 900 lb tongue weight, and trailer plug, there is not a brake controller on the van. 
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At the very back there is a rear view camera which is full time display in the "mirror" monitor. This also has a dash cam and both views are saved to a microSD card in the display. There is also an Android Auto/Carplay screen that you can connect to your mobile for navigation on display. Both devices are off of Amazon. 

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On the passenger side is the Fiamma Awning, I think it is 10x8 in size. The crank pole is stored in the back of the van above the water tank. The legs for the awning are a little short, I usually have them tied to a bin to help anchor the awning against the wind. 

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At the back of the van there is enough room in the slide out tray for 6 of those Canadian Tire bins with room to spare. The tray is 4' deep and slides out 3' for easy access to whatever you have stowed in there. On the drivers side are all of the electrical components while the passenger side houses the 27 gal water tank behind that door on the lower right. The rear van doors can open and secure to the side of the vehicle with magnets, a handy feature when loading or unloading.

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There is a back hand shower with a 10 ft hose, great for washing the dog and having a quick shower if you need one. If you have heated the water, you can have a hot shower. The fill port is above the access door on the back of the storage bulkhead. Water level is easy to monitor with the door open; if needed that compartment also has a light.
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From the side of the van at the sliding door there is some quick access storage in the cabinet kicks. We used it for dog leashes, bags, bear spray and similar stuff. The gasoline heater (plumbed to the van's fuel tank) is located under the front passenger seat where there is a bit of extra storage space for small tools or other items. 

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Opposite the door is an extra seat with seat belt at the Lagun pivot table. The front seats, driver and passenger, swivel so this was where we played cards or had dinner when we weren't outside. There is a map storage pocket, cup holder and tray as well as a reading light. The window is a slider with screen, same on the sliding door, so getting a cross-breeze was easy to do. 
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The bunk window pivots out and has integrated bug screens (top down) or black out screen (bottom up).
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From the front of the van looking to the back - behind the spare seat is the fridge with storage below, on the left is the sink and kitchen storage. The tap drops down for easy storage and there is a 5' pull-out hose on the spray nozzle which can be steady stream or spray. The timer switch for the hot water tank is on the front of the cabinet, and the hot water tank is under the cabinet and extends into the back space behind the fresh water tank.  The water pump and accumulator are also there. Most of the time you don't need to do anything with those except when you are winterizing the van. 

The queen width bed is configured as an east-west (side-to-side) arrangement giving a total width of 5 feet 11 inches wall to wall. If you are tall, that may be a limiting factor. 


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The drawer units are routine enough, top is silverware and utensils, 2nd drawer is the induction cooktop, and the last two are good for either pots and pans or for pantry storage.
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From the fridge looking to the front of the van there is a headliner shelf lined with a yoga mat to keep things from rattling. You can velcro the curtain to the back of the wood strip if needed or you can cover the front windows with the heat reflecting covers (not shown).

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The overhead storage near the front we used for kitchen stuff and food, driver side; The front bin was food, 2nd bin held our espresso maker, 3rd bin is the toaster oven/air fryer, 4th pots, pans, bulky stuff. The last two bins have removeable shelves and we used those for clothes. That square control on the wall near the bunk window is your power inverter control. You can turn on the inverter for 120v power (for making coffee or whatever) as well as control the load the inverter is allowed to pull from shore power. Adjust anywhere between 0-50 amps so you don't blow the breaker at the campground.

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On the passenger side, we had dishes, and the last two bins were for clothing. You can see the padding on the bottom box at the back of the mattress, there are 3 bins there that are about 8 inch wide and about a foot deep going the full 5' width at the back. That was handy storage for towels, camera gear, or whatever. 


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At the kitchen area you have access to most of the switches and things; the 3 speed fan (with timed off), the Webasto heater control that is also the thermostat and can Bluetooth to your mobile for easier control. At the front is the battery monitor (also Bluetooth to your mobile) and light switches, in the middle are the tank gauges and pump power switch and rooftop exhaust fan (forward/reverse operation). 


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Above is the roof exhaust, it can be closed and at the back above the bunk is the 12v AC unit. It is remote controlled or you can push buttons if the control isn't handy. 15 minutes will cool the van down to get to sleep on a warm summer night. On fully charged batteries, the AC can run on high for the entire day (assuming sunny and hot) and still have 30% battery left at the end of the day. We installed the AC in the event we had to leave our dog in the van while we did other stuff

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We used a Boxio composting toilet, that worked great for us.

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As far as external damage, there are some creases near the roof. I think that the van brushed an awning in it's former life as a delivery van. There is also a small crease on the sliding door to the right of the tree branches (decal). 


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That is pretty much the tour, hope it helps answer any questions you have or, quite likely, spark a few more.