February 21, 2012

My Ride...
(above) 2006 Mercedes Benz Sprinter
(above) 140" Wheel Base - High Roof...
(above) The factory rims have the studed snow tires and these have the stock Michelins...
Note the hood badge in the center...
(above) The roof racks are welded from a Hobie Cat Trampoline frame...
(above) Bolted through marine grade silicone, to the roof support cross members...
(above) Hitch step...
(above) Welcome to the inside...
(above) Both doors are insulated and the factory cardboard panels are replaced with FRP panels...
Both doors also have supplemental chrome pulls...
(above) I added a 12 volt outlet to the wall...
That's a 300 watt converter on the side of the cabinet...
Those are 6" Polk speakers...
The wire shelving is 12" shelving cut down to 6"...
(above) 12' of rope light...
Behind all the FRP is 1/2" styrofoam...
Same with the carpet on the ceiling...

(above) The 110 outlets are wired to an extention cord...
For use at a jobsite or camping in a friend's driveway...
In winter, I'll use a ceramic heater when I driveway camp...
That's a chrome over the door robe / towel holder near the ceiling...
The door pulls mounted on the wall are simple tie-downs...That one is for a folding chair...
(above) The extention cord in the wheel well...
(above) The cabinets are faced with Radiata Pine...
Full extention hardware...
Drawer boxed are Baltic Birch Ply...
The larger drawers are sized for Rubbermaid Totes...Easy to switch from tools to toys...
Twin barrel bolts keep everything closed...
(above) Surf is play...
Board up to 9' go here...
Up to 12' go on the floor...
My surf website is: www.hollowsurfboards.com
(above) Moving forward...
The ice chest is low tech beverage storage...
That's my trash bin behind the passenger seat...
Another robe holder near the ceiling...
(above) That's a stainless steel top, with a wood lip to keep thing from going over the edge...
(above) A simple sink with soap...
(above) Coffee shop under the top...
I use an iso-butane compact camping stove...
The switch is a power cut-off for the faucet...

(above) Below the cabinet is grey water on the left, and an extra 4 gallons of fresh on the right (blue container)...
In the back, behind the fresh, is the pump for the 3 gallon tank inside the cabinet...
(above) The drop leaf table is my cooktop...
Behind the drop down you can see the cutting board...
There's my fire extinguisher...
Finally, another 12 volt outlet and a 100 watt inverter mounted on sticky back industrial Velcro...
(above) Behind the drop down you can see the cutting board...
There's my fire extinguisher...
Finally, another 12 volt outlet and a 100 watt inverter mounted on sticky back industrial Velcro...
(above) The curtains are simple store bought black cotton...
A shower rod is screwed to a roof support crossbar...
(above) I re-worked the console...
(above) Looking forward...
(above) In use on a recent surf trip...
The yellow board is 11'6"...
(above) My green 3" foam sleeping pad is bungee corded to the sink wall...
(above) Three sub 9' boards on the driver wall...
Paul
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