Best in Show Winner SweetDreams, an off grid luxury van

Sweet Dreams is a Custom Build. This beautiful van was built in 4 months and was completed in January 2024.

We built our van to last, with practical, heavy duty features, yet light enough to allow you to load up your bikes, kayaks, and more.

This van allows you to run the AC for 40 hours on one battery charge, double that if the days are sunny. This lets you leave your dog in the van on hot days, and gives you comfort sleeping on warm knights, anywhere you are.

There is no need to plug this van into shore power. The massive battery bank is charged by 750w solar, and a 100amp alternator charger.

We chose a 2022 Ram Promaster Ext, High roof. This van has heavy duty suspension, plus sumo spring upgrade. It has an upgraded 220amp alternator, which powers a 100 victron buck boost, keeping your batteries charged as you drive.

Kitchen

We designed our van’s kitchen to be easy to use and easy to clean up. A large refrigerator with freezer, makes ice cubes quickly! We installed a large “home size” sink, with sprayer faucet and a UV – filtered water tap, so you can drink water right from your water reserve.

Dinette

Eat food. Drink Coffee. Enjoy a cocktail. Play board games. It’s rare to find a two person dinette in a van. Swivel the seat in seconds and it’s time to converse with your Honey.

Bedroom

When you’re on the road for extended periods of time, a comfortable mattress is a must. That’s why installed a RV short queen size bed. You won’t have to “set up” or “take down” the bed every day. Enjoy your favorite shows on the big screen projector and wireless Sonos speakers.

Bathroom

Who wants to shower at the truck stop? Not us. Who wants to poo at the gas station? Nope. We installed a hot shower and toilet, with REAL privacy.

Electrical

If you want to be on the road with the conveniences of home, you need a beefy electrical system. We over-did it this time with over 15,500 watt hours and 600Ah of battery at 24v, (1200 at 12v) more than we’ve seen in any van. With a 24v system, powered by Victron, things run more efficient as the wires in this van carry HALF the current that a 12v system does.

Heating and cooling

With proper heating and cooling, you CAN sleep in your van on warm summer nights, and you CAN leave your dog in the van while you go hiking. We designed Sweet Dreams so we can run the AC on battery power so we can keep cool! The heater also runs on battery power + gas so we can van life in all kinds of weather.

Garage

We designed our garage to not only house our electric and water reserve, but also be spacious to hold guitars, bikes or whatever toys you like.

Water

We designed our plumbing to be able to be off grid for at least a week at a time. With 40gal of fresh water, a 4 gal water heater, and a 33gal gray tank.