5 year extended warranty expires June 2025!
Dropped price by 10k, make me an offer!
Meet Bertha! A hard charging 4×4 Sprinter with everything for your next adventure. Whether you’re chasing swell, snow, rocks, trails, campgrounds, or solitude, Bertha makes traveling that much better. After so much love, care, and sweat put into building, maintaining, and adventuring with Bertha, we are genuinely sad to let her go. Since we are going abroad, we want Bertha to keep adventuring on!
This is a high-quality build, designed specifically for surfing and playing in the mountains. My wife and I built this van with a ton of thought and care, and maintained it as if I were going to keep her forever. All of the important components including building materials are of the highest quality or industry standards.
5k-7k oil changes with best German oil, 20k fuel filter (2), 20k brake fluid flush(2), mostly highway miles, transmission and rear differential service done around 40k miles. Front brake pads were replaced recently. I did 99% of the work on this van build and know it inside and out. Please reach out with any questions.
The layout of the van is centered around 2 features:
- The internal compartment is large enough to hold 2 long surfboards (up to 9’8 or so)
- The fixed bed platform with a large garage under it tall enough for 29’er mountain bikes. The garage has a tray that extends out for easy access.
High quality materials—
The van is framed with 80/20 aluminum extrusions. 1.5” going across the width of the van below the bed platform, and 1” for the bench and countertop.
The lumber for the studs, bed platform, bench, and countertop is the best quality baltic birch plywood. Walls are 1/4” cedar.
The van is well insulated: 3M thinsulate for walls, high R-value polyiso board for the ceiling, 2 layers of minicell foam for floors, sound deadener matting all over.
The kitchen drawer slides are made by Blum.
Power System —
200 amp hour lithium battery bank (2 x 100 AH Battle Borns)
2000 watt Victron Multiplus Compact inverter/charger
370 watt single high efficiency LG solar panel
Victron Orion TR-Smart 12/12-30 DC-DC alternator charger
Victron Smart Solar MPPT 100/30 solar charger
Victron Energy Lynx distributor
Wall mounted Victron battery monitor with bluetooth connectivity
100% marine grade wiring!
Shore power plug
Interior—
Vitrifrigo DRW180 Dual compartment marine grade Fridge and Freezer
Espar S4 Diesel heater (draws fuel from main tank, super efficient)
Nature’s head composting toilet
Passenger seat swivel (Scopema brand, low rise)
Short Queen size mattress (width of Queen, length of Full)
High quality custom insulated window covers with magnets for all windows
Plumbing/water—
All plumbing done with PEX-a/uponor fittings (the best! never worry about leaks)
42 gallon water tank fits over wheel well in the garage (flushed and cleaned every 6 months)
Clearsource 2 stage water filter (a must!)
Shur flo pump with additional pump for filling from containers/backup-up pump
5 gallon electric hot water heater
Outdoor shower in garage
Other features—
Upgraded speakers in cockpit
Sumosprings installed front and rear (improved handling!)
Black Rhino Wheels, BF Goodrich KO2 tires
Flatline Van Co. Ladder
Backup camera
Microwave
Multiple 12V and 120V outlets
The BugWall magnetic screen for sliding door
Headliner shelf
Exterior ceramic coating