2022 Sprinter 4 x 4 Family Weekender Builder’s Own Van Sleeps 5

We bought this van from the guy who built it.

Karol at Norden Built (Alberta) builds family vans for a living. He kept this one for himself, drove it one summer with his family, then sold it to us at 8,000 miles in September 2024. We bought it to be able to disperse camp year round in the wilderness of the PNW with our two daughters and have loved it.

Later this year we are moving back to Europe so we regrettably have to part with it.

A few things that made this van perfect for us and are still hard to find:

Five real seatbelts. Two pivoting captains up front, plus a Scopema 3-person bench in the back. All three rear belts are legit. Not jump seats.

Sleeps 4 adults or 2 adults + 3 kids.

No sewage system. No black tank, no cassette, no wet bath. Just a 9-gallon grey under the van that drains with a switch.

The build is Norden’s signature Family Weekender. Highlights:

1. Espar S2 diesel heater (runs off the factory aux battery, so the cab pre-heats even with the Goal Zero pulled)
2. Goal Zero 3000X with 200W Renogy solar, shore power, and alternator charging — pulls out for home use
3. 20-gal fresh tank cabin-mounted, rear shower hose for kids, dogs, and sandy feet
4. Flarespace bumpouts both sides — bed runs crosswise, no floor sacrificed
5. Espar, Maxxair fan, Isotherm Cruise 85 fridge, 1-burner induction cooktop included, Lagun table
6. Full insulation (3M Thinsulate R7), Lonseal floor, Bugwall netting on slider and rear
7. Custom aluminum roof rack, rear ladder, side steps both sides, Fiamma F45s awning
8. Black Rhino 17s on Falken Wildpeak A/T AT3W with deep tread, full-size spare

Chassis: 2022 Sprinter 2500, 144 high roof, true 4×4 (last year before Mercedes went AWD), 3.0L V6 diesel, 18k miles, beige gray, clean title.

Cab heating/cooling needed a fix under our ownership — done at Wilsonville Mercedes, records on hand. Otherwise zero issues.

PPI welcomed at your shop of choice. Full Norden Built manual and service records come with it.