2023 Ford Transit 2WD

TLDR

I lived in this van while traveling for school. It is complete with necessities for living.

This build is framed with aluminum 80/20 with 1/2″ – 3/4″ plywood. There is thinsulate installed floor to ceiling. It has a complete, electronic system customized by EXPLORIST.life, and installed by a professional electrician. It has both solar power and shore power hookup.

AC needs to be replaced. I have a 24V system that can go with the van. It will need to be installed with a step down converter.

There is a divider between the cab and living space. This can be removed for more space.

BED

The van has a full bed in the back, with built in cubbies at the head and foot for storage/extra length. The mattress has a new mattress cover, new comforter, new pillows.

POWER

There are two USB/USB-C power outlets; one by the bed and one over the counter. There are also two 120V power outlets; one by the refrigerator and one above the counter.

The power supply was installed by an electrician. The entire roof is covered in solar panels. There is a second power distributor that can be hooked up to ground supply panels if you have them. There is a power inverter already wired to hook up to the vehicle battery. The system is mirrored after an installation tutorial available on YouTube, so any questions about the setup can be answered from there.

How long this system can power you off-grid is depends on what appliances you are running and how much solar you are getting in the day. In my personal experience, I typically had the refrigerator, lights, and AC running intermittently for 2-3 days without having to plug into shore power. If not running the AC, I could go 5 – 7 days.

There are fans programmed to vent the power board to avoid overheating as well as water tank heating pads programmed to turn on in temperatures below freezing.

APPLIANCES

There is refrigerator and freezer. There is a water heater, vent fan, and gas heater installed.

I had a smaller cooling fan and dehumidifier that I plugged in from time to time when I wanted to save power. These will come with the van.

The shower is built in. Part of the counter flips up to reveal a shower pan. The sink faucet extends to act as the shower head.

There is currently a nomadic AC system installed in the van. It is not functioning properly.

The plumbing is electric. There are heating pads on the water tanks programmed to warm in case of freezing temperatures. I never had my tanks freeze.

Layout

The bed lies in the back over the plumbing system and electrical system. Both of these systems are accessible through the rear doors, or by folding the mattress and lifting the mattress support boards.

The back doors have two hooks holding the shore power cable, shore power cable extension, and 30amp to 120V adapter. The other hook holds the water hose.

There is one storage cabinet over the bed. There is a clothing rack that slides out for hanging clothes under the bed.

There are two counter top spaces on either side of the van; one is the sink and shower and the other has one storage cabinet and three drawers. There is a custom pillow fitted over the refrigerator so that it can serve as a couch.

This build is framed with aluminum 80/20 with 1/2″ – 3/4″ plywood. Every bolt is coated in loctite to decrease movement of the structures. Every wood piece is supported with screws and loctite glue. There is sound deadening thinsulate installed on the walls and flooring.

BODY

There is minor damage on the drivers side where a vehicle scraped the van in a parking lot. There is a scratch on the rear driver side door. There is roof damage where the previous owner went under something. It is not visible under the roof rack and does not compromise the structure.