Finally got the Sportsmobile home this past weekend, it was an enjoyable drive from Austin to my home just south of Conroe, Texas. The A/V system is very enjoyable to listen to with the upgraded Kenwood DNX9990HD head unit pushing into a JL Audio XD7005 Amp driving the JL Subwoofer and door and rear speakers. It does take a little some adjustment sitting high and close to the front of the vehicle when driving, but its amazing how the vehicle does not seem as large after a few miles. Trip home was about 140 mile, MPG indicator on dash provided for an overall trip mileage of 20.8 mpg, impressive for a first tank, maybe it will improve after some breakin miles? The build had one significant issue that had to be resolved, and this has been taken care of by the SMB TX folks, everything else met or exceeded my expectations.
When I got it home, of course I wanted to try out the new Honda 2000i (the interior has a vented box to store this little gem). It starts/powers the A/C unit easily, it seems like the inverter supplies the power required for the initial startup of the A/C and then the unit switches over to the genset. Sweet, just as advertised.
A couple of photo's of the interior, one without counter extension and pantry deployed and one with. We will be using a small butane stove/electric skillet when cooking on this surface. The couch converts to a 48" by 69" bed.
Here's what I call the "stack", convection oven/microwave, refrigerator, A/C A coil with the Espar unit located at the bottom. To the right is a closet with the Honda vented storage unit on the bottom compartment. To the right of the cabinet is a 24" x 36" combo bath unit.
Here's what the A/C, Espar and Inverter/Charger controls look like:
As I mentioned earlier, this van is outfitted to allow for easy entry using the Braun Under Vehicle Lift (UVL) and it also has a 6 way power passenger seat. This has allowed for easy transfer from the scooter/cart into the passenger seat. The bath room toilet has a transfer seat, and with it being close up front works perfect. Here's the power seat, it powers up/down, left/right and forward/rear.
The batteries, 17 gallon fresh water tank, and inverter/charger as well as a space for the Travel GoGo is all located under the couch. A hard barrier has been put in place between the scooter and the water tank for abrasion protection.
We take our first road trip this weekend, a day trip at first, and then we will need to take an overnight trip to test everything out!