Dont know about the espar
Someone will chirp in on them
HOWEVER
your building from scratch
some easy things to do
fyi - most i have learnd here and badgertrak
and i lived in a ski resort for 10 years, 4 of them living in a VW van and 2 slide in campers
- consider dynamat everthing - expensive but everything i have read makes it almost nessisary
- floor, research here and other places what and how to insulate
- windows, do they make double pane RV windows??
- windows, make sure they are sealed properly and insulated well right to the edge see below
- run all plumbing and tanks INSIDE
- insulate pipes espcially the ones going to the outside
- there are 12v anti freeze wraps for pipes and mats for tanks, cheap and effective
- metal valves where possible
- pressue tank (see badgertrak again)
- run xtra 12v plugs for fans to circulate warm air
- sidebar - i am installing a small computer fan under my gaucho to circulate air
- switches to turn all 12v wraps and heaters off
- once plumbed and wired INSIST on detailed photos to verify done properly and to track future repairs/ mods
- insulate with the best avail (ask here for what works)
- after insulation installed INSIST on detailed photos to ensure done properly
again see badgertrek pics and read other posts here
- Make sure you verbally agree to go to next phase of build AFTER you OK the pictures
- you may have to fly out and take pics yourself, a PITA, but worth it
- all the above steps cost virtually nothing, except dynamat, which will be about $2,000
- the pipe wraps and tank heaters might be $200 for all, so really a non isssue
when wiring, make sure you have plenty of 12v outlets
I have 8 in my van, plenty because of long cords
BUT i would like a few more to keep cords short
I also like the plug in road map lights on a gooseneck...
More "foundation" componets
- Generator
- Solar
- Airconditioning
- battery storage
generator
- bult in
- portible
- how big
air con
- do you need it
- roof top?
solar
- yes you need it
- how much... as much as you can stick on the roof
- controler - blue sky, with remote display
- wire size, call blue sky, they want 6 guage
batteries
- alot of us run 400 amp hours of storage
- usually two 4 d (i have 1-4d and 2- group 27)
- sprinter is bigger do you need 600 amp hours? 800?
another thought
alot of folks get the usuall list of add ons from factory
then pay AGAIN to upgrade
IMHO it makes sense to do it once not twice
(brakes, suspension, batteries, solar, sterio, tv etc)
stuff you can bolt on is easy to ad
Aluminess
bite the bullet, get em
functional, have storage and really make the rig IMHO
twin ladders
full roof rack
baja box
even if you dont plan on having stuff up top
SPACE is at a premium
i suggest you put it all on a spreadsheet
attached is one i used initially
will try to find others
black and white spreadsheet make things clear
bw out