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Originally Posted by durangatangs
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Originally Posted by windguy
I checked out Van Specialties. They've got a great website with lots of pics of Sprinter conversions they've done, which is what I'm interested in. Others might be too so here's the link.
http://vanspecialties.com/sprinter_vans.htm
yeah, I know it's not an SMB but you might get some build ideas
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Not sure what people see in the Outside Vans/Van Specialties website. All I see is pictures of people with pink hair pursuing their own narcissistic dreams, not a company offering products that other people might want to buy. We couldn't find a single floorplan, or any discussion of various heating, water, sleeping, or other basic infrastructure options. It was all just "trust us, we're cool, we'll build you a cool vehicle and if you don't like it then you are just not cool." We test drove an Outside Vans conversion before ordering our SMB and got a quote from them. Their quote was almost identical to SMB West's but nowhere near as detailed about what we would actually get for our money. We were sold on the Sprinter chassis, but not on Outside Vans doing the conversion. Haven't taken delivery of our SMB yet, but looking again at the "competition" website we are confident we made the right choice.
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The Outside Vans/Van Specialties sites do leave a lot to be desired, as does nearly every other upfitter except Sportsmobile. What makes SMB nice is their detail when it comes to details...All the other outfits seem to leave you guessing as to what they put in your vans.
Like windguy, I get a kick out of surfing the various forums, sites, blogs, etc. for any bit of info I can gather that will help with my build. I've got links out the wazoo and lots of great ideas from not only the forums, but from talking with other Sprinter/SMB/Class B owners. This will be my first RV purchase, hopefully my last for many years, and I want to get it right!