Planned Features

Friday, May 16th, 2025

First off, design. The van will have a sleek, yet functional design. The attached photo is the design I’m going for. The exact design likely won’t be figured out until I purchase the van. I have a few ideas, but it’ll be hard to really visualize until I’m standing in the space.

The bed
The bed choice is a small detail but makes a huge difference on how much can fit in the van. At the end of the day, you have 3 options: Convertible couch, twin bed, or full size bed. The full size bed is most common, but takes up a ton of space. The twin size is 16 inches thinner than a full size, which in the case of a van build, every inch matters. I haven’t fully decided on which bed choice I’ll go with yet, it’ll come down to how many trips I plan to take another person on.

One of the key points to this van build is stealth. Solar panels will (hopefully) not go all the way to the edge. The maxxair fan can’t be hidden, nor can the Starlink, but the rest will be as stealthy as possible. If I’m able to travel full time, I plan to take the van stealth camping in cities quite often. Having a low profile van will be essential in making this work.

Below are a list of features I’d like to include in the van, sorted by must-have, first. I’ll go more in depth on a lot of these items in future posts.

Core

• Water/Plumbing System
• Internal Power System
• Starlink Mini & Hotspot
• Max Air Fan & AC
• Heater
• Hidden, Secured Safe
• Swivel Seats
• 24/7 Custom GPS tracking

Kitchen/Bathroom

• Sink
• Butcher block counter for cooking
• Cooktop
• Portable Toilet (emergency use only)

Office/Bedroom

• Bed (Size TBD)
• Desk large enough for 2 monitors
• Storage for a Gaming PC & console
• Hidden radio cabinet that can be opened/closed without a door in the way
• Radio Rack W/ Scanners & Radios, close enough to the desk to read the radios
• Radio speakers mounted facing the desk seat

Misc

• Bug Nets (rear and side door)
• Blackout Curtain between front seats and living space