Lolo Racks “Rad Lad” Bike Rack Install on Surco Ladder (Sprinter Van)
The “Rad Lad” ladder mounted bike rack kit from Lolo Racks offers some intriguing functionality – enabling handy folks to
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DIY Adventure Van: Modular Kitchen System (v3.0)
Our adventure van modular kitchen system includes a sink, storage drawers, clean water and waste water storage tanks, and a means for storing and deploying a 2 burner camp stove. All while maintaining modularity and quick install/remove capability which our hallmarks of DAPHNE’s buildout. Detailed plans of our adventure camper van kitchen system are available for download.
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Sprinter Adventure Van Build – Bluetooth ‘House’ Stereo System (bypassing head unit)
Small wireless battery powered speakers are pretty ubiquitous these days and offer decent sound for the cost, but we thought
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Sprinter Adventure Van: How much battery power do you really need?
When I was first building DAPHNE (our van) I agonized quite a bit over the right amount of batteries have,
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Sprinter Adventure Van: External Engine Oil Heater Installation
With cold winter temperatures back in the pacific northwest, I was reminded to start using my engine oil heater again.
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Van Project: Hands-Free DC Water Pump Paddle Switch
We made a hands-free water pump switch by using a momentary on-off (SPST) push-button and wiring that in parallel with our old on-off switch. On top of the button we built a wooden paddle that allows us to put a leg or a knee onto the paddle in order to achieve hands free activation of the water pump. Easy as that.
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Sprinter Adventure Van – New Ceiling and Wall Panel Installation (+ lighting)
Summary (TL:DR): We pulled the factory ceiling and installed a plywood ceiling, with similar panels to the original factory styling
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Sprinter Stereo Upgrade (Part 3 of 3): Aftermarket Amp and Subwoofer Install
Instructions for upgrading the stock Sprinter Audio 15 with a new 300W amp, new speakers in the front doors, new rear 6×9 speakers and a powered subwoofer.
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Sprinter Stereo Upgrade (Part 2 of 3): Speaker Replacement
Instructions for upgrading the stock Sprinter Audio 15 with a new 300W amp, new speakers in the front doors, new rear 6×9 speakers and a powered subwoofer.
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Sprinter Stock Stereo Upgrade and Speaker Replacement
Instructions for upgrading the stock Sprinter Audio 15 with a new 300W amp, new speakers in the front doors, new rear 6×9 speakers and a powered subwoofer.
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Inexpensive Solar Upgrades: MPPT, Battery Monitor, 3rd Panel
The kit that we originally purchased for solar power and battery charging in the van has been absolutely great. No
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