Selling Our First Home

After 5 adventurous years, including 3 northern winters in YT and NWT, we are selling our first home that we built ourselves (handy to have an engineer/electrician as my partner). This van has taken us across Canada, Atlantic to Pacific. We have done 3 major renovations to make it easy living. As a couple, we were full time students who graduated into their careers in this van. This can be a camper for fun weekends, a trip down to Mexico or your full time home as it was for us.

THE DETAILS

2009 Dodge/Mercedes Van, Diesel, 2500
Automatic
All-terrain tires – deep tread left
New MotoMaster battery (5 year warranty)
Recent work: Breaks (pads and rotors), power steering, shocks and windshield.
The van’s engine is in great condition, as you could drive it across the country tomorrow.

Kitchen/Bath : A section of the bed will convert into a 2 person dining area with a pull-out table.
Suburban 17” Black Elite Range: oven and 3-burner stove top with a 10L propane tank
Nature’s Head Composting Toilet (upgraded to this- it’s the best of the best)
Dometic Dual Zone 55L Fridge/Freezer (have your ice cream)
Maxxair 7500K Ceiling Fan (can stay on during the rain and while driving)
Window at head of bed and kitchen to draw fresh air in with fan (crucial in summer)
Foot pump for sink
Three large water jugs, all accessible from kitchen
Fire alarm, carbon monoxide detector and fire extinguisher

Storage: can fit a bike, hockey equipment, hooks for snowboard and skis, laundry shoot (very helpful), storage nook, and large drawer for tools

Electrical – Lots of outlets with enough watts to run a Vitamix and a small TV at the same time
Under cabinet lighting (3)
Main room lighting (6)
Five 120V outlets (2 at head of bed, 1 in a shelf, 2 in kitchen)
Two 12V outlet (fridge hook up and one by the bed)
One12v USB outlet (by head of bed)

Solar Set Up
Renogy 2000W Inverter/Charger(the on-off button is accessible – this is an upgrade as this saves a lot of energy to be able to turn on/off when not using outlets
4x100AH Renogy smart lithium iron phosphate batteries *self-heating*
3x180W solar panels – ¾ of the year, solar will have batteries at 100% all day. During winter, the batteries are charged between the generator or an extension cord that plugs into an outlet
30/50A Renogy 12v dc-dc on-board battery charger. Charges from solar and the alternator
Honda 2200i inverter Generator, for cold climates (very quiet and small)

Insulation
Closed -cell spray foam (R value of 7) covering all walls, including the front cab, walls, ceiling, floor and divider wall
This will keep you warm in the winter and cool in the summer

Heater (keeps van warm up to -30C)
Eberspacher Airtronic D2 12v 2200W diesel heater w/ easystart select controller
Connected to van fuel tank through the auxiliary port
All parts replaced in 2022 (burn chamber, computer, heat exchanger,glow pin,fuel pump, intake and exhaust hoses)
Spare exhaust hose, glow pin, and many cleaning kits (gaskets, fuel atomizer screen)

Garage (back of van)
Loads of storage: we would typically store a bike, snowboard, skis, generator, laundry shoot, lots of tools, rock climbing equipment and 2 hockey bags at the same time
It offers 2 draws that can hold hundreds of weight

Bedroom – The bed extends into a full bed and folds partly away to give space for dining room (see photos)
Lots of storage cloths
Book shelf
My husband is 6” and fits the bed well

Thanks for your time and I hope it was helpful.

Message if interested or have questions.