Silver 170-inch Sprinter camper van parked at a mountain overlook at golden hour

170" Wheelbase · Full-time-ish · Always outside

Home is wherever
we park it.

Follow along as we cook, sleep, and roam out of a 170" Mercedes Sprinter. Real campsites, real builds, and a whole lot of spooning.

0States roamed
0Inches of home
0Nights off-grid
0Very good dog

The short version

We traded square footage for open roads.

A 170" Sprinter is the sweet spot: long enough for a fixed bed and a real kitchen, nimble enough to sneak into a trailhead lot. This is where we share the good mornings, the muddy ones, and everything we've learned building and living in a van.

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Van life in motion

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Under the hood (and behind the panels)

The 170" build

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Fixed bed

East-west platform with a full garage underneath for bikes and totes.

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Power

Lithium bank + solar keeps the fridge cold and laptops charged off-grid.

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Galley

Two-burner, deep sink, and just enough counter to actually cook.

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Wet bath

Yes, there's a shower. No, we don't take it for granted.

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Insulation

Built to shrug off desert heat and mountain cold alike.

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Rear ladder

Mounted behind the spare tire on the rear carrier for quick roof-rack access.

Fresh off the road

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Live from Instagram

@spooninginasprinter

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