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justthemaid
climber
Jim Henson's Basement
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Dec 10, 2010 - 11:07am PT
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Mr.E sold the van a couple of years ago before moving to Cali. We did one last trip down to Cochise in it. The tiny propane wall heater is also a must-have in any good stealth van.
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MisterE
Social climber
Bouncy Tiggerville
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 10, 2010 - 03:41pm PT
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Nice work, Bubble Boy!
Note: hard to put the bonsai holder in with the sliding door...
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MisterE
Social climber
Bouncy Tiggerville
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Topic Author's Reply - Dec 10, 2010 - 03:48pm PT
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I sold it to a college kid in Flagstaff who was doing a lot of travelling between time at school.
He was super psyched about it, and I was looking to down-size.
Hey bubble boy, I see you are in Topanga. I live in Canoga Park. Hit me up if you want some feedback on the conversion.
Erik
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bergbryce
Mountain climber
Oakland -> SLT
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May 13, 2011 - 04:05pm PT
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bump for a sweet van thread
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Ney Grant
Trad climber
Pollock Pines
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Ok, so here is about as non-stealthy as you can get. This is our van, which is waiting for the interior to be converted by Sportsmobile in March. So no, not as creative or resourceful as MisterE.
But it has been fun to work on the outside of it (painted a bunch of stuff black, climbing rope graphics, lights, etc.). Can't wait for it to be built out...
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Ney Grant
Trad climber
Pollock Pines
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Wow, that van has "steal my sh1t" written all over it. And/or "tool me now".
Well, that is a depressing response. There are a lot of conversion vans out there, especially 4x4s, with lights and lots of crap on them. I didn't think that made them a target. Granted, more of a target than a stealth van.
Well, you certainly took the edge off the fun I had working on the graphics.
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Walter
Trad climber
Bolinas, CA
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Go Climbing!!!
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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I remember being super-inspired by this conversion project, didn't remember that it was MisterE! My lady has Westfalia on the brain for when her car dies, but I'm going to try to convince her to go this route (but in something with either all-wheel drive or better gas mileage).
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happiegrrrl
Trad climber
www.climbaddictdesigns.com
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I like the Celtic Clove Hitch graphic.
I'd LOVE to have a Sprinter.
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nfejohn
Trad climber
Los Angeles
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Ney Grant. Love the graphics!
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Charlie D.
Trad climber
Western Slope, Tahoe Sierra
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Great graphics on the Sprinter, it won't make you any more of a target then anyone else! Everytime I just step into our van it brings a smile to my face! Enjoy and Mr. E great work, awesome job.
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Ney Grant
Trad climber
Pollock Pines
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Charlie - Do you have a Sprinter that says "Rock" something on the license plate?
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the Fet
climber
Tu-Tok-A-Nu-La
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Yeah, great clove hith graphics!
I keep debating on my next ride. I thought I had found it, a 2004 Chevy Express AWD conversion van for cheap. But I climbed under it to inspect and it wasn't AWD :-(. I don't think the guy selling it knew he was mistaken, but I'm not sure why he tought it was AWD in the first place. I need AWD or 4WD for skiing; I'm not putting on chains. It's next to impossible to find the express AWD used in California at a reasonable price. I need to sit at least 4, preferably more, and want to camp too. Will probably up end with a diesel crew cab pickup and camper.
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Dingus McGee
Social climber
Laramie
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Supporter Washington State Troopers Association
He fell for this? A group in WY tried to get me to donate & I immediately called the local sheriff to find out they only see about 10% of the "donation" at the state level and the donatee gets to pocket the rest. It is all legal under the Federal Rules of non-profits. The sheriff told me they would see a lot more, 100%, if I would just mail the check to them.
NO decal and it doesn't mean sh#t to the patrolmen anyway the sheriff said. They know the decal sales peoples pitch," If an officer sees ones of these it is likely he will let you go. So Simple!!
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MisterE
climber
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Topic Author's Reply - Feb 5, 2014 - 08:50pm PT
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Nice to see this bumped!
Dingus - the sticker was already on the van when I bought it...
I really wanted to do a Sprinter! That one looks sweet - be sure and post up after Sportsmobile does the conversion!
Erik
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Ney Grant
Trad climber
Pollock Pines
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I just have a psychological block concerning flaunting the climber identity.
I obviously pushed that button, but its not actually a "climber's van" as we equally ski, bike, hike, climb, kayak, etc. Its a big plain white van and I wanted some graphics so people wouldn't say, "hey, nice FedEx van". (which they still do) My wife found the knot online in vector format, and I was able to play with it to get a pattern that would work. We played with other graphics with paddles, etc., and it was too complicated.
But you are right, some will see that van parked at a climbing spot and expect some hot climbers with attitude but what they will find is a middle-age couple of moderate climbing ability.
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Dirka
Trad climber
Hustle City
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Sick!
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couchmaster
climber
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Bump for amazing van conversion stuff!
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Dingus McGee
Social climber
Where Safety trumps Leaving No Trace
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The Ford Van Econoline series is no longer produced. A few weeks ago I took a look at a 2015 Ford Transit, the big one which is similar looking to the Dodge Sprinter van. It had a 3.5 L Ecoboost V6 $43G. The little Ford unit is called the transit connect.
http://www.ford.com/trucks/f150/specifications/engine/
EcoBoost regular gas, 365 hp, 420 ft=lb torque, electronic 6 speed auto trans.
The drivers position for navigating in close quarters is excellent. w/Rview camera.
Laramie Regular $1.97, Diesel $2.97 translates to more Kcal/$ for Gas.
Will the particulate dispersing Diesel Die? Think Asthma reduction if so.
I suspect Ford Transit sales even in the first year will roll over the Sprinter sales.
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