Tuesday, June 29, 2010

Slingshot Importer Demo



Mothership at the Event Site in Hood River

Stand By Your Van



Espar Power Hauler, 144" Sprinter high roof, safely transports road bikes on the front hitch, KTM and newly weds in the van.


Lisa standing by her van and man- Congratulations you two to getting married!

Hi Ho Upgrade

Outsidevan's custom built 170" Sprinter Hi Ho just got upgraded: the addition of a single panel removable bed in the garage adds more storage or sleeping for a travel companion.

Thanks for the photos Chris!




Tuesday, June 22, 2010

Custom Sprinter Nerf Bar

Custom built and powder coated nudge bar from Outsideparts w/ two Hella clear driving lights, custom rock rails aka running boards and powder coated wheels to match.
No drilling required, mounts into factory holes.
This picture is rounded up by a blacked out Mercedes Kit

Friday, June 18, 2010

Custom Sprinter light bars

Outsideparts just added a light bar without skid plate and two light mounts. This custom built Sprinter light bar w/ 2 Hella driving lights is one of many options to make your van stand out. For more, please visit the following link:

If you are interested in this flame read 144 high roof Sprinter van, please visit

Thursday, June 17, 2010

Mothership

Outsidevan's Mothership just got upgraded: Note the custom made carpet with Outsidevan logo. This van combines all the dynamics of camping, people and gear hauling.

Wednesday, June 9, 2010

Gear Test

Thanks for sharing your story Mark, keep exploring!



"My short overnight gear test trip was a success. The route was short but fun. I left Bend late afternoon and headed through the Millican OHV (quad single track) area then connected to the Lower Crooked River Backcountry Byway (beautiful twistys on pavement and then gravel, great scenery). Then followed a gnarly muddy rutted (fender deep in spots, through ponds, around stubborn cows) road for miles to the Lost Forrest. The Lost Forest is a freaky stand of Ponderosa pines poking out of pumice sand (great camping). It is adjacent to the Christmas Valley Dunes. I borrowed a flag from a nice BLM lady on a quad and took a lap fully loaded with gear, to test the 690 in adventure mode. I set up camp next to this cool little flower that was sticking up through the pumice. The next morning I toured the dunes and burned all my safety fuel. Made it to the station on fumes. The station was closed for two more hours but a cool dude sold me a tank of old lawnmower gas for $20. (His frothing dog was barking at me so he came out to see what was up. Which was good because there was no way I was going to knock on his door.) I dodged deer on the Outback Scenic Byway to meet Lisa for breakfast in La Pine. The Giant Loop saddle bags are barley noticeable even when riding on rough terrain. Very impressive. Still behaved like a dirt bike.
I learned a couple things to be sure. Next trip, I'm going to have a bigger tank and a Sat phone."

Monday, June 7, 2010

Joy Train

... also known as the Tour de Outsidevan 2010.
Check out our Event Calendar and come and join us for mountain biking, surf, river raft and more. If we missed a cool event in your part of the country, send us an email to info@outsidevan.com and let us know. We hope to see the Outsidevan Family on the road this summer!

Click this link for our calendar

Sunday, June 6, 2010

4x4 Mercedes Sprinter

On a RV manufacturer tour through Europe, we had the pleasure of eating in Germany...

... and test driving the new 4x4 Mercedes Sprinter van!
Sleek carbon graphite, a taller build with the 4WD, still drives and turns amazing at European speeds.

Four wheel drive switch at the dash complimented by optional low range, both Mercedes Benz factory parts.




Just lacking powder coated wheels and Outsideparts.

Friday, June 4, 2010

Alvord's World

Motorcycles and Sprinter vans sound like your thing? Check out the world of Alvord. A 170" Sprinter high roof with a sliding bed system to accommodate both camping and gear hauling.
A utilitarian design, all you need and nothing more.


Thank you for sharing these great shots Kurt!

Versatile Sprinter 144WB

One of the most comfortable camping vans switches seasons.

Carrying all the Kitesurfing gear, mountain bikes and moto to do what NOAA says is in the forcast. Rabid outside van on the search for new single track.
Outsidevan's removable 3 panel bed system for three different styles:
Sleeping
Drop panel couch
Remove all for gear hauler