Thursday, November 21, 2013

Custom Motorhome Design 3

                                                             © MCM Design 2013, All Rights Reserved
                                                              © MCM Design 2013, All Rights Reserved
This is a design for a Class "B" motorhome using the Sprinter Extended Body van (perspectives show Long Body van).  The concept here is to make a comfortable (though narrow) living environment that efficiently utilizes all the space available.  The sofa/bed and revolving sprinter passenger seats form the seating area which looks out the large van door.  A sliding screen is available for this door allowing the inside to open to the outside in a way not possible in most conventional RV's.  A long kitchen counter provides flat space to place things and easily make meals, something almost totally lacking in Class "B's".  The wet bath, with teak floor mat, uses a little more than half of the van width in the back, the rest will be a storage garage for chairs, mechanical items, toys.  The batteries will also be placed here under a platform.  The outside wall of the bath will be used for hanging items such as hoses or portable solar panels, all accessible from the rear van doors.  The exterior would be kept clear of attachments as in my other RV designs.  Ideally this unit would be mostly electric with large battery capacity, solar recharging, and utilizing diesel systems for water and air heating rather than propane.  The advantage to an RV of this size is the possibility of visiting urban areas and at least have a chance of being able to park downtown without giving up the comfort of a similar length Class "C".

My Class "C" motorhome designs can be seen here and here.

A design using the Dodge Promaster Van can be seen here.

My design for a Mobile Cabin can be seen here.

9 comments:

  1. If I win the lottery, the Sprinter would be my RV of choice. And yours is the BEST design I've seen that would suit my needs. Love the clean lines, excellent storage. Definitely would want the solar panels, as I much prefer to boondock (I never use an RV park). Thanks for the dreamy vision!

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  2. Thank you for your comments. Who knows, maybe you will win the lottery.

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  3. Fabulous design...I want to win the lottery too! Can you give me a ballpark idea of what this would cost? Thank you!

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  4. Outsidevan.com in Troutdale, OR, gave a ballpark figure of $50,000 to $60,000 (not including Sprinter). Have been thinking about taking the next step and having them do a detailed estimate based on finishes and equipment I would like.

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  5. Dear Robert,
    Could you please share what program you use for creation your designs for motorhomes? And may be you could to give some advise or recommendation what program is ok for not professional.
    Just want to make design of motorhome for myself and can't find the program.
    Thank you!

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    1. I use Archicad from Graphisoft. It is a professional level of architectural design software. You might find Sportsmobile's website helpful. They have a "Design Your Own" section with base plans for various vans. It uses their component parts, but you can at least get relevant dimensional data from it.

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    2. Many, many thanks, Robert for your help!
      And one more question concerning to Archicad: does it have templates for various vans also? Or some third party company provides them? And I'll check Sportsmobile website for sure too.
      Thank you very much!

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    3. You have to get the van templates from the various manufacturers, they sometimes make them available online on their commercial fleet sales sites.

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    4. Thank you ones again!
      God bless!

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