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camperfan66
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Jan 02, 2015

Kitchen Module for Van Ford / Sprinter / Chevy

Why is no one offering kitchen and cabinet module for Ford Transit / Sprinter or Chevy.
Look at this http://evomotiondesign.co.uk/conversions...-diy-kits/
they can order a lot option and professional build.
Any one out there the can give me an tip who makes kitchen pods or call it kitchen module.

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  • overbrook wrote:
    camperfan66 wrote:
    Why is no one offering kitchen and cabinet module for Ford Transit / Sprinter or Chevy.
    Look at this http://evomotiondesign.co.uk/conversions...-diy-kits/
    they can order a lot option and professional build.
    Any one out there the can give me an tip who makes kitchen pods or call it kitchen module.


    I'd like to find a source for something like these modular van kitchens in the US.

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/smallcampers/8524764199/

    Bill


    I think what you are seeing in those U.K. pictures are custom conversions rather than modular pieces retailed for D.I.Y. When shopping for a van in the U.S., I saw a lot of this custom work in vans on used car lots, some for camping, some for mobile office, and some adjunct to mobility conversions.

    Sportmobile has a similar style to the pieces shown here, and is actually modular in their approach to building conversions, but I don't know that they build the pieces for self install.

    Other conversion suppliers include Colorado Camper Vans, Country Homes Campers, Outside Van, Craftsman Vans, and Morehead Designs. Morehead Designs was at one time doing design work for modular pieces for part-time conversion, but I don't know the extent of that business today.

    There are companies in France and Germany making modular camping pieces for part-time installation, but the target vehicles are more often European mini-vans and small MPVs (like the one we get as Transit Connect) which can double in Europe as family cars, rather than larger commercial vans like Sprinter, Transit and Ducato that we consider for conversion. Even the smaller VW Transport is more often converted than the Sprinter/Transit class. Note that Evo's DIY kits are for the VW T5, not Transit or Sprinter class vans.
  • I 2nd the cabinet shop idea. Fresh water tank,grey tank, hand pump, sink, portable stove, some shelves with doors, . Bob's your'e uncle!
  • overbrook wrote:
    camperfan66 wrote:
    Why is no one offering kitchen and cabinet module for Ford Transit / Sprinter or Chevy.
    Look at this http://evomotiondesign.co.uk/conversions...-diy-kits/
    they can order a lot option and professional build.
    Any one out there the can give me an tip who makes kitchen pods or call it kitchen module.


    I'd like to find a source for something like these modular van kitchens in the US.

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/smallcampers/8524764199/

    Bill


    Have you tried a custom cabinet shop? There are a lot of them around and almost all of them can build what you need to your exact specs.
  • camperfan66 wrote:
    Why is no one offering kitchen and cabinet module for Ford Transit / Sprinter or Chevy.
    Look at this http://evomotiondesign.co.uk/conversions...-diy-kits/
    they can order a lot option and professional build.
    Any one out there the can give me an tip who makes kitchen pods or call it kitchen module.


    I'd like to find a source for something like these modular van kitchens in the US.

    https://www.flickr.com/photos/smallcampers/8524764199/

    Bill
  • I think www.moreheaddesignlab.com _used_ to offer DIY van interior modules for at least the 1st generation Sprinter. I'm not sure he still does, but a quick phone call should answer that. You may or may not get an answer before start of business Monday, considering the holidays.

    Jim H.
  • You've not yet searched for RV van conversion kits? There are sources on this side of the pond.