I spent ten glorious years with my original Ultimate Windsurfing Van, a Dodge B250 that I customized (click here to see the original ultimate windsurf van). I used that van to visit 42 states, and windsurf and surf the entire US coastline. From Key West, FL to Portland, ME on the East Coast, from Naples, FL to Brownsville, TX on the Gulf Coast, and from the Baja Mexico to Seattle WA on the West Coast.
Despite ten wonderful trouble free years with the original ultimate windsurf van, I was ready to move on and build my next JIC van (JIC = just in case - Just in case the wind is blowing, just in case I lose my house, just in case my wife gives me reason to hit the road, just in case .... - well you get the idea!!!!!)
Being the type of person who is never satisfied, I set out to make my new Ultimate Windsurfing Van V2.0, an even better vehicle.
There were some obvious things I wanted to add, and some that I wanted to improve.
I chose the Freightliner Sprinter Van with its high roof as my obvious choice. The fact that it is a Mercedes Benz, gives it an almost unbeatable advantage over the Ford, Dodge and Chevy vans that I looked at. Starting with an integrated steel hi-roof was a major factor, but its legendary 5 cylinder turbo diesel engine with its 22mpg economy also played a part in the decision.
So herewith is a short resume of my recent journey into making the ultimate windsurfing van V2.0. If it gives you some ideas or even helps you to make your own, then this page had some relevance. If not, too bad. I had fun building the van, that's for sure! If you want to contact me regarding this van or a similar project, please email me at danny@dannysteyn.com
Link:
http://www.danny-steyn.com/ultimate_...ing_van_02.htm 
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