Out Of This Van
Evan, Melanny, and Penelope in the open doors of the Promaster with bikes on the rack

The Promaster

Every part in the van, in the order we would buy it again.

38 parts5 systems

Six months of building it ourselves. This is the list we wish we’d had.

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How we lived in it with a dog

Summer essentials

13 items

Shade, airflow, and the fridge we ran when the desert hit 100.

  1. Magnetic insulated roof vent sun cover

    Magnetic vent cover

    Summer essentials

    See listing
  2. Window shades for the Promaster

    Window shades

    Summer essentials

    See listing
  3. Front windshield sunshade

    Windshield sunshade

    Summer essentials

    See listing
  4. MoonShade awning on the van in Mulegé

    MoonShade awning

    Summer essentials

    Code OUTOFTHISVAN · $30 off

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  5. Maxxair roof fan

    Maxxair fan

    Summer essentials

    See listing
  6. Folding camp table

    Camp table

    Summer essentials

    See listing
  7. Dometic CFX3 75-liter dual zone fridge

    Dometic CFX3 dual zone

    Summer essentials

    See listing
  8. Pop-up roof vent

    Pop-up vent

    Summer essentials

    See listing
  9. RV drawer locks

    RV drawer locks

    Summer essentials

    See listing
  10. Gas struts

    Gas struts

    Summer essentials

    See listing
  11. Cliq camping chair

    Cliq camping chair

    Summer essentials

    See listing
  12. Leveling blocks

    Leveling blocks

    Summer essentials

    See listing
  13. Custom Magzo magnetic bug net

    Magzo bug net

    Summer essentials

    Code OUTOFTHISVAN10 · 10% off

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Must-haves

6 items

The pieces we would buy again without thinking.

  1. Dometic CFX75 12v fridge freezer

    Dometic CFX75 12v cooler

    Must-haves

    See listing
  2. Renogy 12 volt 170Ah lithium battery

    Renogy 170Ah battery

    Must-haves

    See listing
  3. weBoost Drive Reach RV cell booster

    weBoost Drive Reach

    Must-haves

    See listing
  4. Renogy 12V DC-to-DC battery charger

    Renogy DC-to-DC charger

    Must-haves

    See listing
  5. Webasto 2000 gasoline heater kit

    Webasto gasoline kit

    Must-haves

    See listing
  6. Thetford Porta Potti 365 portable toilet

    Porta Potti 365

    Must-haves

    See listing

Heat and air

8 items

Webasto heat and the fittings that make it run.

  1. Webasto 2000 STC heater kit

    Webasto STC heater

    Heat and air

    See listing
  2. Quarter inch fuel line

    ¼ inch fuel line

    Heat and air

    See listing
  3. Fuel line reducer

    Fuel line reducer

    Heat and air

    Part 91355K21

    See listing
  4. Fuel line adapter connector

    Fuel line adapter

    Heat and air

    See listing
  5. Webasto exhaust silencer muffler

    Webasto exhaust silencer

    Heat and air

    See listing
  6. Extended 22mm exhaust hose

    Exhaust hose, 22mm

    Heat and air

    See listing
  7. 22mm heater exhaust clamps

    Exhaust clamps, 22mm

    Heat and air

    See listing
  8. Rheostat for high altitude heater mode

    Altitude rheostat

    Heat and air

    See listing

Electrical

7 items

Solar, battery, and the inverter that keeps cameras charged.

  1. Renogy 400 watt solar kit with MPPT controller

    Renogy 400W solar

    Electrical

    See listing
  2. Renogy Bluetooth module for charge controller

    Renogy Bluetooth module

    Electrical

    See listing
  3. Renogy battery-to-battery DC-to-DC charger

    Renogy B2B charger

    Electrical

    See listing
  4. GoWISE 3000W pure sine wave inverter

    GoWISE 3000W inverter

    Electrical

    See listing
  5. Blue Sea Systems fuse block

    Blue Sea fuse block

    Electrical

    See listing
  6. Blue Sea Systems 100 amp mini busbar

    Blue Sea 100A busbar

    Electrical

    See listing
  7. Waterproof double cable entry gland

    Solar entry gland

    Electrical

    See listing

Kitchen and shower

4 items

The wet side of the Promaster: water in, water out.

  1. Sea glass peel and stick backsplash tiles

    Sea glass backsplash

    Kitchen and shower

    See listing
  2. Stainless steel brushed nickel faucet

    Brushed nickel faucet

    Kitchen and shower

    See listing
  3. Waterproof fabric shower curtain

    Shower curtain

    Kitchen and shower

    See listing
  4. 24 by 24 shower pan

    24 × 24 shower pan

    Kitchen and shower

    See listing