Van Builders

GB01 is where it all started — the very first Gear Bus that Yama Vans ever built. The Canadian upfitter designed it as a no-frills, all-function hauler for people who live light but carry a lot: skis and a snowboard in winter, mountain bikes in summer, and friends or family whenever the trip calls for [...]

Yama Vans, a Canadian Sprinter upfitter, builds its adventure vans on a modular platform it calls the Gear Bus — “all of the thrills, some of the frills.” Peyto is one of those builds: a Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 144 with all-wheel drive, finished in a deep coastal blue and set up less like a rolling apartment [...]

The Fitz by Yama Vans is a Teton01N Mercedes Sprinter 144 with a custom Grasmere Lake-green exterior, built for a UK-born couple into cycling, wild swims, and ski touring. It seats four, adds a pop-top, and has an induction galley, a gear garage, and solar.

The Taiyō by Yama Vans is a Robson01N Mercedes Sprinter 144 built for two physicians who bike, ski, and paddle, with a warm orange-and-teal interior, a lengthwise bed, a bike-loaded gear garage, an expanding galley counter, and off-grid, off-road capability.

The Furō by Yama Vans is a Robson01N Mercedes Sprinter 144 camper built for an athlete who trains, races, and works remotely on the road, with a lengthwise bed, a fat-bike rear rack, filtered water, and a calming coastal interior.

The Trekka by Yama Vans is a Mercedes Sprinter 144 camper built for a couple who split their seasons between bikes and skis and work from the road, with a lengthwise bed, a bike-and-ski gear garage, and a swivel table that doubles as a mobile office.