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How to Power Your Van or Tiny House Off-Grid: The Renogy Solar Setup That Takes the Guesswork Out of It

Power is the scariest part of any van or tiny house build. Renogy’s matched off-grid solar kit takes the guesswork out of it.

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Nanuq: An Off-Grid Sprinter Van Built for Two Alaska Dentists

Tour Nanuq, a Yama Vans Logan01N build on a 170″ AWD Sprinter: 11.8 kWh of lithium power, hydronic heat, a pop-up wetroom, and 2+ weeks off-grid for two Alaska dentists.

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GB01: The Original Gear Bus, a Modular AWD Sprinter for All Four Seasons

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 [...]

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Peyto: A Bike-Hauling AWD Sprinter Camper Van by Yama Vans

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 [...]

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Fjord: A Four-Season Ski Van Built for Slow Winters in Fernie

Tour Fjord, a Yama Vans Logan01N build on a 170″ AWD Sprinter: radiant in-floor heat, an indoor/outdoor bench workspace, and 2+ weeks off-grid for semi-retired ski life in Fernie, BC.

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The Yama Vans Fitz: A Grasmere-Green, Pop-Top Sprinter Camper for Four

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.

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The Yama Vans Taiyō: A Sprinter Camper Built for Biking, Skiing & Paddling

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.

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