A brand-new Mercedes Sprinter cargo van costs somewhere in the neighborhood of $60,000 before anyone touches it. A quality professional conversion typically adds $35,000 to $50,000 on top, and then you wait three to five months while somebody builds it. Which makes this listing worth a close look: a fully converted 2024 Sprinter 144 with one mile on the odometer, ready to drive away, at $119,000.
One mile. Not a typo, and not a demo unit with show miles on it — this van has been built and parked. Whoever buys it skips the entire build queue and gets a van that is, functionally, new.
It’s built by Tommy Camper Vans of Phoenix, Arizona in their Bennett layout — the builder’s original floor plan, and the most space-efficient of the four they offer.
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
The Bennett Layout, and Why It Has the Most Room
The Bennett is the simplest of Tommy’s four standard layouts: a fixed bed across the rear, a galley running along one wall, and nothing in between competing for floor space. No shower stall eating into the galley, no permanent bench blocking the aisle. It’s the layout you choose when interior room matters more than amenities.
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
The finish here is Tommy’s knotty pine treatment: pine plank ceiling and upper cabinets, white shiplap walls, walnut butcher block counters, and grey wood-look flooring. It’s warmer and more cabin-like than the white-and-dark-ceiling scheme, and in a 144-inch van the light walls do real work bouncing daylight from the two large side windows deep into the space.
If you want the full breakdown of how the Bennett compares to Tommy’s other three floor plans, we covered all four here: Tommy Camper Vans’ 4 Layouts Explained.
An Induction Galley, Not Propane
This is the first upgrade worth flagging. Tommy’s standard galley spec is a two-burner propane cooktop; this build runs a two-burner induction stove instead, paired with a deep stainless sink, a gooseneck faucet, and an Isotherm 130 fridge in black.
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
Going all-electric removes propane from the cooking equation entirely — no tank to refill, no combustion inside the van, no propane locker taking up space. The trade is that induction is a heavy electrical draw, which is only sensible because of the battery bank this van carries. It’s a coherent decision rather than a spec-sheet flourish.
Storage is handmade hard maple and pine: two drawers and six overhead cabinets, plus five under-cabinet LED puck lights, six ceiling pucks, and two dimmer switches.
Seating for Four in a Layout That Normally Seats Two
The Bennett is usually a two- or three-seat layout. This one seats four, thanks to an upholstered belted bench along the wall paired with a fold-out walnut-edged table that swings up between the bench and the swiveled cab seats.
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
Both driver and passenger seats swivel — worth noting, since Tommy’s standard spec includes a swivel on the passenger side only. With both turned around and the table deployed, the front half becomes a genuine four-person dinette. The van still only sleeps two, so this is seating for day use and travel rather than a four-person sleeping arrangement.
The bench isn’t just a seat, either. It opens to a deep pull-out drawer on full-extension slides — the kind of detail that separates a considered build from a quick one.
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
The Bed and the Rear Garage
The fixed bed spans the back at 65 x 55 inches, gaining its extra width from Flarespace-style flares with sliding windows built into both rear side walls. Those flares are the difference between sleeping crosswise comfortably and not, and they’re a meaningful upgrade on a 144-inch van where length is tight.
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
Reading lights on flexible arms, a control panel within reach, and outlets on both walls round out the sleeping area. Looking forward from the bed you get the full length of the van — a view that makes a 144 feel considerably longer than it is.
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
Underneath is the rear garage, and this one has a proper slide-out cargo tray rather than just an open cavity — pull your gear out to you instead of crawling in after it. The exterior heated shower port is mounted on the garage wall, so you can rinse off at the back doors.
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
Power: All Victron, All Lithium — With One Omission
The electrical system is a genuinely serious build:
- Victron 3,000W inverter
- Two Victron 200Ah lithium batteries — 400Ah total
- Victron DC-to-DC charger that charges the house bank while driving
- LED rocker switch panel with voltmeter
- 30A and 200A circuit breakers
400Ah of lithium is roughly double what Tommy’s standard build ships with, and it’s what makes the induction cooktop and the rear air conditioner practical rather than theoretical.
Here’s the omission worth knowing about: this build has no rooftop solar listed. Tommy’s standard spec includes 200W, and the other Sprinters in their current inventory carry it. Charging here comes from the DC-DC converter while driving, or from shore power. If you drive most days that’s genuinely fine — alternator charging is faster than solar anyway. If you park for a week at a time, you’ll want to ask about adding panels, and the roof rack is already there to hold them.
Heating, Cooling and Water
An Espar diesel furnace handles heat, drawing from the Sprinter’s own fuel tank — no propane, no separate fuel source, and the single best answer for cold-weather van travel. A Velit rear air conditioner and a MaxxAir 7500 fan cover the other direction. Insulation is Mylar-backed foam in the floor and ceiling with mineral wool in the walls.
Water runs through PEX-A plumbing to the deep galley sink and an Isotherm 5-gallon hot water heater, feeding both the indoor tap and the exterior heated shower. There’s a cassette toilet aboard and a 5-gallon grey water tank. No indoor shower — that’s the Maddox layout’s job.
Owl Vans Hardware Throughout
The exterior is where the money becomes visible. Rather than generic accessories, this build uses Owl Vans components nearly across the board:
- Owl Explorer rear ladder with integrated tire carrier
- Owl Monster Box (XL) storage box
- Owl Talon Sprinter 17-inch wheels on BFGoodrich All-Terrain KO3 265/70/17 tires
- Owl Explorer side step
- Owl Pismo Sprinter front bumper with grille lights
- Tommy roof rack with rooftop decking
- Fiamma F45S 300 awning
- Curt tow package with step
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
Owl hardware isn’t cheap — the bumper, ladder, wheels and box alone represent several thousand dollars of the price. It’s a reasonable chunk of why this van sits at $119,000 rather than $105,000, and it’s the sort of thing that’s far more painful to add later than to buy already fitted.
Design Details
- Builder: Tommy Camper Vans, Phoenix, Arizona
- Layout: Bennett
- Chassis: 2024 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 144WB, diesel
- Price: $119,000
- Mileage: 1 mile
- VIN: w1w4nbhy2rt166416
- Seating: 4 with seatbelts • Sleeps: 2
- Bed: 65 x 55 inches with extended-depth flares
- Electrical: Victron 3,000W inverter, 2 x 200Ah Victron lithium (400Ah), Victron DC-DC charger
- Solar: none listed
- Heat: Espar diesel furnace
- Cooling: Velit rear A/C, MaxxAir 7500 fan
- Kitchen: two-burner induction stove, deep sink, Isotherm 130 fridge
- Water: PEX-A plumbing, Isotherm 5-gallon hot water heater, exterior heated shower, 5-gallon grey tank
- Bathroom: cassette toilet, no indoor shower
- Interior: knotty pine walls, white ceiling and cabinets, walnut butcher block
- Insulation: Mylar-backed foam (floor and ceiling), mineral wool (walls)
What Makes This Build Special
- One mile on a 2024 Sprinter. A finished van with no build wait and no wear — the rarest thing on this list.
- 400Ah of Victron lithium. Double the standard bank, which is what makes induction cooking and rear A/C realistic off shore power.
- Espar diesel heat. Runs off the van’s own fuel tank; the correct answer for winter travel and a notable step up from an unheated build.
- Propane-free by design. Induction cooking and diesel heat mean no tanks, no refills, no combustion inside the van.
- Four belted seats in a layout that usually seats two, via a bench and fold-out table, with dual swivel seats.
- Slide-out garage tray. Gear comes to you rather than you crawling in after it.
- Owl Vans hardware throughout, which is expensive to retrofit and already done here.
Things to Consider
No solar is the one real gap, and it’s worth raising with the builder before you buy — the rack is there, the Victron system would accept panels readily, and adding them at point of sale is cheaper than doing it later. No indoor shower means the exterior heated shower and campground facilities are your options; if that’s a dealbreaker, the Maddox layout exists for exactly this reason. And the van sleeps two, so despite four seatbelts this isn’t a family sleeper unless you add a rooftop tent.
Worth comparing: Tommy’s $89,500 ProMaster with the Jump Seat layout sleeps four thanks to a rooftop tent, but gives up the diesel heat, the lithium bank, and the Sprinter chassis. Different van for a different buyer.
Learn More
- View this Sprinter listing at Tommy Camper Vans
- Tommy Camper Vans’ 4 Layouts Explained
- All current Tommy Camper Vans for sale
- Tommy Camper Vans — 107 N. 57th Dr, Phoenix, AZ 85043 | 602-975-6853
Pricing, availability, and specifications are set by the seller and subject to change. Verify all details directly with Tommy Camper Vans before purchase. Tiny House Talk is not the seller.
Highlights
- 2024 Mercedes Sprinter 144WB diesel with 1 mile on the odometer
- $119,000 — seats 4, sleeps 2
- Tommy’s Bennett layout: fixed rear bed, single-wall galley, maximum floor space
- 400Ah Victron lithium with a 3,000W inverter and DC-DC charging
- Espar diesel furnace, Velit rear A/C, MaxxAir 7500 fan
- Two-burner induction cooktop and Isotherm 130 fridge — no propane aboard
- Rear garage with slide-out cargo tray and exterior heated shower
- Owl Vans bumper, ladder, wheels, side step and Monster Box
- No rooftop solar listed — worth asking the builder about
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