Most camper van shopping goes wrong in the same way. You scroll through photos of beautiful interiors, fall for the wood and the butcher block and the light, and only later realize that the thing that actually determines whether you’ll be happy in a van isn’t the finish — it’s the floor plan. Where the bed sits. Whether you can seat more than two people. Whether there’s a shower, and what you gave up to get it.
Tommy Camper Vans, a builder out of Phoenix, Arizona, has been unusually disciplined about this. Rather than treating every build as a blank slate, they’ve settled on four standard interior layouts that they build over and over on Sprinters, Transits, ProMasters, and Econolines. Every van in their gallery is labeled with one. Once you understand the four, their entire catalog becomes legible.
Here’s what each one actually gives you, what it costs, and who it’s for.
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
What All Four Layouts Share
Before the differences, the common ground — because it’s substantial, and it’s what makes comparing the four a fair fight. Every standard Tommy layout includes the same core build:
- Handmade galley cabinet in hard maple and pine with a walnut butcher block countertop
- Two-burner propane cooktop, farmhouse sink, and a 5-gallon grey water holding tank
- An 8-foot handmade overhead cabinet with four under-cabinet LED lights
- A sliding cooler bench on a heavy-duty slide, with a walnut sliding countertop
- Bed platform in â…ť-inch Baltic birch, supported by electrical and water service boxes on both sides
- Standard bed dimensions of 65 x 54 inches, adjustable to the customer’s needs
- Mylar-backed foam insulation in floor and ceiling, mineral wool in the walls, Tyvek vapor barrier
- A MaxxAir 6401 roof fan and a universal swivel seat on the passenger side
- Tommy’s lightweight aluminum roof rack with rooftop decking
- A Victron electrical system — MultiPlus-II 12V/3000VA inverter/charger, Cerbo GX, Lynx distribution, SmartSolar MPPT, a 200Ah LiFePO4 battery and 200W of solar, both expandable
Three interior finishes are offered across the board: light knotty pine, dark espresso, or white. That Victron package is worth pausing on — it’s the same tier of equipment you’d find in builds costing considerably more, and the expandable battery and solar mean the system grows with you instead of boxing you in.
Bennett — The Original
$35,900
The Bennett is Tommy’s founding layout and the simplest expression of the formula: a fixed bed across the rear, a galley running along one wall with the cooktop and farmhouse sink, the sliding cooler bench tucked at the foot of the bed, and a compact walnut pedestal table that pairs with the swiveled cab seats. That’s it. Nothing folds, nothing converts.
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
The restraint is the point. With no shower stall and no extra seating eating into the floor, the Bennett has the most open aisle of any of the four and the longest uninterrupted galley run. For one person or a couple who cook seriously and shower at gyms, campgrounds, or with an exterior hookup, this is arguably the most livable of the layouts — and it’s tied for the cheapest.
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
Best for: solo travelers and couples who want maximum cooking and floor space and don’t need an indoor shower.
See it in a real build: this $119,000 Sprinter with the Bennett layout and just 1 mile on the odometer.
Maddox — The One With the Indoor Shower
$37,900
The Maddox is the Bennett with a heated indoor shower stall inserted between the galley and the cab. Look at the two renders side by side and you can see exactly what the shower costs: the galley run gets noticeably shorter to make room for the enclosure. You’re trading counter and cabinet space for the ability to shower inside your van in February.
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
For $2,000 over the Bennett, that’s a defensible trade — and judging by how many Maddox builds fill Tommy’s gallery and current inventory, it’s the one most buyers pick. An indoor shower is the single feature that most reliably separates a van you can travel in from a van you can live in.
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
The same layout in the dark espresso finish reads as a completely different van, which is a useful reminder that the three finish options change the feel far more than the photos of any single build suggest.
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
Best for: full-timers, cold-weather travelers, and anyone who considers an indoor shower non-negotiable.
Jump Seat — Seating for Four
$35,900
The Jump Seat keeps the Bennett’s fixed rear bed and galley but adds a belted bench behind the cab seats, bringing the van to four seatbelted positions. The bench folds flat against the wall when it isn’t needed, so the aisle comes back for cooking. Deployed, it faces a pedestal table and turns the mid-section into a four-person dinette.
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
This is the layout that makes a Tommy van work for a family. Same price as the Bennett, and the fold-flat mechanism means you’re not permanently surrendering floor space to seating you only use sometimes. Pair it with a rooftop tent and the van sleeps four as well — which is exactly what the ProMaster we featured recently does.
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
See it in a real build: this $89,500 Ram ProMaster with the Jump Seat layout and a rooftop tent.
Best for: families, or anyone who regularly carries more than one passenger.
Convertible Dinette — The Dining Table Layout
$39,900
The Convertible Dinette is the outlier, and the most interesting of the four. It drops the permanent rear bed entirely. In its place, two facing bench sofas and a proper dining table occupy the back of the van — and that whole arrangement converts into the sleeping surface at night.
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
This is the classic trade the other three layouts refuse to make. You give up the never-make-your-bed convenience of a fixed platform, and in return you get a real dining and lounging space with facing seats and a table big enough to work at — the thing most van layouts sacrifice first. It’s also the most expensive of the four standard layouts at $39,900, which reflects the extra mechanism and cabinetry involved.
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
Best for: people who work from the van, entertain in it, or simply want somewhere comfortable to sit that isn’t the bed.
Beyond the Four: Custom and The MAV
Two more options sit outside the standard four. Custom layouts run $46,900 and carry a five-month lead time instead of the standard three, with a 50% deposit on the interior build. Tommy’s gallery is full of these — showers in ProMasters, moto-hauler layouts with garage space for dirt bikes, even a catering van.
Then there’s The MAV, which isn’t a build layout you add to your own van but a complete turnkey adventure van at $149,000. It’s built on a 170-inch-wheelbase Sprinter and it’s a genuinely different animal: a full interior wet bath with a toilet and exterior-access cassette, a 22-gallon shower grey water tank, a 4.5-gallon black water tank, a double induction cooktop instead of propane burners, and a much larger 65 x 72-inch bed.
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
The MAV also gets the upgraded winter insulation package, a Raptor-sprayed hood, 17-inch wheels on all-terrain tires, a Mondo fender kit, running boards, a four-light off-road package on the roof rack, a rear A/C system, and an exterior heated shower. It is the fully-loaded version of everything Tommy does.
Images courtesy of Tommy Camper Vans
The Four Layouts at a Glance
| Layout | Build Price | Defining Feature | Best For |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bennett | $35,900 | The original — fixed rear bed, longest galley | Solo travelers and couples |
| Jump Seat | $35,900 | Fold-flat belted bench, seats four | Families |
| Maddox | $37,900 | Heated indoor shower stall | Full-timers and cold-weather travel |
| Convertible Dinette | $39,900 | Facing sofas and a real dining table | Working and entertaining in the van |
| Custom | $46,900 | Anything — 5-month lead time | Specific needs the four don’t cover |
| The MAV | $149,000 | Complete van with full wet bath and toilet | Buyers who want it all, turnkey |
Prices are for the interior build only and do not include the van itself, except for The MAV, which is a complete vehicle. Pricing is set by the builder and subject to change.
How to Choose
Strip away the finishes and the choice comes down to three questions, in this order:
- Do you need to seat more than two people? If yes, the Jump Seat is the only standard layout that answers it, and it costs no more than the base Bennett.
- Do you need to shower indoors? If yes, Maddox. The $2,000 premium over the Bennett is the cheapest part of that decision; the real cost is the galley length you give up.
- Do you need somewhere to sit that isn’t the bed? If yes, the Convertible Dinette — accepting that you’ll make and unmake the bed every day.
If the answer to all three is no, the Bennett is the layout, and you’ll have more usable space than any of the others. That’s a genuinely useful thing to know before you start browsing photos.
Ordering and Lead Times
- Lead time: 3 months for the four standard layouts, 5 months for custom builds
- Deposit: 50% on interior builds; $5,000 on van purchases if Tommy sources the vehicle
- Vans accepted: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter, Ford Transit, Ram ProMaster, Ford Econoline, or bring your own
- Wheelbase upcharges: Sprinter 170 (+$2,000) or 170 extended (+$3,500); Transit 148 extended (+$2,000); ProMaster 159 (+$2,000)
- Sourcing: pre-owned vans are offered at wholesale cost without markup
- Financing: 20-year RV financing on new ProMasters including the build; 6-year Mercedes-Benz financing on new and used Sprinters
- Trade-ins: accepted
That 20-year financing term on ProMaster builds is unusual for the van world and worth understanding properly — a long term lowers the monthly payment but increases total interest paid, so run the numbers rather than reading it as a straight discount.
Learn More
- Compare all interior layouts at Tommy Camper Vans
- Current camper vans for sale
- The full build gallery
- Tommy Camper Vans — 107 N. 57th Dr, Phoenix, AZ 85043 | 602-975-6853
Pricing, lead times, and specifications are set by the builder and subject to change. Verify all details directly with Tommy Camper Vans. Tiny House Talk is not affiliated with the builder and is not the seller.
Highlights
- Four standard interior layouts: Bennett, Jump Seat, Maddox, and Convertible Dinette
- Build prices from $35,900 to $39,900, plus Custom at $46,900
- The MAV is a complete turnkey Sprinter adventure van at $149,000
- All four share a Victron electrical system with expandable 200Ah lithium and 200W solar
- Walnut butcher block, handmade maple and pine cabinetry, three finish options
- Bennett has the most space; Jump Seat seats four; Maddox adds an indoor shower; Dinette adds a real table
- 3-month lead time on standard layouts, 5 months on custom
- Built in Phoenix, Arizona on Sprinter, Transit, ProMaster and Econoline chassis
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