Yama Vans builds its Sprinter conversions around the lives of the people who’ll drive them, and the Furō — a Robson01N build from the Calgary, Canada shop — is dialed for one thing above all: motion. Built for an athlete who splits time between island training loops, race weekends, and remote work parked near the ocean, this two-seat Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 144 pairs a calm, coastal-toned interior with a fat-bike-ready gear garage, filtered drinking water, and the kind of meticulous storage that keeps an active life organized. It’s proof that a van built for movement can also be a genuinely beautiful place to come home to.
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A Coastal-Toned Cabin Dialed for Motion
Step inside and the Furō trades the warm earth tones of Yama’s other builds for a cool, ocean-inspired palette: woven teal grasscloth wall panels against light maple cabinetry, with a bright bench seat that doubles as a lounge and a spot to work. It’s a calming, uncluttered space designed to recover in after a long ride or a hard training block, and the big windows and sliding door keep it connected to whatever coastline or forest is parked outside.
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A Lengthwise Bed Over a Gear Garage
Like Yama’s other compact builds, the Furō uses a fixed lengthwise bed at the rear so two adults can stretch out full length on a 144 chassis. Beneath it sits a deep gear garage — accessed by a slim ladder and lit for late-night digging — that swallows training gear, wetsuits, and race kit. A swing-out table and teal lower cabinets round out the rear, keeping daily essentials within arm’s reach of the bed.
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A Galley With Filtered Water for Daily Fuel
The galley is compact but complete, with a sink, a cooktop, and a drawer-style compressor refrigerator built into the maple cabinetry to keep fresh food cold off-grid. For an owner focused on health and performance, the standout detail is an on-demand filtered drinking-water tap — clean water on tap for hydration, recovery drinks, and coffee without hauling cases of bottles.
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Storage Worked Out to the Last Detail
The Furō is full of the bespoke joinery that defines a real craft build. Open the galley drawer and you find a fully fitted organizer for knives, tools, and utensils that keeps everything silent and in place down a washboard road. It’s the kind of detail you only get when a van is built by hand for a specific person.
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The same thinking shows up in the soft details: a black gear rail with hooks mounted on the teal textile wall gives jackets, helmets, and keys a dedicated home, so the cabin stays tidy even when life is anything but.
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Bikes, Race Weekends, and the Open Road
This is where the Furō earns its name. A heavy-duty swing-out rack on the rear doors carries a pair of full-size mountain bikes, so the owner can roll up to a trailhead or a race start, unload, ride, and recover — all from the van. With the bikes outside, the gear garage and cabin stay clean and clear for living and working.
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Off-Grid and Off-Road Ready
Because so much of this life happens far from hookups, the Furō runs a roof-mounted power and ventilation setup, and it’s lit for the kind of pre-dawn starts that training and racing demand. A roof-rack light bar and ditch lights handle dark forest roads.
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Up front, a pair of auxiliary lights flank the Mercedes star for a serious, trail-ready face, paired with off-road tires and a swing-away spare for confidence on rough routes to the start line.
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Design Details
- Builder: Yama Vans (Calgary, Canada)
- Model: Robson01N — “Furō”
- Chassis: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 144
- Seating: 2
- Built for: An athlete who trains, races, and works remotely on the road
- Bed: Fixed lengthwise platform bed over a gear garage
- Galley: Sink, cooktop, drawer compressor fridge, on-demand filtered drinking water
- Storage: Fitted utensil drawer, gear rail, MOLLE door panels, lit gear garage
- Bikes: Swing-out rear rack for two full-size bikes
- Power & climate: Roof power and a ventilation fan
- Off-road: Off-road tires, roof light bar, ditch lights, front auxiliary lights, swing-away spare
- Finishes: Coastal teal grasscloth with light maple cabinetry
What Makes the Furō Special
- Built around an active life. Training, racing, and recovery all shaped the layout.
- Filtered water on tap. A health-forward detail that’s rare in a compact van.
- Bikes ride outside, life stays inside. The rear bike rack keeps the cabin clean.
- A calming coastal palette. Teal and maple make it a restful place to recover and work.
- Off-grid and off-road ready. Roof power, lighting, and rugged tires for remote starts.
Learn More
- Builder: Yama Vans — Furō (Robson01N)
- Website: yamavans.com
Highlights
- Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 144 custom build by Yama Vans
- Robson01N layout dialed for training, racing, and remote work
- Lengthwise bed for two over a lit gear garage
- Galley with compressor fridge and on-demand filtered water
- Swing-out rear rack for two mountain bikes
- Coastal teal-and-maple interior
- Fitted storage, gear rail, and MOLLE door panels
- Roof power and fan, off-road tires, light bar and ditch lights
- Seats 2
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