ProMaster 159
Convertible dual lounge — facing benches drop into a queen, with bamboo counters and shiplap walls.
MercedesBuild Overview
Artisan is an open-plan ProMaster 159 built for two. Facing benches run down both sides of the rear lounge; at night the seat backs drop into the center gap on removable wood slats and the whole thing becomes a queen. It sleeps two and seats two — a couple's van that works as well for a weekend as it does for a long stretch on the road. The layout has room to grow, too: it accepts a second bench seat and a pop-top.
Power is a 460Ah lithium bank with a 3000W Victron inverter, 400W of solar, and both shore and alternator charging. Thirty gallons of fresh water feed the galley, a gas heater and 12V air conditioning cover both ends of the year, refrigeration is sized to the layout, and cooking is a portable induction cooktop. There is no wet bath — a stowable toilet is concealed in a cabinet and an exterior shower handles the rinse-off. Storage runs to upper lockers and lower cabinets, with an adjustable-arm table and countertop extensions when you need more surface. Bamboo counters and a bamboo ceiling pair with marine-grade HDPE shiplap walls, hardshell laminate, and dovetail drawers.
Like every build on our menu, Artisan is a proven layout you can make your own — pick your finishes, adjust the zones within the chassis, and we configure it around how you travel.
Tour the Build
Patrick from New Jersey Outdoor Adventures walks through every system.
Artisan · ProMaster 159 · build tour by New Jersey Outdoor Adventures
Standard on Every Build
Serviceability
Every system in this van can be reached without taking the van apart. Service hatches behind the walls. Removable panels in the upper and lower cabinetry. Wiring runs in accessible trays, not sealed behind finished surfaces.
Van interiors get built like furniture. Ours get built like boats, where everything has to be serviceable because you cannot pull over in the middle of the ocean. Five years from now, when a pump or a fan needs attention, your builder will not have to cut into a cabinet to find it.
Available Today
Available today. Every layout we have delivered can be built again on a current chassis with current systems. The layout is the proven part. The parts list is always current.
Build Scope
Every layout is priced as an interior build on the van you bring us. Vehicle modifications, windows, pop-tops, roof racks, awnings, and drivetrain conversions are quoted separately, since every van arrives different.
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