The Loft · Sprinter 170
A north-south electric lift bed over a convertible lounge — hand-built on the Mercedes Sprinter 170.
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The Loft is built around a north-south electric elevator lift bed suspended over a convertible rear lounge. Raise the bed and you have open, full-height living space — room to cook, work, and stretch out. Lower it at night and you have a full, made bed you never have to build. The bed runs the length of the van, so you walk up alongside it rather than climbing across. And because the elevator bed and the converted lounge are two separate levels, you can sleep both at once — bunk-bed style, up top and down below. No fixed bed eating your interior, no gear garage — one elevator bed that gives you both.
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Tour the Build
Patrick from New Jersey Outdoor Adventures walks through the Loft.
The Loft · Sprinter 170 · build tour by New Jersey Outdoor Adventures
Why the 170
A lift bed gives you the best of both worlds — a full-size bed and a full living room in the same footprint. Orient that bed north-south, running the length of the van, and it stretches out on the longer Sprinter 170. You walk up alongside it rather than climbing across, and the elevator bed plus the converted lounge give you two separate sleeping levels — bunk-bed style when you need it.
The extra length of the 170 is what makes the Loft a home you can live in for months, not just a weekend. It carries an interior enclosed bathroom with a toilet that slides out of the wall, two galleys — one on each side — with a driver-side counter that becomes a desk when the seat swivels, a 30-gallon freshwater tank, and a hydronic water-and-heat system as standard. That's a full-time-capable rig out of the box.
That's the line between the Loft and the Scout. Same elevator lift bed, same convertible lounge — the Loft runs it north-south on the longer 170, with the interior bathroom, dual galleys, and hydronic heat; the Scout runs it east-west on the nimble 144, lighter and easier to park. Two sizes of one idea. The Loft is the one built to live in. Prefer something more maneuverable? See the Scout (144) →
Who Is This For?
What's Included
The Loft is one dialed-in build. Every Loft leaves the shop with the same core systems — a north-south lift bed over the lounge, an interior enclosed bathroom, dual galleys, a 460Ah lithium bank, and a hydronic water-and-heat system as standard. The lines below are the actual spec, not a menu. Everything is built marine-grade — like a boat, not a house — furniture-grade cabinetry, structurally mounted, with a branded Victron control panel. A couple of systems can be built out with more capacity, and the finishes are yours to choose.
North-south electric elevator lift bed over a convertible lounge — two levels for bunk-bed sleeping.
460Ah lithium battery with a 3000W inverter and a branded Victron control panel.
30-gallon freshwater tank with a hydronic hot-water system and full plumbing.
Hydronic cabin heat (standard), 12V rooftop AC, rear vent fan.
Interior enclosed bathroom with a hidden toilet that slides out of the wall; exterior shower.
130L Isotherm refrigerator.
Two galleys, one on each side; the driver-side counter extends into a desk when the seat swivels.
Convertible lounge with a Lagun table, double swivel cab seats, and dual bunk windows with sliders.
The heart of the Loft is the north-south electric elevator lift bed. It rides at the ceiling by day and lowers on demand over the rear lounge at night — no cushions to rearrange, no platform to rebuild.
The Loft carries two galleys — one on each side of the aisle — plus a lounge and cab that flex into a workspace. The cabinetry is furniture-grade and built to take the road, like a boat, not a house.
Unlike a cabinet toilet, the Loft has a real interior bathroom — a walled, enclosed room — plus an exterior shower for after the trail.
The Loft runs on a 460Ah lithium bank with a 3000W inverter, a 30-gallon freshwater tank, and a hydronic system that delivers both hot water and cabin heat as standard — a genuinely four-season, full-time-ready setup out of the box.
Want more range? A 920Ah lithium battery upgrade and a 35-gallon interior water tank are both available. It's a conversation, not a menu: tell us how you travel and we'll spec it with you.
No configurator, no tiers — the Loft is one build. A couple of systems can be built out with more capacity, and the finishes are yours to choose. Explore our builds →
Gallery
The lift bed, the lounge, and the finishes — up close.
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The Layout Is Fixed, the Finishes Are Yours
The Loft is a complete, dialed-in build on one fixed floor plan. The layout, the systems, and the way it's built are the same every time — what you see in these photos is just one way we finished it. The palette is yours to choose:
Love the layout but want a different look? That's exactly the kind of change we make. On the systems side, a 920Ah battery and a 35-gallon interior water tank are available if you want more range. This isn't a configurator — this is the build, and the finish is yours. We're happy to have the conversation — we just can't pull a rabbit out of a hat.
Want a van built entirely from scratch? That's what Fully Custom is for. See Fully Custom builds →
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What customers say
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Loft vs. the Mainstream
Most mainstream Class B vans are built like houses and assembled like appliances — stapled paneling, sealed proprietary systems, generic floorplans rolling off a line to hit a price. They look fine on the lot. The trouble starts around year four, when something fails and the only fix is a trip back to the dealer.
A Loft is built the other way around: marine-grade construction — built like a boat, not a house. Sealed, structural, and made to take vibration, weather, and real use for decades. Just as important, every system is one a qualified RV or marine tech can actually service — Victron power, 3M Thinsulate, hardwood countertops, soft-close hardware throughout. Nothing proprietary, nothing throwaway. You're never locked into us to keep it running.
And it's hand-built in a real shop. We're a Victron-certified, Aqua-Hot authorized facility in Manasquan, New Jersey — not a pop-up garage.
The difference comes down to one thing: a mainstream Class B is a mass-produced appliance. A Loft is a hand-built, serviceable, marine-grade van from a real shop — made to outlast the loan and stay fixable for the next twenty years.
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