The Scout · Sprinter 144
An east-west electric lift bed over a convertible lounge — hand-built on the Mercedes Sprinter 144.
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The Scout is built around an east-west 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. No fixed bed eating your interior, no gear garage — one elevator bed that gives you both.
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Patrick from New Jersey Outdoor Adventures walks through the Scout.
The Scout · Sprinter 144 · build tour by New Jersey Outdoor Adventures
Why the 144
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 east-west, across the van, and it fits cleanly on the shorter Sprinter 144. With rear flares, the bed gets the width it needs without stretching the van.
The 144 is the Sprinter you actually want to drive: easier to park, easier to daily, easier to thread down a forest road — and it still tucks into a standard garage. You get the lift-bed lounge lifestyle without the length of a 170.
That's the line between the Scout and the Loft. Same elevator lift bed, same convertible lounge — the Scout runs it east-west on the nimble 144; the Loft runs it north-south on the longer 170. Two sizes of one idea. The Scout is the one built to move.
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What's Included
The Scout is one dialed-in build. Every Scout leaves the shop with the same core systems — sleep, power, water, climate, a full galley, and a bath. The lines below are the actual spec, not a menu. Everything is built marine-grade — like a boat, not a house — on a furniture-grade bamboo cabinet system with a branded Victron control panel. Finishes vary; the base power, water, and heating systems can be built out with more capacity if you want it.
East-west electric elevator lift bed over a convertible rear lounge.
460Ah Victron-based lithium system with a branded control panel.
20-gallon freshwater tank, hot water, stainless sink, full plumbing.
12V diesel heater, 12V rooftop AC, roof vent fan.
Interior flush-mounted floor shower pan, exterior shower, slide-out cabinet toilet.
85L compressor refrigerator.
Stowable induction cooktop, brushed stainless appliances.
Furniture-grade bamboo — sage / blue-grey lower galley, white counters, leather pulls, soft-close, integrated lighting.
The heart of the Scout is the east-west 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 Scout's cabinetry is furniture-grade and built to take the road — like a boat, not a house.
The Scout has a complete wash setup for a van this size — inside and out.
The Scout runs on a 460Ah Victron-based lithium system, a 20-gallon freshwater tank, and a 12V diesel heater — enough for real off-grid weekends and comfortable three-season travel out of the box.
Want more? These are the three systems we can build out with more capacity — a bigger battery bank, more water, or a hydronic heat system for four-season, full-time use. It's a conversation, not a menu: tell us how you travel and we'll spec it with you.
No configurator, no tiers — the Scout is one build. Your finishes, and any added system capacity, are dialed in with our team. Explore our builds →
Gallery
The lift bed, the lounge, and the finishes — up close.
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This Is the Scout
The Scout is a complete, dialed-in build. This is the van, not a blank slate. You choose your finishes — wood tones, laminates, fabrics — and the base power, water, and heating systems can be upgraded if you want more capacity or four-season hydronic heat. Want something different? 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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Scout 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 Scout 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 Scout 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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