Bonus: They can be installed in two weeks Talk to any aspiring van owner and there are usually two barriers to making the #VanLife dream come true: time and money. There are ways to build a van on the cheap?this couple tricked out a Sprinter for just $18,000?but a DIY build can require upwards of 1,000 hours of planning and construction time depending on what you do. Love campers and trailers" Come join our new community group.
And even if you turn to professionals like Sportsmobile or Outside Van, it doesn?t mean that having someone else build your van will take less time. It takes time to purchase the right van?especially the popular 4x4 Mercedes Sprinter?and even most professional build times can take four to six months.

Colorado-based Contravans aims to make the process much easier with simple van conversions that take about two weeks. Contravans is a team of conversion builder Vanlife Customs and the Denver-based rental shop Native Campervans. Using the two companies? combined experience, Contravans is building prefab conversion van kits for the Ram ProMaster City chassis. The Contra-Kit features a two-person full-sized memory foam mattress and a retractable kitchen and storage system that uses two sliding drawers accessed from the rear doors. The kitchenette includes a five-gallon water jug and a single-burner propane stove and cooler, while the 6.75 cubic foot drawer can hold lots of clothes, gear, and camping supplies.
The design upgrades the normal ...