Taking delivery from John and Darin at the Sportsmobile West Clovis facility.
Rear shot showing room for bike.
With no bike, plenty of room for gear.
Close-up of boardrack and quiver box. Note compartments for masts (below), and booms (right).
Front view showing extra removable bucket seat, boardrack, sink, and 3 cf fridge.
View towards the sofa/bed showing detail of front portion of boardrack. Holds 3 boards snugly.
Front view showing rear monitor, XM receiver, phone holster,DVD head unit and iPod.
On the way to Camp Surf-Dawg, Baja California!
A couple cactus beauty shots...
Camp Surf-Dawg with pop-top erected and the essential tools of the trade.
El barrio Punta Surf-Dawg with rigid shade and windscreen erected (rated to 35 mph wind).
¿Tu quieres una cervesa?
Exterior shower - a must for the ultimate surf-mobile (pasty gringo not included).
Airing up before getting back on the highway.
Works in the snow, too! Will handle up to R3 conditions!
Great for camping in the redwoods.
A multi-sport machine.
¡Adios Amigos!
Some pictures of my 2001 Ford extended body E-350 conversion van - The Ultimate Surf Mobile. It was intended to facilitate multiple equipment intensive sports - surfing, windsurfing, cycling and still act as a people mover. It can carry 6 people comfortably without interior board stowage, 5 with, and sleep 4 (2 upstairs in the pop-top, 2 down on the sofa/bed). It can also carry two bicycles internally. It is a daily driver.
The van has a Ford 6.8L V10 Triton gasoline engine which drives a Quigley Quadra Version solid axle four wheel drive system with the 3.73 rear end. This allows it to reach remote locations. It has a Transfer Flow auxilliary fuel tank for a total fuel capacity of 56 gallons. This gives it an over 500 mile range.
The vehicle was customized for extended boon docking. The conversion is a Sportsmobile modified EB-50 floorplan with no driver’s side upper cabinets. In place of the upper cabinets is a surf/windsurf board rack and below is a quiver-box to hold my windsurf quiver (sails, masts, etc...). It has a 35 gallon propane tank, 15 gallon water tank, a hot water heater, and a shower. It has a 8D coach battery charged by an 80 watt solar panel or my 2000 watt generator.
