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Hi all,
I wanted to share with you my thoughts on the Ford Transit Adventure Wagon kit, as I believe we own one of very few production kits out in-the-wild.
The short of it: It’s great. A little spendy, but great.
The fit and finish is very good. It looks like an OEM finish with exception of a couple areas. Way better than anything I could make on my own. Probably lighter. Light years faster install than full DIY.
The install, in the grand scheme of van projects, is pretty straight forward. We were able to install ours in 3 days. (We had already completed hush mat, insulation, fan, and most of electrical installation prior to receipt of the kit). And that was with a few trips to the hardware store because it wasn’t clear what tools we needed at the start.
The framing that is added seems robust, and seems to add a lot of strength to the L track. For those strapping heavy things or using hammocks or whatever, this is probably welcome.
The thermoformed “blow out” walls are fantastic, and make the van feel very large. We really love them. Side to side is ~72” in the sleeping area, probably allowing for a lot of people to sleep sideways without buying flares.
Our build wasn’t without hiccups. For example, they use a Milwaukee battery powered rivet tool in the earlier videos, but only later do you realize that it doesn’t do 1/4” rivets, and you’ll have to buy a pneumatic tool. (Pro tip, just bite the bullet and get the pneumatic one from the start—we got ours from harbor freight and it did the job fine for $50). There was also a hiccup with Adwagon giving us mixed up L track and panels pre-drilled for electric (we wanted to do all custom electric). Adventure Wagon will be mailing those two panels to us shortly, and we felt that they went out of their way to make up for the error. We felt they went above and beyond to make sure we were happy with the kit, and we’re happy overall. In the absence of those minor complaints, we feel we got exactly what we wanted, and a little bit more than we expected from the kit.
As long as you're comfortable with paying a premium to get a top notch, well fitted, pro-appearing build, I don't think there are many better options.
HERE ARE THE PICTURES!!!
I wanted to share with you my thoughts on the Ford Transit Adventure Wagon kit, as I believe we own one of very few production kits out in-the-wild.
The short of it: It’s great. A little spendy, but great.
The fit and finish is very good. It looks like an OEM finish with exception of a couple areas. Way better than anything I could make on my own. Probably lighter. Light years faster install than full DIY.
The install, in the grand scheme of van projects, is pretty straight forward. We were able to install ours in 3 days. (We had already completed hush mat, insulation, fan, and most of electrical installation prior to receipt of the kit). And that was with a few trips to the hardware store because it wasn’t clear what tools we needed at the start.
The framing that is added seems robust, and seems to add a lot of strength to the L track. For those strapping heavy things or using hammocks or whatever, this is probably welcome.
The thermoformed “blow out” walls are fantastic, and make the van feel very large. We really love them. Side to side is ~72” in the sleeping area, probably allowing for a lot of people to sleep sideways without buying flares.
Our build wasn’t without hiccups. For example, they use a Milwaukee battery powered rivet tool in the earlier videos, but only later do you realize that it doesn’t do 1/4” rivets, and you’ll have to buy a pneumatic tool. (Pro tip, just bite the bullet and get the pneumatic one from the start—we got ours from harbor freight and it did the job fine for $50). There was also a hiccup with Adwagon giving us mixed up L track and panels pre-drilled for electric (we wanted to do all custom electric). Adventure Wagon will be mailing those two panels to us shortly, and we felt that they went out of their way to make up for the error. We felt they went above and beyond to make sure we were happy with the kit, and we’re happy overall. In the absence of those minor complaints, we feel we got exactly what we wanted, and a little bit more than we expected from the kit.
As long as you're comfortable with paying a premium to get a top notch, well fitted, pro-appearing build, I don't think there are many better options.
HERE ARE THE PICTURES!!!
