The van costs less than the stuff bolted onto it, and that changes everything

The van costs less than the stuff bolted onto it, and that changes everything
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Vlad Komarov
Author: Vlad Komarov

Gone Mobile Vans charges $75,000 to $95,000 for its off-road Transit conversion — on top of a van that already starts near $59,180. Here's what that six-figure build actually includes.

$95,000 — and that doesn't include the van itself. That's the price tag Gone Mobile Vans put on its new Ford Transit conversion, turning what looks like a modest camper into a purchase with six figures attached. The company prices its builds at $75,000 to $95,000, while a 2026 Transit itself starts at $59,180 in the US. Add it up, and the minimum total tops $134,000. A 4x4 chassis with the high roof costs even more.

The build starts with a 2026 Transit in all-wheel-drive trim. The van rides 50 mm higher, gets intercooler protection, adjustable shocks, all-terrain tires, exterior cargo modules and body extensions. Those extensions are what carve out room for a queen bed laid crosswise in the cabin — and underneath it sits a pass-through cargo bay with a 910 mm pull-out platform.

Ford Transit-based camper van
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Inside sits an 85-liter fridge, a sink, a fold-down shower, a toilet, a heater, 91 liters of fresh water and a 60-liter grey-water tank. The EcoFlow power system stores 10 kWh and outputs up to 3,600 W — enough to run the air conditioning. One clarification is worth making here: the two EcoFlow units run on a 48-volt architecture and each store 5 kWh, not 5 kW as similar builds sometimes describe it — the distinction matters, since it's about stored energy, not instantaneous output.

The solar setup doesn't add up quite as neatly. Just two 100 W panels sit on the roof. Under ideal conditions, they'd need roughly 50 hours of peak sunlight to generate that full 10 kWh — before accounting for any losses, which are unavoidable in practice. Solar here is a backup, not a real power source: without a wall outlet at camp or a charge from the Transit's alternator on the move, the system runs dry.

Gone Mobile Vans hasn't disclosed the final price of this particular build, its curb weight, or how much payload capacity is left over. Those numbers are what actually matter: once water, batteries, furniture, a spare tire and the exterior gear go on, the Transit could end up far less practical than the slick video tour suggests. Only a scale will tell.

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