A camper just hit the market that is clearly not built for a quiet life. The Highland Rigs Chino 2026 Model is based on a diesel four-wheel-drive Mercedes-Benz Sprinter with a long wheelbase and high roof. The price is $175,000, with just 2,000 miles on the odometer — roughly 3,200 km.
But there is a catch easy to miss in the excitement over the spec sheet. An electric HappiJac lift bed and a fold-out area with two sofas create four sleeping spots. Seatbelts, though, number just two. A family of four will want to check whether extra passenger seats can even be installed and registered before buying.
Inside sits a refrigerator, a two-burner induction cooktop, a sink with a separate tap for filtered water, and a portable toilet. An enclosed bathroom, however, is nowhere to be found: instead there is a fold-out Tetravan shower with a basin and curtain. The rear holds storage for camping and ski gear, a compressor, and another hookup point for the shower.
The power system is serious: 400W solar panels, a 3,000W inverter, charging from the vehicle's alternator, and a shore power hookup. Fresh water capacity is 36 gallons (about 136 liters), gray water 11 gallons (roughly 42 liters). A Rixen hydronic system handles hot water, cabin heating, and floor warming.
Calling this rig fully self-sufficient is still premature. The builder does not cite a verified number of off-grid days without running the engine or plugging into an outlet. How long a crew can actually camp out will depend on sunlight, water use, heating, air conditioning, and cooking on the electric stove.
For winter trips the Sprinter got two extra inches of ground clearance, BFGoodrich KO3 tires, a roof rack and ladder, extra lighting, and Starlink Mini. Worth noting: this is a single converted vehicle, not a new factory model from Mercedes-Benz. A stock Chino currently starts at $155,000 on the builder's site — meaning this particular example's custom outfitting adds roughly $20,000 on top.
