The Astro/Safari platform has all wheel drive and is very capable. Too bad they haven't been built since 2005. I owned three over the years and liked them all.
You're going to find that there aren't any small vans with real four wheel drive. The Tracker/Vitara platform, made by Suzuki, has 4WD...
Box truck all the way!
I have a Grumman-Olson box on a '97 e350 chassis. No leaks
Square. Flat walls and uniform ribs. Sheet insulation is easy to fit
Ceiling is flat with an arch of about 2" side to side
Opaque fiberglass. No leaks. I always have a 2x4 sheet of plywood tonstand on if I'm...
I just bought a '97 F450 V10 w 187k
16' box w attic
Front four feet was professionally converted to rv
Bed
Cabinets
30 gal fresh and grey water tanks
Water heater
3' shower stall
LP furnace
Roof AC
6kw Honda generator
Fridge
Two burner stove
Micro
House batteries
Paid $5,500
I bought a '97 E450 16' Grumman box van with an attic
I'm gathering insulation now. There are deals on Craigslist. Since most of
The sheets need to be cut it doesn't matter if a corner is gone or there's a crack.
I'm going to use two 2" layers for the ceiling and 2" or maybe at a 1" too...