Hi. I am new to the van life community. I am interested in buying a skiing and mountain biking friendly van. I don’t need it to be able to live or camp in. Is there a four passenger AWD or 4x4 stock van or van company that you would recommend that does these builds? I appreciate any help with this! Thanks, Ted
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I actually wouldn’'t recommend a van for this, a 4x4 Subaru with the bike(s) on back, or on top, and the ski’s on top would probably fill the bill cheaper and easier.
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Hi Van_Dweller. We already have the Subaru. However, the 4 of us have outgrown it. We would like a van that can get us (and a 150 lb St. Bernard) around and protected from the winter road salt and with a place to change. Thanks!
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Ahhhhh… New details change things…
4x4 full sized vans are pretty rare, and expensive. Many mini vans come in AWD models, would they be big enough?
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A minivan won’t work. We tried that also, with a Toyota Sienna AWD. Any other thoughts? Thanks.
Something like this?
This is standard height:
Or you can have those lifted, passenger (2 to 9 persons), cargo or different camper models.
The only downside is that those aren’t sold in US… 
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You might get lucky and find a 4x4 van but it won’t be cheap. What about a 4x4 pickup with a camper?
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I think the dog disagrees with that.Or other passengers, depends who the doggo is sitting on 
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hehe! That made my day… I was actually thinking of a 4 door truck.
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4 people and a dog as big as a man. I’m still saying that the rear seat is going to be furry 
I was thinking something like the Ford Transit that seats four. However, the Ford website is very confusing. Thanks, Ted