Field Van is a 4x4 van conversion company that has been specializing in customized van camping and outdoor adventures for over 35 years. Field Van image

A Fresno-based custom van builder has opened its first out-of-state dealer partnership, marking the latest expansion for a company that had to shut down sales for a year during a business transition.

Field Van partnered with Mercedes-Benz Van Center—Warner Vans in West Valley City, Utah, to sell its vehicles in the Mountain West region. The dealership marks Field Van’s first sales location outside its California and Nevada operations.

The Fresno company, which operates from a facility off Central Avenue near Highway 99, employs more than 75 workers who install cabinetry, camper tops, four-wheel drive systems and other modifications into vans. The business has been operating under the Field Van name since July 2021.

Owner Jonathan Feld previously ran Sportsmobile West, which his father Alan founded in 1989 and relocated to Fresno in 1990. After ending that licensing agreement, a one-year non-compete clause prevented Feld from selling vans under the new Field Van brand until mid-2021.

Despite the yearlong sales hiatus, demand remained strong. As of 2021, the company had a waitlist of 165 customers with order fulfillment times stretching to 18 months.

Field Van is launching sales in Utah with its SHYFT model, a camper van built on a Mercedes Sprinter 2500 with a 144-inch wheelbase. The vehicle is federal safety standard tested and approved, with integrated shoulder harnesses and child seat latches. It seats seven and sleeps up to five people, with a sliding bench seat system that allows the interior to be reconfigured for different uses.

“This partnership represents our first external dealer launch and an important step in bringing our craftsmanship and innovation to a broader audience,” said Feld, the company’s president.

The SHYFT comes with swivel front seats, a galley kitchen with refrigerator and induction cooktop, a diesel heating and water system and an optional pop-top roof. Mercedes electronic and safety packages are also available. Both low-roof and high-roof all-wheel-drive Sprinter configurations are offered.

Field Van’s custom vehicles have been used by outdoor photographers, emergency workers and campers. A fleet of 18 vans were previously outfitted as search-and-rescue vehicles for Qatar and were deployed to Lebanon following the 2020 Beirut explosion.

Warner Vans is a fourth-generation family-owned Sprinter dealership that has operated in Utah since 2001. The dealership is located at 5396 West 2400 South in West Valley City.

Field Van also operates a location in Reno, Nevada.