29/08/2026
Sprinter Diff-Lock, talk to me!
It was a message I had been patiently waiting for a long time now but you rarely come across people like Aidan Urbanarkoverland , people who innovate, trail-blaze or stick their neck out to find answers no-one has yet dared to find.
Aidan has a vision and a niggling question that I think a lot of us share who have our sights firmly locked onto big vans; ‘would a lifted, locked Sprinter be capable of anything you’re willing to point a 4x4 Sprinter at?’ Well I’m hoping we may be lucky enough to be given those answers over on his Youtube channel very soon 😉
I would be lying if I said I wasn’t nervous throughout this job, anyone who has experience in major-unit overhauls will tell you: building something on a bench is one thing but putting that thing to work in the real-world can almost be haunting until you have found that reassurance.
For me, I have never managed to shake the nerves I get when it comes down to seeing if your work actually ‘works’ even with decades of experience in this sort of stuff.
You may be thinking this is quite a sentimental post for an Air-locker, however! to me this is a lil’ bit more than just a successful install. The start of something maybe? I couldn’t even tell you what. But it feels a step closer to the dream i’ve always had since starting ALTVAN of sitting with my feet firmly under the table of the biggest names in adventure vans in the UK, this post is just me putting a little marker on that achievement.
I was given a task but I have gained a friend and I can’t thank Aidan enough for his trust and the efforts he has made to enable us to have carried out this install, not to mention the relenting effort he has already put in to spreading the ALTVAN name. I also cannot forget to give a massive thanks to 🅐🅟🅔 🅐🅓🅥🅔🅝🅣🅤🅡🅔 🅥🅐🅝🅢 for recommending us for the job in the first place, having your name shared by someone you have looked up to for so long really tickles the spot.
Thank you all for the continued support and helping shape ALTVAN into what it is.
Hope you all have a great bank holiday weekend!
Sam
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