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Sprinter Camper Vans with a Bathroom
Every Highland Van has a dry-flush toilet as standard. The Parbat adds an interior shower. Compare toilet, shower and water in all three Sprinter models.
Every Highland Van carries a dry-flush toilet as standard, and the Parbat adds an interior shower. This article says where the toilet sits, which models have a shower, and how long the water lasts.
A toilet in every van, and no black tank
Every Highland Van comes standard with a Wrappon Sunny self-sealing dry-flush toilet. It lives in a cabinet on heavy-duty slides beside the galley, so it pulls out when it is needed and disappears when it is not, and the floor stays open. There is no wet room to give up living space to, no black tank to empty and no dump station to find.
From the Parbat page: “Every Parbat comes standard with a Wrappon Sunny self-sealing dry-flush toilet housed in a full-height storage cabinet on heavy-duty slides. No black tank, no dump station.”
From the Aoraki page: “Every Aoraki comes standard with a Wrappon Sunny self-sealing dry-flush toilet, housed in a dedicated storage cabinet. The cabinet holds the toilet plus storage drawers, so you’re not giving up usable interior space to a wet room.”
An outdoor shower on two models, an interior shower on the Parbat
The Parbat is the model with a bathroom in the full sense: an interior shower with a stainless steel enclosure and hot water, standard on Core and on Pro, with an exterior shower as well.
From the Aoraki page: “Pro builds add an exterior shower. Keeping the shower outside is a deliberate tradeoff: it keeps the rear of the van free for the garage, and it’s plenty for the trip lengths an Aoraki is built around.”
From the Parbat page: “Yes, and it’s standard on every Parbat, Core or Pro. The interior shower has a stainless steel enclosure with a camper mixer, fed by the 35-gallon fresh tank and Isotemp water heater, with a full-height pantry built into the same cabinet core.”
From the Parbat page: “There’s an exterior shower too, for muddy boots and sandy dogs before they come inside.”
The three models, side by side
The bathroom row is the one the model listing prints. The water rows are each model's own specification table, Core first and Pro second. Every figure is read from those pages and checked on every build.
| Row | Aoraki | Kinabalu | Parbat |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bathroom | Wrappon dry-flush · outdoor shower (Pro) | Wrappon dry-flush · outdoor shower (Pro) | Wrappon dry-flush · interior shower cabin and outdoor shower |
| Fresh Water | Core 6 Gal · Pro 35 Gal | Core 6 Gal · Pro 15 Gal | 35 Gal, Core and Pro |
| Grey Water | Core 6 Gal · Pro 28 Gal | Core 6 Gal · Pro 21 Gal | 28 Gal, Core and Pro |
| Water Heater | Core Available with upgraded plumbing system · Pro 4 Gal IsoTemp | Core Available with upgraded plumbing system · Pro Pundmann 2.4 Gal | 4 Gal IsoTemp, Core and Pro |
| Starting MSRP | $145,000 | $150,000 | $170,000 |
How long the water lasts
Water, not power, is the number that ends a trip. The engine puts charge back into the batteries wherever the van is parked; a fresh tank needs a fill station. The two answers below are in Highland Vans' own words, from the Parbat and Aoraki pages, and both assume two travellers.
From the Parbat page: “In practice, water is the real limit and power is not: running the engine puts charge back wherever you are parked, and topping up water means finding a fill station. The 35-gallon fresh / 28-gallon grey system lasts two travelers roughly 4–6 days with sensible shower use. Plan on shorter stretches with a family of four aboard.”
From the Aoraki page: “For two travelers in the Aoraki Pro, the 35 gallons of fresh water will typically last about 4 to 6 days.”
Read the model pages, then ask
Each model page answers the bathroom question in its own FAQ and prints the full water system in its technical details. The toilet ideas post walks through the toilet options a camper van can carry.
To ask about the bathroom on a call, pick a topic and a channel on the contact page: an e-mail, a video call, or a visit to the shop in Elk Grove Village.
