( HOW TO / BUILD ) Cheap DIY VAN LIFE In An SUV
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- Опубликовано: 30 сен 2020
- *AMAZON LINKS BELOW* Detailed step by step video focused on CONSTRUCTION aka How I turned my Honda CRV into a full time vanlife camper. Thanks for watching! If you’re curious about any specific aspect or if you have any other questions, please leave a comment below. Happy trails! LIKE AND SUBSCRIBE FOR MORE SUV VAN LIFE CONTENT
Drawers: www.amazon.com/dp/B00CQGTI9K/...
4 Gallon Water Container: www.amazon.com/dp/B003EMENYU/...
Carbon Monoxide Detector: www.amazon.com/dp/B004Y6V6K4/...
Massage Table Sheet Set: www.amazon.com/dp/B01I3K8GUE/...
RubberMaid Storage Bins: www.amazon.com/dp/B083XT8GBY/...
4 Inch Foam Sheet: www.amazon.com/dp/B00R1XT14K/...
So thankful for your videos. I’ve spent hours upon hours watching others & haven’t gotten near the info as from you. Appreciate it sooo much.
Thank you so much! I truly appreciate the kind words 🏕
Hi! Great ideas! Really practical set up. Perhaps one day I will also be able to travel like that. A good idea for ventilating the mattress is to cut some holes all over the wood. It helps reducing the weight load too. A bit here and there and you save some money on fuel. I apologize for my English. It is not my first language. Looking forward for more videos!
Yes, lightening and ventilation holes are a good idea for under the mattress.
Brilliant! BTW....Caravan Carolyn suggested her viewers check out your channel 👋. And...here I am. I subscribed and liked👍this video. Have a great day!
Ditto
Carolyn C sent me too ...I’m a little grandma and I enjoy seeing the world by enjoying folks videos. 😍. Nice to meet you sir ! Let’s go !!!
Caravan Carolyn did not send me here. I found you on my own!
Lol. Love it 🤙
Same. So glad I found your channel! Heading out on my first solo car camping trip in about a month. I never felt great about any of the other builds. Love your setup!
Me too
Hi! Caravan Carolyn sent me to your channel. Nice to see what you’re up to on the road.
Great set-up! Free is always a perk!!! 🧡👏🏻👏🏻🍁
Sent here by Caravan Carolyn. She is a very nice person. Looking forward to watching your videos.
Me too. I saw her video where she talked about this channel & I clicked on the link she provided. Great channel.
Me too.
@@paigeyap4082 now I'm going to have to be nosey.
Wow!! Thanks so much you guys! I’m so pleased you’re here!
@Kari Lynn me too
Great content like always.. wow those deers 🦌 chilling there
Doing this in my 2006 this spring. using it to camp out at disc golf tournaments in the upper Midwest and elsewhere.
Caravan Carolyn mentioned you had to check your channel out. I think I well do this with my Acura. When hunny and I go camping I sleep in the back of my SUV because I’m a wimp. To many cougars and mountain lions.
New sub here. Caravan Carolyn sent me to your channel. She likes you so I know I will too! Well thought out set up in your van. Utilizing every inch of space is a very smart thing to do. I'm sure I will enjoy watching your adventures.
Thanks sooo much!!
This dude deserves many more subscribers. Keep the great work mate.
Aw thank you!! I really appreciate the support
Another Caravan Carolyn watcher...this is the second cool channel she has turned me on to. I'm working on my van to start traveling soon. I'll be following your channel now.
Yeah, I was sent over by Caravan Carolyn as well.
Excellent. CRVworldmods enjoy the build!
Hey there, I'm a new subscriber. Love your content...Caravan Carolyn gave you a shout out, some nice PR, and sent me to your channel. Glad I checked it out!💕
Enjoyed the tour of your suv. Thank you.
Thanks Leilani! I appreciate you hanging out 🤙
Great organization and planning!
Like the simplicity of this
Nice work on the build out!! Looking forward to additional videos!
Brilliant stuff.
I have a 2019 Ford Escape. Camped last summer and after that I knew what I needed to do to make it better. Love your video so many good ideas.
Thanks sooo much!!
Thanks for all that great info!
I REALLY appreciate all those close-in, destructed-for-our-benefit shots! Wow. Thank you so much. The actual building of shelving is not so easy as it looks. Not. at. all. I have not seen such good detail in any other video. Very generous of you, esp when it's evident the extra lot of work that was done to make the video so we can so clearly see. Thank you again, and may I say you deserve the mountain sheep bonus. :-) Clever use of bolts for the water station-I've got to look at that again-oh yeah!! :-)
CC sent me here. Love it.
That bed idea is awesome. I just picked up a 2004 CRV. Definitely will be watching your videos!
Really good! Thank you!
Very organize .alot of things that you packup in your car. Thanks for showing how you turned you suv as ah home. I wish i can have like your car for me to travel ang vlog in my country Philippines. Theres no need for hotel to rent. Hoping that the place you drop by is safe. Keep on vlogging yah.. lets support each other youtuber new friend here.
Great ideas!!!
The rubbermaid bins under the bed was genius!
Great ideas, thorough explanation...an awesome video. I already have those same Rubbermaid bins - love that you use them to support your bed platform - doesn't take too much cutting and building. I'm all for the simple methods! I'm saving this to a playlist to refer back to later, as well as your other stealth camping videos. Thank you for making these videos!
Aw Debra! Thanks sooo much for the kind words. I really appreciate it. More videos coming soon...
Super job, thanks for sharing.
I have a Chevy Equinox and looks about the same size. I have no build at all. My mattress sits on what ever soft stuff I have and a storage box behind the front seat that the head of the bed sits. It's worked well but I want a build now and yours looks like a great one.
Thank you for posting.
Now to find someone who can do something like this.
I've just found your stealth parking video and your lights look beautiful!
Wow! Loved the video and the great clips. Thanks.
Thanks very much!
My first camper, conversion, mines gonna be a 3 seater, with bed,I got a custom aluminium checker plate roofbox to put on it with a 100watt solar & 100 amp hr agm 🔋 battery pack to put on it, but first I'm making my own custom heavier roof rack with spotlight bar.
I'm also upgrading to lithium.
I have learned a whole lot from you love watching you keep up the good work
Aww thank you, Jennifer! This is so nice of you to say. I really appreciate it.
This is a really great video! I’ve seen many and this tour is so good. Your set up is very much like mine. Your bed set up is very similar to mine, only I used a bottom part of a futon bed. My Brother is a welder and he welded it to size. He put 2x4s across the top with hinges that allow me to lift up and get to things stored underneath bed. II also use a storage organizer for behind the passenger seat, that I use for easy to get to storage. I also like you made 2 different surface shelf/table to use along with the back of the passenger seat. I love it! Sometimes I only need a small shelf and other times I need something like a table. Table I use for eating, working on computer or Bible studying. Table even has a easy to remove and store leg for solid support. I like you use those plastic drawer system. Mine where 3 drawers. I use 2 for clothes and 1 for a compact kitchen with a cutting board on the top. So surprised how much will fit in it. Easy to carry and use for cooking at any park.
I do have a question?....
I am always looking for good hook ideas for inside of my SUV. I see you had soon hook system through out your SUV, you even had jackets hanging in the back. Please share how and what you used to do that.
Thank You. Bless you.
Jesus is King. 🙏🏽
Loved your build. Great storage. Stay well on the road. Im in VA.
I just subscribe to your video. Great job Sir. It was vanlifer like you that motivated me to turn my Ford Excursion into a weekend vanlifer. Keep up the great work. Iceman. American Legion Rider..
So, I'm really enjoying digging into your build. I'm looking more and more forward to doing my own CR-V when I get everything fixed.
Thank you!!
I’m huge into van living videos and have a truck camper build, but I also own a 2006 CRV, so RUclips filled in the blanks. Thanks RUclips! Subscribed and enjoying your videos.
Caravan Carolyn sent me. Take care
Love the video!
Hey!! Thanks again! Much appreciated, my friend
Great video, i have the same exact suv and was looking for a set up like this that can be broken down fast if needed. thanks for positive inputs.
Thanks Tom!!! Yes it’s so comfortable and very versatile. Have fun with it!!
Wonderful video!!! Just subscribed
That’s the real meaning of life the experiences we live on the road
Thanks so much!!!
Oh wow!!! Goats. So cool.
New sub. Thanks for your patient info and instructions. Wishing you well in your travels!
2021. Glad I watched this again…Horizontal, vertical, vertical, horizontal, for space on the side. 👍
Don't have a CRV now (did at one time) but have a RAV now and enjoyed your built since I have a side-open door rather than a top-open back door like your CRV. Many useful ideas. Thanks much!
Thanks Sherry! Toyota RAV-4’s are great too and very similar! I’m sure you could do something just like this!
THIS has been so valuable. The way you put that shelf has given me the perfect solution to the water storage problem. I am also going to do my condiments like yours. I bought the two containers and the storage containers as well. My SUV is set up with less space, I swear! It is a 2002 GMC Envoy SLE. You would think it would be bigger, but no, it's smaller. I will take before and after photos and show you. It only has a 2nd row of seats and I'm going to remove them as they are cumbersome and not good to keep in the vehicle. Space hogs. Thanks for your videos.
Caravan Carolyn sent me here!
Hey, that was a nice video and overview. I have a Honda CRV 2003 and I built a while ago a temporary double bed in it (while I was already on a road trip), just for that and future trips, not to live on it. I bought some plywood and searched for some abandoned pallets on the way and ended up finding and building my bed just folding the seats and covering them with plywood nailed with some improvised bed legs. It worked very well for the road trip time. After the trip. I decided to make it modular - two parts, so I could remove it and put it back by myself, whenever doing a road trip or going out during a long weekend. There was a point where I planned to split the modules in two again so I could do the single bed setup that you did, your project is very simple, cheap and fast to build, I would kind of copy the whole idea, but now I just got another car so I'm just collecting some ideas for it. But will definitely show your videos to the person who will buy my Honda CRV in the case is an adventurer like us. Thanks for sharing it and God bless you wherever you go. Take care mate.
Greetings from New Zealand💚
What a great "no-build" build!
Great mini SUV video! I have an 07 Xterra and this gave me many great ideas. I have heard that you ought to drill some holes in the bed platform so that it doesn't get moldy and the foam can breathe. Happy camping:)
Enjoy tour ur suv and very creative
Great video bro absolutely love your channel I’ve just bought a 2005 Hyundai Tucson I’m gonna build out which is very similar to your Honda there, thanks for some awesome ideas take care till the next video 🙌🛻🙌😎👊
Considering doing a no-build build on my 2008 Honda CR-V n found your channel. Thanks for the ideas ;)
Hi Kim! I’m happy you found it helpful. Feel free to subscribe for more ;) take care out there!
I love these Honda CR-V videos from this fella because it's so instructional! I was able to fit a FULL bed platform in a 01-06 Honda CR-V after being inspired by these videos! You can check it out if your interested. Thank you for explaining how you've made your Honda CR-V camper!
Thanks man
I just have the same car, thanks 4 ur sharing bro
Awesome!!!👠🚌👠
Wishing you well on your journeys. C.C. sent me over to you.xx.
Are you not doing videos now? I just found your channel and I love it. I have not seen anything recent. Would love to see more. Thinking about getting a CRV to do this.
good job
Love and Blessings ❣️
Every time I see a CRV conversation into a camper or travelling studio on RUclips, I wonder how many pounds of STUFF is sitting on the spare tire area. The floor covering that hides the tire is not an especially strong piece of plastic and rug and it covers a large area. You'd have to pull out a heck of a lot of your supplies, probably your bed, and much more to get to the tire. The tools at least are in the side storage areas. Not a nice option in the best of weather, let alone on a bad day. No one EVER mentions this in their videos.
Nice and well planned bed, etc. here. Yes ,electric knives are great for cutting all sorts of foam. Happy camping!
The tire is on the back of the car (like a jeep!), the space you’d normally have the spare is a compartment you can put whatever you want in. Some people actually use them as ice chests!
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Really well explained. Thank you. My vehicle is a Berlingo, dont know if they are available in the US. But lots of info and tips there for my build.
Never heard of a Berlingo before! But thank you! And have fun!
Carolyn sent me too! New subscriber!
you design/build like i do...cut and try , funky but practical....
nice bro ihave idea for my jeep.thankyou for sharing.see you raound
4/25/2021 Portland OR
Magnificent backdrop for your video. Like your detail. You made it look doable by a 78-year-old former farm girl.
Hi nice and informativ video. Cut my mattress with a non electric sharp bred knife and worked great. But i became a hard surface floor sleeper no back pain any more since;-). Now I use only a yoga mat with a thick cotton blanket even when it comes to car travel. Both roll up small and is easy stored away. Do also yoga on the mat so this item is double used ;-). Left a like, subscribed and hit the little bell. Stay safe and blessings from Germany
Sent here by Carolyn also! Hope you get lots of subscribers!
Thank you!!!
Very nice...I love it! Can you show your home at night the next time you do an interior tour? I have the same Luci string lights and I would love to see them in your rig at night. Thanks for sharing your home.
I'm building a 2004 Z71 Tahoe into an Overland Camper. I will use it mostly for hunting and fishing and just plain exploring.
Sounds awesome, Kevin. That’s a good vehicle 👍
@@intheopenair3725 thanks, it has been an excellent vehicle so far. I currently have 299,500 miles on the original engine and transmission. And continues to run strong.
Good living on the car
Found you by accident - happy trails.
New subscriber. RUclips recommended you.
What a great SUV build! Love the Honda CRV, great choice! I currently have a Toyota RAV4 hybrid! Looking to build out my little SUV! Great design choices. Was looking for your Solar light you have in your SUV build, you don’t have it listed above. Thank you
Thank you, Kevin!! So happy to have you here with us. Here’s the link: MPOWERD Luci Solar String Lights... www.amazon.com/dp/B07KYPDPKC?ref=ppx_pop_mob_ap_share
Your channel is a gift mate :) I planning to buy a gen2 CRV and made similar conversion for summer trips. But I'm almost 6 feet (195cm) so have some doubt how can I fit lol. I guess I need to lie in to the CRV to check , I'm about to check out this weekend.
Thanks so much!! Maybe consider removing the front passenger seat... ;)
@@intheopenair3725 bought it already but had no time to test the bed setup :) keep up the videos mate
I had the same vehicle was you so it was a great help with creating what I was making I have a shelf in the back but I did it lower level with the seat so I can see out my back window and I have a bed that blows up to put in the back seats but I can also have the option of your bed style as well I don't live in it yet it's just my bug out vehicle or just in case I do still at home with my parents I like having a backup and a lot of the lights and the gears and the chargeable things you have I already instinctively got from the shower head that I saw somebody else have that you put in a bucket I did like the little toilet that you had and ordered one that was similar to it but where if I have to live in my car I will have animals I took plastic cheating for floor covering and line the bottom of my vehicle with it for an easy cleanup but I'm grateful that you posted this because of s*** hits the fan while I have to relocate or I'm forced to relocate or if I'm out and I cannot get back home right away I'll have what I need only thing I'll probably be missing is my animals but I don't go outside and leave the yard much so I should be good 😆
Thanks so much fer this, was dissapointed to find I could not get a flay platform in my 2007 crv, . after wondering how to do it found you so gratefull fer your video. one thing where did you keep you freezer box as things look well packed out. So thanks again from GB
Not sure if he has seen your question, he keeps it in front of his 6 bins behind the seat he left in.
You probably already know this but these crvs are designed that if you slide the front seats all the way fwd , remove the headrests, slide the rear seats and fold the front seats back down, they will nearly lay flat. This could eliminate the need for foam and other things. A tweak of some kind could be done to really get it perfectly flat. In theory 2 ppl could sleep side by side in the front. or you could add a guest.
Hi Robert! Yes, I’ve used the this trick in the past (pre-build) but nowadays I prefer this more function, comfortable, and more livable design. Have fun out there!! Thanks for the input
Nice CRV
Thank you!! She’s pretty great ;)
What stuff would you keep in the bed bins??? They hold a lot of stuff but getting to it would be a huge pain in the butt, especially the middle ones. The shaved one at the end might not be to bad but?? With the shelf on top it limits the clearance. Love the build... great job. 👍
This was the BEST barely build use of space I have seen on YT. I have an 07 crv I am working on for weekend camping. My rear liftgate swings up rather than to the side and I also lose some basement space bc of the spare tire. You did a masterful job of using simplicity, lightweight plastic, and space optimization. I see under the shelf on drivers side I see angle steel brackets, is that for a portable sliding shelf? How do you keep condensation build up to a minimum while cold weather sleeping (that may be a future vid idea) ? Thanks
Thanks Robert!! I really appreciate it. Yes!! I considered putting a small slide out shelf there but then abandoned the idea because it was too high up...
As far as condensation is concerned, I usually leave a window or my sunroof cracked open to allow for fresh air and ventilation. I’ll also run my small fan on the low setting all night long. These two measures work well to keep condensation low. Great questions!! More vids coming soon....
Go the goats! Great Channell.
I have a Honda CR-V and I want to do a similar build. I want to make my plywood so it can fold when not in use. Also I don't want a shelf at the end where my feet will be. I want to have a cargo bin for the top of the vehicle.
I just came across you, informative, and very likable, good job👍🏻
World is changing so fast and somewhat confusing, however,
the dress on your door🤔, are there 2 people traveling ?
Was it frustrating keeping organized at first when you first hit the road
or did you have a definite place for everything, and at night, how do you
keep out flying bugs and still get fresh air, with bug mesh ?
Sorry for all the questions, I enjoyed your video.😊
Great show and just subscribed . Having a crv 07 though it had a lift boot door not a side open so not sure how to navigate that space wise . Cheers
Carolyn caravan recommended you
I’d prefer the Toyota Sienna because it has more interior space, especially the bed length is longer and wider. Head room from floor to roof is also more comfortable.
Your build has been so inspirational for how I am trying to affix my car for this summer. So many great ideas here! I'm not sure if I missed it, but is the plywood secured on top of the rubbermaid bins or is it just laying on top?
Just laying on top.
Hey Man, love the build! I just got an 05 gen 2 with only 65k miles and have been dreaming up something similar then found your video and it all is really starting to come together.
Quick question - wondering if you remember the size of those Rubbermaid bins. The link brings me to a generic page with multiple offerings and my guess is that you're using the 14 gallon bins but hoping you can confirm. Thanks for the video and all the content!
does it still have the fold out table in the back?? careful with too much weight..it will work against you.
Also here from Carolyn. She owes you a beer 😀New sub.
I think I owe HER a beer!! :) Thanks soooo much. Happy to have you along! More vids coming soon. Currently up north helping family with some new Cabin improvements/construction 🤙
Hi. Storing your table top along side the front seat is good. But if your CRV is the same as mine there is a side impact airbag right their. Get too close with the plywood and it will splinter the timber if it deploys. Be careful!
Good tip
Im planning on doing the same thing with the same car! Can you do a video on how to travel safe solo?
Hi James! Yes, that’s a great idea. I’ll work one out and post it soon. I’m currently up north helping my family with some rural construction, but I’ll get to it soon! Thanks for following along!
I love your CRV build. I have a CRV also and plan to build something very similar to yours! My question is..can you access the built-in CRV table from the back? Looks like it would be pretty difficult. I bet that's why you bought that sweet aluminum table.
Hi Julie, good question! At first I thought I would want the table but as I’ve traveled and lived in it, I’ve realized I don’t need it. The small table does everything I need and it’s so much easier to pull out and setup. But I do like knowing I have the big table because I can still get at it if I absolutely need it. Best of luck with your build! Let me know if you have any other questions :))
@@intheopenair3725
Dude!
I just used the coolest trick to darken the bumpers and trim on my '04 CRV....I used a heat gun!
That's right! I just ran a heat gun slowly across anything on the outside that was once black and turned it black again. It looks great! I fell in love with my car all over again!
I just thought I'd share my newly found tip!
Stay safe
Im building mine right now....can tou please tell me, show me how you fixed in place your back shelf...please
Enjoyed your video. What year crv is yours that your rear door opens sideways and do you know what year they offered suicide door
Did you use their low, medium or high density foam for your bed? Great vid!
Thanks!! High Density. Also, feel free to subscribe and check out my BED video. Cheers!
Hi! Thanks for this. Question, Do you crack the windows at night for more ventilation , and if so , how do you stop bugs? I love car camping and want to convert my crv but I live in the south and there's mosquitoes that immediately fly in if I crack any windows, but it's too hot in there to not crack windows, even at night