Post about DIY SUV camping conversions, essential gear and ideas you can learn from. Make your SUV your bedroom and the outdoors your lounge.
You are probably already familiar with the everyday car camper’s top car tent choice – Decathlon’s Arpenaz Base M tent – at around 120 GBP, it’s the cheapest car tent you can find. By a huge margin – any other car tent you are likely to find is either a few hundred GBP above this…
A great example of camping in a Dacia Duster – a DIY camping conversion. For a small car, the Duster offers much more than you’d expect!
There’s a tasty treat in here for all you DIY enthusiasts out there! I’ve come across the best instruction manual for a DIY camping conversion I’ve seen so far. It’s for Renault Kangoo and Skoda Yeti, but it will only take a few adjustments to fit it into any MPV. If that wasn’t enough, I’ll…
I’ve tested the Arpenaz Base M tailgate tent during our 11-day camping trip in Croatia with 2 days of rain and I’m very happy with it. If you consider its price – 95-100 GBP / EUR, compared to other car tents (awnings) starting at 250 and going to several hundred, it’s a very good option…
This post is all about stealth camping. Sounds pretty ninja right? We’ll dive into what forms of stealth camping there are, how to be safe and then take a closer look at stealth camping in a car – how it’s best done, which cars are best and what to pack.
All the info you want (or didn’t know you need) about car tents (SUV tents, tailgate tents, rooftop tents or hatchback tents and awnings). This will help you decide whether you need one, what to look out for and what type is best for your needs. Plus some of my top picks to save you…
This post will give you the right answers (and questions to ask yourself) to decide which you will enjoy more – converting your car into a car camper, buying a ready-made camping box (car camping conversion kit, boot jump) or buying a micro camper. Read on if you are asking yourself these questions: Is it…
“…and we’re ready to rock’n roll” in the words of the author of this DIY car camping Volvo V70 conversion into a microcamper. Volvo V70 is not a bad candidate for car camping – it’s somewhere in the middle on our 30+ best cars for camping list. It offers a pretty long trunk for an…
This month’s top picks amongst the many DIY car camping conversions are on the opposite sides of the difficulty spectrum – a very simple Skoda Octavia conversion and a more advanced Subaru Outback. Which one is your favorite? Skoda Octavia – a super minimalistic camper conversion …sleep anywhere, nobody takes notice – is the author’s…
This is my database of the best everyday cars for sleeping in and/or for a camping conversion – I spent months collecting the data – boot dimensions (see image gallery here), consumption, and comfort rating. Then I worked out a weighted rating taking into account these criteria – the summary of my findings is this…
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Well... this is the end! But not to worry, more coming soon ;)
