Volkswagen Sharan car camping / microcamper review
Lukas Cech – Nimblecamper.com
Summary
The VW Sharan strikes a good balance between size and comfort. Actually, it’s one of the biggest MPV’s out there. If boot size is your primary criteria – you can’t go wrong with a Sharan. The car drives nicely too and offers good comfort in the front for the driver and passenger. It’s not the best car to take off the road completely – but you can take it down a good enough mud road without any big problems. A very good car camping / microcamping conversion candidate, unless you are planning to drive through forests and very much offroad.
VW Sharan is one of the top cars in our 30+ cars for car camping table.
TLDR – Conclusion
I bought a Sharan myself. The primary reasons are – it strikes a good balance between size (almost as big as the VW Caddy) and comfort – it’s very comfy for long rides around Europe :).
VW SHARAN BOOT DIMENSIONS
VW SHARAN INTERIOR GALLERY
VW SHARAN CAMPING CONVERSIONS GALLERY
VW SHARAN CAMPING GEAR
We try to make sure / verify it’s all compatible and fits well.
Recommended car tent/awning & camping gear
VW SHARAN USEFUL LINKS
Arpenaz Base M – cheapest car tent you’ll find!
£119.99
Although not meant to be a car tent, it fits any MPV nicely (confirmed and tested). Well known within the camping community as the go-to starter option, offering plenty of room and mosquito nets in a small package at a low price.
- tent height: 215cm, width 250cm
- opening height: 140cm, opening width bottom: 140cm, opening width top: 90cm (and it gets wider, 20cm lower it’s about 110cm)
- weight: 8kg (the lightest car tent so far…)
6-person inflatable camping shelter – air seconds base connect – £299.99
Don’t like fiddling around with poles? This inflatable car tent might be the right choice for you. The sheet + poles make joining it to your car even more flexible. It has two large openings on opposite ends, giving you a choice of which side you’ll attach to the vehicle. It fits most MPVs – tailgate or side-door, you can connect it from two ends
- Height: 2.25 m (opening for tailgate 1.75m) | Floor area: 6.25 m2 (2.5×2.5m) | Comfortable for 6 people
- Openings on 4 sides (2 suitable for a car) | but only 1 mosquito net
- Weight 13kg
- Easy installation: Rapid pitching thanks to its all-in-one inflatable structure (requires a separate pump though)
- The fabric filters UV rays with a UPF of 50+, Waterproof, good quality – tested in long rain and strong winds, it holds up pretty well (relatively to the price)