Thank you for this amazing resource! My scoda Octavia has a 6cm gap from the back seats folding. I’m confused how your 13cm boxes level out the plywood across these two areas of the car. Would so appreciate the clarity here 😊🙏🏼
do you drive the Octavia station wagon? Mine is the hatchback verdion. That gap might be different. If that's the case, try to find lower boxes to support the plywood.
Hallo gottardo, Ich finde deinen Umbau wirklich toll und total unkompliziert. Frugalismus frei nach dem Motto weniger ist mehr kann wirklich eine Erleichterung und damit Verbesserung sein. Toll finde ich auch den Spruch: take what you have and make the best out of it. Ich hoffe darauf noch bei einigen deiner Abenteuer dabei sein zu dürfen. Mfg Thomas
Danke, Thomas. Diesen Sommer war ich mehr mit Rad und Zelt unterwegs als mit dem Skoda, aber hin uns wieder schätze ich es total, dass immer alles dabei ist für eine spontane Übernachtung.
Hi Phil, sorry for late answer. I don't know how long 6"4 is, but I can say that the bed surface 1.90 without pulling the front seats forward. If you went all the way, you could fit a 2 m bed.
With the plywood the floor is completely flat, as the boxes offset the step. OK, maybe +- 1-2 cm, but you work with more precision than, it gets to be flat.
Mega toller Ausbau! Darf ich fragen woher genau du die Boxen herhast, die sich unter der Matratze im Kofferraum befinden? Möchte gerne meinen Polo in einen Microcamper umbauen😊
Ciao Gottardo, complimenti per il tuo lavoro. Sono stato da poco in vacanza in campeggio, i miei amici col van camperizzato e io con la tenda. Dormire in tenda è sempre bello ma camperizzare in effetti è una soluzione molto interessante. Prenderò spunto da questo video, farò delle misure, e forse il progetto di sta primavera sarà camperizzare la mia octavia wagon :D Probabilmente cambierò qualcosa, perché io dovrei ricavare dello spazio anche per la bestia.. se siamo in due a dormire il cane probabilmente non ci sta in mezzo (quando siamo in tenda si piazza placidamente tra di noi, ma giriamo con una tenda da tre) e magari potrei farlo stare davanti nel posto passeggerose non fosse il caso farlo dormire fuori Hai idee o suggerimenti al riguardo?
Ciao Jack, e grazie per i complimenti :-) Paul Coull ha pure qualche buona idea per Octavia Wagon, un pizzico più confortevole che la mia soluzione ultrasemplice. Cane ... non so, magari una cassa pieghevole da aprire quando necessario e mettere sul sedile del passeggero? Bè, cert dipende anche dalle dimensioni dell'animale. In ogni modo, non mancare di farmi vedere il resultato, se ti ci metti.
oggi ho fatto un giro al brico, madonna quanto costa adesso il legno.. le scatole dove le hai trovate? ho visto qualcosa di papabile ma è 60x40, niente di più piccolo per chiudere bene Mi guarderò il video di paul coll, ma non disdegno la soluzione ultrasemplice, sia perché ho la deadline tra due settimane per il primo test, sia perché non penso di farci più di due tre giorni in campeggio, oppure portare la macchina su in montagna e dormire su, quindi una sera e poi si torna casa. Rispetto al tuo progetto però vorrei usare un singolo pannello invece di due, perché tanto tra buttare giù un sedile o tutti e due cambia poco. Dipende ovviamente da se riesco a trovare un 100x100 / 200x100 e il peso effettivo di tutto. Magari pesa troppo e devo abbandonare l'idea del pannello singolo
@@jackm_ Ciao :-) Certo, perchè non fare singolo pannello. Per me comodo averne due perchè posso usare il sedile posteriore di sinistra per lavorare, cambiarmi, leggere, avere un pò di comfort seduto se piovesse. Ma vero che perloppiù ho entrambi i pannelli in formato letto. Le use le "Rako Box" o "Eurobox" îl peso non dovrebbe porre problemi, sono molto stabili. Qui trovi tutti i formati www.utzgroup.com/en/products-and-solutions/standard-products/stackable-containers/ ma non so per l'Italia
This is not a problem at all when your car is long enough and you can place a regullar camping bed inside! This way everything is very SIMPLY!!! Try to convert into micro camper something much smaller! Like: Renaut Clio, KIA Picanto, Toyota Aygo and similar... This is a challenge!
You'r right. My goal was not to master a challenge but to make the best of the car I already have. I have seen and admired those who did it with much smaller cars.
@@gottardopThank you for understanding an effort and engineering of owners of smaller cars. :) I will start in June and will think about the other 'nomads' :) I wish you very many nice roads!
I like it a lot! Was thinking of doing that on a Superb, but I like the Octavia, too! Can I ask: How long is your bed (on the side without steering wheel)?
Hi Yens, sorry for the late answer, I was on a bikepacking vacation trip. I have 1.95 on the right and 1.90 on the left. This is by leaving the front seats in normal driving / sitting position.The Superb should be slightly longer, I suppose.
@@gottardop Thanks so much Gottardo, I hope you had a good trip :) That is very impressive that you didn't even have to move the seats and still have such a big bed. I think I need to go to a Skoda dealer and test sleep the Octavia :D
Thank you for sharing. Where do you put the parcel shelf when you're using the bed? And do you have curtains or any coverings on the windows for privacy? Thanks.
For windshield and rear window I use sun foldable shades like what you can buy at gas stations or accessory stores. In the rear I fix it with velcro. In the rear side windows I have custom shades made for my car model, as you see in my other video. I have no need for shades on the front side windows, I just hang a towel on the front headrests. Feel free to ask if unclear. I'll make a video on the night setup one of these days.
As to the shelf... sometimes I leave it at home. Or I use it as a shelf even during the night, it comes handy for eveglasses, watch, phone etc. Feet fit well under it.
@@TRON01011 hi. As I can't post a picture, here's a (German) link to what mine look like www.jumbo.ch/de/eisenwaren-sicherheit/holzverbinder/scharniere I just took the thinnest possible (1.2 or 1.5 mm). They won't bee 100% flush, unless you grind space into the wood panel, but I covered them with carpet, so they don't bother.
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Best idea that I have seen in all of the TH-cam videos that I have watched on this subject. Plan to do the same. Thank you for sharing.
Hey Derek, thanks for the thumbs up and compliment! If you ever take pictures of video of your conversion, I'd be interested to see it.
Marvelous! Skoda's design truly is, like the ads say, "simply clever." Great video, thank you.
This is super cool!
Just recieved my mark4 Octavia, maybe I'll do something similar.
Great work, nice inspiration, thanks for sharing!
Thank you for commenting!
I like your solution. Thank you for inspiring me. This is exactly what I need.
Thank you for your feedback!
Finally someone share measurement. Looks great, have fun!
Thank you!
Thank you for this amazing resource! My scoda Octavia has a 6cm gap from the back seats folding. I’m confused how your 13cm boxes level out the plywood across these two areas of the car. Would so appreciate the clarity here 😊🙏🏼
do you drive the Octavia station wagon? Mine is the hatchback verdion. That gap might be different. If that's the case, try to find lower boxes to support the plywood.
Ciao mi avevi schizzato un disegno in treno per la Rapid, hai sistemato il problema Octavia. Ciao
Simplicity is a work of a genius,
(easiest is for a lazy person like me 😁)
Great job, bro.👍
Salaam to you and to all.
Thank you! Not so sure about genius, but definitely I subscribe to lazyness :-)
@@gottardop 😁
Thanks so much for making this video Gottardo, excited to start converting mine now! :)
Did you do it?
Molto pulito e ordinato bravo
Grazie per il commento 😃
That’s pretty awesome!!
Heeey! I was one of the people asking and thank you very much!
Thank you from KSA.
Thank you too!
Hallo gottardo,
Ich finde deinen Umbau wirklich toll und total unkompliziert. Frugalismus frei nach dem Motto weniger ist mehr kann wirklich eine Erleichterung und damit Verbesserung sein. Toll finde ich auch den Spruch: take what you have and make the best out of it.
Ich hoffe darauf noch bei einigen deiner Abenteuer dabei sein zu dürfen.
Mfg
Thomas
Danke, Thomas. Diesen Sommer war ich mehr mit Rad und Zelt unterwegs als mit dem Skoda, aber hin uns wieder schätze ich es total, dass immer alles dabei ist für eine spontane Übernachtung.
Fantastic video, thank you! Would a 6"4 person fit in lying down??
Hi Phil, sorry for late answer. I don't know how long 6"4 is, but I can say that the bed surface 1.90 without pulling the front seats forward. If you went all the way, you could fit a 2 m bed.
Hey how you did this with the carpet? Where to buy something? Glued it yourself? Do you have a link to the product?or example?
Online carpet store, self-adhesive patches. For example ch.floordirekt.com/
Thanks for sharing, very good idea ! The floor is not completely flat, isn't it, but it's better than without the plywood? Grüss von Zug
With the plywood the floor is completely flat, as the boxes offset the step. OK, maybe +- 1-2 cm, but you work with more precision than, it gets to be flat.
@@gottardop thank you very much !
Mega toller Ausbau! Darf ich fragen woher genau du die Boxen herhast, die sich unter der Matratze im Kofferraum befinden? Möchte gerne meinen Polo in einen Microcamper umbauen😊
Hallo Silke, es sind "RAKO" oder auch "EURO" Boxen. Ich habe sie im Jumbo-Baumarkt gekauft, es sind normierte Behälter die man vielerorts findet.
www.jumbo.ch/de/maschinen-werkstatt/werkstatt-keller/aufbewahrung/utz-rako-kisten/c/04030407
Ciao Gottardo, complimenti per il tuo lavoro. Sono stato da poco in vacanza in campeggio, i miei amici col van camperizzato e io con la tenda. Dormire in tenda è sempre bello ma camperizzare in effetti è una soluzione molto interessante. Prenderò spunto da questo video, farò delle misure, e forse il progetto di sta primavera sarà camperizzare la mia octavia wagon :D
Probabilmente cambierò qualcosa, perché io dovrei ricavare dello spazio anche per la bestia.. se siamo in due a dormire il cane probabilmente non ci sta in mezzo (quando siamo in tenda si piazza placidamente tra di noi, ma giriamo con una tenda da tre) e magari potrei farlo stare davanti nel posto passeggerose non fosse il caso farlo dormire fuori
Hai idee o suggerimenti al riguardo?
Ciao Jack, e grazie per i complimenti :-) Paul Coull ha pure qualche buona idea per Octavia Wagon, un pizzico più confortevole che la mia soluzione ultrasemplice. Cane ... non so, magari una cassa pieghevole da aprire quando necessario e mettere sul sedile del passeggero? Bè, cert dipende anche dalle dimensioni dell'animale. In ogni modo, non mancare di farmi vedere il resultato, se ti ci metti.
oggi ho fatto un giro al brico, madonna quanto costa adesso il legno.. le scatole dove le hai trovate? ho visto qualcosa di papabile ma è 60x40, niente di più piccolo per chiudere bene
Mi guarderò il video di paul coll, ma non disdegno la soluzione ultrasemplice, sia perché ho la deadline tra due settimane per il primo test, sia perché non penso di farci più di due tre giorni in campeggio, oppure portare la macchina su in montagna e dormire su, quindi una sera e poi si torna casa. Rispetto al tuo progetto però vorrei usare un singolo pannello invece di due, perché tanto tra buttare giù un sedile o tutti e due cambia poco. Dipende ovviamente da se riesco a trovare un 100x100 / 200x100 e il peso effettivo di tutto. Magari pesa troppo e devo abbandonare l'idea del pannello singolo
@@jackm_ Ciao :-) Certo, perchè non fare singolo pannello. Per me comodo averne due perchè posso usare il sedile posteriore di sinistra per lavorare, cambiarmi, leggere, avere un pò di comfort seduto se piovesse. Ma vero che perloppiù ho entrambi i pannelli in formato letto. Le use le "Rako Box" o "Eurobox" îl peso non dovrebbe porre problemi, sono molto stabili. Qui trovi tutti i formati www.utzgroup.com/en/products-and-solutions/standard-products/stackable-containers/ ma non so per l'Italia
Brilliant! I just bought an old Octavia. Where did you get these boxes?
Coop Bau und Hobby, Switzerland. Eurobox standard, I gather.
@@gottardop Found them. Thank You!
This is not a problem at all when your car is long enough and you can place a regullar camping bed inside! This way everything is very SIMPLY!!! Try to convert into micro camper something much smaller! Like: Renaut Clio, KIA Picanto, Toyota Aygo and similar... This is a challenge!
You'r right. My goal was not to master a challenge but to make the best of the car I already have. I have seen and admired those who did it with much smaller cars.
@@gottardopThank you for understanding an effort and engineering of owners of smaller cars. :) I will start in June and will think about the other 'nomads' :) I wish you very many nice roads!
@gottardop How thick is the plywood? thanks
12 mm, as you can see in the description
I like it a lot! Was thinking of doing that on a Superb, but I like the Octavia, too!
Can I ask: How long is your bed (on the side without steering wheel)?
Hi Yens, sorry for the late answer, I was on a bikepacking vacation trip. I have 1.95 on the right and 1.90 on the left. This is by leaving the front seats in normal driving / sitting position.The Superb should be slightly longer, I suppose.
@@gottardop Thanks so much Gottardo, I hope you had a good trip :)
That is very impressive that you didn't even have to move the seats and still have such a big bed. I think I need to go to a Skoda dealer and test sleep the Octavia :D
Hello. Where did u get the carpeting to cover the plywood. ????? Thank you
ch.floordirekt.com/products/nadelfilz-teppichfliesen-scene-selbstklebend in Switzerland
Hi, i am converting an Octavia estate into a camper. What are you using for the mattresses?
Hi Bluejay, I use two 50 cm wide / 5 cm thick self inflating iso mats from Thermarest. When I travel alone I stack them for additional comfort.
@@gottardop i will look into that thank you.
Hi. How thick is the plywood?
12 mm
Thank you for sharing. Where do you put the parcel shelf when you're using the bed? And do you have curtains or any coverings on the windows for privacy? Thanks.
For windshield and rear window I use sun foldable shades like what you can buy at gas stations or accessory stores. In the rear I fix it with velcro. In the rear side windows I have custom shades made for my car model, as you see in my other video. I have no need for shades on the front side windows, I just hang a towel on the front headrests. Feel free to ask if unclear. I'll make a video on the night setup one of these days.
As to the shelf... sometimes I leave it at home. Or I use it as a shelf even during the night, it comes handy for eveglasses, watch, phone etc. Feet fit well under it.
@@gottardop Thank you. 😁
All the stuff with hinges...not simple...at least for me
Hi Robin, I you need further assistance let me know.
@@gottardop What kind of hinges did you use Gottardo? I just bought some flush hinges but they don't look right!
@@TRON01011 hi. As I can't post a picture, here's a (German) link to what mine look like www.jumbo.ch/de/eisenwaren-sicherheit/holzverbinder/scharniere I just took the thinnest possible (1.2 or 1.5 mm). They won't bee 100% flush, unless you grind space into the wood panel, but I covered them with carpet, so they don't bother.
@@gottardop Thanks, and thanks for the video :)
You don't need to be a carpenter but you need to cut some plywood.
I had plywood cut to my specs where I bought it, I only had to add the hinges.
Buy Caddy 😀
Sure. Caddy Maxi would be great. Maybe one day ;-)