SUV Camper Tour and Simple Camp Meal - Honda Pilot
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 1 ต.ค. 2024
- I have spent many nights camping, and this is my recent project that has greatly improved my camping experience! I based this build off my 2006 Honda Pilot EX-L. This project took me about a month on and off, but it was well worth the effort. Although I don't mention it, this is my 2nd version of my SUV camper. I built one before but was unhappy with the functionality and appearance, so I designed and made this one! If anyone wants to see the first one, I would be happy to upload some photos somewhere. Also, I'd be eager to make another video going into more detail on any aspects of the build if needed.
Also, shout out to my friend Reed for helping me film. I appreciate it, brother.
Chapters
0:08 - About the Car
1:05 - Start of Tour
7:15 - Tour Inside SUV Camper
9:45 - Camp Cooking
Below I have linked most of the products I have used in the video.
Alpicool Fridge - www.amazon.com...
Bluetti Battery - www.bluettipow...
Mesh Bags - www.amazon.com...
Spice Containers - www.amazon.com...
Coleman Stove - www.walmart.co...
Collapsible Sink - www.target.com...
Water Container - www.walmart.co...
First Aid Kit - www.amazon.com...
Quick Release Hinge - www.amazon.com...
Trifold Mattress - www.amazon.com...
Cast Iron Pan - www.walmart.co...
Non Stick Pan - www.rei.com/pr...
Dish Brush - www.rei.com/pr...
I love the setup. I must also say, of all the videos I have seen, you are the only one that I've seen actually clean up after you cook. I am quite sure the others do as well, but I've never seen it on camera. That move encouraged me to hit the subscribe button! Kudos to you.
Damn bro, obviously everyone is talking about the excellent setup but I'm genuinely impressed by your cooking skills. You clearly know how to cook and I'm not used to overland videos showcasing REAL cooking skills lmao. You salted your water, have quality pasta. Great cooking knife, with proper holding technique. Squanched and minced that garlic no problem, crazy with the white wine deglaze and adding the starch water back into the sauce at the end. You are living the life, congrats brother!
Thank you so much! Cooking is probably my favorite part of camping. I try to always make it a priority when im out exploring
Yeah I was thinking chief!! Impressive overall. Mmm I feel like spag!
Cusinart is a great cooking knife? Lol good camping knife…but far from a great cooking knife.
@@travisvanalst4698 You’re silly 😂 nothing wrong with that knife …it’s a camping setup. Are you suggesting he get a professional cooking knife set , maybe granite countertops and a stainless steel oven and matching double door fridge? This young man needs his own TV show …AWESOME!!!
Really incredible setup. Super clean, super smart, and that meal at the end looked better than anything I have ever cooked camping! 😅
Impressive beginning to end
Damn dude! The back of the camper set up is pert near genius! Okay, the bed moves your build into genius. What is really impressive is that you haven't removed the seats, but have incorporated them into your build. You have the good stuff, i.e., CO detector, smoke detector and fire extinguisher. I totally respect your good sense! In truth, I am in awe of what you have accomplished and your travels. Wish I'd had a quarter of your gumption when I was your age. And dinner looks pretty darned good too.
I have assembled a travel kitchen for my family for when we take trips together, the kitchens are never supplied to our needs, and I have a full set of knives with blade covers, I am tickled to see you have a blade cover for your knives too. It is fun to have all of ones necessities to hand.
I also have my emergency supplies that I keep to hand. The last power outage proved to me that I will not survive the zombie apocalypse. I'm too old for that crap. However, I do recommend either a cat or two or a dog for a companion. Yeah, they take up space, but they are lovely companions on cold nights. And people will figure that you are talking to your pets and aren't crazy.😉😆
I cannot express enough how truly impressed I am with your clever, inventive build. I think you aced this one!
Thank you! This means so much!
Greetings from New York City, WOW! You did a fantastic job cleverly utilizing your space. I've been watching Van Life videos and builds on TH-cam for 10 years and your simple (not no simple) build is right up there on the top. Really well done!
Super impressive! The creative build, the delivery of the info, the meal - all of it. Well done!
Thank you Sawyer, this is a very neat set up. Would you please do another version of the video where you zoom into the different parts of the build, like the hinges, etc, so we can see in details. Also the measurements of your build from beginning, cutting the boards, how put them together, basically, your wood working. It is for people like me who never took woodworking or use the circular saw before, for rookies!!!😀 thanks
Thanks for your comment. I would like to do a more detailed video at some point. If your interested in woodworking, you just have to start at some point. Even if you dont have access to tools, many cities have community centers that offer classes. Or you could start messing around with a basic hand saw (in a safe way).
I appreciate how organized you were in your presentation. Awesome flip down door surfaces. Weighing the water to determine how much. Excellent. How have you secured items such as the 12v fridge and the bed surface so they don't go flying if you are in an accident?
Thank you for your kind comment!
The 12v fridge is secured by a tension strap to the wood platform supporting it. The bed is connected to the main box by a piano hinge and secured down by a Velcro strap to keep it from flipping up
Nice job and your presentation was great. Looking forward to many more, I subbed and wish you the best for your channel.
Wow! Amazing build you have there!! So well thought out, each time you showed us something and I thought it was so cool, there were something else! Extraordinary! Thanks for sharing it with us. I really enjoyed your video‼️‼️👍🏼👍🏼🐾🐾
Excellent! A lot of careful planning took place to even allow for those slide out pannels. Perfect fits for easy glide into place. Very neat use of space, fully functional. Your chef skills show as well. Very efficient movements and good proportions for a yummy meal. You'll go far in many ways in that nice rig of yours. Safe travels, and fill your lifetime with lots of great memories from this stage in your life.
One of the best kitchen set ups I have seen! Such ingenious use of space. And I have never seen the scale method used for tracking water. It makes so much sense! So smart.
Love the build!! I have a 2006 Honda Pilot in this exact same color as well and I love it! If I could, I would definitely consider copying your build! Unfortunately, I don't have the AWD version so it isn't very reliable outdoors and in inclement weather. I especially don't trust it in the snow. Great job on building such a unique camping setup!!
Newly Updated Safety Suggestions;
I just happened to see your channel, and others similar channels recently, and I think that you, and others sharing their actual reality, and some have expressed some of the up, and down sides to van, RV, or vehicle living.
I believe that it is very helpful, and beneficial to others who may be thinking about this type of living without actually thinking through, about the some of the realistic problems that could occur with vehicle or van living etc...
People need to know what up sides there are, as well as some of the down sides of vehicle living.
I believe this channel, and other channels have been informative to others, including myself.
Although, I am NOT living in a vehicle or anything like this.
I feel that you , and others TH-camrs sharing this with your viewers will be very helpful.
I wish you ALL the Best with your traveling endeavors.
I shared this with another traveler as I watched their TH-cam channel for the first time, as yours, and I shared with them this information that may be helpful to you as well to others.
Therefore, I would also like to suggest a few Safety tips, and items that may help you, or others in your viewing audience.
Although, you may have knowledge of this already,
I am not sure, so I hope this will be helpful to you, others or someone.
*Keep a Extra working cellphone with you or in your vehicle.
You can purchase inexpensive phone with a very low monthly price between 25, 35, 45, dollars a month with unlimited data and text, and some have Nationwide coverage
Do your research for the best fit for you
Carry Several Extra portable phone chargers, and cables.
Consider theses items:
*Mini portable power charging station.
I have also seen outdoor portable solar powered power stations, that can be recharged from sunlight this may be very useful to have, to power your devices.
*Invest in a Cellular signal booster for outdoor use, and camping situations to boost or amplify your cell signal and reception.
Research to see what you prefer.
*Very Inportant:
Invest in a SOS distress electronic signal device, this a kind of device can send out a distress signal with your exact location.
There are various types of these devices, and including signal that can be used when boating or camping situations.
There is also the Satellite communication devices, that can provide SOS emergency signal and GPS, and provide satellite text messaging capabilities anywhere.
*Some have emergency Strobe lights SOS signaling with location alerts, and location updates that can be sent to your family, and emergency first responders.
Some can be synchronized with your smart watch or phone.
You can check online, and on Amazon, research what SOS emergency GPS devices will be a good fit for you.
*Mini portable vehicle battery jumper charger
*vehicle battery jumper cables
*Vehicle Jumper cables
*Keep a Fire extinguisher handy
Smoke, and Carbon monoxide detectors can be helpful...
*Mounted Dashboard camera front and rear possibly.
Exterior vehicle cameras
Interior vehicle cameras
*Flashlights or pluggin spotlights
*Portable spotlights, and lanterns
Keep a few whistles around with you, and in your vehicle possibly in your vehicle’s center console
*A set of long range 2 way radios, walkie talkies, to communicate with others during trips, some have 100 mile radius keep for emergencies.
Use your own discretion regarding the use of any weapons.
Don’t forget to bring
Bear Spray
Pepper spray
Where is allowed
If you own a drone you can use it to survey your area for animals etc.
However, Please Be Safe and Beware of your Surroundings.
Stay Alert, and Be Safe even when stopping at Rest stops, Truck Stops, and conducting your various tasks.
Keep in often contact with your family, friends etc.
Although, I just noticed your TH-cam channel, and other similar channels.
You seem Very Aware of your surroundings and Alert, and you may be aware of many of these suggestions, however, I Don’t know, so I just posted this anyway to help anyone who may benefit from these suggestions.
Keep up with the latest Weather Updates, beware and prepare for unexpected Weather events and conditions.
Keep your vehicle gas filled
Don’t chance your Safety by running your vehicle fuel or gas too close to Empty.
Fill it up anyway, it will save you alot of time, and headache later on.
Remember to keep up on routine maintenance, check your tires for wear, keep up with your fluids for your vehicle, like oil levels, washer fluid, brake fluid, antifreeze.
Remember Because you are on the road riding for sometimes very long distances, and long periods of time, I would suggest investing in 2 sets of tires, and a spare, the extra set to rotate.
Check the mileage ratings on your tires they all very.
Conduct visual inspections of your tires often, check for damage, wearing, air pressure, etc
Keep a pressure gauge to check your tires pressure and a tire pump.
Keep towing insurance to Be Safe if you ever need it.
It Doesn’t cost much try to get National coverage if available, or where you will be traveling.
Keep Extra financing, and savings for any unexpected issues, vehicle repairs, and overnight stays, in a emergency or if you need to rest indoors.
Keep Enjoying Yourself,
Keep Enjoying the outdoors, and Nature
Just..Please continue to
Be Positive, Safe, and Alert..
Wishing Success, Well-being and Happiness You All.
God Bless You, and everyone
Traveling, or living in their vehicles, Vans, RVs, etc.
Please Be Safe...
Author Advocate for Humanity,
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This is a awesome setup!
i have 07 Honda Pilot same color ex-l with the navi with Venom AT tires Im pushing 223k miles still going strong.
Love to see more of the build. I have an 05. After rebuilding the front and rear suspension, radiator and headgaskets, I was left with the wonderful surprise of transmission failure. Now that everything is corrected, what you did to yours is somewhere along the lines of what I'm going to do to mine.
Incredible build! I love the luggage scale water meter - genius!
My gosh! How many marriage proposals did you get after this?! Sooooo well done and you are a CATCH!
I had a similar setup in the 2003 Honda Pilot my parents passed down to me. My wife and I used it together and put 340,000 miles on that vehicle. We took out the singular seat in the second row to give us a place to sit up in the mornings before getting out of bed and held more storage. It was nice being able to take 4 people on a trip.
wow! 340,000 miles, impressive. I have considered doing that, but dont want to get in over my head. Is it relatively easy to remove?
@@sawyercamping I hired someone to remove the middle seats for me because I have no muscles. He did it pretty easily. Golly! I wish I had your trunk set up!! So organized!! People would pay you to do that for them!!
Watching a young man cook out in nature and clean up is great. I love how clean you are, clean cut young man too 😊
Brilliant build!! You've obviously put a lot of thought and work into making your car camper work. Well done, Sawyer!
Nice, super kitchen. 👌 Releasable hinges,brilliant! I really like how easy and quick, your bed setup is. Thanks for showing!
Great set-up! Great tour/video! Great solutions for making the most from your SUV! But, what surprised me the most was your cooking skills. Are you a chef? Overall, very impressive! 💚💜💚
I did go to culinary school, so I'm part of the way to becoming a chef haha
Man has 99 cooking in a Honda Pilot. Incredible.
I love this! My 2001 Toyota Highlander has a similar layout (split backseat attached to the rear floor) and I'm hoping to make a similar camper to yours. Too bad you don't sell plans to be adjusted for exact measurements or I would be a grateful customer! Now I just have to cajole my handyman that this is doable!
I have that same year Honda. Aah yes, weight. How much does your unloaded system weigh? Since I tent camp, I don't often have any reason to sleep inside the vehicle. The one time I did, I did wish I had a solution to making that one seat fold flat. Your solution is quite elegantly simple. I would consider removing the third row seating entirely so I could carry enough water that I wouldn't need to check (aaah.. but weight). Also removing seats provides more storage areas. I typically place my folding ebike in the location where the second row passenger side seat used to be. Thanks for the vid.
Nice! That looked delicious and so impressed with your setup and cooking skills. So cool, can't wait to see your other trips
Simple, functional, professional. Nicely done! Taking notes for my 2003 Element.
You sound like you're making a commercial 🤣 other than that great 📹 🎥
Hi Sawyer, great job on your build! I did 2 van conversions & loved it too.
I have my p-38 on my keychain. It always comes in handy.
That set up is ingenious and very well thought out, I was impressed. The meal looked delish, live your dream young man.
nice setup bro. well done.
What a well thought out project…I’ll be utilizing several of your ideas. My, my, your parents can be so proud of you! Continue to travel, it helps a person grow in ways you can’t find any place else.
Nice water setup. Well it’s all awesome! Can you show your parts list for the water pump?
Hi! I am going to make a video on it. I'll reply again when I do. If you would prefer I could reply with a parts list soon
Thank you for showing your setup. You did a great presentation. I particularly liked your extra workspace pullouts. Keep sharing with us your adventures. Remember that the art of travel is to have a plan that you never follow.
can you provide links where you get the latches for your kitchen cabinets. Also, would you please make a video on how you make those kitchen cabinets. I would like to learn how to build cabinets like that. Please show how you build the cabinets to accommodate the cutting boards that you have underneath the cabinets. Thank you brother.
www.acehardware.com/departments/hardware/door-hardware/door-catches/5592605?store=14353&gclid=Cj0KCQiA_P6dBhD1ARIsAAGI7HDSyHtnBjdCTTokXzmFhsq7PVSlB6dHcVN_WjW7EiMJddkMYlzh8EoaAqEOEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
Here are the latches I used! I will try to show how I build the slide outs on the bottom of the drawer in a future video
Rewatched Fantastic are you planning more adventures, schools.?
I am working fulltime right now, but in the future i would love to go on some extended adventures.
The smoke and carbon monoxide detectors are a great idea. Overall, your set up is perfect.
I am going to put those in my old daily drivers, even if I don't smell weird stuff going past a chicken farm.
Do you sell those drawers / cabinets? Are you open to being commissioned to build them?
Sorry, I do not sell them.
Wow! I really love this set up!!! Congratulations!! Love you SUV and your videos! ❤️❤️❤️
This is fantastic! I have a 2012 pilot that I’m considering making some custom storage like this for. Is there anyway you could upload some still images of your build (drawers/hinges/layout) to help base my build off of? Also I was curious how difficult it is for you to remove everything if need be to have an empty back end? I’m a musician and need to haul a lot of gear regularly but would like to have as system like this for certain sections of the year. Thank you for the wonderful inspiration!
I love your presentation! You are a very talented young man!!
6:15 IMO this is brilliant! great idea!!!
Fantastic use of space, looking forward to more videos! Hi from Australia, I have a 2017 CR-V recently converted to a camper
Well done young man, you are truly self- sufficient. Hope you aren't a vegan, because your pale complexion suggests you have iron deficiency. Therefore start eating red meat vith vitC and folic acid to help the intestines absorb it. Iron sources from vegetables and legumes don't get absorbed so easily.
Safe and happy travels! 👏👏👏
is that a custom built compartment set up or something that can be ordered commercially/online?
It is custom built. Took me about a two weeks in my grandpas wood shop
Your kitchen set up is awesome. You have utilized every inch to make the space extremely practical.
Very nicely done. Hats off to you. Happy adventuring!
Very nice setup. I really like how the face of the drawers fold down, very clever. In the shot where you are setting up the bed it looks like you have something running alone the underside of the roof? Is that something you put in place for a privacy curtain? If it is could you share some more information on it?
I appreciate the kind comment! The thing you see is a piece of 1/8 inch aluminum flat bar. I bent it to the contours of the roof and fit it into the trim on either end. I then put a piece of Velcro the whole length of it and I am able to hang curtains off of it.
@@sawyercamping Excellent idea, think I may try the same thing only use a thin piece of steel, that way I can just sew magnets into the curtains to hold them up.
Excellent setup, well thought out! Your meal cooking skills are top notch, happy to see a cooking thermometer is in your kit.
Well thought out build! The best I’ve seen! Do you by any chance build these for the public? You would sell out I imagine and stay busy. Excellent video presentation also. Blessings to you!
I don't build for the public... yet. who knows? maybe sometime in the future. no current plans to yet
I would love for you to design one for my minivan.
I am tempted, but all my designs are on paper. I have a bit of experience with CAD, but it is rough around the edges.
Super impressive setup! I love it! I like also how organized you are. Very very nice.
You are inspiring me to build out my pilot. Great build.
Do it! you wont regret it
Excellent set up - I like the simplicity but also the organization of the kitchen area.
You’re a genius! Love the build! Looks really nice. The water system is so creative. Many blessings as you travel, camp and grow. 😊
Wow, very nice and educational video by someone so young!
Well done Sawyer!!! I love this whole set up and your amazing cooking skills! You gave me some good ideas for my Jeep conversion! Kudos!!!
Simultaneously sounds like a kid doing a class presentation, salesman very intent on his job, but most impressively, the answer to parents' prayers for their daughter 😆.
I think I'm going to have to look into that suspension airbag--my 2010 Pilot bounces way too much. Very helpful ideas you've given me 👍
Very impressive in every regard! You're clearly a brilliant and thoughtful young man. Bravo! 👏👏👏
Super neat set up !!! I have a channel and did a NO BUILD VAN BUILD vid 51k , everyone loves tours . Have a super Sunday and I’m tuned in . 😎
Heyyy what's up bro bros... Frekkin Amazing build, manz . . . I'm in the process of buying an older Ford Expedition Eddie Bauer Edition... it's got the V8 and 4WD which prolly I'd broken like 80% of the REST of the truck, bro LoLoLoL BuT anyyways man, I'm Hoping that it'll be Road Worthy & what-not... I was wondering if Maybe if you're down, we can maybe Caravan sometime and hit up some sweet spots like campgrounds with some really nice mountains and views etc... EXTRA Binis Points iFFF there's fishing available there . . . For BOTH our Safety etc, it'd Def have to be a Public Place, considering we don't know each other, one bit... So just for comfort, it prefer that, if you're Ever down to chill, bro... Best Wishes and Lotsa Positive Vibes and Energy sent ya way, man... SaFe travels also and iF ya can, keep posting content and keep living the Dream... Stay GoLden. Peace Bro
Nice vid. But relax my guy. Doesn’t have to feel like a school presentation.
You are amazing. Such an articulate vid. Very few are so concise. Your kitchen design is outstanding.
I love this set-up. Where can I purchase plans for this? Could you take measurements (I haven't finished the video). I have a 2012 Honda Pilot with 144K miles on it. I moved from the PNW to Florida and I need my mountain therapy. This would be the ideal removable solution! Thank you for posting this!
Great set up .And the cooking skills bravo . And with a name like Sawyer I am in can't wait to check out more videos
Great build, great edit, great presentation, great vibes dude.
Awesome set up! Have you thought about pulling out the rear seats? I have a 2016 Pilot and I’ve only seen one conversion with the seats out.
Great build!! I'm so envious of your talent! I have the van, but am completely clueless as to how to build that drawer system 😭. Thank you so much for sharing!
This felt like a school project video, I give it 100% awesome set up!
So meticulous and well thought out!! - Clever lad - Thanks for sharing :)
Nice video❤👍❤️❤️👍clean the stove before it starts a fire with the grime on it. Just to be on the safe side. ❤
You a natural at what you do you gained yourself a new subscriber looking forward to see this channel grow 💪🏽 god bless
Hi, l like your rather "formal" presentation. I have built a similar set-up for my SUV. But my main design criteria is that l shud be be able to access all the important things from outside and from within the car. That includes the cooking facilities, the pantry as well as the water. That allows for stealth camping or for when the weather is bad.
Could you explain what you did with the windows/curtain system? I know some people install screens for the windows, do you do that? How do you prevent it from getting stuffy in there while sleeping?
So sick man I have a really clean 2004 red pilot that I want to turbo and put on bags and do the same thing, could u do a how to build series or something? Take it apart and fix it cause I love this
Well done 🤙🏼 video, setup, and description
That is a really well thought out build! Great work!
Have you thought about making the plans available? I'd even pay for them.
Great setup and mad cookin skills! New sub! Stay safe out there.
Great camping job but I'm also here for the cooking!😜
This i need this. haha. Savage bro! Damn! Impressive af!
I never understand the extra seat in the back. If u want to sit down you’ll alwys jave your driver seat or front passenger seat. Every seat more in the car is in my opinion overkill and wasted space
Hey, I am impressed with your video, neat and tidy set up, I cant wait to camp again in summer :) thanks for sharing ❤
EXCELLENT
Great and very well thought out build. You did a great job explaining the details. The meal of course looked delicious. My only suggestion would be get real white wine instead of the cooking wine from the grocery isle. Too many nitrates.(then again I'm an old timer) Good luck on your future travels.
Thanks for your nice comment! I agree, real white wine would be great, but I am not old enough to buy alcohol haha
Absolutely love your setup I'm trying to get up enough nerve to do it where did you get your kitchen and bed set up from
Nicely done great job. I love your overall cooking and cleaning 👍👏👏
Well thought out. I was going to use the luggage carrier on the roof and put the whole 2nd row seat down to sleep. Thanks for a great video.
Everything has it's place, very neat! All the best on your travels!!
simple clean and organized. Although i will eat my pasta right from the pan, if I am on the go.
Super awesome setup you have here. I'll be taking my 2006 Honda Pilot on a month long road trip next spring and was looking for a good setup. I will definitely use this as inspiration. Thanks.
I would have eaten the meal right out of the pan to not have to wash one more item. Good job overall--but you need to rinse the soap off dish better so not to ingest the dried detergent when you use the plate next time. Good luck!
Awesome build! That makes want to build one for my mom!
Do you camp at campgrounds ? Or remote areas/non campgrounds?
first cook the onions then the garlic. Cook time in between will depend on size of the dice.
awesome! you are very organized person..
Tengo una honda pilot megustaria construir tu mueble tienes los planos o realizaste un video
Simple water jug setup, where did you find the hose/pump?