Skoda Octavia Stealth Camper
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 6 ก.ย. 2024
- How to transform a plain car into a vacation home with balcony at (almost) no cost. This is my do it yourself stealth camper adaptation of a 2013 Skoda Octavia Hatchback. Since February 2019 I've been using it with pleasure during weekends and vacation trips in Switzerland, France, Italy and Germany. Essential products for the conversion: Cool-Shades window screens, Climair deflectors, Therm-A-Rest sleeping pads, Cocoon pad covers, Exped sleeping bag, Rako box. And most of all: Bialetti moka pot for coffee on the road. See a few construction details on • Skoda Octavia Camper: ... .
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I have my Octavia 16 years now. Time to give it an additional function.
The simplicity is awesome! Well done!!
Thx!
Sehr cooler Umbau! Wie man aus einfachen Mitteln aus einem normalen PW einen Camper bauen kann! Sehr nice😊
Great Job!
Thank you!
This is so cool! Me and my girlfriend are currently in the planning phase of this build. What do you/other people use to sleep on? It would seem to me that a simple camping mat would break your back for longer roadtrips. Any advice?
Hi Arne. I use a 5cm x 50 x 190 self inflating mat. I have two. When I'm alone I stack them. Personnally I (we) find them comfortable enough for a week or two. There may be thicker versions, or inflatable beds. It's a matter of balancing comfort vs. room requirements.
Here's a few thoughts on pads and mattresses
nimblecamper.com/car-mattress-alternative/
Bien,pero el problema es que donde meto las maletas cuando vaya con la pareja
por eso tengo una roof box
This is excellent. I have a 2010 Octavia that I love. Considering doing the same. Would you be able to post the dimensions of those plywood cuts please..?
Hi Keith. I'll gladly do. It's a 60/40 cm split in width. Section lengths are 70, 100, 25 (actually 20 on one side, but that's a mistake). However, if I did it again, I'd split 50/50, so the last part of both sides could rest on the armrest instead of making a slider necessary to support one side. Also, I'd do 70,95,30 sections in length, so to make storage in the rear seat legroom even more accessible. Also, later I shaved off the corners of the 70 cm section in order to better fit the trunk design. However, bear in mind that you have an Octavia II, while mine is III, so there may be differences. I have 100 cm width between wheel arches. The idea behind it all, as you see in the video, is that the whole thing snugly fits in the trunk, in my case a depth of 100 cm. Also, the boxes that support the whole thing must offset the step created by the folding seat, in my case that's about 15 cm. Feel free to ask back if not clear enough. I could do drawings if needed.
@@gottardop Good afternoon. Thanks so much for taking the time to respond with such a detailed description. I've just gone to measure my car and the dimensions are almost identical. 1 meter width between wheel arches and 190 to the arm rest (195 with the front seats pushed forward. I'll take your advice and go with the 50/50 split with the 70/95/30 sections. Do the Rako boxes do enough to comfortably hold (and level) the board? Do you have anything between the board and the folded seats to reinforce or is it necessary?
@@keithbrennan6563 Hi Keith ... well, there's downsides to everything ;-). The Rako-Box holds snugly in the 40/60 split when the middle section is folded. The 50/50 split is best if you want the last section of both boards to sit on the armrest, so you don't need to build a support (like seen in other setups). Just the small part on the armrest is enough for stability, after all you only have heads there. I solved the support question adding a slider lock underneth t he 40 section, so it locks to the 60 when in place, but it's not so elegant. I'd still go for the 50/50 and find a solution to hold the box tight, with rubbers or something Having easy access to the backseat segroom is essential. Hope this rambling is hints enough, else please write again.
@@gottardop Thanks again for getting back to me. I suppose I'll get the ply, do the cuts and then see what's required afterwards for levelling and reinforcement. We've recently had a Decathlon open it's doors in Dublin so picking up camping supplies will have been made easier/cheaper :)
Hi Keith, did you succeed? It just occurred to me that 70,95,30 doesn't work as the 70,30 must fold over the 95. Thus it should be 70,100, 30 or 65, 90, 25 or similar.
Also very keen to know the step dimensions and if you do make a diagram Gottardo! Having recently bought a 2014 Octavia I'm very keen to kit mine out in a similar fashion. This is brilliant thank you for posting.
Drawing to follow, check back in a week or so
Heres a short "how to" video
Can you sit upright in the car when siting on the bed? Could you tell me the height from Roof to bed ? I’m planing to do something similar like you. I am unsure if a octavia will be high enough as i would appreciate it to sit upright after waking up. My other option would be the Skoda Kodiaq
Duff, I can barely, I'm a small guy. Am away from the car till tomorrow, will measure as soon as I can.
75 cm without a mat
Gottardo Pestalozzi Thank you so much for measuring :) helps me a lot!
Perfect! Do you have blueprints or more details about sleeping compartment?
OK I found dimensions here in comments :) Do you have pics or videos of how it looks from inside when you sleep? Must be comfortable
Hi Alex. Unfortunately, I don't have any good inside pics or videotakes. Currently the car is the repair shop - it my be a long stop because of the Coronavirus. As soon as I'm on the road again with it, I'm planning a follow up video.
Some asked for details on construction. Here's a few hints th-cam.com/video/8NtLzLyVnq4/w-d-xo.html
coole Umsetzung!
could you share dimensions or any other guide to built it?
Sure. See my answer to Keith Brennan below in comments.
@@gottardop thanks!!!
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What are the dimensions of the Rako boxes and how many do you need?
Hi John. for the main storage and support I've used 5 boxes sized 40 x 30 x 12 cm plus 1 30 x 20 cm. That leaves room on the opening side of the trunk for another 2 30 x 20 or some other boxes withouth support function. See minute 0:22 on this video th-cam.com/video/8NtLzLyVnq4/w-d-xo.html for an overview. The number doesn't have to be exact, it depends how much "non boxed" storage you want to have on the rear seat side, where I usually place tent and sleeping bag.
Good job. I was thinking of sleeping in my car when needed but I would just like to raise one side of the boot floor to make it level with the folded seats, do you know the size of the step? Looks about 4 or 5 inches.
Hi Ian, I was away, will make a drawing for everyone soon.
Hope this helps th-cam.com/video/8NtLzLyVnq4/w-d-xo.html
Grazie
Ciao posso parlare italiano dove hai preso le schermature e i deflettori per la pioggia ?
Ciao Luca. Li ho comandati online in Svizzera. Trovi i nomi nella descrizione. Sennò riscrivi pure e cerco di trovarti un fornitore in Italia.
Ciao Gottardo io ho una Skoda Rapid Spaceback riesco ad avere cm 180 per il letto mi puoi consigliare il legno usato lo spessore ,hai usato delle cerniere per unire le parti scusa ma io sono negato con la manualità anche io ho il bracciolo che materasso usi sai ho un certo maldischiena ciao ancora
Ciao Luca. Ho usato pressato di betulla, insomma, il più semplice che ho trovato in un supermercato fai da te, dove me lo son fatto tagliare su misura. Spessore 12mm e cerniere per collegare gli elementi. Nel caso della Rapid Sportback dovresti montarle però diversamente che nel mio esempio perchè il tuo cofano ha solo 80cm di profondità. Prrobabilmente lavorerai con elementi da 80, 80 e 20 e una larghezza di 100. Quello da a 20 deve ribaltarsi al contrario, sennò la cosa non ti ci stà nel cofano con i sedili in posizione normale. Da vedere se ti serve la separazione 60/40 in larghezza, a me è utile per poter usare il sedile posteriore sinistro, tipo per "car office". I mie materassini (autogonfiabili) hanno uno spessore di 5cm, sono gli stessi che uso in tenda. Quando viaggio solo alle volte metto uno sull'altro, si stà meglio. Se sei sensibile con la schiena, megli andare a 6cm o forse 10. Larghezza 100cm mi sa che non si trova però, io ho 2 x 50cm. Se viaggi sempre solo, mi sembra ce ne sono di confortevoli con larghezze tra 60 e 70 cm. Se hai pazienza, nei prossimi giorni ti faccio un disegno adattato alla tua auto.
@@gottardop grazie mille se non è troppo distrurbo si ma abiti in svizzera? Io sono in Lombardia grazie si viaggio solo
@@lucaromano8050 no problem, nei prossimi giorni pubblico una piccola guida e ti faccio sapere. Si, abito a Zurigo, sono spesso in Ticino e - spero presto di nuovo - volentieri in Italia.
Luca, non posso attaccare immagini qui. Mi dai un recapito mail o WhatsApp?
luca99091@gmail.com grazie mille ciao
How did you make the folding wood?
See my other video. I had plywood cut to my specs where I bought it (Coop Bau & Hobby, in Switzerland), so I only had to add hinges and self-adhesive carpeting. Feel free to ask if you have more questions.
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mein Skoda camper hat eine Küche:-)
Where do you live? I’m not familiar with that brand of vehicle ?
In Switzerland Skoda Octavia ist the most sold vehicle, though 99% as a station wagon.
Hello. Where did you buy from the pop-in bug/ shadow windows net?
Where are you located? I use these th-cam.com/video/2m7YRVtwYPI/w-d-xo.html
Bought them in Switzerland www.auto-sonnenschutz.ch/
Thank you. I am from.Romania. Thank you for sharing. The price is a little bit too high for me. But ... it looks awsome.
What kind of plywood did you used for? How thick?
Some cheap standard stuff, birch. 12 mm.
Hola tienes las medidas
En el video separado, click on end card
How long is the bed?
1.95 m
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