NO-BUILD Subaru Forester Car Camper Conversion (How-To)
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 17 พ.ย. 2024
- A look at how I set up my stock 2015 Subaru Forester for car camping with zero building required.
#CarCamping #VanLife #Overlanding #Subaru #Subie #DIY
Music at the end courtesy of Bensound.com ("Sweet").
Thank you for helping those of us that dont know the first thing about wood working but still like camping on the weekend. This is great, looking forward for more videos on this channel.
Hoping to start getting back out and filming soon!
This is perfect for us no tools, no woodworking skills, weekend campers. Great creativity. Thank you.
I don't have a garage and my budget is limited. After watching so many forester camper conversion videos, this is the only one I feel I can adopt! A big thank you!
Nice and simple. I'm now an old man-- 66. However, at different periods of my life ,from my early twenties and times in between, I traveled in an old pickup truck with a camper shell . I had nothing built in.
I used old milk crates, and old suitcase, and a duffle bag. I'm still using the ancient Coleman camp stove that I bought in 1973. I bought a used Coleman Lantern when I was twenty-five, in 1980. Still using it, too. For a bed I used a couple backpacking pads with a two inch thick piece of foam mattress on top. I take real pillows, a couple of sleeping bags, sheets and a wool blanket, so I can be flexible with the weather. After a work accident and having a vehicle smash into me three times when I was sitting still in traffic, I need more padding and pillows than when I was young.
I finally sold my 97 F150. I would love to have another truck of similar size, but they are not made any more! So, I am considering buying a Subaru for travel and camping. I'd like a van, but can't find one that is reasonably priced. New ones are all pimped out with ass-warmers and crap that I care nothing about. And paying almost $50k for van just violates my sense of economy and normality (although at my age I can afford a new van and pay cash).
If I can sit up in the back of a Subaru and read, I'll get one.
what automobile did you buy?
"...Some additional tie-down straps...bungee cords...dog..." Brilliant. Love the video! Thanks, man.
Well done buddy! I love the simplicity of this set up and how anyone could potentially do this at the drop of a hat and just dissapear. Thanks for sharing
Nice minimalist set up. Thanks for the ideas. I like the multi use of your bins and wood! Great job on your first video!
Thank you! That setup lasted a lot longer than I expected, and I'll definitely be keeping the bins to use along with my new set up.
Thank you so much! I’ve watch 100’s of these No builds and this is the best of all of them! Put mine together today! Thanks again!!
This is a really, really informative and helpful video. My only suggestion if you try again, is to ensure you have a mic near your face so we can hear you better! Thank you so much for sharing these tips and tricks!
Hey dude can you share the brand and capacity of those totes? They look like they fit perfectly and it's certainly a more tidy look than the random stash I've got behind the seats!
Nice, simple setup to enjoy camping.
Hello!! Great setup. I was curious on the dimensions for the storage container. I appreciate you, thank you in advance.
Well done. Both the set-up and the video.
Great ideas. Simple and functional. Well done.
You did the most with the least! Very nice!
Im just seeing this in 2024 could you please say what size The totes are or add a link? They fit perfectly and it would save so much time on my part guessing! Thanks
This isn't a bad idea at all! Thanks for sharing!
Hi there. Thanks for doing the video. Can you show us your sleeping mat and sleeping bag setup? Will you be out there in very cold weather? If so, how will you keep warm enough in the car? Have you thought of doing an awning off the roof rack for cooking and stuff outside of the car? Are you going to be parking in areas where other people are around? In that case I would think you'd want to get some reflectix or something similar to cover the windows. I know, lots of questions! I only have a Honda Civic now but am thinking of getting an Outback or an SUV and taking off for days or weeks away a time to go backpacking or hiking and sleeping in the vehicle. Thanks.
When I made the video I hadn't replaced my sleeping mat yet, but have since gotten one. When I test it out I will try to make a video! I will be adding reflectix and a dog to the car as additional heat sources, but ideally nothing lower than 25 or so. I am also planning on adding an awning (probably attached to a roof basket, and extending off the back) and will make a video on that as well!
Better No-Build then no camping 🙂
Simple, elegant solution.
A great way to show how simple it can be to just load up and get out there, no need for a van and a $5000+ setup
Great video. I have the same coffee pot, I’ll never go back to an electric pot.
The color of your car matches your dog and hair 😆
Some good ideas. Thanks!
Clean and minimalist - important for confined spaces. T
Great video
Great video! Simple and efficient.
How tall are you? I am wondering for the sleeping situation if your body fits laying down or if you have to curl your legs or anything
What are the dimensions of the boxes?
awesome video! hoping to car camp sometime soon to! i was wondering where you got those tie downs, the only ones i’ve ever seen are either neon orange or camouflage haha
I believe these came from a friend who gave me a hammock, but the Home Depot near me has all sorts of colors!
Do you think I could do this on both sides to be able to sleep two people?
Can you give the dimensions of the totes? You showed from above so I couldn’t see the depth. I have a Forrester too and would like to mimic your set up. 👍.
I also have a Forester (SH Gen3) and would like to know
Very nice.
So you got rid of your spare tire in storage compartment for tools & emergency items?
also what were the measurements of the wood?
The wood is 2'x4' precut plywood. It's usually in the "hobby wood" section at Home Depot.
Hey dude do you have affiliate kinks for any if this stuff? I'm going to set up some if this and would love you to get a commission
Also, FrontrangeForester, can you please confirm that you can sleep comfortably flat and stretched out in the back? , or are you sleeping at an angle? i'm looking at measurements of the 2021 forester and it is 60" from back to diverseat (when teh trunk is closed), which is much less than the 80-86" of the Outback. That's why I'm wondering if the Outback is better... though I don't like the higher price tag. :(
Great idea but I need to see how you fit inside your minimal build. How tall are you?
I'm 6' - I can stretch out but also have room to sleep on my side with knees tucked.
What boots are those? I've been looking for something similar. Thank you!
Red Wing Blacksmiths. I've had them for a few years and worn them nearly every day ... fantastic boots.
I don’t see the point in sleeping in a car if you’re legitimately camping. In other words this sort of stuff should be reserved for stealth camping where you’re not allowed to be camping in the first place. But the problem with using a Forester is that you then have to block the windows which alerts the authorities that something suspicious is going on while at the same time making it impossible to surveil your surroundings for any sort of impending threat. So really if you want to do stealth camping you pretty much need a work van with no windows in the cargo bay. The best way to camp as an adult is with a larger tent you can stand up in in conjunction with a cot of some sort so you’re not sleeping on the ground. If you feel there may be a security threat then sleep with a gun. The cheapest way to sleep indoors while camping in a Forester is to tow a 5X8 cargo trailer and put the army cot inside of your trailer. Then you’ve got your own mobile Japanese capsule hotel and you can even stow a camping toilet in there where it won’t stink up your car if you couldn’t empty it immediately.
Even without any platform it is impossible to sit straight in forester
Bravo. Less is more
What size bins did you use ? Great set up
These are from Home Depot ... not sure on the volume, but I believe they're the smallest of this type of organizer.
www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-7-Gal-Tough-Storage-Bin-in-Black-206152/305185634
@@frontrangeforester3344 thank you
GreAt video~
What model year is your Forester?
2015
this is awesome. all the build options are overwhelming me and I dont have much time to prep before my first car camping experience coming up. this is exactly what I was looking for, something super easy! love how simple but also multi purpose it is with creating a low table outdoors. so the pieces of wood you got were already pre cut from Home Depot?
Already cut, yes! 2'x4', usually in the "hobby wood" section.
Best thing is no building
Your volume is way too low. I would like to listen and I'm sure you have things that you would impart to me as someone who is going to live out of her car. Cannot hear you.
Sound was too faint
A mic for my phone camera is on the to-buy list! (A better mount for documenting trips via phone camera first, though.)
This video is way too d-r-a-g-g-e-d out. It could easily have been half as long without leaving anything out. My attention kept wandering.
Wait so I watched this hole video to find out he uses a piece of plywood and some blankets....
You sure did.
looks terrible, you have room to make a luxurious queen size bed and you did that ....