Thanks so much! We couldn’t agree more, the Milliard Tr-fold mattress has been a game changer, only regret is that we didn’t buy it sooner! Have a wonderful day! 😊
@@JC.Journey so me and my wife gave the car camping a shot. And to my support my wife enjoyed it. She on board on figuring out how we can make it batter and more organized. It was a train wreck for our first time. The 4in foam topper definitely didn’t work for us. We have the same vehicle and it hurt our hips and back. But what I’d like to know is how do y’all have enough room to sleep with the kitchen set up on the back taking up that space? How many inches of the back does the kitchen use? I’m trying to figure out how we will manage for next time. Do y’all use a pop up tent to bathroom/shower/changing?
@@jaredrobertson1955 The camping setup does take a lot of trial and error, to figure out what works best for you. Each trip out gives opportunity for improvements until the setup is fine tuned.(our current setup has been years in the making, since our Pilot was brand new). I don't have measurements in front of me for the kitchen, but for some perspective it fits within the cargo area with the 3rd row in the seating position. The length of our trifold mattress is slightly trimmed, for a nice snug fit. We are not tall, so it fits us just fine. We do have a pop up shelter for bathroom/shower etc and we also use a 6x6 screen room with privacy/wind panels. I'll leave links in the description. Hope that's helpful. 😊
Your cozy SUV camping bed setup is simply awesome, and I'm loving how you've turned your Honda Pilot into a comfortable adventure rig. The Milliard Tri-fold mattress seems like a fantastic choice, and I appreciate the recommendation. Plus, the addition of the camp kitchen at the back is a game-changer! Your attention to detail is impressive, and I can tell you've put a lot of thought into making your camping experience comfy and enjoyable. Those decorative white lights are a lovely touch, and it's great to see how you've incorporated fans for ventilation. Keep those fantastic videos coming - you're inspiring many of us to hit the road and explore! 🚗🏕
Looks like you have a comfortable setup. Great tip about the car keys! It would be interesting to know how you shortened the mattress. Thanks for showing us your set up.
Thank you for sharing everything that you bought here on ur channel! I’m getting organized on what to bring for my SUV camping with my daughter and 3 dogs. I can’t wait!! Your pictures are beautiful ❤
Great video! Really LOVE your thumbnail! Kitchen is great. Oh, and I have two shower rods in my SUV, and I am going to figure out how to hang a carbo net for storage. I really love that idea! Very impressive!!! 💙
Thanks so much, Kym. I'm so glad you enjoyed it and found some ideas. The cargo net on the rod works so well! Forgot to mention, the bottom of the cargo net is hooked to cargo holds with bungee ball cords. The thumbnail was fun to create, I'm so happy you like it! Have a fantastic week! -Jody
Dear Jody and Chris, I'm properly impressed with your most thoughtful and well outfitted Honda Pilot SUV camper! The custom kitchen is the smartest and most attractive I've seen... all you need and nothing more. You've used every square inch, superbly! And so beautifully well organized! I'm very interested in the details for how you've modified the tri-fold mattresses. Can you please do a video covering the alterations process?! Many thanks, and bravo on your oh so stylish Carsita 😍❣️ 🐦Happy travels 🤗🥰
Really loved your camping setup and gear! Lots of love and respect from a solo mountain hiker friend from the Hindu Kush Mountains Lower Chitral District of Pakistan!
Great idea to have the fans. I had no idea you get them rechargeable. I like the decorative white lights hanging. That garmen gps is so awesome to have. Your a wealth on info. That’s great you have screens to keep the bugs out. Another great tutorial. So many ppl will benefit from your experience. I’m always so happy when I see you uploaded a video. You put alot of work into them and I appreciate it. Happy week ahead. Brenda from Mass.
Thank you very much, Brenda. We sure have a lot of fun adventures with it! I forgot to mention the fans also worked plugged into a usb power bank as well as being rechargeable. 😊 We appreciate you! Have a fantastic week! -Jody
Thanks for your informative videos! I’d love to know how you modified the trifold mattress. I’d like to do that so I can utilize the back of my SUV for a kitchen like you have done.
Thanks so much! I'm so glad you find them helpful We hope to get a video out about the mattress modification. In a nutshell, we trimmed a bit off the length of foam with an electric carving knife. For us, it was more so that we don't have to adjust our front seats forward while in sleep mode (with the kitchen build in place, we would have needed to move the seats forward every night to accommodate the full mattress length). Hope that makes sense. 😊
I did the same…sort of…in a CRV. I built a frame/box for the hatch back area that levelled my bed. Fridge, food, kitchen, etc went under the back 1/2 of the bed. Because of the slope of the seats this created a small area under the front half of the bed for further storage. DW and I spent over 40 nights in the CRV in the last year with this setup. Did many work trips as a driving vacation instead of me flying alone and being away for two weeks. Have upgraded to an EV9 now. Same story. Camping every 2nd weekend is the menu now.
Your setup sounds fantastic. It's such a great way to get out and go as much as we want. We just pack a change or two of clothes, some food and we're on our way. Happy camping to ya! 🏕🌲
Amazing job and so creative! We have that trifold mattress for kids it’s comfy! Love the kitchen build and storage solution with the net! You two are so clever and your editing is perfection!
Looks like you have a very comfortable setup. It seems perfect with the kitchen at the back. The Tri-fold mattress looks like a great choice. So great that there are no permanent changes to the SUV, and it can still be used for everyday use.
Hi Jodie that is a fabulous sleep set up and looks really comfy and cosy and it's great that you spent 8 nights out in it. It seems perfect now with the kitchen at the back too :) ~ Anna 👍
Thanks so much! It's been really great and opens up so many options of new areas for us to explore that we can't take the camp trailer. Have a fantastic week! -Jody
Thanks so much, Sue. We've really enjoyed it! Just returned from an amazing, long weekend, road trip east. Hope to share some of that trip soon! Take care. -Jody
We are so happy to hear this was helpful. We have several more videos in the playlist, ( th-cam.com/play/PLK8DKiOCmqSWPo5xqP1C_qTT1kiFgKF8D.html ) with many more to come. Happy Camping! 🏕
Thank you very much! Absolutely, we have both of those topics lined up for upcoming, new videos. Are there any specific questions you have about the setup that we can include in the videos? In the meantime, this video is a tour of our kitchen setup: th-cam.com/video/w7zFPsfC3-I/w-d-xo.html Have a wonderful day!
I’m also new to the channel and have the same model Honda and would love to get the dimensions on the kitchen cabinets and how you’ve modified the trifold mattress! Thanks
No, I don't think so. A 52" wide mattress would need some trimming. We currently use (2) 25" wide Milliard trifold mattresses, side by side. The Pilot is more narrow in the 3rd row, wheel well area (about 48" wide, I think). Our two mattresses, side by side = 50" wide & does fit in the narrow section, but I doubt 52" would compress enough to fit in that area. Hope that's helpful. 😊
We use (2) trifold mattresses, side by side. 25"x75"x4". We trimmed a small bit off the length with an electric carving knife to accommodate the kitchen build that stays in place in sleep mode.
How is the ground clearance with the Pilot, and do you ever off-road with it? I've been looking at the pilots, as well as Nissan Armadas. Currently camping in a lifted Chevy Astro with AWD. I like being higher up, especially when we off road...but now looking for a different vehicle. I like that the Pilot gets better gas mileage, but I also travel with my kiddos, so space is essential.
We don't use a platform under the mattress; this way we are able to sit up in bed/ get in and out easily and we didn't remove the seats, they are folded. down. Hope that's helpful. 😊
We don't have a bed platform, the mattress rests on the folded down seats. We didn't remove the seats, it's also a daily driver. Yes, we can comfortably sit up in bed, because we don't use a platform. Thanks for watching! 😊
We just trimmed a few inches off the length. Sounds funny, but an electric bread knife works well on foam. It only needed trimming because of the kitchen build. Without the build the length of the mattress would fit. We are short, so it works for us! Hope that helps.
So is third row seat always down and the kitchen rests against it while it is down? Or when driving is the third row seat up providing a support for the kitchen? What size trifold mattress do you have and did you have to cut the length down? We have Honda Pilot just like that and we are trying to find a solution for those nights when we are only there for one night and don’t want to set up the roof top tent. What’s cool is our fridge and cooler and power supply fits behind the third row with only a few inches to spare.
Hi there, thanks so much for watching! We designed the kitchen so that it fits with the 3rd row up (great for when it's in "daily driver" mode) because I still have all of the kitchen and the power supply for day trips. It can also stay in place with the 3rd row down and both mattresses in place. We have 2 "single" size Milliard trifold mattresses (each is 25" wide) they fit perfectly width wise. We did modify one of the sections of each mattress to fit the length due to the kitchen staying in place in "sleep mode". It works for us because we are short and we don't want to move the front seats forward during sleep mode. If moving the seats forward doesn't bother you, you might be able to fit the full length of all 3 portions of the trifold along with your fridge, cooler and power supply (hope that makes sense). The trifolds have been a game changer & they are so much easier to move around! Hope this is helpful. While it's not for everyone, we really love camping out of the Pilot! Happy New Year! Happy Camping!😊🎉
No, we don’t offer the plans or dimensions for our build. Just inspiration for you to do it yourself! We listed some of the supplies we used in the description. Hope that’s helpful! 😊
Nice set up…we too went with Milliards Tri fold mattress. Look no further and don’t waste money on other types.
Thanks so much! We couldn’t agree more, the Milliard Tr-fold mattress has been a game changer, only regret is that we didn’t buy it sooner! Have a wonderful day! 😊
@@JC.Journey so me and my wife gave the car camping a shot. And to my support my wife enjoyed it. She on board on figuring out how we can make it batter and more organized. It was a train wreck for our first time. The 4in foam topper definitely didn’t work for us. We have the same vehicle and it hurt our hips and back. But what I’d like to know is how do y’all have enough room to sleep with the kitchen set up on the back taking up that space? How many inches of the back does the kitchen use? I’m trying to figure out how we will manage for next time. Do y’all use a pop up tent to bathroom/shower/changing?
@@jaredrobertson1955 The camping setup does take a lot of trial and error, to figure out what works best for you. Each trip out gives opportunity for improvements until the setup is fine tuned.(our current setup has been years in the making, since our Pilot was brand new). I don't have measurements in front of me for the kitchen, but for some perspective it fits within the cargo area with the 3rd row in the seating position. The length of our trifold mattress is slightly trimmed, for a nice snug fit. We are not tall, so it fits us just fine. We do have a pop up shelter for bathroom/shower etc and we also use a 6x6 screen room with privacy/wind panels. I'll leave links in the description. Hope that's helpful. 😊
Your cozy SUV camping bed setup is simply awesome, and I'm loving how you've turned your Honda Pilot into a comfortable adventure rig. The Milliard Tri-fold mattress seems like a fantastic choice, and I appreciate the recommendation. Plus, the addition of the camp kitchen at the back is a game-changer! Your attention to detail is impressive, and I can tell you've put a lot of thought into making your camping experience comfy and enjoyable. Those decorative white lights are a lovely touch, and it's great to see how you've incorporated fans for ventilation. Keep those fantastic videos coming - you're inspiring many of us to hit the road and explore! 🚗🏕
Thank you very much. We are so glad you enjoyed it. Have a wonderful day!
Looks like you have a comfortable setup. Great tip about the car keys! It would be interesting to know how you shortened the mattress. Thanks for showing us your set up.
Thanks so much - it's been a lot of fun. Have a wonderful day!
Thank you for sharing everything that you bought here on ur channel! I’m getting organized on what to bring for my SUV camping with my daughter and 3 dogs. I can’t wait!! Your pictures are beautiful ❤
Thank you very much - I'm so happy you found the video helpful! Wishing you all the best on your SUV camping trip - have fun!! ❤️
Great video! Really LOVE your thumbnail! Kitchen is great. Oh, and I have two shower rods in my SUV, and I am going to figure out how to hang a carbo net for storage. I really love that idea! Very impressive!!! 💙
Thanks so much, Kym. I'm so glad you enjoyed it and found some ideas. The cargo net on the rod works so well! Forgot to mention, the bottom of the cargo net is hooked to cargo holds with bungee ball cords. The thumbnail was fun to create, I'm so happy you like it! Have a fantastic week! -Jody
@@JC.Journey oh, thanks for letting me know. I have some of the bungee ball cords.💙
Dear Jody and Chris,
I'm properly impressed with your most thoughtful and well outfitted Honda Pilot SUV camper! The custom kitchen is the smartest and most attractive I've seen... all you need and nothing more. You've used every square inch, superbly! And so beautifully well organized! I'm very interested in the details for how you've modified the tri-fold mattresses. Can you please do a video covering the alterations process?! Many thanks, and bravo on your oh so stylish Carsita 😍❣️
🐦Happy travels 🤗🥰
You are so kind, thank you very much! Carsita...I LOVE it!
Really loved your camping setup and gear! Lots of love and respect from a solo mountain hiker friend from the Hindu Kush Mountains Lower Chitral District of Pakistan!
Thank you very much. I'm so glad you enjoyed it! 😊
Great idea to have the fans. I had no idea you get them rechargeable. I like the decorative white lights hanging. That garmen gps is so awesome to have. Your a wealth on info. That’s great you have screens to keep the bugs out. Another great tutorial. So many ppl will benefit from your experience. I’m always so happy when I see you uploaded a video. You put alot of work into them and I appreciate it. Happy week ahead. Brenda from Mass.
Thank you very much, Brenda. We sure have a lot of fun adventures with it! I forgot to mention the fans also worked plugged into a usb power bank as well as being rechargeable. 😊 We appreciate you! Have a fantastic week! -Jody
@@JC.Journey 😀
Thanks for your informative videos! I’d love to know how you modified the trifold mattress. I’d like to do that so I can utilize the back of my SUV for a kitchen like you have done.
Thanks so much! I'm so glad you find them helpful We hope to get a video out about the mattress modification. In a nutshell, we trimmed a bit off the length of foam with an electric carving knife. For us, it was more so that we don't have to adjust our front seats forward while in sleep mode (with the kitchen build in place, we would have needed to move the seats forward every night to accommodate the full mattress length). Hope that makes sense. 😊
I did the same…sort of…in a CRV. I built a frame/box for the hatch back area that levelled my bed. Fridge, food, kitchen, etc went under the back 1/2 of the bed. Because of the slope of the seats this created a small area under the front half of the bed for further storage.
DW and I spent over 40 nights in the CRV in the last year with this setup. Did many work trips as a driving vacation instead of me flying alone and being away for two weeks.
Have upgraded to an EV9 now. Same story. Camping every 2nd weekend is the menu now.
Your setup sounds fantastic. It's such a great way to get out and go as much as we want. We just pack a change or two of clothes, some food and we're on our way. Happy camping to ya! 🏕🌲
Amazing job and so creative! We have that trifold mattress for kids it’s comfy! Love the kitchen build and storage solution with the net! You two are so clever and your editing is perfection!
Thanks so much! 😊 It was such a fun project and we've had so much fun with it - looking forward to warmer days and longer daylight hours!
Fantastic place ❤ and great adventure 😊 greetings 🖖 from Poland 🇵🇱
Thank you very much!
Looks like you have a very comfortable setup. It seems perfect with the kitchen at the back. The Tri-fold mattress looks like a great choice. So great that there are no permanent changes to the SUV, and it can still be used for everyday use.
Thanks so much. It works out really great for us. Have a wonderful day!
Hi Jodie that is a fabulous sleep set up and looks really comfy and cosy and it's great that you spent 8 nights out in it. It seems perfect now with the kitchen at the back too :) ~ Anna 👍
Thanks so much! We are really enjoying it! Lots of freedom to explore just about anywhere. Have a wonderful day!
Lovely camping gears amazing
Brilliant setup. I'm more a tent person, but this setup looks great, because it is still fitting into relatively small car. 😍😍
Thanks so much. It works out great for us. Have a wonderful day!
So many beautiful places to visit. Thanks for the nice watch.
Thanks so much! It’s a lot of fun to adventure with. Have a wonderful day!
How did you modify the bed mattress?
What a great setup! Since we finally have our Tahoe, I'm looking forward to doing my own car camping setup eventually!
Thanks so much! It's been really great and opens up so many options of new areas for us to explore that we can't take the camp trailer. Have a fantastic week! -Jody
Looks a great set up, and as ever fabulous footage. Love watching your trips. ATB, Sue.
Thanks so much, Sue. We've really enjoyed it! Just returned from an amazing, long weekend, road trip east. Hope to share some of that trip soon! Take care. -Jody
Great looking set up! The kitchen units look a real professional job! All the best and take care👍👍
Thanks so much, Des. We've really enjoyed it. Have a wonderful day!
This is awesome! We are getting ready to tent/car camp with my family and you have some great ideas for us to use!
We are so happy to hear this was helpful. We have several more videos in the playlist, ( th-cam.com/play/PLK8DKiOCmqSWPo5xqP1C_qTT1kiFgKF8D.html ) with many more to come. Happy Camping! 🏕
That is a great set up, guys. Thanks for showing all the gear.
Thanks so much! Have a fantastic week!
Campervan looks great and so comfortable 👍
Thanks so much! Have a wonderful day!
That is such a cool setup. I didnt think you can have all that in an SUV. LOL. LIKE 24. 👍👍👍
Thanks so much!
Great video! Could I get more info on the mattress?? Maybe even info on the kitchen set-up too. Thanks!
Thank you very much! Absolutely, we have both of those topics lined up for upcoming, new videos. Are there any specific questions you have about the setup that we can include in the videos? In the meantime, this video is a tour of our kitchen setup: th-cam.com/video/w7zFPsfC3-I/w-d-xo.html Have a wonderful day!
I’m also new to the channel and have the same model Honda and would love to get the dimensions on the kitchen cabinets and how you’ve modified the trifold mattress! Thanks
Admirable setup guys. Hat's off to you both, so sorted! 👍👍👍
Thanks so much! It’s a lot of fun to adventure with! Have a wonderful day!
Does your Pilot fit a 52inch wide Millards Tri fold mattress?
No, I don't think so. A 52" wide mattress would need some trimming. We currently use (2) 25" wide Milliard trifold mattresses, side by side. The Pilot is more narrow in the 3rd row, wheel well area (about 48" wide, I think). Our two mattresses, side by side = 50" wide & does fit in the narrow section, but I doubt 52" would compress enough to fit in that area. Hope that's helpful. 😊
@@JC.Journey Thanks for your quick response.
Thanks!
You are so kind, thank you very much! 😊
Great set up.
Thank you very much! 😊
Love it. Can you sit up when mattress is layed out?
Thank you very much! Yes, we have plenty of headroom to sit up. 😊
WOW... Great setup... Loved this.... Very nice! 🌹🌹🌹🌹
Hey there! Looking to convert my Honda Pilot and wondered how you shortened your mattress? Thanks so much!
We just used an electric carving knife to trim off a bit of the length to accommodate the kitchen build that stays in place in sleep mode.
This is so cool Jody and Chris. I always seeing your vids come up.
Hope you’re both well.
Dave & Sue (ex North Bedfordshire Nature)
Thanks so much, Dave & Sue. Have a wonderful week!
so cool camping bed
Thank you!
Very nice video my friend, greetings from Leen. 👍 👍 👍
Thank you very much! Have a wonderful day!
I love your videos. Please share how you modified the trifold mattress. Thank you
Thank you! Will do!
New subscriber i like your set up for your honda pilot camper
Thanks so much! Have a wonderful day! 😊
Great video my friend's
Thanks so much, John. So glad you enjoyed it. Have a wonderful day!
Very nice!!
Thank you very much! Have a wonderful day! 😊
Great video!!
Thank you very much!
😁 Love this
Thanks so much!
Unfortunately we are not able to purchase on Amazon from South Africa 😫 but we love love your setup.
Thank you very much!
Nice sharing
Thank you!
I like video friends 👍👍
I’m curious as to what size mattress you have and what did you have to do to get it to fit?
We use (2) trifold mattresses, side by side. 25"x75"x4". We trimmed a small bit off the length with an electric carving knife to accommodate the kitchen build that stays in place in sleep mode.
How is the ground clearance with the Pilot, and do you ever off-road with it? I've been looking at the pilots, as well as Nissan Armadas. Currently camping in a lifted Chevy Astro with AWD. I like being higher up, especially when we off road...but now looking for a different vehicle. I like that the Pilot gets better gas mileage, but I also travel with my kiddos, so space is essential.
Is there a platform underneath the mattress? did you take out any seats?
We don't use a platform under the mattress; this way we are able to sit up in bed/ get in and out easily and we didn't remove the seats, they are folded. down. Hope that's helpful. 😊
What is the bed frame? Did you remove all seats? Can you sit straight on the bed? Thanks.
We don't have a bed platform, the mattress rests on the folded down seats. We didn't remove the seats, it's also a daily driver. Yes, we can comfortably sit up in bed, because we don't use a platform. Thanks for watching! 😊
We have a 2019 Honda Pilot. How did you modify the 4" Millard mattress?
We just trimmed a few inches off the length. Sounds funny, but an electric bread knife works well on foam. It only needed trimming because of the kitchen build. Without the build the length of the mattress would fit. We are short, so it works for us! Hope that helps.
So is third row seat always down and the kitchen rests against it while it is down? Or when driving is the third row seat up providing a support for the kitchen?
What size trifold mattress do you have and did you have to cut the length down?
We have Honda Pilot just like that and we are trying to find a solution for those nights when we are only there for one night and don’t want to set up the roof top tent. What’s cool is our fridge and cooler and power supply fits behind the third row with only a few inches to spare.
Hi there, thanks so much for watching! We designed the kitchen so that it fits with the 3rd row up (great for when it's in "daily driver" mode) because I still have all of the kitchen and the power supply for day trips. It can also stay in place with the 3rd row down and both mattresses in place.
We have 2 "single" size Milliard trifold mattresses (each is 25" wide) they fit perfectly width wise. We did modify one of the sections of each mattress to fit the length due to the kitchen staying in place in "sleep mode". It works for us because we are short and we don't want to move the front seats forward during sleep mode. If moving the seats forward doesn't bother you, you might be able to fit the full length of all 3 portions of the trifold along with your fridge, cooler and power supply (hope that makes sense). The trifolds have been a game changer & they are so much easier to move around! Hope this is helpful. While it's not for everyone, we really love camping out of the Pilot! Happy New Year! Happy Camping!😊🎉
Do you have the dimensions/ plan for your drawers ?
No, we don’t offer the plans or dimensions for our build. Just inspiration for you to do it yourself! We listed some of the supplies we used in the description. Hope that’s helpful! 😊