Great video. I have a 2004 Cadillac Escalade that I plan on building out. I was so worried about the floor not being completely flat. You have definitely inspired me.
Store blankets and extra pillows in those vaccuum bags with the pump so you can pump the air out and when they arnt being used, they wont get moisture and take up a lot less space. This was a great video. 👍
I used to put them away but since we use them every night I just gave up! 😅 We try to wash everything on laundry days, so nothing gets funky! Thank you for a great idea! 🥰🥰
There's quite few other videos where it's professionally done with custom shelves on on has a fridge between front two seats really kewl how others do it
@@thompsonmobilecommand yea I hear ya there! After watching first video I was shocked to see how drastic it changed an really creative ideas that work well just pretty kewl
I’m kinda torn between having a cooler in between the seats and having it open to get to the back more stealthy! Since it’s newer there are tons of wiring issues right there so it’s kinda scary to feel like we’re wrecking it! 😂 we actually put the 500$ deposit down on a Suboverland but couldn’t make it work out and definitely didn’t need two trucks! 😭🥰
@@thompsonmobilecommand yea I seen that done few times an yes also makes sence for stealth an if ya need to get behind wheel faster or vise versa, but also seen it being behind the driver seat also or could be other said depending if you lay it all out more one sided or not
@@noryaa4194 I’m going to do a “things I would do different video” in a month or two! I’m really happy with our design but just little tweaks I’d like to try sometime too! We slept so great last night at the Loves truck stop.. just ran a little fan and white noise machine! 🥰 I took some footage and will try to get it out soon!
When I see these bills what do you do OK when you are in a normal vehicle when you open the door there’s a little light goes on and if you don’t close the door that light stays on indefinitely it can make your battery go dead. So I’m wondering how do you guys in general deal with this issue? I have a 2001 GMC jimmy and I used to commute between Santa Cruz and Rio Vista and I needed a place you know it’s a thing to rest and all I did was I put the backseats down and made a flat surface that’s a memory foam cut it out you know made a bed put pillows and stuff and a blanket and it was it is still very very comfortable but the whole thing from the backseats I mean excuse me from the two driver side and passenger side front seats from there the entire back is the bed because there’s backseat but you have to fold it down and it makes a flat surface and this is not for me living in it or even camping at it it’s just if I don’t feel good and I need to pull over and rest for a while I can climb into the back into a nice cozy warm or cool bed. So anyway yours looks very nice very very nice I’m impressed
@@lorihynes6364 our truck has a switch that we can shut the inside lights off if we are needing to leave the doors open for some reason! 🥰 We slept so good and cozy in it last night, we really enjoy running a little fan and white noise machine too! I’m working on a video to show the little red light that shows the truck alarm is on, nice to know it would go off if anyone was messing around with our doors!
I’m so sorry I just saw this.. Shawn said he’ll measure for you on Saturday when we get access to a tape measure! I’ll put it in our calendar so we won’t forget!!
Hi, I saw you on Car Camping on fb & requested your TH-cam channel. Can you tell me is that a tension rod holding your curtains up? If not, I'm confused as to how you attached it.
It’s one of those “travel clothing rack/bars” people use for their car back seat, that stretches from handle to handle, then I just zip tied it on so it wouldn’t come loose! I think we got it at Target!
It looks like there are bolts sticking up after removing the 3rd row seats. Did you lay the wood directly on top of those, or did you have to do any modifications?
Also, is there a slight angle (incline or decline) when lying down? I know the Suburban is higher in the back for towing, so I am wondering if that creates a slope?
I’m so sorry I can’t remember.. all I know is we did not cut any holes and we are not balancing on anything weirdly! We just put the thing in there and it’s been sitting perfectly for a couple years now! 🥰
Shawn is taller, so we tried to account for the tallest item we knew we positively wanted to carry, but still remember the mattress makes it even higher! 🥰
They fold flat but would still take up all the same volume wise that the drawer system we made would! Since we don’t need them we’d rather have the head room above us! 🥰
They do not have the opening down into the floor to collapse down into, like the Stow and Go vans do! We used to lay a mattress directly on them but needed more storage! 🥰
We divided off the front part of the pull through drawers to make a “clothes section” but I do wish we made it (at least my side 🤣) a little bigger! - Laura
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"You get to see his feet for free!" 😂 Didn't expect that one. made me chuckle
@@EviLWeazL I learn something new everyday with him around! 😂🤣😅
Great video. I have a 2004 Cadillac Escalade that I plan on building out. I was so worried about the floor not being completely flat. You have definitely inspired me.
It’s definitely worth it.. so nice to pull over whenever you’re tired and sleep for the night with your own pillows and blankets!
I sooo want a van l, but most vans have no 4wd. Looking i lnto suburbans and things like that. The H3 has a lot of room in it as well with 4x4.
I’m so glad we left an area we can sit up straight, while parking stealthily! I feel like they are making it harder to overnight park!
Store blankets and extra pillows in those vaccuum bags with the pump so you can pump the air out and when they arnt being used, they wont get moisture and take up a lot less space. This was a great video. 👍
I used to put them away but since we use them every night I just gave up! 😅 We try to wash everything on laundry days, so nothing gets funky! Thank you for a great idea! 🥰🥰
I love the ladies enthusiasm:)
Thank you! It’s been so great, perfect set up for living out of it! 😍
It looks very comfy. Good job.
It’s so nice to have your own pillows!! 😂
You should drill some "weight relief" holes (3/8") into the wood to help reduce unnecessary weight.
Thank you.. great idea!
@Thompson Mobile Command
You're welcome 🙏.
There's quite few other videos where it's professionally done with custom shelves on on has a fridge between front two seats really kewl how others do it
I love watching those videos but this is a new truck so we didn’t want to do permanent changes till we lived in it awhile first! 🥰
@@thompsonmobilecommand yea I hear ya there! After watching first video I was shocked to see how drastic it changed an really creative ideas that work well just pretty kewl
I’m kinda torn between having a cooler in between the seats and having it open to get to the back more stealthy! Since it’s newer there are tons of wiring issues right there so it’s kinda scary to feel like we’re wrecking it! 😂 we actually put the 500$ deposit down on a Suboverland but couldn’t make it work out and definitely didn’t need two trucks! 😭🥰
@@thompsonmobilecommand yea I seen that done few times an yes also makes sence for stealth an if ya need to get behind wheel faster or vise versa, but also seen it being behind the driver seat also or could be other said depending if you lay it all out more one sided or not
Also planning on full or twin mattress setup or like a single? That plays big part
So cool!!
Thank you!! It’s coming along really well!
Do you have a final reveal video?
Working on that.. still out on the road tweaking things ! 🥰
May I ask what the mpg is. I might go with a suburban as next rig.
@@noryaa4194 we have a 2019 that shuts off four cylinders on the highway to save on gas! We get about 24 on the highway and about 16ish in town! 🥰
@@noryaa4194 I’m going to do a “things I would do different video” in a month or two! I’m really happy with our design but just little tweaks I’d like to try sometime too! We slept so great last night at the Loves truck stop.. just ran a little fan and white noise machine! 🥰 I took some footage and will try to get it out soon!
When I see these bills what do you do OK when you are in a normal vehicle when you open the door there’s a little light goes on and if you don’t close the door that light stays on indefinitely it can make your battery go dead. So I’m wondering how do you guys in general deal with this issue? I have a 2001 GMC jimmy and I used to commute between Santa Cruz and Rio Vista and I needed a place you know it’s a thing to rest and all I did was I put the backseats down and made a flat surface that’s a memory foam cut it out you know made a bed put pillows and stuff and a blanket and it was it is still very very comfortable but the whole thing from the backseats I mean excuse me from the two driver side and passenger side front seats from there the entire back is the bed because there’s backseat but you have to fold it down and it makes a flat surface and this is not for me living in it or even camping at it it’s just if I don’t feel good and I need to pull over and rest for a while I can climb into the back into a nice cozy warm or cool bed. So anyway yours looks very nice very very nice I’m impressed
@@lorihynes6364 our truck has a switch that we can shut the inside lights off if we are needing to leave the doors open for some reason! 🥰
We slept so good and cozy in it last night, we really enjoy running a little fan and white noise machine too! I’m working on a video to show the little red light that shows the truck alarm is on, nice to know it would go off if anyone was messing around with our doors!
can you share what sizes of lumber you bought to make those drawers? Looks great!
We used 1x6’s on them! We worked around the largest thing we wanted to carry which is our pop up screen room!
@@thompsonmobilecommand Thanks! was all the plywood 1/2" or did you go thicker for the sleeping platform? much flex with your weight on it?
I’m so sorry I just saw this.. Shawn said he’ll measure for you on Saturday when we get access to a tape measure! I’ll put it in our calendar so we won’t forget!!
@@thompsonmobilecommand thank you!
Eric did you still need this info? I put it in our calendar but still forgot! 😭 He’s out there measuring right now!
Hi, I saw you on Car Camping on fb & requested your TH-cam channel. Can you tell me is that a tension rod holding your curtains up? If not, I'm confused as to how you attached it.
It’s one of those “travel clothing rack/bars” people use for their car back seat, that stretches from handle to handle, then I just zip tied it on so it wouldn’t come loose! I think we got it at Target!
I think I showed it in the storage or ventilation ideas videos, if you just scroll fast forward till you see it!
@@thompsonmobilecommand, thank you!!
Every thing look good
Thank you! We’re almost done!
It looks like there are bolts sticking up after removing the 3rd row seats. Did you lay the wood directly on top of those, or did you have to do any modifications?
Also, is there a slight angle (incline or decline) when lying down? I know the Suburban is higher in the back for towing, so I am wondering if that creates a slope?
I’m so sorry I can’t remember.. all I know is we did not cut any holes and we are not balancing on anything weirdly! We just put the thing in there and it’s been sitting perfectly for a couple years now! 🥰
I’ve never noticed a slope of any kind.. it seems great! 👍🏼
I’m going to try to have Shawn measure and do an update about the build to get more specifics out there! 🥰
Do you have a step-by-step tutorial available?
No, I’m sorry.. but please feel free to ask any questions! 🥰
I was wondering how hard it would be to build out a traverse and how much headroom it would have.
Shawn is taller, so we tried to account for the tallest item we knew we positively wanted to carry, but still remember the mattress makes it even higher! 🥰
Where did you get the panels for the rear side windows?
We made them by cutting cardboard to fit and spray gluing down black fabric! 😎
don't those seats fold down flat?
They fold flat but would still take up all the same volume wise that the drawer system we made would! Since we don’t need them we’d rather have the head room above us! 🥰
They do not have the opening down into the floor to collapse down into, like the Stow and Go vans do! We used to lay a mattress directly on them but needed more storage! 🥰
Cool💯
Thank you! 🥰
Where you going to put your clothes??
We divided off the front part of the pull through drawers to make a “clothes section” but I do wish we made it (at least my side 🤣) a little bigger! - Laura
Dont laugh to much
It’s definitely a tiny bit harder to find things to laugh about these days! 😅☺️
Put handles on so you can pull and push back in
We did end up putting a divider towards the front part in the truck for clothes! Handles might make that easier to get into! Thank you! 🥰