Lance Jack
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- Location
- A BFPO somewhere
Turning the car into a camper?
- Thread starter Sara_H
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Diggs
Veteran
- Location
- Billericay, Essex
Hmmmm 
*Goes outside to try and lie down in the back of the Zafira*
*Goes outside to try and lie down in the back of the Zafira*
sgl5gjr
Senior Member
- Location
- Huntingdon
For us we use our Mazda Bongo Camper.....and we tend to....if we are 2 up keep the raising roof down in a stealth mode. We do have a portaloo but rarely use it. The Bongo also comes in a tin top flat roof style too which never gets rumbled as a camper. A neighbour of mine has a Berlingo car version.....with an Amdro Boot Jump...which is a slide in camper conversion with cooker sink and bed...... http://www.amdro.co.uk/facebook-gallery.php
Our Mazda is fitted with a 4 bike carrier on the rear door....plus the kitchen with compressor fridge(like your home one but on 12v) makes cycling and trips out great, and we tend to go out Saturday, cycle the day,stay out and venture home on Sunday...... with cold beer and dairy in the fridge....
I also have now gone to the extra luxury...and have a 100w solar panel...which pumps 6 amps into the leisure battery and powers the fridge and chargers etc .....for free....
White house campers in Japan, convert many ordinary cars,even the Kei cars like WagonR..... they did/do mid and large Honda etc vehicles....but never have done the CRV....
They did do a StepWagon.... like the Bongo....called a StepWagon FieldDeck....
Hope you find a solution.... and there are plenty of ideas on here....
There are a few rear hatch tents which can be used too on many vehicles..... Pakashack is one Caranex is another....wont be stealth but will give a bit extra room...
Our Mazda is fitted with a 4 bike carrier on the rear door....plus the kitchen with compressor fridge(like your home one but on 12v) makes cycling and trips out great, and we tend to go out Saturday, cycle the day,stay out and venture home on Sunday...... with cold beer and dairy in the fridge....
I also have now gone to the extra luxury...and have a 100w solar panel...which pumps 6 amps into the leisure battery and powers the fridge and chargers etc .....for free....
White house campers in Japan, convert many ordinary cars,even the Kei cars like WagonR..... they did/do mid and large Honda etc vehicles....but never have done the CRV....
They did do a StepWagon.... like the Bongo....called a StepWagon FieldDeck....
Hope you find a solution.... and there are plenty of ideas on here....
There are a few rear hatch tents which can be used too on many vehicles..... Pakashack is one Caranex is another....wont be stealth but will give a bit extra room...
Done it a few times whilst cycling out in the Dales (Jeep Cherokee) but sleeping was never comfy and condensation was horrible.
Often thought of getting a teardrop camper.
Often thought of getting a teardrop camper.
sgl5gjr
Senior Member
- Location
- Huntingdon
Packashack..... http://www.packashack.co.uk/
twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
Why not use a double decker bus. Then your friends can go too and you get in built "music"
cyberknight
As long as I breathe, I attack.
- Location
- Land of confusion
Ask team sky if they are selling the bus cheap , he needs to recoup a few bob after the season they have had 
Being an old grumpy git more mature person...
Anyone remember the fashion for a large "cape"?
I remember as kids my mother making one out of a horribly bright patterned towelling material
Basically it fitted over your head, and then was a large voluminous cone that fell to the ground and allowed all sorts of changing in privacy
Anyone remember the fashion for a large "cape"?
I remember as kids my mother making one out of a horribly bright patterned towelling material
Basically it fitted over your head, and then was a large voluminous cone that fell to the ground and allowed all sorts of changing in privacy
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Sara_H
Guru
It was a Bongo that we hired for the week away. Absolutely loved it and seriously considering selling a kidney to get my own!
sgl5gjr
Senior Member
- Location
- Huntingdon
If you do consider a Bongo www.bongofury.co.uk
is the place to go....Forum too and free to join that..... club fee's are cheap for full member access
You can always contact me about Bongo's too as I service them... sorry for the cheap plug folks.... as I can give you the low down and tips....
We went out cycling last weekend and stayed on a Caravan club site....nice showers after a sweaty ride....plus they have many sites open all year round too...matter of fact we are in Holbeach on the 12th weekend and Castleton in the Peak District 2 weeks later then 21st-23rd Nov in London... at Abbey Wood site....where you can so I'm told cycle to Tower Bridge from the site....
sgl5gjr
Senior Member
- Location
- Huntingdon
This was us at Broadway CC site...... we went to the Tour of Britain Cycle Race.... and to get some rides in....
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Sara_H
Guru
Looks fantastic!
Over The Hill
Guru
- Location
- Ridden off into the sunset
We have camped in all sorts of formats (small tent/big tent/trailer tent/caravan) and I think it gets down to taking the basics-
Sleeping/Cooking/Weeing/Sitting and sorting out if you can arrange these within the space you have or they have to be outside the space (in the rain).
Small tent just about only sleeping up to big tent all can be included. It gets a bit tricky trying to fit all functions into the car sized space.
Sleeping/Cooking/Weeing/Sitting and sorting out if you can arrange these within the space you have or they have to be outside the space (in the rain).
Small tent just about only sleeping up to big tent all can be included. It gets a bit tricky trying to fit all functions into the car sized space.
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Sara_H
Guru
You're right. I'm going to get a platform made up for sleeping and then see what can be done with the remaining space.
