Below is a guide on how we with a low budget and lots of sweat equity converted our honda element suv into a full time camper car in 8 simple steps.
Suv sleeping platform subaru forester.
A few years ago i converted my suv to a camper by building a platform bed in my 2009 honda cr v.
Built a folding down bed frame.
Suv camper conversion with sleeping platform subaru forester may 29 2019 posted by becky car camping working remotely some of the links in this post may be affiliate links.
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The legs are made of two by fours which also brace the center to give it rigidity.
One issue with the newer forester is an angle from the tailgate to the end of the storage compartment in the rear that needs to be compensated for when measuring length for.
After finishing the conversion our suv is now equipped with a foldable sleeping platform a full size bed tons of storage a fridge a fan and even a solar shower.
It s still a super popular post on this blog see the original post here every so often folks reach out to me with their own stories and how to s on how they converted their car or suv so i decided to start featuring them and they re even better than my original post.
With lots of storage underneath.
Time to hit the road.
Am curious about the conversion have a subaru outback 2011 and bought it because it was big enough to sleep in but have not moved forward on it yet am curious about bug protection ventilation side windows and sunroof and what happens when it is raining and warm so want to keep windows open any advice would be welcome on those.