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nice build!

Hello my friend, you are my guy. I need a cheep AWD for my family (wife and a baby) to go camping. Is the trunk space enough for the camping staff? Thanks bro

Amazing guys! I have teh same Rav4 model here in Brazil and Im doing the same thing. Many thanks!!

Nice couple. Try to stop reading off cell phone. It's a tad annoying. Put up big cards behind camera if needed. Bottom line- just go to STJ- been many times. It's awesome. Far better than St. Thomas.

Really glad I found this. Just got an ‘07 Rav and am looking to do something similar. Would love to see more behind the scenes videos of the car camping! Cheers from Texas.

Hello, thanks for the video. Where did you stay or book in St. John ?? Also if we don’t want to rent a car, is taxi expensive there??

Here in Australia, (it gets hot too), I asked a good friend who camps often with his family of 4 adults. I asked what type of fridge I should get for our RAV4 2013 (with space saver tyre by the way) so it has a flat floor. He said he has never used one. He has a really good quality ‘Orange’ esky/ cooler box or what ever you call it. Unsure of the brand though.

For airflow, I have seen a narrow strip grille on top of the rear door windows with a built in fan. May be worth looking into.

Finally !!! Someone relatable ! I have a 2001 Toyota rav 4, and do not work remotely. I just wanted something to sleep in on my weekend adventures, that wasn’t going to put me in a debt 🤷🏻‍♀️

I love your build! I recently bought a 2007 Rav4 and am looking to do some car camping in it. Would you be willing to share your drawings/dimensions of your wooden platform?

2010 Rav V6 limited here !!! No platform build!! Walmart exercise mat $30 , Amazon 4" memory mattress on top of mat $80 , few of those FunWatt Battery units $150 each , Alpicool fridge $120 Operates by car then by a FunWatt over night , various Amazon fans , all clothes and cookware in two Swiss computer back packs.. I chose the Swiss packs , for the many various storage compartments .. Roof rack for folding chairs, stoves, tent, awning, blah blah blah .. Oh, full stereo with a 12" Sub Box !! Rear right Passenger seat may be used when bed is packed away .. Front passenger seat free with bed set up .. 2 small Home Depot Rigid cases for can goods , spices , coffee , blah blah blah .. Ex military with excellent organization skills .. However, there was alot of fun with what works and what doesn't work ... 😅 You KIDS keep at it , for we are on this planet to live and not just to exist !!! Cheers😊

Get something like a Jackery to run you fridge. I use a 1000 watt with my fridge.

Thanks for sharing the up close tour. We've been there but the ranger tours were sold out for the day. We didn't get to see the dwellings upon close like you did.

Yes. The scenery is spectacular ❤. Since you like train rides, you should go to Chama, New Mexico and take that train. It's 6 hours and crosses the border 11 times. You get a 1 hour bus ride back to Chama when you reach the end of the ride. We took it in the fall and the yellow you seen is AWESOME 👌.

We have been there. Everything you shared we did not see. Thanks. We went to the visitor center by the bridge and got a good close up view of the bridge, and we went south to where all the waterfalls are. Thanks for sharing things we did not see 😊.

Thanks for taking the day hike on Root. I saw some of the glacier I didn't see. We stayed at the Kennicot Lodge. That dirt road to the bridge was an unforgettable drive! We have been to the same 4 National Parks in Alaska. We didn't get to see the northern lights 😢. Thanks for sharing. Oh the memories ❤.

We went Goldstar all the way. Anchorage to Seward, Seward back to Anchorage, Anchorage all the way to Fairbanks. We stopped at both stops and spent 1 night at Talkeetna and 2 nights at Denali. I felt Anchorage to Seward was GORGEOUS ❤. Nice seeing everything again. I have a beautiful picture of Denali. Had a clear view at Talkeetna. Thanks for sharing. Brings back wonderful memories 💖.

a zero breeze can cool you off at night so you can sleep good.

Time to visit Europe. Thanks for your video en sharing the information about de parcs.

Best way to stay warm or cool camping is travel North in summer and South in winter.

Beautiful video. Thank you for sharing. 👍7

Hi. I am so glad to watch your video regarding 2012 RAV4 as same as mine. I would like to know how installing the rotors mount on roof rack. Thanks.

I love it when she goes'Mmmhmm".....😂

I'm 5'10".... would I have room to sleep in the back of a RAV4??

You guys are killin it

She has a nice butt.❤

Traveled in my 2012 for years before buying a sprinter. We are now back to traveling in the rav4. Absolutely love it.

How cold was the water for narrows? I’m going to be going in a couple weeks and the current plan is to rent waders because we were told it’s freezing. But from the looks of it you guys did fine with just the backpack! Thanks for the video 😊

Zion is simply unmatched, outstanding shots my friend!

Great build & lots of good ideas! Now, if you could just get rid of the annoying background music, your video would be <chefs kiss>. Most viewers don't like background music because it takes away from the main content, which are the creators speaking and providing information. Cheers!

Wow. Fantastic place. Great video. Thank you.

I'm curious whether you had considered buying a Honda Element. I've seen a lot of videos on YT with people who use them as car campers (especially on the "Ready Set Element" channel) and they seem like they are better suited for that than the RAV4. The Element has rear seats that can either be flipped up to the sides or easily removed, leaving you with a large space behind the front seats to fit many things. Plus, some of the Elements have AWD and a sunroof in the back. I've also seen rear camping tents and roof-top tents for the Element. The roofs on this gen RAV4 are known to be a weak spot.

Beautiful build and video! How many miles is on your vehicle?

Wow!! Beautiful video. Thank you for sharing.

Great build thanks for sharing, I just to mention you guys rain guther to have some air flow👍👍👏❤

Toyota makes a vehicle geared towards camping/ off-roading. It's called the "FJ cruiser"

gorgeous park, thank you guys for sharing, good luck for visiting them all!

Hi , thanks for sharing, great video. What were the mpg with the vehicle setup for camping?

When I travel solo I sleep in my Golf. I travel with a 12v fridge and power it with a ECOFLOW Delta 2 power unit. It works well. It charges up while driving. There is a 12v micro ac unit that would provide adequate cooling while you are sleeping. You would power it with the Delta 2. It only needs about 100 watts of power. Enjoy your travels.

Very nice and helpful video! 👍🏻 planning to visit this year if I can 🤞😊

You caught a nice view of the F45 (Blue and white train engine that has been converted into a B&B like hotel) at 5:53. That is on my todo list for trips. Go to Glacier and stay in the train engine each night.

I'm Definitely following and would like a complete build list! I want to convert mine as well. Can you give measurements to all partntgat you used and links to what is suggested?

When we lived in SLC in Utah, Capital Reef was our favorite park to go camping in. We just barely scratched the surface in all our trips their. The park changes with the season so you have to come multiple times to really know the same spot.

When you were on the engine did they let you do anything and was there special PPE required? I did the Durango Silverton cab ride on a steam engine and they give me as part of the fee, overalls to keep the dirt down, an engineers hat, and I just had to have steel toed boots. Highly recommend you do that trip if you get a chance. You will find it very different from the diesel and yes they do let you run the whistle, and shovel the coal etc. Nice video by the way. My Rav4 is envious as it stays on the road all the time.

Thanks for the video. It brings back some fun memories from November 2022.

For good ventilation while camping in my 4Runner, which might also work in your RAV4, I installed 12V computer cooling fans that pull fresh air in through the glove compartment, and exhaust stale air through the rear hatch and rear bumper. Fresh air normally comes into the vehicle through a grill just under the windshield wipers at the base of the windshield. It goes through the OEM cabin air filter which can be accessed through a couple small removable plastic doors behind the glove compartment. At night, I open the glove compartment door, empty the glove compartment, remove those access doors and the air filter, place a piece of sheet metal in the bottom of that space to divert the fresh air into the glove compartment, and place a piece of 1/4" plywood fitted with two 120mm Noctua fans over the front of the glove compartment. These fans bring fresh air into the vehicle all night. At the rear of the vehicle, I removed the two OEM speakers in the interior plastic panel of the rear hatch, and replaced them with two more Noctua fans inside the rear hatch. There is a short, direct pathway through the inside of the rear hatch to two large OEM holes in the bottom of the rear hatch, where it meets the rear bumper. I cut matching holes in the hard plastic rear bumper, directly under these holes. This way, the Noctua fans inside the rear hatch suck stale air out of the living space of the vehicle, and blow it through the rear hatch and down into the interior of the rear bumper, where it dissipates outside. In daytime, I cover the holes that I cut in the rear bumper with simple pieces of sheet metal; they are hidden from view when the rear hatch is closed. For power, I installed an Add-a-Fuse in an always-on socket in the OEM 12V fuse block under the steering wheel (the location in the RAV4 might be different). I wired this to a Deutsch DT connector installed into the wall of the glove compartment, with the connector facing into the interior of the glove compartment. So just before pushing the plywood tight against the front of the glove compartment, I plug the wiring from the two front fans into the Deutsch connector, and the fans start. For the rear fans, I wired them into my 12V auxiliary battery system with another Deutsch DT connector and a fuse. The system could be improved by wiring switches into both the front and the rear fan circuits, instead of having to connect and disconnect the Deustch connectors every night. The Noctua fans are ultra-low in electricity consumption. They are also ultra-quiet. With four of them running at night, I can barely hear the combined noise from the fans. This is partly because we sleep with our heads just behind the front row seats, some distance away from both sets of fans. We found that on hot nights (mid-80s F) and on cold nights (mid 20's F), with this ventilation system, it does not feel stuffy at all, even with all the windows of the vehicle completely closed. On cold days, very little to no condensation builds up on the insides of the windows, even with two people sleeping inside the vehicle.

Can't wait for your next video 😀👍🏻👍🏻

What a great build! You definitely maximized the space you had! Stoked to follow your future travels with it.

Love your build. So many are for single people. We are always looking for builds meant for two people.

I havent tried this but i have seen a video where a guy cut a hole near the rear wheel well and place a small tubular reverse fan to pull warm air out and create air flow when combined with the main fan being used in the car (near the ceiling).