Micro Camper Build in a 96' 4 Runner Part II
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- Опубліковано 25 лип 2024
- RV Camper build- cabinet build, bed selection, solar setup, curtains, reflectix, top box, storage, water, fans, cooling, accessories.
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I like your description of the posers. I see so many people with big pickup trucks that don't haul or pull anything. I also see a lot of jeeps and four wheel drive vehicle where I live and we don't get that much snow and we have very few 4 Wheel drive roads. Your 4Runner build now very practical and ingenious. Enjoy
OK Steve, I have to thank you. Until seeing your build out of the 4Runner I was all set to buy an E250 in the next couple of weeks to convert. D'uh, I already have a 99 4Runner LTD in great condition. Have watched a LOT of other 4R conversions, most having the platform bed you speak of that I didn't feel afforded enough space, and a coffin-like feeling come bedtime. The long and the short of it is that at 6' 2" I'm going to do up my 4Runner up in a very similar fashion to yours, with a few changes of course. So, thanks again, your video likely saved me $15K, and THAT puts a smile on my face. Cheers mate!
One of many featuresI like about your build is that you didn’t design it to sleep on a platform.
The idea of sleeping at the level of the windows in any place that isn’t remote really freaks me out, but that is the way most people do it.
Really clean and simple build. Thank you for sharing!
Ain't no poser! Lol. Inspired me to build my 2003 Santa Fe in a similar way. Gonna get started in a couple of weeks. Gary from Henderson. Thanks Steve 😊
I just got a 99 4Runner. I will be trying to convert it into a micro camper but don't have much money right now. These are very good ideas. Thanks for the videos!
You sir are a wealth of knowledge and skills. Great build. Thx!
Probably the best build for what I want to do.
I like and agree with your reasoning on your 4 runner build. Some nice build ideas, I will be incorporating some of your theories into my Highlander build. Thanks for sharing. Enjoying your videos.
Great video. Appreciate the level of detail you provided. Lots of great ideas!
don't you just love it when people want to do the build for you? :D jokes apart, thanks for outside reflectix template idea 👍
I like how you used the gray plastic boxes. This helps reduce HEAVY shelves made out of wood that can ruin your MPG.
So awesome, I have almost the exact same vehicle, rebuilt engine. Really amazing, will watch probably several times. Paint those PCVs man!
Awesome!! Part 2. Waiting for this clip. Thanks for sharing Steve!
Great Build. Working on a 07 Nissan Right now.
U should also get yourself a Bluetooth projector so you can watch movies against that back window since its white. My buddy has one that connects to his phone n we watch movies in his backyard. He just hang up a white bed sheet.
Backpacker Pro-Tip: choose Lightload towels over those microfiber. they dry 3x faster and so don't ever stink. the beach towel size is the best; cut it in half. each half will do you for two months if you use them every day, but they do break down over time. even though they wear out you may find them cheaper, too.
Excellent job,Steve.Looks awesome.I bet your father would be proud of you for taking care of and prolonging the life of his old car.
loved the intro
Steve, you're the man. Thanks for your "youness." You are no poser. Stay well.
Great build! You got all the necessities covered.
Always fun to see your projects as you put a lot of thought into the design.
Looks fantastic! Love your ideas and this just seems like a perfect setup for spontaneous adventures. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and skills.
Very inspiring.
Your ingenuity continues to astound Steve!
Looking forward to a boondocking vid sometimes in the near future
Salute,, A wise n practical man, you've inspired me to built my disco series 1 like yours. Thanks n keep up the good work.
I found the same baskets in brown! They fit inside a 12 pack soda box. Was just a coincidence when BF was taking to trash. Cut off length a bit. . I stacked them 2 each and 2 across in two different cabinets of our trailer as drawers. Things already drawer shape held less and had too much space around. I didnt even stick them together. They dont move and if I want can put them 4 across and not stacked.
At last, a build I can relate to : simple, practical and just what I need. Many thanks
Just some friendly advice I would have window tinted those rear windows darker since you are using curtains that way you would still have some visibility looking outward
Great video! Looking to build something like this for chasing hurricane swells on the east coast.
Steve, One of the best I’ve seen yet, brilliant job, flat bed, plenty of head room, and no rattling cupboard doors, really neat,
Good ideas and carpentry.
Have taken your videos to heart and started modeling my 5th gen with you as the primary motivation. The headroom is key. Thanks for all you have done for the community.
Thanks for taking the time and the effort me to share this! Planing to do something similar with my WK2...
Stella .... i couldv been a contender..😎😁pip pips and carryon squadron leader
WOW .... Your dad's 4 runner has come a "long way" there, Steve .... Like your design with all the handy storage compartments !!!! Well thought-out ..... Right down to your personal power needs with the Jackery and 50w solar panel !!! Impressive, sir ....
I just love your taste and style...love of quality plus minimalism. Right up my alley. I have saved both videos to my favs. I hope to be able to hit the road and explore the US in a few years. 👍❤
Great job on the 4Runner. I’ve been looking a lots of 4Runner conversions on You Tube and Your’s is the only one I’ve seen that makes sense to me. Hope we get to see some more videos on your trips in the Toyota
I appreciate the thought process, patience, and build quality of your channel. I might have to do this w my high mileage 04 Mitsubishi Endeavor that got from my father.
Great SUV camper conversion.
Well planned, documented and narrated.
Enjoyed your choices of accessories, and I look forward to hearing how well they work for you.
Instead of the $12 jug, I use a coffee can. Besides being free, the larger opening is easier to hit!
My shower tent may be similar to yours. Easy to pop up, but I have to watch a video when I fold it back up. Every time!
Keep up the entertaining and easy style!
Great idea for the window covers. I've struggled to cut out the right size so I'm going to try your 'external' method!
*THANK YOU FOR THIS VIDEO! I started my van life journey out in a 2000 GMC Jimmy SUV I already had, back in 2015, I really wish I had this video back then to guide me. THIS BUILD ROCKS❤️!! I'm liking, sharing and subbing now.*
Love how you set up the blackout curtains. I want to start car camping. I usually have a tent, but sleeping on the ground is not a lot of fun as you get older.
Blue Ice on the bottom will refreeze the melting ice, always cool your content before hand. Yoooo!
'Been following you for a few years. I can understand why you're happy to have both setups. You've done an EXCELLENT job with this one! 'Lot's of great ideas. 'Stealth van camping for a few days here and there will work perfectly. 'Sometimes smaller is better.
Very cool build! Always loved that generation of 4Runner, nice how you started with economical base SUV & built up. Thanks for a lot of usable ideas. :)
This is great design for someone who wants a weekender or grocery and home improvement supply getter! 👍
Love your ideas! An idea for additional storage for lightweight stuff would be a cargo net under the ceiling over the bottom of your bed since you really only need the headroom on the top half
This is absolutely amazing... Everything one would need to start in an SUV. I'm the owner of a 2008 Jeep Liberty and would like to hit the road with it. BTW, I love Toyota!!! Thank you for the time and attention you put into this build and the recording.
Steve’s old school. He ain’t no stinking poser.
Ha. Thanks. Just practical to my own needs.
I have 98 4runner and I built one of the platforms. I LOVE your build. Mine is a 4wd V6 manual transmission.
A great build, keeping it simple and easily modified or removed, while meeting all of your needs. I look forward to a video of the 4Runner on a camping trip.
Soon.
Hope you got some shrink wrap on your solar connectors.
Great job Steve! I just got the Jackery 240. Haven't used it yet but looking forward to it. Was surprised it didn't come with a cover for the 12v receptacle so I purchased on on Amazon for under $5.00. Fit's great and will keep dust and dirt out of that area. It's called a Dovewill Black Auto Cigarette Lighter Dust Cover.
U got me hooked on this idea. Now trick is convince my wife on extra fund releasement lol
You da man! What a great build! Maybe you'll start a new trend of people Living In A Micro-Camper. :) Truly fantastic. Thanks for sharing!
Love your side shelves great storage for that space.👍
Steve, I'm always impressed by how you do things. I'm planning to head down to Quartzsite from Colorado in 6-8 weeks in my '97 4Runner (252,000 miles and running strong). I won't do any buildout because I'm only 5'2" and will sleep on one side with the right half of the back seat folded down. Will outfit the other side with a small set of plastic drawers, cooler, stove, etc. Also planning for some solar on top plus a set of suitcase solar. Thanks for the great tips that give me confidence that I can do this! Hope to meet you someday.
I built boats with .25 inch plywood. It's quite strong and thinner.
What a great build..very well thought out..thanks now i have to reconfigure my entire set up!!🤦♂️
Love it! Your design and choice of accessories are well thought out.
Very nice setup and choices for decking it out. Will be doing the same thing in my 2002 Ford Explorer XLT in the near future. Going to do it slightly different with the bed on one side and cabinets on the other but will be doing the same thing for my solar but just going with a bigger all-in-one option.
Great ideas and thoughtful design, thanks!
Thanks for your super informative video Steve! I like your ideas and they give me pause to re-think my plans. My 03 Sport V6 is great. For now I too love my XREAS suspension and only upgraded to 32’s to stay somewhat matched to the 4th Gens factory gearing and shift points. I’m in Minnesota so I haven’t needed more ground clearance yet. I’m moving to Colorado in September however so we will see. I may need a lift kit eventually.
I’ve driven an 08 SR5 V8 recently and although the extra torque is wonderful I really noticed the extra weight (plus it had a steel plate ARB front bumper). It also had the regular suspension, smaller brakes and 16” wheels. I realized how much I loved the ride and nimbleness of my lighter 03 combined with XREAS and beefy brakes. So I’m lovin my V6 and focusing on keeping it a lightweight “weekender” build. I need more bed space for my wife and I so I will probably build a cabinet on one side only. I just need to figure out storage locations for my stove and kitchen supplies. One plus for under platform drawers are the very useful cooking & serving surfaces they make and although I could make shorter drawers that only accommodate the height of my stove the ideal height extended as “counter surface” is definitely higher like most platform designs are.
Hmmm...lots to think about. Thanks for all of your ideas. If you haven’t already done so, a video after you have had a chance to camp and test out all of your stuff would be great! Have fun. 😎
Some excellent ideas thanks for sharing
This would be great for small fishing trips!
this is awesome, you truck is nice and the idea of this micro camper from a 4runner is cool,
Great video man always get sad when they're over
Nice to see you back, Steve! You've definitely thought of everything! Of course, you do have such a methodical mind! I can't wait to see your next adventure! I have taken similar steps, though on a temp. basis, for my '93 Jeep Wrangler. So much easier than taking my 2000 LT sometimes! Lots of great tips here! Much appreciated! Off to watch Part I :)
Thanks. It is hard to make everyone happy with a custom build as everyone has their preferences.
Great video, one of the best on UA-cam. You gave me lots of ideas for my 2004 CR-V. Only thing I would do differently is put a safari rack on the roof and mount the solar panel, awning and still have plenty of cargo space left. Thanks for your great ideas.
Thats a chill build out! Functional, I love that!
I am going to do this to my 4runner!
Fabulous way to travel, love it.
Good looking!! Finally, i realized MY self-made set-up. I admire all the woodwork projects I've seen...and, realized that ALL of them are beyond me. So, I'm just going to acquire some of those plastic chest of drawers that can be found everywhere; i WILL be SATIS FIED with those: they are extremely light -weight, & durable. It will be SO AMATEURISH, but...this WILL allow me to get out, & enjoy nature & such; (i WILL enjoy Mother Nature...& road trips...!) 😃🙃👣
I like how you do your videos -you state the facts and move on, not a lot of yammering-subbed
Excellent Sir ! Thumbs up. Wolf from central Florida.
Good video XS looks like a lot of fun to be had
Hey Steve.
Love your totally practical guide, and I agree about not using a platform bed sleeping arrangement. I'm not claustrophobic, but I imagine I soon would become so if I tried to go that way!
I have a sub-micro, 98 Honda CR-V, and it's a 4 cylinder automatic 4x4. I also have a 2wd 04 Dodge (non-grand) Caravan. Both have their pros and cons for the camping, but being 5'11" as I am I would have to REMOVE the front seat as well in the CR-V! I'm looking at the Caravan, now, for this. What I'd absolutely love, though, is one like your Dodge Explorer. I could probably live out of that one.
Goals, goals, goals!
Good luck with your Harbor Freight addiction! I hear that's a hard one to get away from!
Watched p1and 2 and your road trip to Tahoe. Informative. Some ideas for us too. We’ve stayed in casino lots several times. Nice when it’s the ones with free coffee. I’m looking into a roof top shower water system. You can find videos on it.
you should try a thule cargo box hitch receiver because you don't get the drag from roof rack and you increase your storage capacity by like 100%.
Meh. I like the hatch to be accessible.
Very nice build Steve. Craftsmanship is excellent. You gave me a bunch of great ideas for my 99 Jeep Cherokee XJ. Hope you have many great adventures in it.
It's looking good, Sir!
Every capable, financially secure woman over 30 needs a man like Steve. We need to clone him. Extremely clever budget conscious design.
Nice ! - I like @ that you did your OWN thing.
What a great idea thanks for sharing it with us
Great minimalist hacks. Good video 👍👍
Absolutely fantastic!!
Dam! Steve. Pretty darn nice. Thanks for sharing.
You are welcome.
Love the tip about Reflective s
Nice built,looking to see your adventures with it
great work.... I have a 2006 4 runner and might think about converting it the mini camper so we can take our dogs to camp out by the creek .....
Love your build. Can't wait for your next vid.
Great build! Will use some of your ideas to turn my Subaru Outback into a sleeper. Thanks!
I think there are videos out on the Subi.
Excellent work! Thanks for sharing. Would love to hear how the gear works and holds up esp. the cooler.
Very smart design!
Came up on my suggested. Coincidence that I have an ‘02 4Runner? I think not! Great content man!
As always...
Well executed
Clean, clean build
And the keen aesthetic sensibility is on point - no surprise
Thanks much.
Absolutely brilliant 👍👍
great setup man, really enjoyed this as well as part 1. I'm looking to do something similar with a Toyota Matrix lol. Cheers to the open road!
Very well-thought-out build can't wait to see it in action
Next vid.
That should make a cool weekend rig that gets stellar gas mileage, thanks for taking us along.
This one gets around 22.
I love the clever and practical DIY ideas! Can't wait to try some of them. :-)