2002 Toyota Sienna Camper Conversion | My Experience! 

I'm 58, have a 2006 Sienna going on the road too. Scared as hell at times. Thanks for sharing.

Great video. There are no rules to documenting and presenting your experiences. It was all interesting!

I'm 32 and I live full time the minivan life , love it ❤ goodluck

Thank you for creating this video. You really did a good job with minimal tools. In the future just predrill with a drill bit before you screw in the screws. You can also lubricate the screw with bar soap before screwing them in. I admire your persistence with manual tools. I am so thankful for the power tools I have purchased and used and a father that taught me to use them. I'm older and only part time, but I wish you the best adventure and maybe our paths will cross sometime down the road. Thank you again for creating your videos. Safe travels.

I’m at the beginning of your video. You finished staining the floor. You might consider a linoleum remnant (Ollie’s?) which would cover the tape and be a barrier against spills soaking into the wood. I’m excited to see your new home.😊

You have a home to build in and a place to keep those seats. Wow seats lifted right out. Amazing.

I am doing the same, with the exception I'll be doing extended vacations. Campering up my van over winter. I have researched for 3 years. Purchased everything I needed for the inside. Now to build, paint, sew etc. Finally, everything is in place.

I like the setup and color of your minivan. It looks nice, tidy, cozy and minimalist. I heard 1st generation Toyota Sienna is smooth, quiet, solid, reliable and built to last.

Great video! To me, this was one of the best videos that I have watched concerning starting Van Life. Definitely saving this!

couple of things - know it is late but, you can avoid splitting wood by drilling pilot holes. And you can avoid stripping screws by using the correct pit and adjusting the torc on the drill. Oh well...keep keepin on

Great job on your build. For anyone struggling with destroying their screws, you either need to drill pilot holes first or you need self drilling screws, which are freaking awesome. Without one of those, you're going to strip your screws (not sure if that's the right word for destroying the screw head but I am sure you need pilot holes or self drilling screws. ) 😊

Thank you for sharing the build, look forward to a van tour and maybe seeing daily living full-time in the van? Safe travels and congratulations on full-time van life!!

It's awesome to see dreams coming to life! can't wait to watch the next couple of episodes!

Take care of that van, it’s one of the best vehicles ever built, the first generation sienna.

Going good for you. Bungies are a must. Take across so it doesn't change the top where you want nothing because you have a lot. Slide behind foam Insulation. 🎉

Great video I'm glad I found it. Homeless here in Indiana I need all the idea I can get.

This inspired me to get my van as well and hit the road. I have been so torn between a Sienna or Honda pilot. Just gotta get something and go! Kudos for starting your journey, can't wait to see what you get up to.

This looks like fun ☺️ I saw you cleaning your window for moist, a tiny crysal air desicator might keep the interior dryer, and mayle less prone to mold? Anyways, I hope you will enjoy your trips and make lots of fun memories🙂🙏🏽

You did a great job! I found you this evening. Have a great time on the road. I am looking forward to your future adventures... a new subscriber here!

:) WOW! Thanks for sharing! I got a 2012 Sienna a year ago, and plan to use it part time, as I still need back seats for Family transport. the middle seat were very heavy for me to get out, but finally did it and put hem in storage. ALL the BEST and you did SO WELL! CONGRATS and Cheers from Upper Left! :)

Congratulations on your build and thanks for sharing the process!! Looks like you’ll have some amazing adventures in it!!

I admire you using a handsaw to do your cutting. When using a drill, screwdriver and whatnot, check positioning of your tool. Be sure to have them level & squared up with you project. Verses having then at an angle, which can contribute to rounding out the screw heads

Great video. Thanks for sharing. Looking forward to your adventures.

Sweet simple easily movable space and tidy ❤

Love your easy setup. Both my daughter and i camp in our Siennas!

Happy adventures

Super video! I’m excited for you and anxious to watch your adventures! I have a motorhome, but would like to get a van. I’m high school teacher, so I’d like to travel during the summers and or eventually just substitute teach from place to place. So much to see and so many people to encounter! ❤

You did a good job, my dear. I was anxious to see because I've had Dodge Grand Caravan, sold it and now looking at different minivans. Toyota, Honda, and Kia are my fave makes, but Gr. Caravan has so much built-in storage. My budget is small so I'll probably let my wallet guide my decision. I was surprised your seats were so easy to take out. Good to know. Good luck on your travels.

I Love watching you every step of the way you're independent and so down to earth,New subscriber here from Phillipines,Enjoy ur van life more power and God bless ❤

I have 2011 VW Routan minivan and I’m starting my journey in few months my kids are grown so I am finally doing it after 5 years of dreaming of it

Great job! And thank you soooo much for using a tripod or other means of keeping your camera still!!! Traveling Mercies!!!

The max minimalistic u can be, great superb❤

You did good! Did the big drawer work out? It's much bigger than most vans. Takes up a lot of floor space. Check out Lulu's adventures. Happy trails!

To be young and living van life 😀❤️ enjoy the moment and thank you for allowing us to live vicariously through your adventures

Delighted watch. Good to see ur persistence. It is the journey that counts.

I'm also going with a Sienna next year! Such a solid van!

I have a Honda odyssey. I’m on my second one. But my first had nothing wrong with it. I just upgraded. But I loved my old van. I bought it brand new in December with a big red ribbon on it. I drove all the kids to school in it and it was hard to let go. Lots of memories. My new upgraded Honda odyssey was not new but it’s nicer. Leather sunroof dvd player. I want a class B or a mini bus. The stain look nice. You did it !

Looks a identical to my 98 sienna I bought in 1998. I recommend WeatherTech front window inserts (top of front windows on driver side and passenger side)...you can crack the windows up to 3" with no rain getting in, letting the internal humidity equalize with the outside. with those inserts. And it still appears that the windows are closed with the inserts covering the cracks. I also made coroplast (election sign material) window panels in translucent white to snap in, to let light in with full privacy. I have those on my three back windows. They also have a wee insulative value. And a USB fan to bring air into the Sienna. The coroplast panels also reflect light away in sunny weather, perhaps not quite as much as reflectix. Light can get out though. Another idea is using powerful 2" magnet hooks to snap a shower curtain or tarp to the roof to construct awnings over the back door or passenger side sliding door, with tarp poles and lines. I haven't got a Maxxair vent and humidity/condensation has been ok. It's also very easy to remove the passenger front seat to put a fridge or propane tank up there...4 bolts. Much easier than newer siennas. the 98-2002 generation is the best Sienna's in my mind. Nice setup you have. I also hang a lot of stuff from the sides of the celing using lines from the front to the back on each side with carabiners for lighting, fans, thermostat and the like...and drape my side curtains over those lines to cover the windows, which I use mostly instead of the stealth reflectix inserts - a bit more homey. Same with my curtain behind the two front seats draped over a line from one side of the ceiling to the other side, to stealth the back area from the driver compartment. I use a black curtain for that and it can slide to one side when not in use. I also use the magnet hooks to stick on bug net over the outside of the windows, when needed.

I did a Tacoma for several years. You have so much room!

Best of luck to you! Your doing great, I look forward to your adventures! ❤

Thank you very much for your video! Conversation looks great!

Great job ... you did so good ! I want to see how your trip go and life in the van!

You did a good job. Stay safe & happy travels 😊

Also cut out some holes in your bed base to stop condensation on your mattress.

Great job and good luck with your new journeys 👍

The ash tray is great for Aldi quarters & toll road change. Beautiful interior color. Good luck.

Well done! You’ve made a great effort! 👏

Your did a really great job, looks amazing. Your home have a couple looks like your lights, stay safe enjoy

I did the same thing with shelves… six cubbies in my unit. :)

Love all the work you’ve done, you’re such a go getter. Love your Chanel, keep them coming. Greetings from Southern California.

Screw holes first and then screw the screws in. Nice build. Looks great.

Very nice build! Well done.

Small pockets big world lol I love it ! Hey girl

Love this .. as trying ideas for my van for when i finish converting :) thanks

All that help ! Wow!

You did great! Your new home looks really nice. I'm planning on getting a Sienna or Odyssey in the next few months and heading out full-time as well. See you out there!

It was a great video, subbed

Very professionally done🚙

Júlia Amei, você é muito corajosa . Sucesso na sua viagem. Vai dar tudo certo. ❤🥰🥰

Have FUN ❤

Nice job 👍

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Cool! I have a 2005 Sienna with 110,000 that I will be taking camping and drive up to Alaska next summer. Have not camped since solo backpacking in the Sierras for a month 1994. Hope you have happy travels. Live life big while young! Note to anyone getting or going to use a 2005 Toyota Sienna, there is a plastic part in the linkage from the shifter to the transmission that breaks and will strand you. Only thing ever broke on this minivan for me. Cheap fix but fix it! I have had two identical 2005 Siennas and it broke in both. My mechanic replaced it with a metal one.

Thanks a lot for your video... !! un abrazo desde Patagonia, Chile

super cool

Should be a great van for you!

Looking forward to seeing your videos

damn! that is VERY well maintained for a 2002

I'm so glad I found your channel! I love watching these videos they bring me so much peace. What do you use to record and what software? Love your editing vibessss

Can you do a video of just you talking for like 1 hour? The same but without the music…. Your voice is so soothing and I have trouble sleeping. You can just read a newspaper or the signs on the road, but slowly…. Thank you. I hope you have great adventures!

I have a 2000 4 runner and its great.

Lovely conversion..hi from cork.ireland.

I srsly used to think that you needed stuff like a drill or a saw to get out the seats 😂

молодец! отличный дом на колесах, мечта! удачи и успехов тебе =)

I'd love to know why you didn't consider a Dodge Grand Caravan. With the stow and go seating there is far more room than both the Toyota Sienna and Honda Odyssey. The Sienna just curves in at the sides looking very cramped. If you wanted to, you could have a futon style bed, pull out the second row seats and have underlfoor storage too.

I'm homeless in a 2000 Sienna in Los Angeles. No wooden floor, but has a rubber floor mat, and a 100w solar panel connected to a 12v AGM battery inside.

Good for you 👍 it only has to work.

Make me want a mini van lol

I am thinking of doing van life too. I start work up today again and have a business that I run. So I would need to take that with me.

I just bought a van and decided to build my bed behind the passenger side as I intend to engage in some 'stealth' overnight parking. I considered that if hit by another vehicle on the road I would be safer sleeping behind the passenger seat.

Why everybody put the bed behind the drivers seat? It's better and safer behind the passenger seat

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Looking good and YOU DID IT!!!! Just a reminder, drill a few holes in you bed before adding your foam. So it dont get mold. Be proud l, be safe and have fun... 💗🌱🌳 🐞

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Its a good idea toyota sienna is very reliable car but anyway It's old car make sure mechanical healthy before going long trip

Omg…. Do you live in va? We should link. I’m doing bus life in northern va. Starting a RU-vid channel soon!

Can I travel with you !!😆

Been living small for more than 3 years(17ft.). I'm considering going even smaller. Did a ton of research. Probably why I landed here. The Sienna would be the only vehicle I'd take the plunge for. I'm currently looking for a deal on one. Do this with your water jug... ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-uMVVRZKscqA.html Love living small. Thanks for sharing. When you swap duct tape colors you know you're all in...lol. Safe travels. Head south, it's getting cold.

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Your van looks nice but you’ll probably make lots of adjustments along your journey. May I ask why you decided to try vanlife? Are you going full time or extended trips? I’m in prep stages myself and have definitive reasons for my anticipated journey.

would it be okay to put the bed on the opposite wall of the van? i'm thinking of doing this with my 2002 sienna and would like to know if there's a reason not to put it on the other side? thanks. good job.

How about drawers for ur clothes?

Hey I'm planning to build a very similar layout in my Sienna too. May I ask what are your widest and the narrowest widths of the bed?

how much did hte van cost

How much did you pay for your van ?

Widowed female 71. My son just gave me his 2001 Toyota Sienna XLE. Back seats out, CarPlay with camera installed. Debating on pulling front passenger seat out for more room. Ideas or suggestions? Anyone? Lol Excited and scared at the same time.

can you give more info on that jug?

How do you keep warm while sleeping?