"How to convert an SUV into a camper with a kitchen and sleeping platform." 

Thanks! Finally...just not enough videos of old dudes moving heavy items, making coffee and doing dishes. Thanks so much.

I’ve watched a ton of camper conversion videos and decided (finally ha ha) to search Ford Escape ones…Okay…Mind blown 🤯 15 seconds into your video I found out something that I didn’t know and nobody else apparently knew either bc nobody told me…The bottom part of the seat flips forward and creates a flat surface…WHAAAAT?!? I’ve had my 2010 Ford Escape for almost 7 years! I was just getting ready to build my platform and now I’m (happily) rethinking how I want to do it. So glad you showed that! Your build is awesome. I’m about to watch the other 2 you have about it. Thank you!!!

Great video! I just got a new Escape Hybrid and I'm starting to collect ideas to build out a non permanent camper box. Thanks for the ideas!

Amazing, I love the fact you didn't have to remove your seats at all, same time feel like your losing space if you did remove them, overall its amazing, I would probably add a single solar 100w and fan / Space heater to complete it all off for those cold and hot days and nights. Overall for such a small vehicle you made it all work very well.

I agree with your sleeping arrangements. I lived in a friend's SUV for 5 months the summer of 2014. we would go to state parks and stealth sleep. in morning before park opened we would park way away from everyone else and cook on a 2burner propane camp stove. this was done till we could afford to go to a private campground, and stay for a whole month.

Thank you for the inspiration! I made my build simmilar on yours and I'm very happy with it.

Thanks for sharing your wonderful ideas for a great camping build.

Que buen video, super yo tambien viajo por el mundo en Ford Escape 2007 Hybrid

Holy cow!!! I thought New Zealanders were the only ones that rocked the flipped up collar! You own it👍

Wow! Thank you! This is awesome. I have been looking and looking for a good way to organize my jeep. I've tried the tubs and found it extremely annoying digging through them all the time. This is THE BEST idea I have seen. I'm not a carpenter, but I'm thinking I will keep a lookout for a coffee table, side tables etc with drawers that I can use. Maybe just saw the legs off or whatever and cover with the plywood.... I can handle a handsaw and a hammer! LOL! Anyway, I'm very impressed. Good job.

great job. I may try to replicate this as I just got an Escape as its too costly to travel in my diesel short bus right now, Trying to minimize and downsize. Thanks for the video

I have my mini van built out, now I have a Jeep Cherokee Lorado, I think something like this would work perfect for my house mate so he could travel with me, and we could be in seperate cars. Love your set up.

I got a Ford Explorer & had the exact same idea Thanks for showing me that it works ! I'm going on a road trip ☺️

this make much more sense than hauling a whole 2 bedroom apartment with your truck..

Completely copied yours Dino in my 2011! Took a 2800 mile trip up and down the west coast for the maiden voyage. Got the harbor freight solar set up and a Alpicool refrigerator. Wish I could put a picture up. Thanks for sharing.

Wow great job 👏 One of the best I saw Why buying a huge camper With the gaz getting to 2$ a liter 😮

Ingenious - I'll use your ideas in my own conversions. Love your creativity, patient pattern of work, completeness in demonstration of product, and thorough detailed planning [including the blocked-in cutting board genius]. I'm starting my first conversion, wish me luck. You obviously made this years ago but still --- Thanks for sharing.

Excellent job on the boxes. Everything looks well thought out.

Awesome! Been looking for ways to make my Ford Escape more adventure-ready.

I have an 07 Escape. Your set up is a job well done. I use heavy window screen that I cut to the out side window size and use heavy magnets to secure them. Living in Fl., it certainly help with heat and keeps mosquitos out.

Love the counter tops that you made yourself

+DINOS THE OLYMPIOS OK You got my attention with the kitchen situation. Very sharp!

Great job

I'm glad that I stumbled upon your video. That's some nice, well thought out work there! Got the cooking, cleanup, and storage workflow organized... awesome use of space with good design, and cabinet grade materials. I hope to do something like this to my future home on 4 wheels (Honda Pilot) by the end of 2018. I have SO MUCH to do prior to the voyage. Thank you for sharing your work.

Great set up. Nice craftsmanship.

I have a different vehicle, but I will likely borrow your ideas. Very well done. Thanks for sharing.

Ill try something like this in my territory. But just doing the boot and the middle and right side. Leaving a back seat upright to sit in on laptop. Cargo thing on roof to store car stuff.

Wow this is amazing I've slept in other SUVs but never thought about my escape. something similar will go on my list to do with mine thanks for the great video and amazing work

I will be using this idea for treeplanting this year in BC! Thank you so much for this concept. What a great and simple system.

Excellent inspiration for my upcoming 4-week car camping road trip. Thanks for sharing!

Very good. you are a great thinker and good craftsman.

The second song is so annoying that I love it. Nice set up by the way.

and you are an excellent carpenter

Even with a thin uncomfortable mattress you are tight in there sleeping. I don't like sleeping in coffins. You should have started with the bed arrangement then build from there. The bed looks like an after thought and impractical.

Wow, very impressive. Great use of space :)

Very nice. The only worry about the stove is grease splatter. The surrounding area tends to get dirty.

I'm VERY Impressed with your SUV Rig ..... Great job !!!!

Love these ideas! Thanks for sharing. 😀

spectacular. I really liked that job. Thanks for sharing the video..

Now, this is what I would love to do with my Ford Escape!!!!

I think this is the most efficient conversion ....

Great setup, I’m not very handy but I think I could get the materials and have someone build something very similar, you’ve inspired me thank you for sharing your work sir

I love camping!! Now I am inspired..thank you..great video!!

great conversion and storage.

Cool idea awesome use of space

Awesome set up! Love the double pull-out kitchen set up! Thanks!

Great job!!

dude pulls up like a fkn boss

AIR: One thing most vids like this don't mention is the air flow issue. In some cases vehicles with the windows sealed totally shut and vents etc also, you could suffocate from carbon monoxide. Therefore, it is advisable to leave your window(s) open an inch or two to allow for air flow. Other than that, your a crafty guy. Ciao

Wow that's awesome.. makes me want to try that with mine LOL

2014 Ford Escape. 1 female adult (5'6") and 1 cat. Will have to put the litter box on the passenger side floor. This would not be to live in (I love my house) but just in case we have to bugout.

Nice all the comforts of home and more It is home

Great build! Very practical. Also video well done, great filming.

Very nice I have 06 Honda Element I wan to camp in that looks like what I've been looking for . i might give that build a try thanks for the video.

One of the best job I've seen.

This is a really awesome build!!

Nice work👍👍

Bye thanks. for the Velcro tip..I will use that

Fantastic job!

This is great, however it’s very apparent that carpentry and craftsmanship you have exceeds the lever of your average person. Man I’d pay you to make the same for my escape. I have a 2010 in mint shape with 180k miles that is love to do this to.

ΓΕΙΑ ΣΟΥ ΡΕ ΝΤΙΝΟ ΜΑΣΤΟΡΑ ΠΟΛΛΑ ΜΠΡΑΒΟ!!! ΕΧΩ ΙΔΙΟ 2.3 ΤΟΥ 2006 ΦΟΒΕΡΟ ΑΜΑΞΙ

Awesome setup ..Thank you for sharing.

Enhorabuena, me encanta esta transformación. Con tu permiso te la voy a copiar para mí montero. 😅👍👍

Simplu si util. Superb

Nice job with that kind of space

Cool video. The setup you have works well with your Escape. Well thought out. Looks very easy to setup too.....Take care, Bluefin.

Awesome! I loved this one! Very practical! Thanks for sharing!

Fantastic build. Great carpentry work also.

thanks for sharing and let see how you do it :) i probably build one campersuv this winter ...i love that kind of video Sir,,

Very good! Very good indeed!

Very Very Nice setup 👍😃

Excellent!

Great video. Got a lot of good ideas for my set up

Super!!!! 👍👍👍👍👍❤

nice set up! you gave me an idea for my Durango

I like the set up. The kitchenette is obviously a priority for you, and the rest of the platform gives you ample storage space. BUT you have tons of wasted space vertically. There is space between the red top if the stove and the underside of the pullout box. The pullout box has a top (probably just to make your box square while assembling it) then that is covered with an additional top. The pantry drawer has almost nothing standing up above the bottom of cutout, with lots of room inside the drawer to lay those 1 or 2 items down. The Independent kitchen surface is extra thick for what you are using it for and it is not level with the other surface anyway. You can do better with another version! I am basing this solely off what I can see. So unless you have a tall lobster pot or a folding canopy that takes up the entirety of the box's height, you can adjust everything and probably save 10% of the structures weight. A drop of 1.5-2" is gonna be noticeable getting in and out of sleeping compartment!

Wow!!! Excellent construction!!

great design.

This was very informative and easy to follow 👍👍

Thank you sir

I have 2010 Escape..thanks for sharing

Absolute genius!! I would pay you big bucks if you make something like this for my Jeep Patriot.

Great video, showing a nice set up.

Nicely made,well done 👍👍

🎉🎉🎉❤

lots of ideas here for my escape too, cheers from Philippines :D

Thanks so much for this! Moving into my Ford Escape soon and your plan is perfect!

You are brilliant!

Cooker hangs out further than the tailgate. Bit awkward cooking in the rain! Lots of swapping things over from one to the other, move this to allow that and again all done from outside the vehicle. Pray it isn't pouring down! Then you need a good dense hedge - for when you need a shit! 🙄 no toilet.

Brilliant design!!!

That's awesome! Great idea!

Great looking, I am jealous, way to go

Thank you for sharing!! 👍🇬🇧

Really nice set up.

Brilliant design. Thanks for sharing.

Great video.

Wow it all looks great, especially not removing the seats.. how did you build the back drawers slides

It would be perfect if it had that attachable tent!!!!

Awesome! I’d love that setup in my Explorer!

Good job my good sir, Good Bless!