How to turn your Skoda Yeti into a camper for one and two night trips. 

Glad the instructions work. Do post any improvements you can think of. Now covid restrictions are lifting its a good time for Yeti-camping!

It works well with a bike. The one extra thing I'd do is protect the chain or else you'll get oil on your sleeping bag!

Thanks for the comment. It works well with a bike - you just need to be careful not to get oil on your sleeping bag! So my advice is find a plastic bag to put over the chain. Best wishes.

That's great - glad you could modify and improve the designs to suit your Yeti. Happy camping!

Excellent - and good luck. Let us know how you get along.

Yeah i think i will try it this summer 👌🏾 i will write and tell about my expirince 👌🏾 thanks again 🙏 i have shown it for some people and family and they thinks its a wonderful idea 👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾

Thanks for the compliments. Best of luck in your conversion.

I expect that the bungee shouldn't interfere with the operation of the airbag! Not that you'd be in need of the airbag whilst asleep in the back of a Yeti!

Look forward to hearing how you get on - if you can get it down to £70 you've done very well. Best wishes.

Never knew such things existed! Would be very useful for summer camping where there is a danger of being under seige from midges or other bitey things.

Carl - glad you liked the video. On the traverse cut you could make your own cut - it just needs to be quite precise or in use it will put pressure on the hinge. I had mine cut in the local B&Q. On storage space there isn't much as you say, that's why its best for one or two nights - I think of it as the car equivalent of camping in a tent.

That should work well for one person. Good luck!

Hi - hope it works for you. I think the problem with the Yeti version with the spare wheel is that the height of the platform at the back of the Yeti is higher - and that'll mean you probably have to modify my dimensions - and I suspect you'll have less "headroom" when you sleep in it. Let me know how it goes.

1. I bought standard plywood from B&Q. I think MDF would flex more for the same thickness - whereas the ply is pretty stiff which is what is needed for the sleeping platform as it has your weight on it. 2. You could use the thermal blinds on the windscreen of course - there's then no need to make any curtain rails, and they are quicker to install. I just don't like the look of them, they are not entirely light-proof round the edge, and I think are a bit more conspicuous. I just don't like to make it too obvious I'm sleeping in the car. 3. In the "comfy version" - with the curtains - I could improve the way the three wooden curtain rails are joined together at the rear. They are joined by a sawn-off tent peg that joins them through drilled holes - and the arrangement could be more rigid. Some kind of clamp might be better - but I didn't want something that was going to make it all slower to put together. Another tip is figuring out how to lock yourself in the Yeti from the inside without you then triggering the alarm! 4. I've slept in it when it was just below freezing outside - but just the once so far. A good sleeping bag is essential of course. I can anticipate that if it was very could outside any condensation inside would freeze overnight which would be a real nuisance if you wanted to drive off straight away in the morning. 5. The whole kit takes up very little space when not in use - the biggest parts are the two folded sleeping platforms. depending how you use your Yeti the whole kit could just live in it. 6. I like to think of Yeti-camping like tent-camping but in a car. Its pretty similar really - you need to be organised in a small space. Happy camping - be interested to know how you get along with the "spare wheel" Yeti.

@@yorkbadger4224 Thanks! This is all really useful. I can understand why curtains are preferable if you want to be inconspicuous. This will be less of an issue in the situations I'm likely to sleep in the Yeti, but I might look into them at a later stage (assuming my basic set-up works!). Regarding setting off the alarm when locked inside, how is this overcome? Or is working it out a necessary rite of passage for the novice Yeti micro-camper?!? I am ordering the various bits and pieces for my set-up this weekend anyway, and once I've got it all finished (and have tried out for real) I will probably post up about it on the Yeti Owners Club forum. I will message you on here to let you know though. Cheers, Cath

Unfortunately most standard plywood seems to be very poor quality these days. Marine ply is more expensive but more reliable. However, it can be made from very 'splintery' timber, and I recommend solid birch ply instead. It's not cheap, but its reliable and nicer with a smooth surface.

I don't know - but you may be able to modify the designs to fit. You'd want to check the maximum length when the seats are pushed forward gives enough space for the sleeping platform.

Hi - if you click to open up the description then the link is at the end. But to save you doing that here it is yeticamper138152933.wordpress.com/

Neil - thanks for compliments. I'm 5 foot 10 and can sleep pretty much straight in the space. This is with the front seats as far forward as they will go. If you were taller than me - and didn't have a companion you could lie at a slight diagonal and still be comfortable. When I get chance I'll measure the space accurately,

@@yorkbadger4224 Thanks for letting me know and much appreciated. I'm 6'3" and would prefer to avoid sleeping diagonally (as I I'd want to use as much internal space as possible for storage of camping items). I read that some models allow the passenger seat to fold forward into a table (which should solve the problem) but that this was an optional extra?

@@neilneil3222 I've measured this morning and the length is 180cm or 5' 11".

@@yorkbadger4224 Thank you very much for checking and hopefully it's useful info for others. I guess I'll have to look at a Kodiaq then, as the front seat definitely folds forward. Shame, as I prefer the smaller car.

@@neilneil3222 probably you may buy some other front seat which one have that option to be fold and install it. maybe that could solve the problem?

I'm not normally in a place where I might have to fly off from my overnight stop like a bat out of hell - but if I was I'd follow your suggestion!

Hi Muddy Duck. I'm 5'10" (178cm) and fit well. The usable sleeping area measures almost exactly 178cm. However the sill under the rear door has a recess in it that gives an extra 2-3 cm for your toes - so I think you'd still be able to sleep straight if you were no taller than 5'11". If you are taller than then I think its a question of curling up, or sleeping diagonally - and in that case I hope your partner is shorter! York Badger

@@yorkbadger4224 many thanks for the reply. Am interested in buying a Yeti for my brother, who unfortunately lost his job during lockdown. He likes to go hiking in remote areas, so your solution for overnighting looks ideal. He is just under 6ft, but a side sleeper - so that should still work for him. I am also thinking of adding a small Jackery, 5L water tank and single burner camping stove to cover his power, water and cooking needs. Any other basic gear you might suggest ? Many thanks.

Can't find any measurements for the plywood both sections, can you give me them on here please.

Hi - thanks for your comment. The detailed measurements are on the website that is linked to the video. Let me know if you have questions. The one measurement I'd advise you to check in your own vehicle (when you get it!) is the supporting piece for the bed-platform - as the height you'll need depends on how thick (or not) the carpet is in the rear footwells. Be interested in how you get on. You wouldn't want to sleep in the Yeti camper for a week - but for an overnight stay, or a weekend trip, it works fine.

@@yorkbadger4224 thanks! I have a look. We're keen to get a yeti, even more so after watching your video, we often do day trips to different parts of the UK so would be much better having somewhere warm and easy to stay for one night, eases the driving! I liked the extendable curtain poll thats such an easy way to do it

I push forward pasenger seat. Stays like that for four week holiday. Use plastic box to support “bed extension” Out of site storage space If plastic box not high enough bit wood ir a brick to level it

Sorry but my design doesn't really work if you have the Yeti with the spare tyre/higher floor in the rear. Still I'm glad you dog has a comfy place to sleep!

Dimensions are in the notes - link is in full description. The dimensions are the same on driver and passenger sides. Enjoy!

Careful planning is required!

Find a bush 😂

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The sleeping area for someone lying along the length of the Yeti is around 178-180cm. However if it is just you sleeping in the Yeti you could sleep diagonally. Hope that helps!

@@yorkbadger4224 yes it is very helpful. Thanks a lot

They came from "Simplycampervans.com” and are described as a “Skoda Yeti 2009-2017 Thermal Window Blinds Set”. They cost me £129.

@@yorkbadger4224 thank you

The only reason I used MDF was because it was easy. The platform support may be unnecessary, but it gives a bit of extra support to the sleeping platform to stop it bending, or slipping out of position in the night!

Nathan. Yep - if you look at the bottom of the notes above there is a link to a web page that gives all the dimensions. Let me know if you have further questions. Good luck - happy camping!

@@yorkbadger4224 Thank you. I couldn't see that on my phone. Appreciated.

The pack of window shades came from amazon.

@@yorkbadger4224 you remember the brand or what they were called?

If you look at the video description I've included a link that sets out where I got all the bits. The window blinds came from simply camper vans.com. I now recall I got the blinds directly from them. Good luck abd best wishes.

@@yorkbadger4224 thank a lot. Appreciate it ✨✨✨✨✨

Hi. I'm 5'10" (178cm) and fit well. The usable sleeping area measures almost exactly 178cm. However the sill under the rear door has a recess in it that gives an extra 2-3 cm for your toes. If you are taller, and on your own, you could sleep diagonally I guess.

Such a great and informative video and really good idea would love to get the measurements for the bed platform?

Rookie error on my part. Let me know if there's anything that isn't clear that I can explain.