Stealth Living in an SUV: Ultimate No-Build Setup Tour | No-Build Van Life 

Would it be possible to find out how she attached the solar panels to her roof rack?

i RESPECT that she let you film her home and stayed off camera.

I will share whenever I see posts of people who are being forced to leave their homes and looking for solutions. There have been so many lately. These videos can be lifesavers. Thank you Bob.

Understand not wanting to be in front of the camera! I appreciate your friend letting you film her space, Bob. And you give an excellent tour.

I have turned my Honda HR-V into a car camper in preparation to take a six-month road trip around the Western US. Took out both rear seats (super easy to do - only four bolts.) and with the front driver's seat folded forward (but not pushed up at all) I can lie flat in the back. (I'm 5 ft 10 in tall) Of course, this channel was the inspiration to take this trip. Thank you Bob for all that you do!

I do love to see a fancy rig with all the gadgets, but these simple, elegant solutions are just so good! It's just so satisfying to see people using their imaginations and making such cosy spaces on a shoestring. Well done ma'am!

One great advantage of a large SUV is ground clearance. But if you don’t need the ground clearance, a minivan has more space. I have a 2024 Toyota Sienna minivan. I easily get 36 mpg, you can’t beat that!

Love the storage idea. The containers have front openings and she's stabilized them, eliminating the unstacking to get into the lower containers.

Great video but I have downsized to extremes from full size van to subaru forester. My stuff behind the driver side and sleeping behind the passenger side. Bluetti and dometic fridge. It works and far less gas money.

That's really impressive! Once again Bob, you have inspired me! I love my minivan camper, but my minivan suffers from limited ground clearance. -And thank you to the owner of this suv camper for allowing the tour!

This is a wonderful streamlined build and very functional. She did a wonderful job!

I have camped across the country in my 1st Gen Toyota Sequoia. For one person, it is plenty of space compared to camping in my Prius. Another benefit to the Sequoia is the bullet proof 4.7l V8 engine. I get about 20 mpg, which isn't close to the Prius but the Sequoia is a much more comfortable ride. Thanks for sharing.

Dodge Caravan with stow and go is an excellent option . Removing the seats gives you a great deal of below the floor storage space. Years ago I would nap in my Caravan after a long, overnight shift. It was a 2000 regular Caravan. Plenty of room. The newer Caravans with Stow and go would be an excellent full time/part time option.

I went for a few days in a small SUV with a cat…talk about CRAMPED. Not really pleasant trying to move around. The seats were not removed and do not fold flat. This big SUV looks great inside.

Thank you for your frank discussions of RV life. I know it helps a lot of people.

Bob, you do the very best narration, just flows so well and you're always so positive and complimentary. love your 'guests' but loved this too!

Excellent home. Even if you want to tow a trailer, an SUV with no seats is the way to go, because you can temporarily move into one or the other when you need to repair one.

Soccer mom vans are good take all the seats out except drivers and build plywood floor overtop with hinged cubby holes at the vacant seat bases. Half plywood bulkhead aft of drivers seat and Put in a small maxi fan.

This is an amazing set up! Looks like my Toyota Sequoia I use for weekend camping trips. I removed the 3rd row of seats but only fold the back of the 2nd row and then flip it forward and still there’s lots of room to use.

This makes me appreciate my van that i can stand up in. This is a wonderful video, but it makes me count my blessings, which is a good thing.

I have the arm/holder. I can’t tell you how amazing it is. I also use it for my clamp light. great for watching movies etc. For $25 everyone should have. The strongest I’ve ever seen. It won’t slip, it stays tight.

What do you do for air conditioning when the vehicle isnt running?

What a smart, functional setup! Love it. I also love how cheap-RVers get so excited about each other's rigs!

I love this setup, she did a great job making the space work for her. Thanks to her for allowing you to share her rig with the rest of us. Sending you both vibes of Blessings for your continued adventures on your journeys on your separate paths. I'll go watch the video on the solar install, this is what I need next and I'm very unsure what to do for what I need. Thanks for adding that option to this video. I find all your videos helpful Bob, Thank You for sharing.

She has a great set up

wow, GREAT setup and so organized!!

That's exactly my style. Great job!

Thank you Bob.

Wow! Super simple and a SUPER build! Love the cabinets with wedging a frame around!

What a great setup; I thank the owner for allowing the filming to help others. I like the streamlined thoughtful choice of quality selected items and the bins that stack and have doors. They are a great lightweight and flexible use option. Curious if there is a water basin/sink/catchment of some kind or if that is handled in a simpler way. (Puzzling through my own future full time setup in a modest size vehicle with a lengthwise fixed bed/comfy mattress, leveled floor, and not having kitchen in the back)

Fantastic minimalist build! Thanks for sharing Bob & anonymous friend!

Great video

Good show, keep posting and I'll keep watching 🙏👍

Great episode! Thanks... 🙏🙏🙏 👍😎👍

What excellent timing - I am saving to get that exact same type of SUV and making it my next rig - seeing what can be done with the interior space is extremely helpful, and even more so the interior dimensions since I am 6'4". I too am planning on removing all the back area seats. Thank you Bob and the same to your friend who was willing to share her setup!

I’d like to find out how to find an affordable suv like this 🙏🏼

Bob have followed u for years. First time I’ve went to the link. Was really easy to use.

I am not on the road, but as a SUV owner...)( I have two) I have been thinking about how I would outfit one of them for a longer term camping trip .. of course TENT camping is an option when it's not raining or too hot... This is a terrific build! Being a minimalist would be KEY to making mine work out! THANKS so much to your friend for allowing us to view all of these terrific ideas! THANK YOU!!!

This is a beautiful minimal build!!

Nicely done! That RV sun cover is a good idea as it covers the side windows, too. I will take a look for one for the cab of my truck camper. 👍🏻

The minimalism is a goal for me! Very nice! Thank you Bob's friend and Bob!! Very respectful filming.

Yup. If I couldn't get a mini-van, a Toyota Sequoia or Chevy Suburban would have been my next picks.

I like all of the head room. You'll never feel cramped in there.

Thank you Bob. Your inspirational & are original. I check out many nomad tours. You have no show off or competitiveness🚗. I named my van after you 2020. COVID knocked me out of my nomad goal for now.. l will be back. ❤🎉

I have a very similar phone mount with that long arm. That thing is fantastic!

Nice setup! Looks comfy ❤

I really really really love those stackable storage boxes. I’m thinking of getting those for myself 😊

This is a great set up! The forks are SO creative😂 I love it! 💚💚💚

Thank you for a great idea. Thank her for sharing!❤

Very good list of ideas - Thank you!

That's a nice setup👍. Some good head room to lift futon some inches and figure out some storage underneath. But since she's a minimalist, more storage just means more stuff to fill it with.

Nicely organized 👌 she did a wonderful job 👏 👍

You're right, alot of good ideas. I have many of the same things including the USB lightbulbs. I bought them when I started out in my Altima

Looks great. Thanks Bob!

I've been watching you for a while now and I love your content, thank you for all you do! I'm transitioning my car now to be a full time nomad with my cat... My car is a very high mileage 2011 Kia Sportage and I have literally no money to get any build done, if I had money for the moment I would probably invest more in some kind of a really good composting toilet and shower option honestly... But I wish I can do the amazing builds that you do, It's amazing! It is so frustrating and overwhelming and you make it look so easy 👏👏👏

Lucky Bob you put this video out you really help a lot of us gals out living the dream🥃

Having one very bad knee and frightened of injuring the other, i cringe when thinking of living like this and find it fascinating that many, even older people, decide they will be ok! I I'd rather have to crouch a little though that, too, is uncomfortable and very bad for your neck and posture. 6 I'll be able to afford a vehicle a bit taller when i sell my current home. I love the organization, her cozy bed, and great adaptability! Inspirational as usual! Thank you, Bob, once again, for sharing how simple it is to get a foot into changing our lives for the better!!

Wow that’s the size of many very small campers! Great setup!

Oh, thank you so much for sharing your home on wheels at all, and please don’t be ashamed. It’s just part of the time we are living in. It’s practically a normal concept to me now (I’m 36). It’s a great SUV/RV conversion!! It seems very well planned!! I know probably nobody’s heard of him, but David Wilkerson had a vision of a lot of calamities befalling the USA, but he also had a brief random vision of a bunch of people getting in their cars/vans etc and leaving the cities and practically living in vehicle villages-out away from the cities. He said he didn’t know what happened, but something happened and people started leaving the cities and living in their cars in droves. It’s pretty wild because when he was alive he was considered a heretic for the visions he had… but he’s gone home to be with the Lord now. April 27, 2011 he passed. He got to listening to the news in his later years and you can tell by the sensationalizing tone he takes on momentarily in his later sermons, something he preached against as a younger man, watching the news. For brief moments it sounds like he’s going on about how the sky is falling in regards to the news of that day-14+ years ago, and yet, here we all are. You know how they do on some news channels lol… he sounds like yesterday’s news sometimes. 😅 It’s in an excerpt uploaded 4 years ago from a sermon even more years ago. “David Wilkerson What’s Coming To America (excerpt)” uploaded by Ahava Jerusalem. If anybody’s interested it is a pretty short excerpt considering he could preach for over an hour if they let him. ❤️✝️ Have a blessed day unless you made other plans! 😊

Very nice. I think I would try lighter colors. I've found the black pulls in the heat. This is a great build

Nice! I like basic builds. I'm doing similar to my '07 Chevy Van.

really lovely setup. thanks for sharing.

Thank you! Fantastic- appreciate and is inspirational 🌸

The Sequoia is a great platform and the 2wds can be picked up fairly cheap. Even with 250k miles, they are reliable.

Great information Bob. Thanks for all you do to help others.

Very cool options! We do a kind of NO BUILD approach in our van and love it - it enables us to change things as needed, keep the costs & weight down, and LESS IS ALWAYS MORE when in such a small space - especially with 2 people in the van!! Thanks for the share! “Keep making memories & adventure on!” ~Karen & Shannon WOY

I never considered an SUV instead of a van. In general, would an SUV and minivan have similar interior dimensions? I was focused on getting a minivan until seeing this video since AWD & higher clearance are great features.

I love those storage boxes. They are nice. I need to get out more. I have never seen those before.

😮❤a fork to hold the curtain!

Thanks brother be safe

I have a small car Bob...ford focus....can u show a recent vedio of how to conform to temporary dwelling place as I am homeless for now...thank u

Great review Bob!

What type of suv is this?

I have a chevy suburban and a gmc yukon xl . They are very big with 3 rows. The chevy Tahoe and gmc yukon is the smaller 2 row version.

I couldn't do that, I would at least need a full size camper shell I could put in the back of my pickup. I have to be able to stand up!

Awesome! Thank you!

excellent setup

Vantastic !

nice setup.. thanks, bob..

Thank you Bob!❤ Great ideas your friend came up with! Always more to learn from your channel!

This minimalist build is soooo cool for a single person... Idk about 2 ppl and a dog 😂

What Toyota is that? Would like to get one.

one of the best rigs I've seen---- for me, this is how I'd do it

Nice build!

Looks nice and uncluttered inside.

Keeping the jump starter in the car is a good idea but you should tell your friend that every time you let the starter battery go flat it shortens the life of the battery. An isolated starter battery will last longer. A separate battery for utilities is essential. Suggested ; a switch to turn off the battery and protect it would be worth the expense and could be mounted inside so that you wouldn't have to exit the car to turn it off and on.

Nice home! I like the go go girl too! Works! Smart!!!

Great Bob. Giving this serious consideration prior to going full van life mode. 👍

Wish I could use my knees; those days are over.

Wonderful Tour. Some great info & giving me ideas for future build. ❤🤘

Great build. Thank you for sharing your friends' home on wheels.

Impressive for its simplicity and flexibility. Sometimes the best designs are the simplest.

Amazing!!! What model Toyota is this?

This is awesome! Thank you 😊

Hi Bob I have an Equinox SUV and I will be doing basically the same thing. Thanks for your information

Highlights how simple and yet efficient one can be. ❤

love your videos Bob!

I think the padded floor is pretty mandatory in this space. Also, tennis shoes that slip on without having to stop and tie them might be very handy.

Thank you for the tour and explanong her great ideas.🎉❤

Great ideas! For me, I’d need a bit more color in my car, but to each his own!