![]() I also wanted to maximize headroom, as I know from having had a variety of small pickups with toppers, that it is much easier to change clothes if you can sit up straight. I covered the bare metal of the bottom of the car with car mats. Interior of the car with the back seats removed. I use the table that comes with the car on occasion, so I left the carpeting that covers the back cargo area. I wanted to maximize storage space for my gear, so I pulled the seats out (not easy in this version of the CR-V). Scouring the internet, I learned that others had made their CR-Vs more livable either by building a platform over the top of the folded up back seats, or by removing the seats and building a platform. I’ve slept in the back before, with the seats folded down, and could barely fit my 5’6” on the diagonal, and it wasn’t very comfortable. The seats on the CR-V do not fold down flat, and only leave about 5 feet of not-quite level sleeping room. I often camp in dispersed sites (aka boon docking), and I’m a photographer and sound recordist, so I carry a bit of gear with me. It runs great and still has a lot of life left, so modifying it seemed worth the effort. ![]() The car is AWD, will go almost anywhere, and still averages 30 mpg. ![]() But I love my 1999 CR-V, and after watching some videos of people who had managed to live out of their Toyota Prius’ (or Subaru Outbacks) for months at a time, I decided to try to see what I could do with the CR-V. Although I like sleeping in a tent, schlepping sleeping gear back and forth and waiting for the tent and ground cloths to dry off on wet mornings gets old, so I’ve been thinking about getting a camper van. ![]()
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