Hi all!
I recently purchased a 2016, slowly working towards a 'tin tent' type conversion for traveling and camping.
I added interlocking foam tiles and hung a curtain to separate back area, and added a box with some supplies like a Jackery, USB lighting, CO2 detector, compressor and jump starter, front window screens and insulated window covers for all windows and a low watt heated matress pad, which combined with the jackery supplies about 8 hours of heat.
In November I camped in the back along skyline drive without the matress pad, it got down to 31 and it was a bit chilly. With the matress pad, I camped at 24 degrees and was fine. No insulation yet, no heater.
I spent 16 hours stuck on 1-95 in VA and having all the camping stuff in the back was a life saver!
So far, I am loving my Transit Connect. It's not perfect, but at 30 mpg it's pretty close. The goal is to have it painted, add roof rack, kitchen, water, solar, multiple house batteries, bed, work area, storage and fans.
More to come!
Thanks for reading.