Hello Folks,
I've been building out my 2015 van into a micro camper for the past few months. I've been sharing the story on reddit, but I figured I should post here as well especially since I used resources I found on this site to influence my build. I have a ton of photos I've posted and taken. I'll start adding them here. So far, I've posted 4 different "phases of the project. So I'll make one post per phase to share what I've done so far.
Phase 1:
Here is the start of the conversion of our Transit Connect into a weekend getaway camper. It's a 2015 model with the long wheel base, which adds around 1 foot of extra cargo length. The boxes are built with baltic birch. Using this wood helps keep the weight down by not having to add much extra support beyond the plywood itself. I "designed" the layout in Google Sketchup (it was the first time I had ever used a 3d modeling software) and then built templates out of cardboard. After that, I started building the boxes.
Link to the album.
2015 Transit Connect - Long Wheel Base
Cargo Area - Roughly 7'x4'
Making Sure We'll Have Enough Head Room on the "Couch"
Sketch-Up Drawing of the layout
The Blue Box is the Water Container and The Red is Our Stove
The "Kitchen" will be a drawer that slides 36" out from the side door.
Cardboard Models
Starting to Build the Boxes
Interior of Box 1 Box 1 in the Van - 60in Long Box 2
The open end is where the drawer will slide out from. I'm going to add more supports on that side once the drawer is installed.
Boxes in the Van The bed folds across from the couch. I still need to design the rear supports Front View of the Bed Bed panel folded onto the couch.
