Timydia Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Hi, I'm new to the forum. We're considering buying a 2014 or newer TC Wagon (LWB) for a camper conversion. Our plan is to buy it now and convert it in a couple of years to a pop top. We have two small children (ages 5 and 2) and we're wondering if we could all fit to sleep in the cargo area with the 2nd and 3rd row seats folded down while the kids are still small. Looking at the dimensions, it appears this configuration would give us about 10 feet in length and 4 feed in width. So technically, it appears we would fit just barely with the kids sleeping perpendicular and below/above us, but I'm wondering if anyone has had experience trying this. Thanks! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtn Posted June 25, 2020 Share Posted June 25, 2020 Almost. Two adults and one small kid is comfortable longitudinally. If one of the kids agrees to sleep across then it's probably okay. The actual usable length without converting anything is about 7 ft. 10 ft is against the dashboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Timydia Posted June 25, 2020 Author Share Posted June 25, 2020 Thanks mrtn! That's good to know. I misread the brochure by missing the tiny footnote. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jrm223 Posted June 26, 2020 Share Posted June 26, 2020 The usable floor length of LWB behind the front seats is right about 7ft. Y'all might consider something like this homemade 'front seat cot' for one of the kids? Pics are from Google Images search, so I don't know the kid or parents, lol. But I've seen several different versions of the cot before, DIY or modifying one from the store. Just something to give you ideas, lol. The vans in these pics look to be full-size, so they're wider than our Transit Connects, but I'd bet y'all could probably still get a couple years of the 2yo sleeping in a TC-sized front cot, at least. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gideon Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 (edited) Check out http://www.camper-van-fun.com/mini-camper.html Its a european site but has some great ideas for camper conversion. There's also some north american content. Please note, as many on this forum will agree, that cargo models are easiser to convert to campers, but if you have kids you'll want proper(safe) seating, so a wagon would be better. Edited June 28, 2020 by Gideon add info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtn Posted June 28, 2020 Share Posted June 28, 2020 Kids are enjoying it tremendously: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fifty150 Posted July 1, 2020 Share Posted July 1, 2020 You can comfortably sleep 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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