[Rickman]

I loved my hard top folding camper I used to pull with my 2000 CRV. Better than any tent out there.

Best part is you could just rent one if your not sure you'd enjoy it, or have to room to keep it. Of course you would need a trailer hitch though!

 

[Camping_Fool]

As you might notice by my moniker "Camping Fool" I do a tremendous amount of camping and I intend to do a lot of camping with my new CRV.
Being a prior Element owner we toyed with the idea of sleeping in it.
OK for a night but we do 3 to 5 day camping gigs all over the California.
After two nights sleeping inside the vehicle it got to be smelling a bit funky inside!

Plus there's no where to store camping gear inside while you're sleeping in it and all the gear you leave outside becomes fair game to bears, racoons, skunks, and all sorts of other forest critters - so we opted for a large tent.

We haul a schit load of gear when we go camping.
The CRV doesn't have the cavernous interior space that the Element had so we'll be carrying gear on the roof and probably be towing a tiny utility trailer behind the V to get the job done and not have to leave any of our awesome camping gear behind.

 

[MikeUtah]

I haven't done any camping yet, but definitely plan to. I have a cargo hitch carrier if I need more room. I may eventually get a roof rack too.

 

[AoS]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IR0AAyge8FM

 

[MikeUtah]

That swiss box is pretty cool!

 

[wolf29]

That swiss box is very cool. They just didn't show the part where a bear takes it all because the CR-V is so versatile...

 

[Rickman]

This one with the bed on the roof is pretty sick!!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9AWHZPOWk1g

 

[Coastie05]

Can't see the V but here is our campsite.

 

[ISatOnIt]

Wow thanks for giving me some great ideas

 

[Periwinkle]

Have I camped in my Compact Recreational Vehicle? But of course.

My longest trip (so far) was a 5000 mile, month long drive from the mountains of North Carolina through Virginia, up to New York and Maine to Acadia NP, across the Canadian border, into New Brunswick for a lobster festival, Nova Scotia, PEI to see Anne of Green Gables, back to NS to see a lavender farm and some elk and reindeer, ferry to Newfoundland, another ferry to Quebec and Labrador and then back. (I did a bunch more stuff.)

The '01 has seats that convert to beds, and a table that can be used for whatever. I was comfortable with homemade window shades and more so when I parked on a slight uphill slope. I got a motel occasionally for internet and warm showers.

Oh... Adventurous single woman traveling alone.

 

[Periwinkle]

I'll also add that I had plenty of room to carry a tent, 2 chairs, air mattress, sleeping bag, suitcase of clothes, suitcase of snorkel gear, wetsuit and cold weather wear, kitchen box, cooler, and all sorts of smaller assorted items. (stove, first aid kit, box of maps and books...)

 

[tmcgee]

My 2013 seats do not lie flat. But the camping gear is still in the car from last year's Nova Scotia trip.

 

[Periwinkle]

I'm thinking that when my car finally goes kapoot, I'll get another one exactly like it. Same year (2001) red, with sunroof, and luggage carrier.

 

[Merrycricket]

Want to camp/sleep in my 03. Air mattress possible? I'm five feet tall.

 

[nafnaf]

Sleeping in my CR-V makes my neck hurt like crazy.. not so suitable after all i guess

 

[markmcla]

I sleep in my Honda CRV. I built a sleeping platform like you see in the following pictures. I use the rear seat belts and a strap to secure the platform to the car. Also, when I push the driver and passenger seats forward, I can attach my "extender board" to the main platform for increased leg room. (I don't bother to do this for a quick nap.) -I use a 3" mattress topper on top of the platform, which is comfortable for me.

The rear seats in my Honda CRV don't lie flat, but I worked around that problem without toooo much trouble.

Enjoy!

 

[markmcla]

I know it's 3 years after you posted this, but i worked around that problem. Please look at the pictures that I posted in this thread if you're interested.

 

[markmcla]

I forgot to add the picture of the wire shelf to add support to the middle of the sleeping platform

 

[aprowler]

OK Camper Car

I bought my CRV with the purpose of converting it into a camper car. I also completely removed my back seats and built a platform to sleep on. I used pallets from the back of a rug store because they have a solid wood top and not the gaps you find on normal pallets and then I used a mattress topper to sleep on. Underneath there is plenty of storage. Also, I sleep with my head towards the back and fold the front seats down so I have more leg room. It's pretty comfortable, my bf and I both use it a lot during the summer and there is enough room for the both of us. The main issue we have is that there isn't much room to sit up (I'm 5'6") and having no back seats is kind of annoying at times but overall I am happy with the purchase. It's an awesome vehicle that works well and is great on gas. I would post pictures but I can't figure out how

 

[canyon]

I bought my CRV with the purpose of converting it into a camper car. I also completely removed my back seats and built a platform to sleep on. I used pallets from the back of a rug store because they have a solid wood top and not the gaps you find on normal pallets and then I used a mattress topper to sleep on. Underneath there is plenty of storage. Also, I sleep with my head towards the back and fold the front seats down so I have more leg room. It's pretty comfortable, my bf and I both use it a lot during the summer and there is enough room for the both of us. The main issue we have is that there isn't much room to sit up (I'm 5'6") and having no back seats is kind of annoying at times but overall I am happy with the purchase. It's an awesome vehicle that works well and is great on gas. I would post pictures but I can't figure out how

Very interesting description. There is a small colored symbol showing a tree (included in the row of symbols above the text space). Clicking the symbol takes you to the "Insert Image" function that opens an Image Upload dialogue box that makes it possible to browse around your computer to select your photo(s)... File size of the photos should not be too large - if too large, uploading will probably be prevented.