Minivan Camper Build Tour with an Innovative Bed Solution! (Dodge Grand Caravan)

In this video we meet Ben, who has built himself a spacious little minivan camper that fits his needs perfectly. His adventure vehicle of choice is a 2016 Dodge Grand Caravan. Ben has some great ideas and gadgets here! DATE FILMED: January 2020 ► BEN'S BATHROOM & SHOWER DETAILS From Ben: "#1 in a bottle, dump where appropriate. For #2 I use a plastic Folgers coffee can. Doggie bags from WalMart fit it perfectly, then the doggie bag goes in the trash. For showers, most nights I take a sponge bath in the van using less than a quart of water. I use castile soap and just dump it out. When I want to wash my hair and get more clean, I'll go out to a private place in a gully or a forest and use 2-3 quarts of water. I'm not full time so I tend to be in non-freezing weather. I want to use magnets to fix a tarp to the rear liftgate on the minivan, which should give enough privacy to shower without having to wander off for privacy, and would make using a heated pot of water easier. I haven't tested this though; Quartzite this year was going to be the trial run. When traveling in Canada I use showers at the community rec centers. They range from free to $2.50. What a great place to go in the summer!" ► BEN'S GEAR ** Reflectix for window coverings: https://amzn.to/2NbM7kp ** Ikea bed slats (I think these are the right ones): https://www.ikea.com/us/en/p/luroey-s... ** Bike rack: XPORT Slipstream, which doesn't seem to be made anymore, but you can find pictures and reviews of it online if you Google it ** Backup camera: It was $24 on eBay and is no longer available from the seller. ** Ben's thoughts on his camping lantern: "Faulty Yeti lamp from REI scratch n dent sale, fixed by me, works after fix but REI had a lot of them so the product has a problem, not recommended." ** Single-burner butane stove: "Hmart sells these for under $25, butane is available there at $5 for a 4-can pack. I think WalMart wants $2.75 for just one can so Asian supermarkets are the right place to get butane." ** Perforated vinyl: https://amzn.to/3pajH85 ** Suaoki 150Wh portable power station: https://amzn.to/36X4sJb ** USB fan: https://amzn.to/36UDv99 ** USB charging base for electric toothbrush: https://www.ebay.com/itm/Portable-USB... -------------------- ► Adventure Know-How: https://adventureknowhow.com/ ► The SUV RVing Website: https://suvrving.com/ ► My online store (SUV camping/vandwelling/overlanding accessories & SUV RVing merch): https://KamchatkaGear.com OTHER LINKS ** Gear I use: https://suvrving.com/gear ** SUV RVing the Book: https://amzn.to/2SUrtme (Affiliate link) ** The blog: http://suvrving.com ** The company I use for my web hosting: http://www.a2hosting.com?aid=5dd04ea5... (Affiliate link) ** Instagram:   / suvrving   ** My other YouTube channel:    / tenkaraaddict   #minivan #camper #vanlife