Estate car to Camper - EXTREME adventure wagon. Skoda Octavia II

[@bart5293]

Nice setup, I camp in my estate too. Wind deflectors for windows are useful too sometimes

[@iainwishart804]

cool.....love the layout.

[@RowdE88]

Thanks

[@Altoseb]

Excellent

[@ghulamqadiri638]

Perfect setup!

[@divad23]

Nice. Thinking of a similar thing with a Scout. Can u tell me how long the bed is/how tall you are?

[@s_ram8433]

I'm 5'10". The bed platform is slightly longer.

[@bigboyrock]

Thanks for this. A couple of questions: With these changes, does DVLA and/or your insurance need to be informed? I assume you have to put the seat (s) back in for the MOT? Also, do you think a Diesel heater could be fitted into the Octavia?

[@RowdE88]

Hi Matt, good questions..I didn't/haven't informed DVLA or insurance. Find it's best not to ask in these situations... for what it's worth, I have been stopped by the police recently and they didn't seem at all concerned about the set up. Yes, I put all seats back in for mot. The passenger side airbag will also need resetting via vag software or similar to pass mot. Sorry no idea on the diesel heater as it's not something I've looked into.

[@heidigoescamping3895]

You do need to inform insurance if you remove seats. If they clip out by design its fine but if you need to unbolt them it counts as a modification. My insurance company won't insure me if I remove seats. To drive regardless would invalidate my insurance. Bad new if someone crashes into me or vis versa. There are specialist insurance brokers that will cover you though.

[@skrufdy9688]

@@heidigoescamping3895 does insurance go up when you tell them or do you just put “2 seats” when they ask how many seats in the car and you’re covered?

[@heidigoescamping3895]

@@skrufdy9688 I think they assume your car had the correct number of seats so removing the back ones and then telling them it only has 2 would invalidate your insurance. Insurance companies are not your friend. They will do anything to avoid paying out. I know someone who deals with claims and they look for reasons not to pay out. Always best to be honest for your peace of mind.

[@victoryh67]

I’m recently looking at Skoda octavia wagon, but the ground clearance of around 130mm is scaring me since I’m afraid I might damage the bottom if I go gravel or dirt roads😢

[@seamus354]

how did you get the sun re-felctors to sit in the windows like that ? good setup

[@RowdE88]

For the rear windscreen I used a couple of little suckers (neat hole plus duct tape to hold). On the other windows I just cut the foil insulation stuff slightly oversize and it's rigid enough that it just stays in place. I thought I might need suckers or velcro or something on those too if they were tending to flop down and fall out of place when sleeping overnight but no, they seem to happily stay in place on their own.

[@jb-lu4vo]

The idea is good, but it would have been better to use an electric induction cooker with a second portable battery instead of a gas cooker, which is prohibited for use indoors and can cause suffocation and death. You also need a solar panel and a refrigerator, an exterior awning and many more basic things to be able to do and consider this vehicle a camper, which is also out of catalog and its circulation is prohibited in the ULEZ areas of most cities in the UK and the Europeans in this year 2023. thanks for the video, and I follow you to see future changes. also, I don't think it's legal to drive in the UK without authorization from your insurance company and DVLA to have converted your vehicle into a camper. I don't think that with an interior gas cooker, you'll pass the camperization approval and with a vehicle registered after September 2015, Euro 6 or later would have been better and less legal problems.