If you are thinking about doing some car camping. . . . .

Here are some tips and tricks to get you started. How to kit out your car with what you need. A bed base which needs no timber, no screws to fix it together. Makeshift toilet and washing facilities. Plastic storage boxes that fit under the bed. Simple cooking facilities. Basically no cooking required, simple food. Privacy not a problem with blacked out windows in the back.

[@mariarooney6262]

I car camped for 3 months traveling from northeast USA to southwest in the middle of winter, quite against my childrens wishes. I did become ill, as they feared I might, while I was traveling and had to return home. I did love it though. I don’t think they would allow it again and I don’t have the same passion for it as I did 4 years ago. I wanted to go indefinitely, but I’m glad I saw what I did, enjoying many states. Thanks for the memories. ❤️

[@thissideupthatsidedown]

Well done. Simple explanations and everyday items. You probable inspired some new campers. Thanks for the video.

[@sheridanjay]

Ilona that is very helpful. You are quite right-we all need to go. I car and tent camp and a couple of years ago I bought a carp life folding toilet. I use the powder sachets that turn the liquid to gel and it’s then really easy to dispose of. Thanks! 👍

[@vanessaboman9840]

I enjoy car camping, did 10 days around Scotland, I had a pee pot for the night, I used toilets during the day where ever I was. I am doing it again this summer if I can, I want to go for 2 weeks during the holidays. I am on the verge of being made homeless I think, and I might end up living in it full-time. I always use my teddy bear bedding and am really comfy. I also have a utility tent, and I use a toilet bucket in the car when it's not in use. Toilet talk is very necessary in a car or van lol, love your set up... As is keeping clean, and how to do that in a car.... I have a Ford fusion, so not much room.. but does fit a 2.6ft wide mattress... And I can use a tent and go to a camp site if needed.

[@1935RbecJ]

Thanks for the information. You are very smart about these things!

[@irenebaker8263]

You did a great job explaining it all! Good for you!

[@meanqueensuperscrimper8908]

There are many different ways of doing bathroom chores inside a confined space. People can try out their own methods.

[@susansmithoz]

🇬🇧🙃Great to see your Happy , Positive face, You have courage car camping. 😘👵🏻🌎🇦🇺🦘

[@gailgulliver8970]

Thank you Ilona some great tips Happy camping.xx

[@grandpahickory613]

thank you for showing this......This is excellent survival material !!! cheers !!!

[@logothaironsides2942]

We do similar re the ablutions. For the no.2 ,coconut coir is a useful thing to have as you can sprinkle it on and its very absorbent(keeps pongs at bay). There is a camping chap from japan called coupy channel and he uses a squat toilet with disposable bags which is very similar to what you do. I camp with hubs in our van and we use one of those pee bottle funnel things that can be used by either gender and collect in a large bottle at the other end of a piece of fuel hose. That works quite well if you must wait to dispose of your results any length of time.

[@robertaackerman6931]

You certainly have it all figured out. Now I want to do it!

[@krissy2321]

That was really informative and helpful, many thanks Ilona. I would really like to try car camping in the good weather. You are an inspiration 💛

[@julienolan5022]

Great tips llona and you can actually get buckets with toilet seat lids on them where you can put a bin bag with a little cat liter in it I saw them on line.

[@meanqueensuperscrimper8908]

Thank you for sharing this info.

[@user-cm9hu2eb9g]

My daughter keeps saying that she would like us to try and car camp for a night or two by the coast. I was telling her about you and how you seem to enjoy it. We like the south coast and the prices for a hotel or B & B is so high. I have been collecting things over the past few months so we can give it a go. I am just waiting for the weather to get a bit warmer as I feel it would be so cold at night at the moment. Thank you so much for your lovely uploads as they are so up lifting.

[@user-gm1kl6xy4m]

Learning is life long

[@kasandrabrown8611]

Hi from Kasandra and the cats in Cincinnati! Super warm breezy day here. Love your videos.

[@Briardie]

You are genius. Thank you for sharing such important, useful information.

[@shirefinds6585]

Thank you Ilona for sharing this video. I like your latest hair style and colour. Suits you. Take care on your travels, enjoy and stay safe. 💚

[@wyldlibrarian3549]

thank you for the explanation. I was curious too !

[@mimi1o8]

Great , it’s a very interesting topic, I appreciate your talk about it Ilona

[@voyageinthepast8752]

Hello, tank you for these tips Illona. Can t wait to follow you along your new holidays 😊😊😊

[@susanyates4233]

It s very cold here near the east coast, Ilona. As an ex caravanner, I love your car camping videos.

[@sjbutler2330]

No car camping for me Ilona! Thanks anyway. Don't do long driving trips. Would go to a motel, hotel, and an occasional bed and breakfast. 🤔😃👍

[@angelakneller2880]

Looking forward to seeing your camping adventures though I won’t be doing anything like it as our car is quite small for doing that I think. But I enjoy actual camping and have done camping abroad in Nepal and Tuscany. Used to do camping as a kid a lot and even just camped in the garden during the summer holidays. Love those memories x

[@leighwiseman8389]

Hi Ilona, this is so funny, I just ordered before I watched this, an emergency toilet for the car of Amazon. My dread is especially now my bladder is a nightmare and I'm often stuck in traffic, like on the M25 or should I say a massive carpark and needing to pee. This often happens where you can't even pop out of your car and go in the bushes which there never is any bushes. This also happens when you're no where near services. So looking forward to my Amazon delivery. Any way you're very well organised. Take care xxxx

[@meanqueensuperscrimper8908]

Now you can pee to your hearts content. Such a relief.

[@marilyn9155]

Very interesting ! I also wondered how you manage with ‘car camping’ . Sounds cozy ! ❤xx

[@meanqueensuperscrimper8908]

Moving about inside a car is easy for me, even at my age. A much larger person might find it a bit of a squeeze.

[@rockingran1957]

Wet wipes are very handy and I agree with you using the pads to save having to change underwear every day. I buy fat balls for the wild birds and the plastic buckets have a tightly fitting lid. Very handy for toilet needs. I travel with my large dog so also use them for carrying his drinking water and storing his food. My car is a hatchback so even more limited headroom, definitely familiar with the dressing in bed 😂

[@meanqueensuperscrimper8908]

Those buckets are very handy.

[@sjordan7085]

Not a problem, when I have a vintage Mini Cruiser RV. Some of us like being able to stand up, and move around. I get excellent mileage and as the RV is only 22ft long plus a couple of metal boxes on the back, I can still park in a single car parking space. Not interested in roughing it at this decade of life, and I love enjoying State and National Parks in comfort. But, you go right ahead, if that's how you like to travel. However, I always love upgrading, and finding useful toys to play with along the way, mostly found at Thrift Stores. Just about anything a person needs to know about all kinds of camping can be found on Cheap RV Living by KZbinr Bob Wells, along with all other aspects of nomadic living including how to manage normal body functions for those who share a facsination with the topic...LOL You could buy yourself a little 12 volt mini oven that plugs into your lighter socket. No steam, if you take it outside to open. I always carry an electric travel kettle and an electric power pack in my car, being able to warm up prepared foods, or make instant soups, coffees and other beverages saves on stopping at coffee shops and the like. I also have a butane hotplate and several propane stoves for different purposes. Latest toy is a Coleman oven to use on top of the Coleman stove.

[@ginavandam735]

Thanks for an informative video...I still havent figured it out with the toilet inside on rainy days but I bought everything else just to put it in the car when the warmth comes...sooo exciting to try. We have had campingbusses but sinds I'm alone now I just have mh regular car...its a SAAB combi so it is quite big. Greetings from Sweden🇸🇪

[@meanqueensuperscrimper8908]

Not sure what there is to figure out. It's a bit of a balancing act on a bucket, but doable. Have a practice run when you are parked at home.

[@ginavandam735]

@@meanqueensuperscrimper8908 😂🤣😁👍I will...wait for the report!!😅

[@lindajo4456]

Very informative. Who tends your kitties while you are gone. Happy Trails!

[@meanqueensuperscrimper8908]

My best friend.

[@tammylynn5238]

Loved the tutorial 😊. One question about your camp stove. Does it run off a plug inside your car? Are you able to stealth camp, heat up your coffee and breakfast all in back? ☕️☕️😊

[@melanieg284]

Very helpful! I was hoping you would do some videos on more specific aspects of using your car for camping. Here’s a somewhat silly question - does it get a bit stifling sleeping overnight with all of the windows closed and no moving air inside? I have taken short naps in my car in long road trips during the day and when I wake up I notice it’s a bit stifling.

[@robertanderson2142]

Full time van man 3years 6months👍👍

[@meanqueensuperscrimper8908]

You are proof that it can be done. You have your own system which works for you.

[@geoffreyboyling615]

I've done a lot of backpacking, and some car camping, and here's some advice -- keep a separate sponge/flannel/washcloth for your face and for your nether regions!

[@meanqueensuperscrimper8908]

Good idea. I've got two sponges, one with F on, and one with F on. 😍🤩😘

[@mae9064]

Hi Illona. Great vid. 1 question @ sleeping , do you take your passenger car seat out of the car to lay out your sun bed? Trying to figure out how you lay it out

[@meanqueensuperscrimper8908]

No modification required in my Ford Focus estate. The back seats fold down flat. I slide the front passenger seat forward and wind the back adjuster so it tilts forward. This gives it the few extra inches required. Nobody is going to sit in it anyway. The sunlounger bed folds in three places and when fully extended it fits perfectly in the space, and the tailgate can be fully closed.

[@mae9064]

@@meanqueensuperscrimper8908 thank you

[@Billiard-cp1my]

Hi Ilona, have you thought of a bedpan with a lid?

[@meanqueensuperscrimper8908]

I had several ideas before I came up with this one. Bedpans remind me of hospitals. If a number 1 and 2 are to be done, they need to be kept separate. Makes it easier for disposal.

[@Harry-fk5of]

Thank you! Looking forward to car camping for the first time this year.

[@denisekarding1844]

Who cares for your cats when your off camping?

[@meanqueensuperscrimper8908]

My best friend