Some guy built an off-road Prius with a camper for some reason

[Xist]

I don't have any idea why I was on Facebook Marketplace last week, but I saw a grey-market Subaru minivan, which I considered sharing, but a few days later, it seemed less important than trying to stay in grad school.

Oh right.

The head professor isn't requiring me to write reports for the simulations that I do this week, but I really need experience with those.

I will get better with time, right?

Right?!

Well, these guys built a camper out of a 1999 Subaru minivan, which hopefully doesn't have the ej25:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eVpLsVlNvDQ

[Xist]

Since those Prii seemed too small (that couple moved into a small RV and finally got a conventional home), I thought that a minivan would be better, but how about a Prius with a custom one-wheel trailer?

If you had an easy way of extending legs and disconnecting it, you could pull forward a couple of feet, use your hatch freely, and maybe set up a kitchen in the front of the trailer, with plenty of storage in the back.

I wouldn't try to get fancy filling the gap between them, but you could make it fill the wake.

[freebeard]

It sounds like you should start with this model from 2011-2017 [in USofA]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Prius#Prius_v

[Prius v
Main article: Toyota Prius V

2012 Prius v
At the January 2011 North American International Auto Show, Toyota revealed the 2012 model year Prius v, an MPV, which is derived from the third-generation Prius and features over 50 per cent more interior cargo space than the original Prius design.

[Xist]

Originally Posted by Xist

[T]he V is bigger, but I didn't realize it is only 5.3" longer, but the roof doesn't taper as much after the peak, so it has much more cargo space.

I can't find pictures of a Prius and a V together to compare sizes[...]

Originally Posted by freebeard

It sounds like you should start with this model from 2011-2017 [in USofA]. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toyota_Prius#Prius_v

That couple wanted a V, but they said it cost $10,000 more, and they could do a lot with that much.

They did acknowledge that roof storage would destroy their fuel economy, but felt that increased storage would be better.

I watched 5 videos of different people with Prius V campers and none of them had as much stuff as the guys living in normal Prii.

None of the Vs were very fulll and none had cargo carriers.

[cRiPpLe_rOoStEr]

Originally Posted by Xist

Well, these guys built a camper out of a 1999 Subaru minivan, which hopefully doesn't have the ej25

Those minivans are cool, but I wouldn't be so willing to spend a lot of time using one as a camper.

[redpoint5]

Originally Posted by Xist

That couple wanted a V, but they said it cost $10,000 more, and they could do a lot with that much.

They did acknowledge that roof storage would destroy their fuel economy, but felt that increased storage would be better.

Cutting the roof off a car is a good way to loose a minimum of $10,000. Battling leaks would become your full time job.

Using a tent like normal people would also save a ton of money.

Finally, I could camp in my minivan in luxury and still get 30 MPG. When I've decided I no longer want the van, I can sell it at a minor depreciation rather than send it to the scrapyard.

Really finally, extra storage should go on a hitch mounted cargo carrier.

Actually really finally, if one must sleep in a box, there are folding or collapsing trailers like this, which has less room than my $100 10'x14' tent that sets up in 2 minutes.

[JSH]

Seams that a tiny popup pulled behind the Prius could be the ticket. Some friends have a bunkhouse brand motorcycle popup that is comfy for two, sets up quick, and has storage for other items when folded.

Should be fully in the wake of a small car so not much aero drag.

(This assumes that someone isn't going for "stealth" to camp anywhere)

[Phase]

I can’t wait to get my 2025 Prius with AWD. Gonna add an air suspension to raise it at the push of a button and also use tires with a bigger sidewalk and aero covers on the wheels and skid plates and shields underneath. Seats lay down flat and can fit a small bed in the back

[Piotrsko]

I was hoping the trailer was hard sided. Couldn't use it in Yellowstone all the times I was there with kids.

[Xist]

Clearly, YouTube thinks that I am obsessed with living in a Prius.
What are they saying about my career prospects?!
This couple absolutely has the best organization of the multiple and plural videos that I have watched, but it seemed like they had the most stuff in their car:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kcgA5aPkGTE

They don't have a cargo carrier.