Our Off-Grid Micro Camper Car Conversion - Full Tour! Hybrid Toyota Hatchback

Hey! This is our full tour and tent setup of our camper car conversion. We travel full time on the road in Australia in our hybrid Toyota hatchback, it's small but we use as much space as we can. Drop any questions you may have of our setup below!
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0:00 intro
0:26 Cockpit
2:45 Water
2:20 Electric
3:56 Clothes Storage
5:00 Laundry
5:48 Laptop Storage
7:49 Kitchen
12:05 Rooftop Tent
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  • @brodiwheeler7583
    @brodiwheeler758310 ай бұрын

    Coolest and most practical/usable and life enhancing Corolla Hatchy Mods on all of KZread! 🤙🏼🙌🏼🤙🏼

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    10 ай бұрын

    Haha is that a thing is it?! Maybe we need to start posting this on forums somewhere 🤣

  • @Beyondthebackyard-au
    @Beyondthebackyard-au2 жыл бұрын

    I'm impressed, I never would have thought of doing this with a small car.

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    2 жыл бұрын

    Thank you! It was challenging at times haha but we think we proved that it can be done! 💪✌️

  • @VenkateshPattamatta
    @VenkateshPattamatta Жыл бұрын

    Are you kidding me? Imagine if an when you guys upgrade to a 4x4 when youre storing these many things in a hatch 😲😃the list is never ending. So cool, so damn cool!

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha we should have upgraded! Maybe we will in the future 😅 Thanks Ventakesh 🙏🏼

  • @ShenpaiWasTaken
    @ShenpaiWasTaken Жыл бұрын

    You guys are blowing my mind with that tent. so cool!

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha 😂 it’s pretty nifty!! Just remember that you cannot drive with the tent inflated so it needs to be packed down when you want to go somewhere in your car 😉

  • @throughandreaseyes
    @throughandreaseyes2 жыл бұрын

    This was awesome to watch and can't wait to hopefully embark on an adventure with something similar to this!

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    2 жыл бұрын

    Woohoo! Will you be going solo or with a travel buddy?

  • @ryvnmvrtin
    @ryvnmvrtin Жыл бұрын

    I would have never thought to do this with my corolla hatchy. SO rad! Love this. Mine isn't hybrid but still gets good enough gas economy I guess haha

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    Жыл бұрын

    Haha make it happen mate! It was quite and effort to make tbh, and if I had the choice, I’m not sure we would do it like this again… 🤔

  • @kevinlueng1247
    @kevinlueng1247 Жыл бұрын

    Looks amazing, just bought same car and definitely will do this set up for next summer.👍

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    Жыл бұрын

    Woohoo!! I can send you our plans if you want 😁

  • @kevinlueng1247

    @kevinlueng1247

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cjexplores perfect thank you. Where can I get that tent?

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    Жыл бұрын

    @@kevinlueng1247 we actually updated the tent when we finally had the new one delivered. Check it out here kzread.infoUgkx_DLBDs4e0T6vRhUo4X_r4Bfw-cRuHyxz But if you want to buy it go to www.gentletentaustralia.com.au

  • @xxlalbatross3287
    @xxlalbatross3287 Жыл бұрын

    You have great lifestyle😊 I am a new follower of your channel Greetings from Sweden

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    Жыл бұрын

    Amazing!! Thank you so much for the support!

  • @martyn_g
    @martyn_gАй бұрын

    Can’t quite tell from the vid, but did you get your springs uprated to take the extra weight? If not, I strongly suggest you do - it’ll be way safer to drive, and will handle better. Trust me, I use to work on car suspension.

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    Ай бұрын

    Hi Martyn 👋🏼 thanks for your comment. We did not get different springs installed. But tbh our rooftop system was super lightweight - being inflatable, and I’d be surprised if the rest of our build weighed more than that of 2 grown adults in the backseat… we didn’t have any noticeable issues with handling, but then again if we upgraded the springs we might have noticed something!

  • @Roadtobitcion
    @Roadtobitcion7 ай бұрын

    Dam so your telling me I can do it with my hatchback nice haha

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    7 ай бұрын

    You can do anything you set your mind to! 🙌🏼🙌🏼

  • @aduck1390
    @aduck1390 Жыл бұрын

    How do you all use the tent effectively given that the max weight capacity of the roof racks is 165 lbs (approx 75 kilos)? Really curious (: thanks guys! Love the info

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    Жыл бұрын

    Great question, in our research we found that the 75kg rating is for the roof racks as the vehicle is travelling. Anything over this weight will cause the roof racks to become unsafe and they will be outside of their warranty conditions. When the vehicle is stationary however the roof racks can handle much higher weights. Two adults as well as the tent and later on in our trip a gear box as well!

  • @caplusmusa9470
    @caplusmusa9470 Жыл бұрын

    Great content 🔥🔥wat colour is your car?

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    Жыл бұрын

    Silver Pearl 😁

  • @Westinpayne
    @Westinpayne11 ай бұрын

    Hi yall! Looking into getting a rooftop tent for my Corolla Hatchback as well. What is the weight limit for the roof? Does Toyota specify these specs?

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    11 ай бұрын

    I think Toyota doesn’t actually say. BUT on their OEM roof racks that you can purchase through them they have a weight limit of around 70kg I believe. Now that is more for weight distribution when the vehicle is moving, the roof can carry a lot more than that as we found out (when the vehicle is stationary we had two people and the 25kg rooftop tent up there). Best of luck with your plans!

  • @diegocantona-cb8ef
    @diegocantona-cb8ef5 ай бұрын

    Great video. Please, where is that great campsite and what's it's name? Thank you.

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    5 ай бұрын

    RAC Exmouth in Western Australia 😊 great spot for exploring Ningaloo Reef!

  • @diegocantona-cb8ef

    @diegocantona-cb8ef

    5 ай бұрын

    @@cjexplores ok thank you

  • @Mick_4591
    @Mick_4591 Жыл бұрын

    Would liked to have seen how you go about deflating roof top tent and how long it takes

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    Жыл бұрын

    Not too long! Maybe 10-15 minutes 🤔

  • @Mick_4591

    @Mick_4591

    Жыл бұрын

    @@cjexplores 🤔

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    Жыл бұрын

    @@Mick_4591 you can see it deflate in our Shark Bay video 😉

  • @xyphenius9942
    @xyphenius99423 ай бұрын

    What is your fuel economy? Do you have numbers with and without the tent?

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    3 ай бұрын

    I can’t remember sorry! The tent certainly did add some resistance. But nothing outrageous

  • @lillianlilo7447
    @lillianlilo7447 Жыл бұрын

    Where the link to the rooftop tent please?

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    Жыл бұрын

    www.gentletentaustralia.com.au/ 😉

  • @austenperelman-hall8442
    @austenperelman-hall8442 Жыл бұрын

    Could you tell me the brand of the power bank?

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    Жыл бұрын

    Yes, it’s an Eco Flow. They have many different shapes and sizes, but this was the Delta. They also have a larger Delta Pro and a Delta Max. And I just received an email saying there is a Delta 2 on the way!

  • @shahkhan9219
    @shahkhan9219 Жыл бұрын

    We need the links to all Your items

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    Жыл бұрын

    Hi Shah Khan! You will find links to the main items in the description 😁

  • @domsalinas05
    @domsalinas056 ай бұрын

    What roof rack are you running by chance?

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    6 ай бұрын

    I think they were Yakima through bars ☺️ never faultered on our 7 month trip. We even added an extra box to the top and we’re both sleeping up there every night!

  • @domsalinas05

    @domsalinas05

    6 ай бұрын

    @@cjexplores nice! thank you! thinking about getting some for my hatch since theyre low profile

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    6 ай бұрын

    @@domsalinas05 they worked a treat. The only thing was that they had to be riveted into the roof rails. There are no standard attachment points for them. When removed they have the custom installation points that are now permanent on the roof. They sit at about 5-7mm off the roof and you don’t really notice them at all 😊

  • @charlesjordan4336
    @charlesjordan43362 жыл бұрын

    Say handy again.

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    2 жыл бұрын

    It’s all so handy!

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    2 жыл бұрын

    P.S how clean does Rollo look? Lasted 1 day

  • @gort3969
    @gort39692 жыл бұрын

    Come on guys just get a panel van, throw in a bed and a couple crates and your done

  • @cjexplores

    @cjexplores

    2 жыл бұрын

    Hahaha you know what, maybe next time we will 🤣

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