Carol, nice setup! Before you said the cost, I looked them up and see they also have a couple less expensive, smaller kits too. You made a very good point about having a smaller van and being able to park without being noticed. I might have to rethink what I buy. Thank you both for doing this interview, it was very helpful!

I love the kit idea. It's so versatile and well made. For only $4K it and the price of the vehicle are a lot cheaper than premade van builds.

The preassembled kits seem like a wonderful idea for those just starting out or the non builders. Cute little set up.

I love that it has everything she needs, is convenient, and still stealthy, at a low cost.

Having previously owned a TC, I would have enjoyed a kit like this immensely. So clever! My homemade version didn’t serve me too well…. So, I switched to a minivan (sienna) and purchased a camper kit (by Riverleaf)--they offer quality conversion kits and I requested acouple changes to the model, it’s been a total joy! They ship from Kansas, included in the prices too. I picked up my kit (in GA) at my local FedEx facility on a pallet- it weighs 150# installed it well enough til I got home and leveled & anchored it. The cost was under $4k. I have added on some of my own special touches to make it more versatile and increase functionality- but the quality of the kit is top notch! Thanks for sharing this tour, I really enjoyed it and adore our community we have!! 🙌🏼🚐☀️

So proud of the ingeniosity of me fellow Montrealers! Go Vanpackers! go! 😊

OMG I LOVE that idea of a conversion KIT. It’s like the perfect combination for those of us who don’t have the diy skills but also cannot or do not want to afford professional conversions. I love it. I bookmarked their site. Thank you for sharing!

I've seen the kits before and for a none diy person they are amazing 🎉🎉

Very organized and practical. I really love Carolyn's energy and personality. Happy travels.

Awesome job

Thanks for highlighting Carolyn and her set-up. We're only limited by our lack of imagination. A great kit for the carpenter challenged. You both stay safe and happy travels 😎

Hello, hello from Puerto Rico to all of us

That’s genius, so simple and so functional! Thanks for sharing this!

I've never seen that kit before. It's brilliant, and a decent price to have it all engineered for you. Lovely lady, too. Thanks for sharing your little home away from home.

Hi! My cousin and I both live full time (by choice) out of our Promasters in HB California. I work full time as a nurse and she’s retired USMC. If you’re ever in the area let us know we’ll give you a tour and insight into non nomadic vanlife.

I had seen the kits somewhere and wondered. Seeing them set up shows how well thought out and practical they are. Going back to look again. Brilliant!

I really like your kit and practical set up. I’m trying to decide between full size van and mini. Mpg’s are an issue but also general cost of maintenance as well. Minivans probably have half the cost when you consider gas, maintenance, tolls, and insurance and parking too. It could be a big deal. Also considering the ease of driving a minivan vs. full size.

Wow. Great ideas! I don’t have a transit- but I think I can borrow some for my SUV camper! Thanks for sharing

Love how it all fits together

Wow! So neat and clean for this compact van! You have done a great job dear lady 👌👍👍!

Great set up! I am kind of impressed with the Vanpackers kit. I am not sure what it would cost to do it myself, but that seems to have a lot of value for the convenience alone! I hope that the folks at Vanpackers can give some feedback on how many hits their web sight gets from this video and fill us in. That is a really interesting product and they certainly have my attention!

I keep my Dodge Grand Caravan simple. That way I can remove everything easily. Makes it nice to clean the van inside a couple times a year. I just have one of those fold up beds like you would have at home for when guests stay over.

I love the VanPackers kits, so geeky cool!

Great job, Carolyn! Very clever.

I used a Wayfarer kit for my Dodge Promaster. The great thing about it was that I had a functional camper in less than a day. Since then, I have extensively modified my rig with solar panels, swivel seats, and the like. However, I was able to gradually do these modifications, and I could still go out into the wild.

That is the best kit I've seen. Thank you for sharing.

Love this! I cannot believe the timing of this video. I was just looking at these vans and trying to compare with my budget.

Lovin' the "Vanpackers" Kit / those Ford Transits are just so made for one person.

Very nice!

Hey Carolyn! So good to see you on here, and at the nomad meetups :) Hopefully one day, it will be IRL. In the meantime, thanks for all you do for the community and safe travels!

I watched this (at the kitchen table) while my son is building a Lego kit house, there's similarities here: both (van build and Lego build) are well thought out, well constructed, genius level use of space, lots of hidden easter-eggs, and reconfigurable. And cute of course! Well done 😊🤗

Love minimalist set up.

Excellent build! Very cleverly designed components.

I love the kit she has in there

Carolyn, what a nice job you did with your Ford Transit Connect. I know you purchased the nice set up inside but with your vehicle and the set up, you made everything so comfortable and practical . Your set up is great. If I was going on the road, I would copy what you did. Thanks to you and the nice guy who helped you show us your great set up. Have fun and enjoy your life which I wish I was also doing. God bless. JP

Looks almost perfect. A suggestion for the curtain. The pieces of flat bar that go at the sides of a chain link fence for a curtain holder behind the seats. Bend slightly to fit close to the roof and the ends tuck into the trim. Slide thru the hem on the bottom of the blackout curtains.

👍👍👍👍👍👍

Very cozy!

Very creative. Thank you.

Hey first comment! Awesome rig 🙏🏾❤️

Wow, I had no idea there were kit makers now. I'm interested in the Transit Connect for future, and LOVE your setup. Thanks for showing us!

Wonderful little van! 👍

Really like this!

Really nice set up..😊❤

Cool kit. I'll be looking into the Vanpackers site

Very nice build! I love how you 'figure it out' to make things work the way you want.

Really enjoyed seeing Carol's setup. The kit is simple yet really quite clever. She is very stealth as well so that is a real bonus, all in all a wonderful easy conversion.

Love that build kit! So versatile, sturdy, and beautiful

I'm not a "wood worker"! This is a great idea. Simple, easy, and affordable! Great fuel mileage so you can travel some. I'm liking it!

I had a 2014 Trans connect. Mad I no longer have it. Traveled a bunch with my mother. I now have a 2018 Ford Escape which I use for short camping trips. would go back to a trans connect if I was younger and not on ss so cannot afford. Love this one, thanks so much for the set up.

Nice! Love the "kit" aspect of this build! (perfect for someone like me who doesn't have ANY carpentry skills!)

That's an amazing kit! I am still in "the watching and considering" stage of van/camper/ anything but apartment life. Thanks for the tour 🙂

That gas mileage really caught my ear.. impressive!! I just purchased a 2005 tioga fleetwood class c. I'm still watching all of the van builds it's so interesting. Who knows maybe I might sell my class c and grab a van!! Thanks for sharing this video...

I didn't know these kits existed what a neat idea

Very smart lady living a wonderful life and enjoying every moment 🎉

That van packers kit is amazing , saves so much carpentry , great idea

Thank you. I am not in a van so far but I’m gonna be going into a car. Thank you for the simple ideas sometimes my brain feels like overwhelmed because I don’t know. Thank you for keeping it simple for me

Very interesting about the kit. Would love to see it with the cushions.

Nice kit, thanks for sharing.

VanPackers! Thank you both for an interesting ideas video.

Almost done with my FTC build and needed inspiration for the curtains. Thank you😊

Quite minimalistic, and yet multifaceted. 🙌

Very nice interview! Carolyn seem very happy with her build!

Such a cleverly built system! I especially love the slide-outs in the back of the van! Also, this is the first I've heard of cleaning with vodka. It sounds like it might be better than vinegar. Thank you! God bless and safe travels!

So glad for this review. I'd spied the Vanpackers units on another vanlifer's channel and just started research. So nice to see someone putting in place and to have more than one person's use for comparison. Thanks!

Awesome build

Brilliant especially the table!

That is a really awesome setup you have I'm impressed with that van I hope you have a lot of good fun with it and good luck to you 😊😊😊

Very nice kit.

Love it too! Very inventive for super small mini Class B if you will. I've been camping as a solo female much of my adult life and starting at the age of 18. I used to say Never would I dream of owning an RV. Bought my first this Feb. Turned out I was taken a bit but even though no experience with RV's of any kind I am not one to throw in the towel. I'm updating my Miss Mini Mo and fixing much needed repairs to water damage in a wall and floor both for 2 different ignored problems by past owners. It's often more than I wanted and still kind of love the idea of something much smaller. Miss M. Mo is 22 years old and is a 21' class B+. I wanted something to compromise with life styles when say visitors arrive we have a carriage to carry up to 7 extra passengers. Many of which are over 70 and a few in their mid 80's. We have a group that moves in pack of 4-5 people. Having a loo is helpful and a fridge and sink also contributes to comfort with us older folk. But the rest of the time it's all mine. So I figure once I get Miss Mo updated and repaired I'll get her value up again so I wouldn't loose if I were to sell her to trade down so to speak for smaller pure van. My main negative for her is she looks like a small C and thus no hiding she's an RV. Stopping along a street or parking lot in areas where folk or cities or businesses worry about homeless visitors might draw unwelcomed attention to me. But at this time I am camping in the boonies and public property for the most part like forest service lands. I rarely pay for utilities but sometimes pay for campsites that are minimal. My husband of 51 years is not a camper. But he's been fine trusting me to get out and enjoy the life. I almost always run into other ladies solo across all ages and styles. Few tents but I've met fellow ladies with tents too. I'm going to have trouble adapting to an enclosed feeling with the RV. I don't feel safer in a hard shell and probably less so than a tent which if need be I could always slip out any wall. I've never had a problem with an animal but I have with people a few times and always late at night. Also not sure about keeping an RV level compared to tents where I just orient so my feet are lower than my head. Not always possible to park an RV so that's the outcome. I do love this wee short Van. I think the storage cubicles is brilliant for this too. I think I might build the bed up higher. Add some drawers below and have a few hanging pockets to keep daily utensils handier to avoid having to open the rear door to access items from the rear. If it's raining or snowing up here in the North which can occur year round I'd like not to have to work at the rear with open doors which could get bedding and supplies wet and build up moisture that causes condensation problems. Love your home made window covers. Very close to my design I'm working on. I never thought of using fleece. Often can find it on sale too and in many colors and designs too. I've been using this type of single burner stove for the past 20 years. I bought a coleman similar style that's called a fameless style but it's really just contained but is often allowed if you in a fire restricted period. I've yet to use it though have owned it for over 5 years. I'm 73 and here's to all my lady campers out there who are happy campers and lucky if they have fellows who understand and support their need to be camping when it's not their cup of..Happy Camping everyone.

That Vanpackers kit is wicked cool!

So good. Thanks for sharing

Very nice van set-up. She is really enjoying her travels. From Central Oklahoma

I love all the neat different idea. The table is great. Building my own design into my conversion van has been a wonderful experience. So getting new ideas is exciting. Just built a platform for the passenger seat for my Lab Maddie. Thanks for all you do . Blessings, Hope on the Trail Teri Hope and Maddie in Virginia.

Fabulous build and great design

Just enough 😎💙💚💛

I love her build

❤ TFS

Cool and cozy!

The kit makes it so easy @lifewithanthony went to Montreal and had his installed. Nice Company, Good find. Thanks Carolyn

Brian 🎉 Great video and Carol wow Beautiful home. Thank you both for your service to our community! ❤🎉🎉🎉

Love it! Thank you for sharing!

That’s one of the nicest most versatile kits I’ve seen. I’m going to be definitely looking them up. Thanks for the video and information.

Love this!! Thanks for sharing!!

Beautiful! I got a lot of idea’s from this tour.

Great kit. Some good ideas 🙂👍.

My favorite part was meeting the van owner and the way you out her at ease.

I just bought a Van Campers kit for my Honda HRV. Terrific company

Very nice build

Cute and compact.

Nice. Definitely a yes on the kit. I like it very mucho......❤ 👍

Great set up and love the van kit. Since its made in Canada, you know the quality is there so I see why you bought it. Looks perfect for a single person. Happy trails!

I like the van kit. Unpack it place it into your van. Awesome! She has a cute comfy little rig. 👍

Brilliant, thanks!

i have the SUV kit for my Honda CRV AND We bought the tent that goes on the rear of the CRV ITS JUST MARVELOUS. Thanks to VANPACKERS FOR THEIR INGENIOUSITY.

I love. Her. Setup

Fantastic!

I love the kit.

Wonderful set-up!!! Such a tiny space. Love it! +Brian

Loved it. Great job.