Great interview Tristan, thank you for not interrupting John as he was giving the tour of his awesome Jeep.I have a suv tricked out were I can just disappear, he gave me good ideas to improve my rig. Thanks again.

Love his rig. I especially like the fact that he left the seats in. He’s sacrificing cargo space, however his design still allows him to take the back rack out and use the seats as a standard hero suv for family and friends.

Thanks for watching! And thanks John for sharing your Jeep with us. This was the first of 16 (!) vehicle tours I did over my 3-week trip to Arizona and back for the Rubber Tramp Rendezvous (RTR). My goal was to focus on smaller adventuremobiles, and I filmed a few SUVs, several minivans, a truck camper, a Vanagon, a Chevy G20 van, a couple of cars, and more. Thanks to everyone I was able to meet up with. Stay tuned for lots of great builds interspersed with my regular adventure vids over the upcoming months. And again, here's a link to John's website if you want to learn more: jgoutfitters.com/ Thanks everyone, Tristan

A nice setup! Very well thought out, compact, and minimal for a great looking and tidy rig. Thanks for posting.

I like his voice , oh nice Jeep btw ! 🖤

I'm supposed to let this guy guide me through Moab? Hell yeah! Very nicely thought out Jeep and I'd suspect he does the same on the trails.

That is a great tip about the temperature's influence on the reflectix. Great job!

I had a 2013 4runner with 90% similar set-up. The 4runner's passenger seats, when folded down, were flush and leveled with the rest of the truck bed, and i also put a 4inch memory foam mattress with sheets and blankets/pillows, super comfortable and warm. The "storage platform' on mine also can be taken out and turned into a camping table with ikea leg attachments. Nothing beats a goodnight sleep.

The window coverings with the ventilated clip is nicely done. And to be able to black out in the daylight is a primeau option and the way that fit like a glove was very impressive. That was great to see thanks .

I like the window venting solution.

Great information, especially regarding the light-blocking material for the windows! That is the next project for my Overlanding-ready Jeep! Thank you for sharing!

That was a good and practical set up! I liked the emphasis on Mobility, Recovery, Comms & Life Support.

I like the shelf! Very nice Jeep setup. Big thanks for sharing!

Great setup! It's so cool to see all the neat and clever solutions people come up with. I'm very much looking forward to more of these videos.

I appreciate you linking the louvered vents. I needed a solution to the condensation issue and this is perfect.

Great interview! to the point, well spoken. Loved the repurpose ideas!

I really like that shelf. Might have to add that to my wife's Sahara!

Lotta great tips in there. Thanks for taking time to share them.

Great setup. Good pace of the video and his narration.

That is an AWESOME setup.

Excellent job, John. Thanks for sharing.

Great Rig Walk Around! Those windows vents look like they work really well to allow for air circulation, while still keeping out any bugs or rain.

Love everything about this setup especially the 2x2s and the plywood to level the back I did something similar with mine because my wife and I travel with a Great Dane and his paws would slip into the slotted area. I also carry a French press what is life without coffee done right lol

Love all your videos and thanks for sharing. There were some very good and useful tips which many will benefit from it. Thanks again

Thanks Tristan, nice interview with John. Angle iron, interesting. Your setup is simple, and all one needs. Especially like the tip about cutting the window coverings a bit bigger, to allow for expansion. Looks like another beautiful day in Moab.

Thanks, I liked this video. I love the Moab area. I have been in that area four times for a week each time. I have been to that area in March, April and November. Your video was helpful because I have a four door Jeep.

Good one Tristan! My two door Wrangler isn't practical to sleep in, but since it's towed by my RV it doesn't matter. Got some good tips and ideas from this...thanks so much!

Nice set up , good job

just got a 2020 Rubicon..wow is it nice!! thanks for the video..im gonna try a camp trip soon..take care

Well thought out.👍

Nice sleeping set up!

Thanks the freezer ice cube holder is brilliant!!

ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT!!!!!!!!!!!

WOW great job! Love all the minimal and effective solutions he came up with. We have a Jeep Wrangler also, but preferred to take the back seats out and sleep on a platform. Instead of velcro for the windows, we used strong magnets for the side windows and hooks on the back. It's so great to see someone come up with simple solutions to get the most out of their vehicle.

Cool rig I like they way he set it up very though out

Terrific ideas. Well done.

Here's what I figured out crossing the Utah desert looking for a place to sleep. "No Services This Exit" signs means you can pull off and dirt-bag (car sleep) just about anywhere. I figured this out one night after first trying to bunk up in a rest stop, parked nearby was a livestock truck full of squealing pigs who knew exactly where they were headed.... Parked on a turn off along one of these pitch black "No Services..." roads I was listening to an audiobook about serial killers. I had the thought: shouldn't I be a bit spooked? Nah. Those pigs though...? re: the shelf. Good solution. Another option. For the sleeper bunk in the back of my Prius V, I used 1/4" luan plywood from the orange monopoly store. I ripped 1" strips and glue them to the bottom as 'beam,' stiffeners. To clamp them until the glue dried, I used self-drilling screws from the top and then removed them later. I've been using this for about three years, maybe two dozen nights. The state of the art of such a system are the panels used for airliner floors: 1/16" aluminum sandwiching a 1/4-1/2" honeycomb pattern everything epoxied. Super lightweight, incredibly strong and stiff. These panels with 2000 lbs in the middle of an 8' panel won't flex 1/8". Reinforcing a lightweight, inexpensive, luan panel is about the cheapest, thinnest way to go. (My Prius unlike the Jeep Rubicon has a big 'rise' where the tops of the back seats fold forwards--so I had to start from there and make a level span. I've got one support 2/3rds of the way back. The space under I use for storage. (Something I learned. I thought that if I wasn't parked level I might have to adjust the bunk to level it. I've never had to do that. Close has been plenty good enough. My bunk is about 24" wide. I climb into it by pulling myself out of my driver's seat using the handhold loop above the rear right seat. I then have to do a bit of a ball and turn to get my feet pointed backwards. It takes me right back to my want-to-be an astronaut childhood. On top of the ply I use an air mattress, sleeping bag, liner, air pillow. I have nylon-stocking material 'socks' that I bought on Amazon, they pull down over the open doors to make black window screens. They just look like tinted windows giving me all the privacy I need. If I need a light for reading, I'll use a headlamp or a small LED flashlight. Even when there're other people around no one has ever more than glanced in my direction.

NICE JEEP!!

Some great tips, looking forward to more, especially SUV

Nice rig, I use a self inflating air mattress and it is awesome.

Thank you for the video..Have a blessed day..

Very practical and informative

Great organization. Kudos.

Really nice minimalistic build that checks all the important boxes to enjoy life on the road and trails. You don’t mention but I’ll bet you saved a ton of weight versus heavy bolt on mods. Nice wok!

Thank you for sharing! 👍😊

Thanks, I enjoyed the video. I have a four door keep with 244k and I have been to Moab four times. I. Appreciate the customIzation.

Nice set up !

I like your idea on the shelf between the roll bar....I might have to do that cause I dont have a roof rack for any storage and I sleep in the back of the jeep.. so having the shelf would be awesome....thanks for the video of your set up.

Great job on the built

Thanks for sharing. I have a Jeep Renegade and want to upgrade but wasn’t sure a Wrangler would give me the space I’m looking for.

Some really good ideas here! If setting up for solo adventures, You could get away with half the foam for the bed and maybe (??) get a small 12V fridge to fit under the rack still leaving half the area for your feet? Time to get outside and do some measuring...

Cool rig!

I like when he said: I like soft sided stuff.. . it doesn't have hard and sharp edges which can be very hazardous if they become projectiles.

LOVE The 'screened - louver's'( from Germany...i will Look at the LINK! ).... .Definitely an ASSET to HAVE!!..practical /Relative InExpensive MODS!! Cheers from Canada!

Nice setup I would put my head by the tailgate it be easy to get in & out of it

Excellent!

This is cool !💕

Great video

John looks he'd like to play a game lol. But this is a great interview

Some clever ideas and solutions here. I especially like how he basically created a whole new cargo floor for the rear in order to level the sleeping space, which makes it possible to access the gear stashed there even when his bed is set up. My leveling platform is a separate structure atop my cargo floor, and space below the cargo floor (which contains my spare tire but plenty of other space) is impossible to access without considerable hassle. I therefore only store must-have but never-used stuff in there. I also like that perforated angled metal for the shelf which offers countless bungee cord anchor spots and the possibility of mounting other items to it, and the holes cut in the bins for the bungee cord hooks...brilliant. Looking forward to more of this hopefully ongoing series!

I like that shelf but I gotta fit a 105lb dog into the scenario. 2nd camping trail trip in 2 weeks I love any inspiration I can get!

Love this! I have 2014 JKU. Great ideas! Maybe I will come out to MOAB and you can teach me, would love it!

Carrying a French press, I know this guy is serious about traveling in style where it counts!

Got to sleep in rental van last night, 1st night sleep in a car in 3 weeks after hotels hostels, woke up feeling much better with much better fresh air all night

I too sleep in my JKU, I have two sets of the window vents (same as yours) and I stack them 2 high on each back door window for more ventilation.

I have those screened window vents on my jeep.got them at menards ,they are covers for rain troughs,dont cost much and can cut them with metal snips

As soon as you mention a Rubicon, I thought for sure it would have a roof top tent. LOL.

I made a screen like the metal ones in the back I window....from a vent I got at lowes...its plastic but fits perfect...but I do like the one's you have .

Same thing I use mine for! Its a more functional practical all terian travel machine. Better than a mystery van! wwell almost, ha!

Joe Satriani goes camping.

I have a 2 door 2018 so any tours of 2 doors would be great! Also would like to know how to have power at night for lighting, radio, whatever when camping in. Didn’t see a generator or anything in this video. Thanks for the info though!

Screened gutter guard also works for window vents

Well... Very nice indeed ...👍 Language barrier ..? 🧐 can’t imagine that 👍😂 Greetings from Germany 🇩🇪

Good info

I just came across this video. It's awesome, for sure. I have a 2008 JK Unlimited and I have been pondering a box/platform like what you have on the rear floor. Currently I have a clunky box in the back that just takes up so much room. I am wondering if you put out any specs on the box size you integrated into the floor, that brings it level with the rear seats being folded down. Is it simply 1x3 for sides and 3/8" plywood for the top? Any other dimensions you can share...I know I can measure...however I am really keen on how you built it to still allows for the storage of the freedom panels (which I didn't know was a thing until this video...can't wait to try that).

I built a fold out bed that hung out the back of my '88 YJ. Then I built a bed in the back of my Toyota SR5 4X4 complete with drawer in 1993. I should have marked both...

I have a 2015 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited Rubicon and what I did was buy a KZ 130 RBSE travel trailer. It weighs about 2200 lbs and grosses out at 2800 lbs, which is well within my Jeep's tow capacity. I'm 6' 2" and sleeping in the Jeep is just not really an option, especially when I take the 65 lb black Lab with me. The trailer has everything I need for 3-5 day expeditions. I have heat, A/C, a stove, sink, water heater, toilet and shower. I just leave the dinette permanently made up into a bed. While the trailer is only 13 ft long, it's all I need. I can stand upright in the main living area and the shower. And at 81 inches long, the bed works great for me.

They make soft nice mattresses that are made for the Jeep

Great information! I recently bought a Jeep Grand Cherokee Trailhawk. I considered a Wrangler Rubicon but I'm not really interested in hard core rock crawling. I figured the Trailhawk would get me most everywhere I wanted to go and be more comfortable as a daily driver. I'm curious as to what John does for perishable foods? Does he have a cooler and if so, where does he store it? I didn't see any solar panels so I assume he does not have a refrigerator. I also considered a roof top tent to free up more space in the cargo area for gear. But roof top tents are just too pricey for me. I'm planning a lengthy road trip starting in the spring. Thanks Tristan for this video.

Nice ! Looks familiar. (LOL)

My jeep is set up w/pipe rack n a tent on it. Yet I prefer to sleep inside the jeep. Inside the jeep is a lot more secure from strong winds n idiots. If the tent get wet it will cause mold. Can't go nowhere till it drugs. I'm planning to do about the same thing as in the video. I plan to eliminate the back seat n use the floor board area for storage.

Easy peasy in a 4 door. it's a tad more cramped in my 2 door Wrangler.

Mine is 2007, and I am seriously thinking of converting mine into permanent living. Mine is set up for Rock Crawling and River Running

So you take all your gear and put it outside for the night to sleep? What do people have against tents?

Check out DeepSleep for Jeeps mattress.

This guy is so dope lol

I’m 6’3”. Would I be able to sleep comfortably with some extra space around my head and feet in the back of a Jeep Unlimited?

Nive built thanks for sharing

The Jeep owner did a great job, I would hand a SlumberJack off the back for more "living space". Very capable rig.

Great video! If you watch "Venture4WD", he has Jeep Wrangler with a roof top tent. So many times he says he can't sleep because of the wind blowing on the walls of the tent and it is keeping him awake. I was wondering why he doesn't sleep inside and use the roof top for storage. If the time comes to get a new vehicle, I am seriously considering a Jeep Wrangler. I want to get down some serious dirt roads to some epic Tenkara fishing. I have been stopped many times and changed plans because my Pilot can't make it.

So you have to take out the back seats? Unlike the Toyota 4 runner. Thanks for the info in buying my next vehicle

how did you get the seats to lay down so flat? i feel like my seats like to have a small incline

Handsome, nice voice 😊

How small are those tires? Unlike most, I want to know how small I can go and still go moderate off roading. I'm not going to rock crawl but I want to have an easy time getting thru situations i may find myself in and still put mileage on the highway. I thought i would have to have a 2" lift with 35s.

Where do you store the memory foam and bed pads

Where does he store the memory foam pad when it’s not in use?

Where can I find some window ventilators like these??

Where does that foam mattress go when stored?

Bruce Willis is that you?

Great build! I have often wondered if it would be possible to sleep in a Jeep like that, now I know it is. I may be paranoid, but I would never, ever sleep in a vehicle if I couldn't get get to the cockpit from the inside. That rules out a camper shell on a truck for me.