Skoda Octavia Camper: How to build it in a few hours

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3 жыл бұрын

Some commenters asked me to describe how I built my Skoda Octavia microcamper • Skoda Octavia Stealth ... . Here 's a quickly done "how to" video. Feel free to ask back if you want to know more.
Materials - as available in Switzerland:
- Plywood 12 mm cut to specifications - www.bauundhobby.ch/bauen-reno...
- Hinges, as thin as possible
- Carpeting ch.floordirekt.com/products/n...
- Cool-Shades window screens fit to car model www.auto-sonnenschutz.ch/manu...
- Climair deflectors fit to car model climair-schweiz.ch/produktinf...
- Rako boxes www.bauundhobby.ch/maschinen-...
For night blinds under windshield and rear window I use plain foldable sunscreens like the one you find at gas stations. The rear one I fix with Velcro strips.
Brand and shops named for your convenience, I don't get any advertising money.
#vanlife #stealthcamper #doityourselfcamper

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@derekzimmer6335 3 жыл бұрын

Best idea that I have seen in all of the KZfaq videos that I have watched on this subject. Plan to do the same. Thank you for sharing.

@gottardop 2 жыл бұрын

Hey Derek, thanks for the thumbs up and compliment! If you ever take pictures of video of your conversion, I'd be interested to see it.

@nerd_in_norway 3 жыл бұрын

Marvelous! Skoda's design truly is, like the ads say, "simply clever." Great video, thank you.

@alexchernyaev5529 3 жыл бұрын

Heeey! I was one of the people asking and thank you very much!

@pipsimpson 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks so much for making this video Gottardo, excited to start converting mine now! :)

@gottardop 2 жыл бұрын

Did you do it?

@LowFast23 Жыл бұрын

This is super cool! Just recieved my mark4 Octavia, maybe I'll do something similar. Great work, nice inspiration, thanks for sharing!

@gottardop 10 ай бұрын

Thank you for commenting!

@TAOcean_physio 2 жыл бұрын

That’s pretty awesome!!

@zdenekbobek1719 2 жыл бұрын

I like your solution. Thank you for inspiring me. This is exactly what I need.

@gottardop 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your feedback!

@alihsas 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you from KSA.

@gottardop 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you too!

@lucaromano8050 2 жыл бұрын

Molto pulito e ordinato bravo

@gottardop 2 жыл бұрын

Grazie per il commento 😃

@cooldesertknight9013 2 жыл бұрын

Simplicity is a work of a genius, (easiest is for a lazy person like me 😁) Great job, bro.👍 Salaam to you and to all.

@gottardop 2 жыл бұрын

Thank you! Not so sure about genius, but definitely I subscribe to lazyness :-)

@cooldesertknight9013 2 жыл бұрын

@@gottardop 😁

@thomashinderer8984 2 жыл бұрын

Hallo gottardo, Ich finde deinen Umbau wirklich toll und total unkompliziert. Frugalismus frei nach dem Motto weniger ist mehr kann wirklich eine Erleichterung und damit Verbesserung sein. Toll finde ich auch den Spruch: take what you have and make the best out of it. Ich hoffe darauf noch bei einigen deiner Abenteuer dabei sein zu dürfen. Mfg Thomas

@gottardop 2 жыл бұрын

Danke, Thomas. Diesen Sommer war ich mehr mit Rad und Zelt unterwegs als mit dem Skoda, aber hin uns wieder schätze ich es total, dass immer alles dabei ist für eine spontane Übernachtung.

@kaanakyol7984 Жыл бұрын

Finally someone share measurement. Looks great, have fun!

@gottardop 10 ай бұрын

Thank you!

@lucaromano8050 9 ай бұрын

Ciao mi avevi schizzato un disegno in treno per la Rapid, hai sistemato il problema Octavia. Ciao

@user-lu8go9op2x 7 ай бұрын

Thank you for this amazing resource! My scoda Octavia has a 6cm gap from the back seats folding. I’m confused how your 13cm boxes level out the plywood across these two areas of the car. Would so appreciate the clarity here 😊🙏🏼

@gottardop 3 ай бұрын

do you drive the Octavia station wagon? Mine is the hatchback verdion. That gap might be different. If that's the case, try to find lower boxes to support the plywood.

@philoyston5330 2 жыл бұрын

Fantastic video, thank you! Would a 6"4 person fit in lying down??

@gottardop Жыл бұрын

Hi Phil, sorry for late answer. I don't know how long 6"4 is, but I can say that the bed surface 1.90 without pulling the front seats forward. If you went all the way, you could fit a 2 m bed.

@Bluejay1968 3 жыл бұрын

Hi, i am converting an Octavia estate into a camper. What are you using for the mattresses?

@gottardop 3 жыл бұрын

Hi Bluejay, I use two 50 cm wide / 5 cm thick self inflating iso mats from Thermarest. When I travel alone I stack them for additional comfort.

@Bluejay1968 3 жыл бұрын

@@gottardop i will look into that thank you.

@zuziakras1632 3 жыл бұрын

This is not a problem at all when your car is long enough and you can place a regullar camping bed inside! This way everything is very SIMPLY!!! Try to convert into micro camper something much smaller! Like: Renaut Clio, KIA Picanto, Toyota Aygo and similar... This is a challenge!

@gottardop 3 жыл бұрын

You'r right. My goal was not to master a challenge but to make the best of the car I already have. I have seen and admired those who did it with much smaller cars.

@zuziakras1632 3 жыл бұрын

@@gottardopThank you for understanding an effort and engineering of owners of smaller cars. :) I will start in June and will think about the other 'nomads' :) I wish you very many nice roads!

@Nod024 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing, very good idea ! The floor is not completely flat, isn't it, but it's better than without the plywood? Grüss von Zug

@gottardop 2 жыл бұрын

With the plywood the floor is completely flat, as the boxes offset the step. OK, maybe +- 1-2 cm, but you work with more precision than, it gets to be flat.

@Nod024 2 жыл бұрын

@@gottardop thank you very much !

@onesuzee8314 3 жыл бұрын

Hello. Where did u get the carpeting to cover the plywood. ????? Thank you

@gottardop 3 жыл бұрын

ch.floordirekt.com/products/nadelfilz-teppichfliesen-scene-selbstklebend in Switzerland

@silkebauer4608 11 ай бұрын

Mega toller Ausbau! Darf ich fragen woher genau du die Boxen herhast, die sich unter der Matratze im Kofferraum befinden? Möchte gerne meinen Polo in einen Microcamper umbauen😊

@gottardop 10 ай бұрын

Hallo Silke, es sind "RAKO" oder auch "EURO" Boxen. Ich habe sie im Jumbo-Baumarkt gekauft, es sind normierte Behälter die man vielerorts findet.

@gottardop 10 ай бұрын

www.jumbo.ch/de/maschinen-werkstatt/werkstatt-keller/aufbewahrung/utz-rako-kisten/c/04030407

@Thomas-xs2kq 2 жыл бұрын

Brilliant! I just bought an old Octavia. Where did you get these boxes?

@gottardop 2 жыл бұрын

Coop Bau und Hobby, Switzerland. Eurobox standard, I gather.

@Thomas-xs2kq 2 жыл бұрын

@@gottardop Found them. Thank You!

@massamassa1303 2 ай бұрын

Hey how you did this with the carpet? Where to buy something? Glued it yourself? Do you have a link to the product?or example?

@gottardop 10 күн бұрын

Online carpet store, self-adhesive patches. For example ch.floordirekt.com/

@YensR 2 жыл бұрын

I like it a lot! Was thinking of doing that on a Superb, but I like the Octavia, too! Can I ask: How long is your bed (on the side without steering wheel)?

@gottardop 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Yens, sorry for the late answer, I was on a bikepacking vacation trip. I have 1.95 on the right and 1.90 on the left. This is by leaving the front seats in normal driving / sitting position.The Superb should be slightly longer, I suppose.

@YensR 2 жыл бұрын

@@gottardop Thanks so much Gottardo, I hope you had a good trip :) That is very impressive that you didn't even have to move the seats and still have such a big bed. I think I need to go to a Skoda dealer and test sleep the Octavia :D

@jackm_ 2 жыл бұрын

Ciao Gottardo, complimenti per il tuo lavoro. Sono stato da poco in vacanza in campeggio, i miei amici col van camperizzato e io con la tenda. Dormire in tenda è sempre bello ma camperizzare in effetti è una soluzione molto interessante. Prenderò spunto da questo video, farò delle misure, e forse il progetto di sta primavera sarà camperizzare la mia octavia wagon :D Probabilmente cambierò qualcosa, perché io dovrei ricavare dello spazio anche per la bestia.. se siamo in due a dormire il cane probabilmente non ci sta in mezzo (quando siamo in tenda si piazza placidamente tra di noi, ma giriamo con una tenda da tre) e magari potrei farlo stare davanti nel posto passeggerose non fosse il caso farlo dormire fuori Hai idee o suggerimenti al riguardo?

@gottardop 2 жыл бұрын

Ciao Jack, e grazie per i complimenti :-) Paul Coull ha pure qualche buona idea per Octavia Wagon, un pizzico più confortevole che la mia soluzione ultrasemplice. Cane ... non so, magari una cassa pieghevole da aprire quando necessario e mettere sul sedile del passeggero? Bè, cert dipende anche dalle dimensioni dell'animale. In ogni modo, non mancare di farmi vedere il resultato, se ti ci metti.

@jackm_ 2 жыл бұрын

oggi ho fatto un giro al brico, madonna quanto costa adesso il legno.. le scatole dove le hai trovate? ho visto qualcosa di papabile ma è 60x40, niente di più piccolo per chiudere bene Mi guarderò il video di paul coll, ma non disdegno la soluzione ultrasemplice, sia perché ho la deadline tra due settimane per il primo test, sia perché non penso di farci più di due tre giorni in campeggio, oppure portare la macchina su in montagna e dormire su, quindi una sera e poi si torna casa. Rispetto al tuo progetto però vorrei usare un singolo pannello invece di due, perché tanto tra buttare giù un sedile o tutti e due cambia poco. Dipende ovviamente da se riesco a trovare un 100x100 / 200x100 e il peso effettivo di tutto. Magari pesa troppo e devo abbandonare l'idea del pannello singolo

@gottardop 2 жыл бұрын

@@jackm_ Ciao :-) Certo, perchè non fare singolo pannello. Per me comodo averne due perchè posso usare il sedile posteriore di sinistra per lavorare, cambiarmi, leggere, avere un pò di comfort seduto se piovesse. Ma vero che perloppiù ho entrambi i pannelli in formato letto. Le use le "Rako Box" o "Eurobox" îl peso non dovrebbe porre problemi, sono molto stabili. Qui trovi tutti i formati www.utzgroup.com/en/products-and-solutions/standard-products/stackable-containers/ ma non so per l'Italia

@roxaanaclayton6539 3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for sharing. Where do you put the parcel shelf when you're using the bed? And do you have curtains or any coverings on the windows for privacy? Thanks.

@gottardop 3 жыл бұрын

For windshield and rear window I use sun foldable shades like what you can buy at gas stations or accessory stores. In the rear I fix it with velcro. In the rear side windows I have custom shades made for my car model, as you see in my other video. I have no need for shades on the front side windows, I just hang a towel on the front headrests. Feel free to ask if unclear. I'll make a video on the night setup one of these days.

@gottardop 3 жыл бұрын

As to the shelf... sometimes I leave it at home. Or I use it as a shelf even during the night, it comes handy for eveglasses, watch, phone etc. Feet fit well under it.

@roxaanaclayton6539 3 жыл бұрын

@@gottardop Thank you. 😁

@pawpets715 2 ай бұрын

@gottardop How thick is the plywood? thanks

@gottardop 10 күн бұрын

12 mm, as you can see in the description

@Cornelia-bq6oq 2 ай бұрын

Hi. How thick is the plywood?

@gottardop 10 күн бұрын

12 mm

@genellemeyapmadandinle4152 3 жыл бұрын

Buy Caddy 😀

@gottardop 3 жыл бұрын

Sure. Caddy Maxi would be great. Maybe one day ;-)

@robinqm 2 жыл бұрын

All the stuff with hinges...not simple...at least for me

@gottardop 2 жыл бұрын

Hi Robin, I you need further assistance let me know.

@TRON01011 2 жыл бұрын

@@gottardop What kind of hinges did you use Gottardo? I just bought some flush hinges but they don't look right!

@gottardop 2 жыл бұрын

@@TRON01011 hi. As I can't post a picture, here's a (German) link to what mine look like www.jumbo.ch/de/eisenwaren-sicherheit/holzverbinder/scharniere I just took the thinnest possible (1.2 or 1.5 mm). They won't bee 100% flush, unless you grind space into the wood panel, but I covered them with carpet, so they don't bother.

@TRON01011 2 жыл бұрын

@@gottardop Thanks, and thanks for the video :)