This is the best build I’ve seen! I have the same outback; color and everything! I’m a freelance videographer so it’s awesome to see how feasible you’ve made it to work on the road! The desk addition got me stoked. Subscribed!

Glad I just came across your channel Chase and especially this video. I have been camping out of my 2015 Subaru Outback for the past 5 years. Always trying to make it more convenient and self contained. Spend a lot time in wilderness areas, national forests, and the like. I have to tell ya, you have done some genius things here to your Outback. I am going to have to study this video and start doing some building myself. I wasn't sure I wanted to remove the back seat, but your divers side back seat with the hanging table/desk is brilliant! Thanks for all the ideas. Take care fella.

Best car camp layout with style I've seen. Love the orange mountain shelf unit.

This is such a great conversion! Well done- plenty of great ideas and intrinsic designs.

Nice build! My Outback has something a bit more minimal so I can always keep the back seats and folding platform in the vehicle. I made Reflectix covers for my windows as well and added black cloth to them so it is super stealthy. I used cheap blackout curtains from Walmart, cut with about an inch of extra space beyond the reflectix. It is super easy to stick the fabric to the reflectix with 3M spray adhesive. I put them silver side out during the day, then swap them so I can have blackout curtain side out.

Love the pull-out tables. The mountain shaped cabinet is cool too!

Hands down the best Subaru Outback Camper Conversion! I have been undecided on buying a travel trailer or give it a go with my Outback, and your videos have helped me decide to give my Subaru a GO! I think travel trailers are great, but with the over saturated market and crowded camping sites, I love the idea of being able to truly explore in my Outback Bertha vs investing in an expensive trailer and later then finding it much harder to camp, than I would with car camping. Awesome video, awesome build, awesome mustache! 😊 👏🏻

Chase, what can I say, amazing setup and a lot thought put into your build. I love it especially the portable hanging table ( nice touch). Well done fella... I watch all you guys in USA doing the Forester/outback camper builds and am a huge fan. I follow another commercial photographer "Softroading the West" which im a big fan of. Keep on doing what you're doing. One life so live it...

Very well done Chase. The desk/seat combo is brilliant...

3:48 Sliding table tops are so cool. Very nice build, thanks for sharing with us.

Yo this is so dope. Great work! I love the creativity and personal styling you put into the build!

Totally incredible, the best build ive ever seen in a subaru. Pondering copying this style you've established with slight changes to accommodate my size!

Absolutely phenomenal setup my guy. Made every part of the car useful and more. Kudos!

Chris, I love what you’ve done to your Subie. At our age we no longer “camp”. Our idea of “roughing it” is in a Holiday Inn. 😁

WOW! Chase when you said you have it "DIALED IN" you weren't just a kiddin!!! Amazing!!! Super Duper job. I have been looking for this conversion and thanks to you I now have a crystal clear plan. Thanks a million for taking the time to share with us. With HUGE gratitude 🙏

Fantastic! This is my favorite Subaru camper build I've seen. Great job!

Great job, Chase! I have a couple of outbacks but have not taken the leap in making it a camper. Thanks to your video I think I have the inspiration I need to proceed! Great idea with the rack. It's a very convenient that you can fit both a box and a basket. I definitely want to do the same to maximize storage space.

amazing use of a tiny space and everything looks so neat and organized 😊

I am watching this for the second time. I almost on my Subaru now so I can take out those backseats and try some thing like your build. I think it's the best one I've seen really ever in a Subaru. Thanks so much

Hi Chase! Extending a Hello from one Idahoan to another! I dig your setup! I'm working on turning my Nissan Xterra into my full time living space and this gives me more motivation! Hope your travels are treating you well!

Nice setup. You’ve given me some good ideas for my Outback.

Impressive "kitchen" and desk set ups and bed extension. Cubby is genius!

I am about to go on the road and will still be working remotely. Was thinking about wedging the "desk" tabletop into the glove box, your idea is so much better, thank you!!

That desk!!! Absolutely genius! Great set-up!

You should do one of two things, or both: 1) Produce and sell a complete set of plans with a material list as well 2) Produce the kits for others to buy. Just today I looked at, and will most likely buy, the new 2021 Outback, I loved the vehicle. Your videos are by far the best I have seen.

really nice setup mate, you've put some thought into it. I particularly like the rear seat with table.. nice mate. Cheers, Grant.

Dude, that was pretty cool! I like the thin pull out from under the bed and your desk. You first showed it, I thought it was a good place to sit down on your bed with your feet a little lower.

Awesome build, you have a lot of unique components and excellent carpentry here! I took the back seats out of my Buick Encore and set it up with a "no-build" approach, but the space is very similarly laid out (always wishing I had six more inches of head space to be able to sit up in bed, LOL). Got a few nice ideas from your build. The working desk is especially cool. Thanks!!!

Love the sliding tables, top notch!

the back cabinet shaped as mountains is a nice touch.😁

Wow ! Fantastic use of the space. Very well thought out and beautifully crafted. I'm definitely going to steal some of your ideas. Thanks for posting

This is awesome setup mate. I was thinking so long how to convert my LMPV for mini-camper & roadtrip, and then i'm seeing this; what a great idea. I really appreciate this. cheers mate.

This is the coolest. I just got my outback, and basically set up the same thing driving across for my move to DC. Would have been awesome to have the full build out.

That is Insanely cool...you are a creative, DIY genius.

When I was 20-23 I lived in my Ford ranger in Utah, Idaho, Colorado, Montana, and California. It was an awesome adventure. Keeping a simple life is great. Good for you bud have fun.

Your build is really simple. I like it! My little Legacy used to have seats that laid flat, but the Subaru I have now has seats that don't. They have an incline like your's. I was hoping to use the Legacy, but it finally gave out on me. Now, I'm looking for ideas that I can use for this car. Thank you. Safe travels!

This is one of the coolest things I've ever seen. I wish I could build something like this.

Son, my 1st impression of you and this conversion, is this; "Wow 🤩 how creative are you?" Nicely done!! I would like to see some of you freelance creations, as well. Hubby and I just bought our 1st, Subie Outback, in November. We love the National Parks. I too am a photographer. Only way to go is camping like this. I see it as the best way to be where you need to be, so you can wait on the light. That being said, I believe this could be so seriously fun!! I can not wait to show him this.video! I may have questions: How do you make coffee, what is that gizmo? I wonder how you have enough electricity to run a Mac, plus they require wi-fi? Silly little details, lol Thank you for sharing this genius idea!!! I looks so affordable, as well.

You're a friggin genious this is awesome. I especially like the no nonsense compact kitchen storage cubby thing and the under bed cubby.

Wow. . very inspiring i can actually see myself doing this. Your organisation is so logical concise and Love the pull slides and the ittle desk.. .Thanks..

As an RV kind of guy, I stumbled across this video and decided to watch it, just on a whim.. more out of curiosity as to "how" you could possibly pull this off. Brother, I am impressed. Seriously impressed. I'm an engineer by trade, so fit, finish, and tolerances are my thing, and what you've done with this vehicle is nothing short of amazing. Nice work, indeed.

I just bought a '19 outback...wish we lived closer...I'd hire you to do my Subaru like yours. Great job !

Fun set-up, love that back seat, computer table set-up. Nice work! Thanks for posting.

Love this set up! Especially the desk! Brilliant! Will use some of this for my Forester!! Thanks for sharing

That desk idea was killer!

Sweet setup. If I get an Outback, I’d love to buy your plans to build my own!

Awesome video. I used to have a truck too then traded it of to buy a 2018 outback so I could do some camping. Looking forward to seeing more of your videos.

That carabiner table is an awesome idea! Great vid!

this man is either 18 years old or a young looking 45 year old with the mustache.. good on ya

You should have a business to do car camper build outs! I’d hire you to outfit my forester!

Very cool, Chase! I just got a 2020 Crosstrek this past February, and I've been car camping 4 or 5 times so far -- still working out the kinks and getting my system down. On my last trip, I made the mistake of putting my Reflectix window blockouts on top of my car to dry out a little condensation, and I forgot they were up there when I packed up and drove off. Now they're terrifying cows all over northeastern Utah. :( Lesson learned. Thanks for sharing your setup!

Oh, super fantastic job! Thank you so much for sharing your ingenuity, creativity and skills!

Love the way you really took advantage of every corner and space. Purchasing my Subaru very soon and headed out West as soon as I do. Curious as to what that gray material is that you put on the base of the little bed?

Incredible! So doing this on my 2019! Thank you for posting!

Thanks. This was exactly the amount of detail I was looking for. Plus links! Yeah!

Alot of stuff for such a small area. Clean and organized. I was wondering what you do about bathroom issues. Thats a topic no one ever talks about when living out of a car.

Beautiful build; not ready to butcher my 2020 just yet. Also, Julian does a far better job keeping his drink in his hand all of the time. :D

I love this so much! It’s perfect👍🏻

I just wanted to add something to my last comment, absolutely LOVE the desk idea, what a great idea as I will use your idea for my Subi. Great job. ps please let me know how long it takes to remove the rear seat. Thank you. Keep it up Chase as I have been camping, skiing, surfing, climbing, and backpacking for over 55 years as I am now 66.

I’m definitely stealing that makeshift desk idea for my travel Subie set up! Thanks for an informative video!

Incredible setup ! What would you charge to build it if I wanted to get it done for my Outback? I am a photographer too and it would be so good to be able to camp out like this and be able to get up in the am to be able to do my photography

chase, first off, i think this is the best subaru outback coversion i've seen so far. Do you mind letting us know what roof cargo box model you have? that length looks perfect!

this is perfect, I needed to see this video, I've been wanting to turn my Chevy Tracker into a over night camper and not always sleep in the tent while backpacking, loving the use of space, didn't know how I would handle the side where I would put my box kitchen/storage unit. Loving the hiding spaces you have for storage as well. It's something I believe I could do pretty easily. And the fact that you pack like a backpacker and are very organized.

Beautiful! So much ingenuity fit into such a nice design! Even the little mountain peaks carved into the top of your "cabinet" are an awesome touch. You definitely earned a subscriber! Crossing my fingers for woodworking tutorials maybe??

Just picked up a 2019 Outback and would love to use this same setup. Thank you for sharing, might need to reach out to you for further specs and measurements.

Hey, I'm from Ada County too!

That’s such an awesome setup! I’m in the process of my Outback build and wish I saw this before I started

What a great set-up. Well thought out and constructed. Thank you for sharing.

Wow, this is so awesome. Do you have some tips for us less clever folks on how to get the outline right for the platform?

8:00 me after eating beans in the morning

love the "slide out" table surfaces for cooking in the rear... also could put nearly a full piece of plywood under the whole back area that slid out ..have 2 legs coming down.. and have a thanksgiving dinner ! ( tons of room)

Nice setup for one person! I do backcountry trips in a Honda Fit, but would get something a little bigger if I change. I have no storage on roof and keep everything stowed inside at night so strive for minimal stuff. I evolved the same basic layout and “drive vs camp mode system”. Where your cabinet is, I bungee a box & bucket with cook kit and gear in the same space. No other “build”, other than removing the un-needed back seats, and a carpeted plywood piece cut to fit on the full size spare in rear pass side footwell to match up with flat rear floor area. This leaves me on floor level with no platform needed. Old lounge chair cushion under sleeping bag and I’m good to go. It flops in half backwards when not needed for driving, and the little dogs bed goes on that tire cover behind pass seat. Jacket always hangs off headrest and gives her a tent for shade and a place to hide. It’s her second home. She gets moved to drivers seat at night when camping. When I first contemplated how to get in & out for sleep time I tried the rear hatch but didn’t like climbing in with muddy boots on top of sleeping bag. I eventually went to using left rear door (where your seat / desk is) and I keep enough of that footwell clear so I can step in, pivot 180, and sit up straight on my sleep surface with feet on floor. No desk but I get by without. Sleep platform builds always seem to limit headroom? so you can’t sit up on bed? I’m 5’9” and have sitting head room , 6’ or more and nothing would work for me vertical or length wise! A few inches sometimes makes all the difference camping like this! What is your main in / out door when in camping mode? Are you climbing In over that plywood seat? Or does it flip up & back so you can step on floor? That seat would kill my foot space. I’m 66 and like to be able to wake, sit up, look around, fill the jar / dress & do boots etc. Specially if the weather isn’t something I want to jump outside in. The older one gets the longer it all takes. I didn’t like my rear hatch not opening from inside so removed a small access cover over lock and found a zip tie looped around release cable works perfect. I clip a small dog leash to zip tie that I can yank from anywhere inside car to pop the hatch. Can you get out the back end of a Subaru quick if needed?

This video is so helpful and straight forward, thank you! Do you have an instagram so we can follow along on your adventures modifications?

Also, i like the minimal approach. You could convert this back into a normal car pretty easily, or so it would seem. Some people really go overboard with their setups.

Outstanding, well done and thought out. You have given me some ideas for my 2016 Outback.

Dude, awesome setup! I’ve always wanted to build out my Outback for camping but never had any good ideas. You’ve given me some ideas for my car. I won’t be able to build out too much cause I’ve gotta have room for my wife and 2 dogs as well.

Amazing! What’s your plan if you need access to your spare tire?

This guy is blowing up overnight

Very nicely done! Great use of all the space and doesn’t look clutter at all.

Nice setup, I like the use of roof rack. Will consider a build for my 17 Forester. I mainly tent camp but have slept in many cars with varying success. Thanks.

When you close the truck gate, it makes some noise as well.

Great video! Have a 2019 Outback. What are the dimensions of that drawer in the back where you keep your kitchen ware? Any issues with mounting the rack on top to factory crossbars?

Excellent. I don't camp (my idea of roughing it is a hotel with no room service) but I have a Suby and this was fun to watch.

very cool, love the dual narrow basket and narrow box - what I've been pondering for a CX-5 so much appreciated. And outback is on my iist for next ride. Thanks

Nice job! I am a photographer and I work out of my outback. Would make a carabiner desk for me?

What did the total cost end up being for this build? I'm trying to budget my Subaru conversion :)

Great build! We built our car camper in a Kia Soul since that's what we already had and we're limited on options that are light enough to tow behind our RV. We live full time in our RV and part time in our car camper to go places the RV can't go. I'm going to look into a Subaru for our next upgrade.

Well done! Efficient, compact and put together extremely well!

How tall are you? are you comfortable sleeping in it? I am 6' and looking to buy a Subaru Forester or Outback

Ha !! A................. "tear-drop Car " ................ nice... great job

Very sweet!!! Like the side storage kitchen setup, lots of great ideas.

Brilliant.....I am planning on getting a Sienna or Odyssey for a camper after seeing this video the Outback is now in the mix.....

Dammit I’d be so pissed doing a fuel pump in this thing.

Love this! Borrowing more than a few ideas from you :) thanks for the video!!

Super sweet! Love how you've utilized all the space!

The best build man. We turned in our 2016 green outback and got the 2020, also green. Subaru rule!

Love the sliding shelves! Great planning.

Flexing with those Crocs at ready access. Sick build dude!

This is SLICK, got plans to do something similar to my new crosstrek. The newer videos and website will be my main resources for sure

You are the only person I have seen that has both ski box and basket on the roof!!! Been looking everywhere