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Right now I’m sharing how this woman turned her Honda Element vehicle into a Micro RV so she can go on a two month cross country trip throughout the United States and Canada.

Her name is Michelle Sevigny and she even found her dog, Lucy, in Nova Scotia while on the trip. In the video below you’ll get to see exactly how she set up her Honda Element and her little secrets learned and shared while camping and traveling with it.

Before she embarked on this adventure she considered an RV, VW Westfalia, and a travel trailer. But RVs were so expensive, the Westfalia’s were also expensive to maintain/repair, and hauling a travel trailer was just kind of out of the question. Plus, the cost of gas.

So her solution was to create a Tiny RV out of a 2005 Honda Element instead. And she did just that. It’s great on gas, easy to drive around in, and only a few minor modifications were required to make it all work.

She even works out of the van on her location independent business, Dogsafe Canine First Aid (www.dogsafe.ca). And she plans on continuing to save money to build her own tiny house on the west coast of Canada (British Columbia) soon.

Woman Turns Honda Element into her own Micro RV

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Images © Michelle Sevigny/YouTube

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This compact hatchback car has been converted into a fully-equipped micro camper with sleeping platform, shower system, and kitchen capabilities. The small vehicle requires reconfiguring for each function, but demonstrates how much utility can fit into minimal space. The hatchback opens to reveal a galley-style setup similar to teardrop trailers.

Design Details

  • Vehicle Type: Compact hatchback
  • Features: Sleeping platform, shower (interior and exterior options), kitchen unit
  • Storage: Custom platform base with compartments
  • Bed: Inflatable mattress on storage platform
  • Water System: Portable tank with pump
  • Shower: Privacy curtain system with drain

Storage Platform and Sleeping Base

Car camper storage platform and sleeping base construction

Images via Camping-205.tk

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Car camping offers one of the most economical ways to travel long distances. This station wagon conversion demonstrates how a standard vehicle can be transformed into a mobile sleeping space for road trips.

Station Wagon Sleeper Setup

Station wagon converted for car camping

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