2007 Town & Country minivan camper conversion
Channel: Kevin Ellerton
Date: 2014-04-13

Here's how I converted my 2007 Chrysler Town & Country into a camper.  I hope you can use some of my ideas in your own travels :-)

1. I folded all the seats into the floor.  This is a unique feature of many post-2005 Chrysler / Dodge minivans.  It's called Stow-N-Go.  Very, very useful if you plan to use it as a camper van.

2. I put in a full-size air bed, which fits perfectly in the back with the seats down.  I put all of the blankets and pillows that I could find on top of the bed :-)  Every extra blanket adds an extra layer of comfort, especially in cold weather.

3. I went to Michaels and bought two meters of tulle fabric & a meter of sticky-backed velcro.  I cut the fabric into long strips, and the velcro into little squares.  I used the velcro to attach a strip of tulle to each of the vents on the rear windows to make cheap, efficient mosquito nets.

4. I went to Home Depot and bought a $6 battery-operated fan to circulate air from the vents, and $3 cacti to provide oxygen at night (desert plants are pretty much the only ones that give off oxygen at night, with few exceptions).

5. I organized my stuff as much as possible in a bunch of bags and plastic containers.  As you can see in the video, my organizational system could use some work.  Many people recommend building a bed platform to store stuff underneath, but I've been working on another system that I think is just as good and a whole lot easier.  I'll publish another video when it's ready.