Niko was a fantastic host - very accommodating, excellent communication, and overall a pleasure to engage with. He made the check in process seamless, provided some great reccs. on places to visit, and was also helpful in identifying campsites.
As for the stay itself, it was exactly as pictured - an SUV with a rooftop tent. Not everything that was provided during our stay was outlined in the Airbnb description, so to help you, here's a quick breakdown:
Kitchen:
Cooking utensils
Eating utensils
Bowls
Pots (there was no pan - thought it looked like a prior guest may have tried to use as a stove and left burn marks on the bottom)
Kettle
Portable butane stove
Extra butane gas
Dish washing soap and sponge
Tabasco
Lodging:
Inflatable pillows
Summer weight, 2 person sleeping bag
Inflatable pillows
Extra blankets
Misc:
Cooler with 1 gallon of potable water provided by Niko as a courtesy
2 Beach chars
2 Beach towels
1 Beach umbrella
5 gallon jerry gan with non potable water to use to shower or hose down
For those who do not have experience car camping, or camping in general, here are some top tips that may seem obvious but will be essential to making your stay in Niko's rig as enjoyable as possible: 1) make sure you have a headlamp and another external lamp. needless to say, lighting is important, and many only realize this after the fact when they need it. my girlfriend and I both had our own headlamps and lanterns, so we were able to easily make camp in the evenings during the especially long days 2) have road side assistance. my girlfriend and I made the error of draining the car battery when when kept the car doors open on our 3rd night. luckily a family was able to give us a boost 3) develop a plan for areas without cell reception. the majority of the road to Hana has no cell service. and once you're on the east side of the island, you shouldn't count on service coming back. this was an issue for us when we were in Hana, and our battery died. There was no way to get roadside assistance apart from the family that helped give us a jump, and was sort of a scary moment. Apart from that, keep an open mind while car camping and enjoy!