9/28/2023 0 Comments Action packer storage boxVanLab makes DIY builds a lot easier for people who aren’t already carpenters or otherwise have no idea what they’re doing. The company is best known for van conversion kits done in IKEA flat-pack style. Today’s camping box comes from VanLab, a Simi Valley, California purveyor of camper van conversion kits. The idea here is that you can fly to another country and turn your rental car into a camper. The 123Camp system is interesting in itself as it’s designed to be able to be shipped as checked baggage, provided you don’t mind getting smacked with an oversize and overweight fee. It’s a $1,333 hyper portable 62-pound camping box that turns just about any crossover or wagon into a camper with a bed, sofa, table, and chairs. Then there’s the 123Camp miniB from Poland. In the past, we’ve featured the German $3,000 Ququq BusBox (Below), which gives small vans a bed, stove, cooler, and running water in a collapsible, but somewhat heavy 110-pound box plus a 55-pound bed. VanLab’s kit isn’t the cheapest camping box on the market, but it’s still pretty inexpensive and more choices are always good. You get all of that with the safety and security of sleeping in your wagon, crossover or SUV. Depending on how you set a camping box up, you get a bed, a stove, a sink, some furniture, and storage. Whatever the reason, buying a camping box allows you to sleep in your car with some basic amenities. Or, maybe you love road trips and don’t want to throw money at hotels. Maybe you just want something a bit better than a tent. Perhaps you can’t afford a travel trailer or motorhome or have nowhere to put it. You can convert your existing car!Ĭamping boxes are a great solution for a number of different situations. If you want to go camping and don’t want to haul around an old trailer or sleep in a tent, there is another way. I’ve been looking at a former three-bay firehouse for sale that’s only slightly more expensive than these vans are. A “cheap” camper van is the Pleasure-Way Tofino, which still sets you back $94,250. Airstream’s versatile Rangeline is $147,570. The cheapest Winnebago camper van is the Winnebago Solis Pocket, which sets you back at least $140,375. Something that still stuns me today is how expensive factory-built camper vans are. For $2,150, you can pick up the VanLab SUV Kit and turn your daily driver into a cozy weekend camper. Even if you could afford a travel trailer, motorhome, or camper van, do you have a place to put it? If you own a crossover or SUV, I have good news. If you haven’t noticed, a decent camper can cost a ton of money, often more than some houses.
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