Check this out. wow

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Honda-Element-Camper-Conversion-Only-w-Tent-Kitchen_W0QQitemZ280278044813QQihZ018QQcategoryZ50 070QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem#ebayphoto hosting

http://i16.ebayimg.com/05/i/000/d7/a9/7bef_1.JPG
http://i1.ebayimg.com/03/i/000/d7/a9/6957_1.JPG

Crazy, looks like almost more trouble than it's worth? Still quite ingenious though :D

I like the little side tent thingy, could be a nice changing/potty room for camping.

Looks like the main thing that is being sold on Ebay is the rollout kitchen sink and cabinet.

I think the tailgate tent is by DAK, selling for about $100 at Campmor. I think it is the 'van' model. Some of us have experimented with the the 'midsize' model which intended for a lower pickup shell.

The tents in the drawing are 'roof top tents', a style that is popular in Europe and Africa.

Think I would still rather have the Ecamper.

I do like it:evil:

Fun stuff, except for those silly wheels. I wish our Es really were that square.

So that's $1289 for the "roll-out kitchen", less the tailgate (by Dak) tent?

Wow, that's seems like a lot for what's basically a plywood box , a cooler, and a bar sink :confused:

So that's $1289 for the "roll-out kitchen", less the tailgate (by Dak) tent?

Wow, that's seems like a lot for what's basically a plywood box , a cooler, and a bar sink :confused:

I've actually had heavy thoughts of making something similar in my E. I think a lot of the cost would be the heavy duty slides for the whole thing and labor to get it installed, but it still seems like an awful lot.

I've actually had heavy thoughts of making something similar in my E. I think a lot of the cost would be the heavy duty slides for the whole thing and labor to get it installed, but it still seems like an awful lot.

Reason I posted that, is I have a friend who built a similar setup for his SUV. Built it on rubber-wheel'd locking castors, then just made it a couple of inches narrower than the cargo area, with foam pipe-wrap over plastic pipe screwed into each side as "fenders", and lift out/in handles. Slid in nice and tight, with no rubbing or scratching of the car panels, and the locking castors worked great, with no track needed. If I remember right his cost to build was under $400, and that included a water tank with hand-pump, cooler, sink, and campstove (and his was pretty fancy looking).

I took the lazy way and just went with:
http://www.summitcampinggear.com/coexoucaki.html