How I Made My Cheap SUV Perfect For Sleeping, Camping, And Off-Roading

If there were a Venn diagram of what I’m into, this post would be pretty much in the middle. You can see my taste and build-style in cars, read how I explain projects, and see what I can do with an iPhone, a gimbal and a quick video edit.

I created the text and images for this story, and produced and cut the video. Final edits and transitions to the vid were done by Erica Lourd at Jalopnik’s video team. Moon photo by Drew Martin.

As published on Jalopnik, Nov. 12, 2019: How I Made My Cheap SUV Perfect For Sleeping, Camping, And Off-Roading

“You don’t need to spend $50,000 to have a legit overland SUV you can off-road in all day and sleep in at night. You don’t even need to drop $10,000. I’m about $5,000 into my 1998 Mitsubishi Montero so far; here’s how I’ve got this budget-friendly rig set up without sacrificing too much comfort or safety.”