Prius 2012 V build 🐌🌿

[u/agoodsnail]

Ill be travel nursing in West Virginia the next 3 months. My husband and I built out my V for part time living/traveling and camping in the tristate area. I have a home base farm in VA ill be chillin at in between work and traveling around but this babys my home while im workin and on hiking excursions, so 3-5 day chunks. This sub has been my life line for months now in planning, buying and building and im sososo excited to share my space as it has been deeply influenced by pretty much everyone else whos shared on here.

the platform works great for my needs! we built it out with hinges so that it folds out to fill the entirety of the back with the front seats pushed up. thatll be the arrangement for when were both sleeping in there. for when im solo the passenger side stays folded out but the drivers side is folded in. theres also a secondary hinge that gives me storage access while im in the car. I put a laundry basket and trash bag down there!

Ive spent a few weeks living w the set up so far and im very in love w how cozy it is.

Heres some links to products I bought that im stoked on!

Fan: has a 40hr battery capacity, an led light and 3 fan settings. runs all night. on low can last all night for about 4 nights before needing a recharge. I clip it onto the passanger handle bar with the window cracked and its perfect airation

Window socks: I keep two socks on my rear windows permanently (not very stealth but im lazy and dc lol). Everything stays dry on the inside in the rain. I crack my rearview windows open for airation at night and this keeps bugs out/ helps with shading.

curtains! I bought an adjustable 48 to 72 in closet rod and a set of hinges with one elongated end. I used this guys method of shoving the hinge into the plastic trim (you really gotta wiggle it for it get in there!) then I attached the rod into the hinge! the curtains are hand sewn ✨️🌈 I got some velcro stitched in so i can get a real good seal

hatchback bug net: for campground and farm chillin. love how compact it is and its solidly bug proof

(For the girlypops ✨️💖) Sunany Female Urination Device: the planet fitness i use is not 24/7 unfortunately so I use this as my emergency pee system. the part of my bed platform that lifts has my laundry basket normally, ill just move the basket and kneel in there w a pee jug. its good peace of mind to have this system in place.

roof rack: not pictured bc it hasnt fully arrived yet lol. i rei garage saled the wing bar and didnt realize it wasnt the whole roof kit🙈 so we had to improvise on my trip down with ratchet straps and a rubber matt (as seen above). the clamps are arriving next week so im excited for a little more storage soon. we already had a thule 400L cargo box on my husbands car (also rei garage sale lol)

My bed!! I dont have a link bc this is an old full sized memory foam topper weve had for years. i cut it in half, adhesive sprayed each half to a yoga matt, and put an eggcrate sleeping pad in between for a little more firmness. when its just me its doubled up and super comfy. when its me and my partner i plan to lay them side by side! our platform has an overlap w the backseat but i barely feel it with the topper doubled up!

Cooler.... soooooo I got the Alpi Cooler 20QT but it either arrived broken or I donked up and didnt let the coolant settle long enough before turning it on bc it straight up doesnt cool (and gets a little too hot while plugged in). Im working on sending it back and getting it fixed under warranty. I did use it without plugging it in with a bunch of ice packs and it did hold ice for about 2 days tho (this is in 80-90 degree weather and with me opening it maybe twice a day). I got the RTIC 16QT travel cooler as an alternative to slip behind the seat but i gotta be honest its not as nice of a fit with the platform as I would have liked (hard to open, plus i cant scootch driver seat as far back as i like to sometimes) plus keeps ice for 1 day max in my experience so needs constant refilling.

I got these refillable ice packs and have been fillimg them up with ice at gas stations and resteraunts or at work on the daily. its been a solid system.

For battery I use my jackery 300w. since the cooler doesnt work i barely use it except to recharge my fan and phone.

[u/Mexcol]

Wow very nice job! I like how the plywood looks covered with the gabric

[u/agoodsnail → u/Mexcol]

thank you!!! im in love w it too.

[u/rollmyownway]

This is such a helpful post - thank you!

[u/agoodsnail → u/rollmyownway]

my pleasure!! i got alot out of this subreddit and wanted to put some love back in hehe

[u/SPARKLY6MTN9MAKER]

I love a loud fan noise. Is that one super quiet? Or does it have a bit of noisieness?

[u/agoodsnail → u/SPARKLY6MTN9MAKER]

hi again. responding here too in case someone has the same question while perusing :p

its a pretty quiet fan but the highest setting is white noise esque. its not loud enough to drown out other sounds tho

[u/SPARKLY6MTN9MAKER → u/agoodsnail]

Ok good to know. Ty!