Hey, I’m Enzo.
I’ve spent the last twelve years figuring out how to turn regular daily drivers into vehicles you can actually sleep in comfortably.
I started out in the back of a bulky 2009 Hyundai Santa Fe. Back then, I had all the cargo space in the world to make mistakes. But things got way harder when I downsized to my current daily driver, a 2018 Kia Sportage.
If you’ve ever tried to camp in a compact crossover, you already know the issues: tighter wheel wells, less floor space, and a rear seat slope that will wreck your lower back if you don’t level it out first.
I live in Burlington, Ontario. When I pack up the Sportage for a quick weekend getaway, I stay right in our backyard. I test out layouts at Valens Lake in Flamborough, deal with the crazy lake winds at Fifty Point on the Hamilton border, or head down the QEW to camp at Chippawa Creek which i love and Rock Point.
Camping around here means dealing with completely unpredictable weather: freezing spring nights, heavy cabin condensation, and aggressive mosquitoes. Driving down the 403 or the QEW with a trunk full of clattering plastic bins taught me fast that standard “universal” camping advice doesn’t work at all.
I started SUV Camping Guru because I got sick of reading generic web articles written by people who clearly don’t know anything and haven’t spent a single night in a trunk ever. A mattress or window screen that fits a massive truck will fail completely in a compact Sportage. Every SUV has its own weird interior angles, floor gaps, and size limits.
Instead of writing standard, bought-and-paid-for product reviews, I run this site like a research dossier. I spend hours digging through deep Reddit threads, enthusiast forums, and real owner groups to filter out the marketing hype.
I combine that crowd-sourced data with my own twelve years of vehicle camping experience to find the gear that actually fits specific vehicle dimensions.
You won’t find $10,000 custom van builds here. Instead, I focus on practical, budget setups for the vehicle you already own. I do the heavy research so you can skip right to the good part.
Thanks for dropping by. See you out on the road.
Enzo
Founder, SUV Camping Guru
At SUV Camping Guru, we believe that every outdoor enthusiast deserves to camp comfortably. Our guides offer practical solutions for maximizing your vehicle’s potential for adventure.
