looking at the photo with the rear hatch open. It looks like some sort of awning at the rear would be possible. Might only be a few feet but percentage wise I would have thought it would be worth the effortWe've (two of us) been camping in our Panda. It's, um, cozy! I'm 5'10" (178cm)-ish and I woke myself up by pressing the horn with my foot a couple of times... Hope you're camping solo or with a very good friend
Between boot lid and dash is a perfect fit for a double bed air mattress.
I wonder whether installing tumbling front seats would take up too much of the available length?
We removed the rear bench and left it at home. We fully reclined the front seats, stored our bags beer and bbq in the footwells and boot floor and plonked the air mattress on top.
7/10, would do again (but I prefer a tent). At least with a Panda micro-camper the driving part of a touring holiday is great fun
I don't know if @testacorsa is still active on here? I think he had a higher-spec model (equivalent of UK Eleganza?) - by removing the front headrests (mine don't) and sliding the rear bench back (mine doesn't), I believe he was able to recline the front seats to make a flat-ish bed?
There's also this Panda camper in members' motors, but I'm not quite sure what they did with the seats: https://www.fiatforum.com/threads/our-panda-camper.320316/
That'll only take up more space...... I'll have to get my thinking cap on...
Thanks, this helps a lot. Just remove the rear seats. I’ve been fixating on the passenger seat. TaWe've (two of us) been camping in our Panda. It's, um, cozy! I'm 5'10" (178cm)-ish and I woke myself up by pressing the horn with my foot a couple of times... Hope you're camping solo or with a very good friend
Between boot lid and dash is a perfect fit for a double bed air mattress.
I wonder whether installing tumbling front seats would take up too much of the available length?
We removed the rear bench and left it at home. We fully reclined the front seats, stored our bags beer and bbq in the footwells and boot floor and plonked the air mattress on top.
7/10, would do again (but I prefer a tent). At least with a Panda micro-camper the driving part of a touring holiday is great fun
I don't know if @testacorsa is still active on here? I think he had a higher-spec model (equivalent of UK Eleganza?) - by removing the front headrests (mine don't) and sliding the rear bench back (mine doesn't), I believe he was able to recline the front seats to make a flat-ish bed?
There's also this Panda camper in members' motors, but I'm not quite sure what they did with the seats: https://www.fiatforum.com/threads/our-panda-camper.320316/
That is when driving. Static it's much higher. I've asked.Roof rack load limit is 75 kg max
Not with the moulded foam headrests, no. Well, not without removing the covers to unbolt them. Which ain't easy.Isn't it possible to remove the headrests?
Yes, I've seen those dotted about 'tinterweb. Gosh tho that's expensive. Not sure what advantage they provide over a normal tent? Unless there's a shortage of flat ground? Norway, possibly? Never had a problem finding decent camping pitches in the British Isles.Found this om the internet somewhere it costs c £3400 which is daft.
I did consider this - I think if I was staying in one spot for any length of time I'd be tempted to get some adjustable tent poles, guy ropes & a decent tarp to rig up an awning from the boot hatch.looking at the photo with the rear hatch open. It looks like some sort of awning at the rear would be possible. Might only be a few feet but percentage wise I would have thought it would be worth the effort