I bought this 2006 VW Golf back in May 2011, when it had only 48,600 km on the clock. Just yesterday, it passed the 430,000 km mark—and it’s still going strong as our dedicated road warrior. From local getaways to a cross-continental trek through Quebec City all the way down to Key West, and even a jaunt to Newfoundland a couple of years ago, this little hatchback has taught us plenty about life on the road. Now, armed with that hard-won wisdom, we’re setting out again—determined to be sleek, organized, prepared, and comfortable. Stay tuned to see how it all unfolds!

Here it is pre roof racks post carwash

Here it is Brand new to me!!

One of our early fancy set ups with the car FULLY packed.

This is our first go at a remove the seats elevated set up.

Even had working drawers!!

Really jammed with things

This is the Gnu resplendent with it’s custom made magnetic black out window shades.

Pretending we can camp

Showing off our bugscreens

The back cross piece - this is mostly the same just a bit different and lower profile.

Here is our centre support that we figured out how to attach to the car!!

Bottom of our bed platform

The fancy bed platform installed - we took off the fancy hinges

You can see our first kitchen set up starting to take shape

We learned that our feet don’t require that much support

Here it is with the mattress for the bed installed

Here’s a peek at our very first fancy elevated setup—a game-changer for comfort and storage on the road. Over time, we’ve fine-tuned this original design with only minor tweaks and upgrades. After all, when something works, you keep it going!

We usually fold the mattress under not up like that - haha