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Camper van conversion: How to sleep 5 in a VW camper van

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28 Apr

The two questions that we get asked the most about our camper van conversion and our camper van adventures……

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” How do you all fit in a VW campervan conversion” and “where do you all sleep in a campervan?”

We now have a dog that comes with us on our campervan travels so we are a family of five, and a dog in a VWT5. So I thought a post that answers how to sleep 5 in a VW campervan may be helpful to many – as we have tried so many different sleeping combinations over the years and have adapted our vanlife as our family has grown!

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  • VW camper van conversion
  • So how do you sleep 5 in a camper?
  • Pop Top roof
  • Sleeping a toddler in a camper van
  • Sleeping a baby in a camper van
  • Using a hammock bed in a camper van
  • Adding a drive away awning

When we purchased our VW T5 camper it was originally a panel van, and we have slowly saved and converted it to a camper over the years – it has definitely been a project!! As our family have grown, we have had to adapt our campervan to accomodate a family of 5. Over the years we have learned a lot, including ensuring we have appropriate insurance for a VW campervan conversion, and that less is definitely more when packing for a camper van road trip.

So how did we convert our van to a camper? Well that is definitely a separate post, but we started off with the basics for our camper van conversion … windows, units, fridge, a rock and roll bed and electrics. The cupboards came next and when we became a family of five we added the pop top roof – for us the best thing ever as the pop up roof gave us the additional sleeping area!

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Campervan conversion - how to enjoy a family camper van holiday

So how do you sleep 5 in a camper?

Our campervan is relatively small as we have a short wheel base VW and living space is tight. we have a 3/4 rock and roll bed for the adults and the kids all sleep in the pop top roof.

Pop Top roof

We had a pop top roof that creates extra headspace inside the camper van and we were recommended  Denby camper vans to fit our pop top roof. We also added the bed boards and elevating roof bed. We then purchased a foam mattress from ebay and my mum and dad cut this to size and covered it. This mattress stays put when the roof is down. After a few years we felt we need to replace the mattress and opted to purchase a pop top mattress that can stay put when the roof is down. We use sleeping bags for the kids for easy storage in the space under the rock and roll bed when not in use. We use a coverless duvet on our rock n roll bed that comes in a handy carry bag. We also tried out some travel pillows for the kids and these are stored under the bed when not in use. What I would say is the travel pillows are really small, but there are plenty of alternative pillows suitable for travel available. Our children are 11, 8 and 5 and all sleep in the pop top roof. For now it works but we learn to adapt our vanlife as out children grow. We also added a safety net to prevent the youngest from rolling out of the roof in his sleep!

A campervan holiday in our camper van conversion or self build VW camper

Sleeping a toddler in a camper van

This can be tricky when space is tight. We found a great travel cot/tent that fitted just at the bottom of our bed. This worked great. We added a couple of yoga mats underneath for extra warmth. We also found the toddler inflatable beds fitted perfectly just at the bottom of our bed, too. This meant that we could get to our toddler quickly if they woke in the night without disturbing the other children.

campervan conversion with pop top roof to sleep three children

Sleeping a baby in a camper van

Depending on the age of the baby, we found the Sleepy head wonderful for our camper van travels when our children were very young. We headed to our first family festival when our middle daughter was just five weeks old! We then moved to the travel cot at the bottom of our bed.

Using a hammock bed in a camper van

Another great option that we tried before we added the pop top roof. We purchased our hammock bed from ebay to try, as it is a great idea to add an extra child bed to your campervan or motorhome. Since then I have seen some really great designs including this hammock bed by cabbunk. Cabunk also have the only Twin Bunk cab bed system in the world. Age ranges vary but they are designed for children upto 174cm and around eighteen months to 14 years (more if the child is not tall, less if the child is very tall).

We asked our daughter if it was comfortable and she found the hammock bed to be really comfortable and slept well in it.

Our hammock bed rested on the window door frames (passenger and driver sides). We found it a little tricky to get in position, but once we mastered it it worked really well. We only stopped using this once we had added our pop top roof for the kids to sleep in.

Hammock bed in a VW camper van conversion

Adding a drive away awning

An additional idea for longer trips is utilising the sleeping compartment in our Vango Cruz driveway awning. Our Vango drive away awning is absolutely brilliant and more than doubles our living space during our camper van road trips. We have used Vango products for a couple of years now and we have a few favourite products that really help with living in a camper van.

Our Vango Cruz drive away awning has a specific optional inner bedroom to accommodate extra guests or to be used as a separate storage space. The bedroom can be attached to the inside of the awning and detached when not in use.

adding a drive away awning to a camper van conversion to add an additional bed

So there you have all of our different options for sleeping five in a camper van! You may also find my post on tips for surviving a campervan holiday with kids useful too.

We have enjoyed many a camper van holiday with a toddler and baby, and I honestly love our family camper van adventures and all of the memories that we have made …I really hope we enjoy many more to come. As you know we have a new addition to the Otis and Us tribe – we have a golden retriever!! We still need to finish our camper van conversion too and add a couple more cupboards (I have been saying this for four years) ….  maybe 2022 will be the year it gets finished!?

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Let me know if you have any questions about sleeping arrangements in a camper van – sometimes it is a little trial and error, and adapting as the children grow.

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  1. Catherine says

    January 1, 2020 at 9:14 am

    Hi Katy- I also am a family of 5, with a 6,4 and 2 year old. We have a Devon moonraker with a pop top, wondering what safety net you used as like the idea of everyone sleeping together “upstairs”!
    Thanks

    Reply
    • otisandus says

      January 3, 2020 at 10:53 pm

      Hello Catherine! Thanks for getting in touch! I have now popped the link for the safety net that we purchased in the post as I have had a few similar questions – so I hope that helps. We had the net fitted by a local company.

      Reply
  2. Craig says

    March 7, 2021 at 7:13 am

    Sorry if you’ve already answered this somewhere!

    We have a 4 and a 1 year old and are considering a VW or a motorhome. Your posts make us think it might be possible with a VW after all as we were worried about space. How do you pack your van when you’re travelling? Where do all the scooters, awning, chairs etc go?

    Any advice would be appreciated!

    Craig

    Reply
    • otisandus says

      March 7, 2021 at 8:45 am

      Hello there, have you seen my storage ideas post? There is a lot in there, but basically if we go away for a short time, we just have a pop up tent and store car seats, scooters, wellies etc. If we go away for longer than a couple of nights we use a drive away awning. I share loads of tips over on facebook (@otisandus) and instagram (@otisandus_) but good luck, you will love vanlife with kids and do get in touch if I can help in any way 🙂 Katy

      Reply
    • otisandus says

      June 6, 2021 at 1:30 pm

      Hi Craig, are you over on social media, I try to post quite a few of the answers to this on instagram in particular – @otisandus_

      Reply
  3. Nick Kinghorn says

    March 17, 2021 at 4:39 pm

    Hello, we’re looking at ‘upstairs’ sleeping options for our VW T5 LWB camper that we purchased last year. I notice that you mention “We also added the bed boards and elevating roof bed.” So do you have both and how do you find that works? I can’t think how you’d fit boards and an elevating bed in there! What is your opinion on both options? We have a 6-year-old and another one due in September.

    Reply
    • otisandus says

      March 17, 2021 at 4:51 pm

      Hi Nick, We have a pop top roof with an elevating bed board. Basically the board elevates into the roof to allow standing space when not in use and then pulls down when ready for the bed. We put a mattress topper in there and this stays put all year round. Our youngest was about 2 when he slept in the roof with his sisters and we added a safety net in the opening. If you need pictures happy for you to pop me a DM on instagram and I can send photos if it helps.

      Reply
  4. Sam says

    June 6, 2021 at 8:24 am

    Hi,

    We are a family of 5 and have a SWB VW camper. We haven’t popped the roof yet (can’t afford it at the mo). We have a 9, 5 and 1 year old. It’s a tight squeeze and my husband and I have to sleep width ways, which is a bit uncomfortable for any more than 1 night, any ideas on a layout that might work for us.

    Many thanks
    Sam

    Reply
    • otisandus says

      June 6, 2021 at 1:28 pm

      Hello Sam, lovely to hear from you. Pop me a message over on social media, instagram @otisandus_ or facebook Otisandus and I can do a little video tour of the van to give you some ideas.

      Reply
  5. claire Tainton says

    July 28, 2021 at 2:19 pm

    Hi, I love your blog so much information, we are looking at purchasing a campervan, but want to trial it first and hire a couple to see if it’s for us. I have a 2yr old and 4yr old, my biggest concern is sleeping arrangements for them. Any suggestions for keeping them safe in the pop up bed (tempory fix etc as will be a hire van)
    Thank you

    Reply
    • otisandus says

      September 10, 2021 at 10:53 am

      Hello Claire. I am going to put together some stories for this question on my instagram tonight. Pop over and join us and let me know if you have any other questions instagram – @otisandus_

      Reply

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Time to say our goodbyes.. 
Girls “bye for now” - waving as they get in their vans.

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One hour of searching and complete van emptying commences. 
 
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A brilliant weekend celebrating my beautiful friend’s surprise 40th in Scarborough with all the people who love her. What weekends are made for ! 🏄‍♀️ 🍹 

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We only recently got into paddleboarding and absolutely love everything about it …. Including the fact that the kit all fits in a backpack! 

This is important when you have three kids, a dog, twenty buckets and spades, more buckets full of sea glass and shells, snacks, more snacks, life jackets, wetsuits and beach towels, and a SUP all needing to get down to the beach 😂

We tried out the @ezshopperuk stand up paddleboard in Anglesey and absolutely loved it. I’ve written a review on my blog (link in stories). Can’t wait to get back out on the sea. 

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Honestly I was literally crying with laughter at some of the funniest stories I have read in a long time -  you are all absolutely brilliant.

Vanlife (and travel) is not always insta perfect. It isn’t all sunshine and sunsets. Vanlife is about enjoying the journey as much as the destination, and all those little bits in between too. As I said last night, our mishaps and not so perfect trips for whatever reason - they are the memories I genuinely look back on with a smile (apart from the time our awning succumbed to a storm in Edinburgh and the campsite rang us whilst we were visiting Edinburgh Castle, to say ALL of our belongings were all over the field in the rain 😆) 

Reading your comments last night - if you manage to navigate a journey of vomit, Illnesses, emptied shelves, and missed ferries… well - you are winning at life 😆

Please carry on sharing more of your vanlife reality. Those real vanlife experiences. Mostly because your mishaps and stories make me howl 🤣

So I’m bringing you #therealitiesofvanlife 

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#vanlifereality #vanlifetravel #vanlifeglobal #campingreality #campervanadventures #sunsetphotography #sunsetbeauty #roadtripping #vanlifedreams #vanlifediaries #vanlifewithkids #vanlifewithdogs #campinguk #ukvanlife #beachsunset #spaintravel #francetrip #vanlifespain #vanlifeeurope #europeroadtrip
Vanlife reality 🌊 I think this picture was ta Vanlife reality 🌊 

I think this picture was taken the same day that we realised we forgot to pack most of the parts for the camping stove, the day my son new best and wandered off and got stuck in some kind of muddy sand, and the the day the doggo snapped the tie-up rope trying to get to a huge lovable St Bernard.🤣

Why am I telling you this? Most people share the highlights, the bits they want to remember, but there is ALWAYS more to that perfect picture. 

In fairness there is ALWAYS a bit of chaos to our vanlife story and travel….. it wouldn’t be us without a story of a missed ferry, a two hour journey that turns into 10 hours or a forgotten packing cube. And even those bits I genuinely love to remember 😆

So now your turn. Do spill your #vanlifereality stories :) I’m ready for a giggle. 
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#anglesey #angleseybeach #ukcoastline #northwales #walesadventure #ilovewales #walescollective #ukshots #walesphotography #beach #bestbeaches #beachdays #seaair #ukhiddengems #freshairtherapy #reallifetravel #roadtripuk #vanlife #vanlifeuk #vanlifediaries #vanlifecommunity #vanlifewithkids #vanlifewithdogs #campinguk #camperlifewithkids #vanlifeglobal
This my friends.. is the face of freedom. No study This my friends.. is the face of freedom. No study. No work. Just one big beautiful beach a campervan and my family.

Our first week away in the campervan was amazing. Anglesey is one of our favourite places to visit. … and we got to spend time with our beautiful friends too. 

I packed fifty million jumpers, five pairs of dungarees, coats… walking boots and loads of fleeces (hello UK weather), and actually lived in my sandals and even applied suncream. Winner! 

How was half term for you? What did you get up to?

Hat @pandco_women 
Dungarees @fatface 
Cardigan @passengerclothing 
💚Ad - Sandals kindly gifted to me by  @keeneurope 
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