Overlanding at times seems less about camping and more about figuring out how to DIY as much usable storage as possible

Summer is just about on its way out, and while there's time enough to fit in one or two more camping trips, it's really time now for all the overlanders and campers to start planning their wintertime builds as they're holed up in the garage for the winter. And if anything, the theme for every overlanding build comes down to customizing a vehicle to make the maximum possible use of available space, something all of the videos below display to some extent.

We'll start with Fish13's transformation of a circa 1990 SsangYong Korando, specifically an ambulance version of the Korean CJ-based four-wheeler. It might not look like much at first blush, but the thought and craftsmanship that goes into maximizing the minimal interior space of the Korando is remarkable.

Though more of a tour than a build video, there's a lot of ideas crammed into this DIY camper built atop a Leyland DAF British Army truck. It's also refreshing to see the builder admit that parts of it are still a work in progress as he looks to improve what he once thought were ideal solutions to working within his space.

Another tour, this one of a slide-out camp kitchen that fits in the back of a serious overlanding rig. These camp kitchens are becoming super popular, judging from the number of builds we see on YouTube, with this one noteworthy for how it packs so many features into such a compact and nicely finished package.

Speaking of slide-out camp kitchen builds, this one shows the whole kitchen coming together from scratch to make the most of an entire pickup bed. He makes it look easy with all those wonderful tools.

Finally (as if there's any end to the number of videos out there showing similar overlanding builds, much of GVM's channel seems devoted to compact, inexpensive, and removable camping boxes - a sort of European counterpart to the American and Canadian builds above.

There, that should ~~flood your YouTube recommended videos list with other overlanding builds~~ provide inspiration enough for everybody's winter overlanding build plans. Just make sure to take plenty of photos of the build process to share with us.

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