Have you been dreaming about hitting the wide open road for a while, but haven't been quite ready to purchase a van yet? More and more people turn to a lesser known, yet easier and cheaper way of living nomadically: car camping. It's an ideal introductory experience to life on the road, and one that is more affordable than other vehicles.

Car camping comes with a lot of flexibility: the smaller size allows you to park where most vans won't, and you'll be able to stealth camp like a champ. Your gas mileage will likely be far better, and with the right vehicle, you'll still be able to drive to remote places. Car camping will give you the excitement of spending the night outdoors without breaking the bank.

Volume being so limited, it's also an exercise in simplicity: there is no room for the superfluous. Being fonds of space-optimized design, this makes it all the more interesting to us! We were curious to know more about it, so we asked Larissa, a car camping expert, to tell us about the configuration in her car.