Touring the World's Smallest Campervan - 1989 Suzuki Super Carry
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- Meet Bamse, the world's smallest campervan (maybe)! This 1000cc, 40(ish?) horsepower 1989 Suzuki Super Carry is my crazy miniature campervan conversion, and I've used it to tour all over the Scottish Highlands & Islands.
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My time with this old van is probably coming to an end, so if you'd like a (very) rusty old van with plenty of character... maybe get in touch.
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00:00 - Archeology
00:45 - Introduction
03:24 - Microvans
03:55 - Bedford Rascal or Suzuki Super Carry?
05:00 - Brief Look at the Engine (1000cc)
05:30 - My obsession with Suzuki Carries
06:21 - Buying Bamse
7:38 - Tour of the Cab
12:32- Tour of the Living Room
14:00 - Assembling the Bed
16:45 - Assembling the Table
18:57 - In her Back Door
19:13 - Pop top roof!
20:00 - Everything but the Kitchen Sink
22:56 - The Kitchen Sink
25:04 - The Wardrobe
27:00 - Leisure Battery
30:30 - Setting up the Bedroom
33:56 - Ah, the place I've been...
35:20 - Why the name Bamse?
36:40 - Favourite Memory
38:25 - Letting Go
42:20 - 2016 Tour - Věda a technologie
What a lovely young man. I’m in my 70’s and have very happy memories of a 1970’s VW camper van I had for a while in my 50’s. I often wish I still had it, so I fully understand how difficult it is to let something like that go. I sold mine to a young couple who were planning an adventure to the wilds of the west coast (in Canada). I’m sure it went on to provide them much happiness as well. I hope the same for your van. Thanks for bringing back such wonderful memories.
Agree fully - I sold my beloved 1991 Delica L200 which I had invested much time and love to build up the way I wished. Sold it to a lovely couple who just graduated University and wanted a rig they could live out of as they did their windsurfing trip down to the Baja prior to settling down and getting "real jobs" - they sent me photos for the next 2 years of their adventures living out of the van. It was so fantastic to see them following through on their dream using the vehicle I had kitted out and this video also brings back many good memories!
Volkswagen
Das auto
@@mr1910sguy Nein. Nur Opel, die leben Auto's. Volkswagen hatte Volksfeindliche Software intalliert. Die kann man nie mehr vertrauen. Ich nicht.
Old lady
@@mr1910sguy Volkswagen, MEIN auto! (my mk3 vr6-swapped 5-door golf is number 12 for me, im addicted!)
' it's basically a motorised tent ' ... about the most accurate description of one of these ever
This in India is sold as Maruti Suzuki Omni and is one of the most sold cars in India and used to be sold till 2015..
I used to go to my school in this. Pure nostalgia
Yes. But it was sold till March 2019. Discontinued after new mandatory safety requirement came into effect from 1 April 2019.
I am sure lot of people will get ideas from this to improve the camping culture.
It is the kidnapping van
yes my grandfather had this , man did he use it a lot !
@vikramaditya the great. Our van uncle was always late😩
Loved this. We can chase increasing levels of comfort in a van year after year as money allows, but I guarantee the fun and excitement will never be better than these first experiences. A cracking little van, and a story well told. 👌 👏👍
So true! Thanks so much for watching!
This video was a masterpiece. From your camera angles to the fact you was wearing the same colours as the van, I loved every second of it. I sat here for a full 43:53 and didn’t even consider clicking off. I came here looking to buy a Suzuki carry and get some more details and ended up watching something heartfelt and emotional, great job!
Thank you so much! Long video but I wanted to cover as much as possible in depth!
Same, it just bumped out the Bumsi , fantastic video. Thank you for sharing and yes i would buy it too and i miss my VW Bus 1969, so many memories 😁
I used to work for a company attaching billboards, and the company always had some old cars for the folks who didn´t had their own cars. So one day they came up with this Suzuki. We all were laughing like "This is a toy, not a car to work with." But we were wrong. Everything fitted into that van, even the the biggest fellow worker and the largest ladder. Just a matter of using the room thoughtful.
@@randomzen924 you are such
'a wag ' a total hoot
@@randomzen924 that would be the cherry on top!
I see a van with a PSP as the entertainment system along with UMD movies and games, I have to give it respect. As someone with 3 PSPs, almost 300 UMD movies, and almost 400 games, I absolutely love it when the PSP gets love, especially since I use it as a wonderful entertainment setup whenever I travel. My travel bag always has a PSP or two and some UMD movies in it. Can't travel without it.
What does umd mean ?
@@derdummeasi it’s the disk thing the psp uses
"A quick death is all you can hope for" - i'll go buy one right now :))
hahahhahahahahhahaha I laugh way too hard on that
My only problem with your comment is that I can only give it 1 thumbs up.
I laughed so hard at that! 🤣🤣
Yes that got me chuckling too 😆
Nice matching shirt 😁
👏 coordinate 👏 your 👏 wardrobe 👏
Yes...same😁😘❤️love from India
Was just going to comment, "What's important about THIS..." is that he managed to match his sweater to his camper van. Which is a FLEX!
" A double bed that's been fitted on a motorcycle' That image had me laughing hard..It can be done!
My next project!
OMG....This video made my childhood memories, it was my father's car 😀 I think, Indonesian version a bit longer Carry...
Yes. My dad has it . The Indonesian Carry has no sliding door.
Di Indo ada versi yg pendek gini ga, Mas?
Agak beda kalau di indo, tapi keknya sama deh panjangnya.😁
@@rewindproject1617 yg agak pendek suzuki trontong namanya kalo gasalah
@@kongsi7772 kalau di Ciamis disebutnya "turungtung"..😁
Cars can absolutely worm their way into your heart. My GF refers to her somewhat regretful-about-times-lost tales about her first car as "Saab stories".
*warm
every dew months i come back and watch this video. i dont know what it is but this adorable little van has driven its way straight into my heart, it spurred me into learning a bunch about campervans and other little mobile camping situations. 11 months later and i still dream of getting my drivers liscence, getting a van like this, and driving off into the sunset
I usually wouldnt watch a 44 minute video on a camper van - time and work (I have a full time job, and am part-time postgrad student), but this was very enjoyable to watch. Having a Mazda Bongo myself, the tour of your Suzuki was incredble it being a much smaller camper. The level of engineering gone into such a small van to make it into a very practical camper is amazing. I think your video skills and narrative are simply brilliant, theres no unecessary music, just you telling a fantastic story about your amazing camper van. I really empthaise with your 'letting things go' statement as well, my other hobby is amateur radio, and I had a number of older radios, that ment alot to me being the firsts one I had, but I needed to solidfy and simplify my setup, and as much as I wanted to 'keep' the memorys, it was time to pass them onto another good home, rather than the compliexties of operating and maintaing older equipment (which I think is your point about your lovely van, it takes love to keep it going !). Apologies for the really long comment, but this was a brilliant video and cannot thank you enough. I wish you and your family well. Kind Regards, Al.ze.
No need to apologise, I really enjoyed reading your comment! Thanks so much for watching, I think this is definitely my favourite video that I made in 2021 and I'm so glad at the reception it's recieved!
Now Sold 😭 czcams.com/video/4D3CxwSHQ18/video.html
Since many of you asked, here's the review of my OTHER Suzuki Kei Car - My 2005 Convertable Suzuki Jimny! czcams.com/video/iBcBllPUAmk/video.html 🚙
I want to buy it from you, tour Scotland & the isles then drive it back to Kernow (slowly & over time) for a refurb. I'm close to buying a 2005 Carry, but it has nowhere near the character of yours. Please let me know whether or not it has been sold. Meur ras (Thank you).
Your job??
This dude is always concerned with "jumping up and making quick get-aways" 🤔😂
What a beautiful, touching story. I have to admit I am all teary-eyed at the end there when you talked about your sister and giving up the van. It was so nice to hear a gentle philosopher in this crazy day and age.
What a lovely comment Carl! Thanks for watching, always appreciated! 👍
Loving that you matched your outfit to the van! I think you made some smart upgrades to the camper.. What a wonderful Dad to surprise you with a full electrical upgrade for off-grid camping. Your description of the sleeping set up as a step up from a tent cracked me up! My son loves the PSP, too!
How could anybody down-vote this video? Such memories, such story-telling! Thanks for the laughs and nostalgia :D
Oh never worry about the down votes, these lovely comments are what counts!
@@CalumRaasay They down vote because they are jealous.
Some people just want to watch the world burn.
I've long suspected that most down votes are unintentional due to the awkward location of the "thumb's down" icon near the center of the screen and the lack of a subsequent confirmation step. I believe many of them are just folks trying to scroll down on handheld devices and tapping that icon inadvertently. The fact that CZcams removed the display of downvotes stats some while back rather bears that hunch out. It seemed most every video, no matter how inoffensive, was racking up about 1% of views as downvotes almost uniformly--which just says "margin of error" to me.
"a quick death is the best you can hope for" made me laugh out loud haha
Ive always fancied having a drive of one of these for years
As a man of 195 cm, just watchng this was claustrophobic
As a man of 165cm, I finally feel at home ;P
In 1991, as a 190cm. 120kg, 26 year old, I bought an 800cc Suzuki Carry, in Darwin, Northern Territory. Then over the next 10 months, i drove 25,000km going to Alice Springs, Adelaide, Melbourne, Sydney, & finally sold it in Brisbane! Some scary moments when being overtaken by road trains, & we would have come off second best if we'd hit a kangeroo! The motor never missed a beat, but i can confirm what Calum said about the heat rising from the engine ( 45C outside - much warmer inside!) Happy Days!!
I am to fat but only 164cm 😂🌍👍
I would never look at a PSP and think anything other than
“That’s cool”
What an excellent video. You're a great story teller. I lived in a V.W. van for three years, before it was cool. You can't do that anymore, the world just moves too fast. You brought back good memories, thanks.
Absolutely brilliant video mate, what an amazing little van, and what a great owner it's had.
Loved everything from this video, the van itself, the story about the Rascal/Carry and your brief account of the island of Raasay, the clean electrical system, the rest of your collection, the crisp shots, how you show every detail from the plugs to the choke to the passthru, your humour hahaha , the fact that you have a PSP 3000 mounted to the dash, that you use a modded iPod Classic for music, its time as a Suzuki Marry, its name, the story about letting it go. Just an amazing video all around, the kind of videos CZcams needs more of.
Thank you so much! Really appreciate your comments, it’s exactly the kind of thing that keeps me coming back to make more videos!
Love the van and the stories. I'd be in the queue to buy if I hadn't bought my own 1997 Super Carry camper a week ago. Drove home overnight from Somerset to the Highlands and it didn't put a foot wrong. Really identify with the noise and driving quirks though. Thanks Calum
man, of all the camper vans, other than the absence of air conditioning this for me literally is the dream camper van to live and work in when on the road! Cheap, functional, quirky and charming. What a dream you have been able to live in while on the road!
Thank you for loving the small Japanese car!
I'm glad the Japanese made them. British cars had become so boring!
@@eekee6034
Your message makes me happy.
My car is Jimny
Calum, i have just came across your vid and wow, as mentioned on earlier posts, this has got to be one of the most honest and in detailed view of a very small campervan. Hats off to you for the love, work & effort you have put into your treasured vehicle, not forgetting your dad also, loved the vid, the van and your presentation, thank you.
Me waiting for Calum to say: "Now let's see al the quirks and featurs of this van" after the opening
-Doug- Calum the type of guy who considers standing room a luxury
Absolutely brilliant video . It really is amazing what you can fit into such a small space . Once I started to watch , I had to see it to the end .
Well done to you and thanks for posting 👍👍👍👍
Absolutely love the character of the van, it is a very cool little beast and as someone said previously, you will never beat the thrill and memories of this van once you have moved on to newer, more comfy bigger vans.
Thank you so much for sharing you life and loves with us! So many things in life cut across all walks of life - brought many smiles to my face! Cheers!! Kev
Do I care about cars that much? No
Should I go to bed because it's late? Yes
Can I resist listening to Calum's accent for 45 minutes? Absolutely not
😏”absolutely not”! 😜🙏🏼💪🏼🙌🏼🖖🏼
I watched it at 2x...22.5 minutes 😀
I ended up splitting it between last thing at night and first thing in the morning because I didn't want to miss any of it. :-}
the part where your sister wanted to be in that van on her wedding day made me smile. but seeing her get in the van made me teary eyed. I don't even know you guys. it's my first time to see any of your videos. this is a nice wwrm video. love this
This video hits me in so many ways. Passion for tiny/intentional living, travel, reminding me of my years in Scotland and my love for the people and country.
Thank you Cveta! I really appreciated the reaction to this video
I got one of this, used it as transporter to carry my family's bicycles for a group ride, have a good laugh with loved ones including my grandson, not worry about its shortcoming. Sweet memories were made around this cute van.
My family owned one in the 90s. It took us all over the place in Costa Rica. I learned to drive in a Super Carry at 11 years old, ‘cause it was the only vehicle where I could reach the pedals. 😂
I’ve been a Suzuki fan ever since.
Awesome video, man!
Yeah, I definitely think that if you are working with the space of a kei van for a camper, having the two back doors is actually a disadvantage. Definitely a little more space could be utilized along one wall if it didn't have a door there. But man I love this, I've been on a kick of checking out these little camper conversions on CZcams and I'm loving every single one
It would be worth seeing a tour of your new van now. Thank you so much for the video. What a precious little van!
Yes when I first began to watch this video I thought to me self that this is the typical evolution of the K-van and then you said just that, I had a little chuckle to myself. Just love the idea of the small truck camping movement in Japan, thanks for the video tour.
Nice so many comfy stories, what a lovely adventure you had with this unique vehicle!
Guy loves his van soo much, even his clothes match.
Do you even own a van if they don’t 😂
I watch these for pure escapism from my current lifestyle… (kids in late teens, bills overwhelming, etc…) I intend to downsize as soon as possible and this is so magnificently inspiring. Thank you.
A great video, Calum. I love that you also understand that cars are invested with personal memories. Thanks.
That slow zoom during the stories at the end. Lovely. This was a relaxing, endearing, and fun introduction to a family member. Thank you.
Thank you so much! Really love this video, I think it's the favourite of all that I've made so far!
What a cool little van! Thank you for giving us such a lovely tour of Bamse
You’re welcome! Thanks for watching!
I LOVE that he is wearing a sweater that coordinates with the van. A Man and his Van!!
Bought this as a first car and has a custom tinkered iPod, you sir are where I want to be in life! Love it!
Absolutely enjoyed this video which I accidentally stumbled upon this evening.
You’ve done a great job on the van, and gained lots of memories.
Can’t wait to watch your other videos.
Greetings from Australia 🇦🇺 👋🏻👋🏻
Glad you enjoyed it! I actually have a wee video that I released a few months back on the Australian Mini-Trac!
As per usual, we have no clue what you were going to post, and as per usual, it’s 44 minutes of enjoyable wholesome content :)
It is now July 2023. Thank you, Calum, for a thoroughly enjoyable episode about your former campervan. You brought back memories for me of building the interior for my first pick up truck camper (1968) and building the interior for my window van conversion (1972), which was a never finished project until the gasoline (petrol) crisis pushed me out of in favor of a Honda Civic. I agree, the design ideas were thoroughly worked out, and you built upon them with your own creativity. I wish I had photos of my projects, but so far, I still have vivid memories. All the best.
I would love to give this beaut a new beginning. In our hands it would start creating great memories once again.
Wow absolutely enjoyed every second of this video which I found randomly. What a fantastic little camper. I drove one of these vans many years ago for a friend who had a florist shop and is occasionally deliver the flowers. I’d never recommend driving one of these at 80mph 😂. Great video and I had to subscribe 👍👍👍
Great review of your camper van. Never knew you could fit so much in a Suzuki super carry! 😊👍
Wow, you have done so much on your van to make it your own. And what a Dad to sort you out with that great electrical system, he is priceless! 😄
I've seen the later video where you have your new desk, so I guess you decided to keep it. Fabulous! I am very envious of your independent and fun travelling lifestyle!
Thank you Calum! 👍🌲😊
I didn't realize you matched your outfit to the van until the monologue at the end and it made me happy. I've got a eurovan westy and I try not to think about when I'm no longer going to have it
"a double bed on a motorcycle"
I love it! XD
My next project!
Very much enjoyed that, always wondered what it your van was like. Love the compact camper style vans (like foresty forest's old minivan if your aware of him on youtube). Sure somebody is going to enjoy being the new owner of Bamse.
Really cool mini camper van. Truly unique one of a kind.
Thank you for sharing this mini camper van, functions, quirks etc.... ❤ it.
Man, you made ME nostalgic and attached to this thing, and I've never even heard of it before!
Great little design for the size of the van. The bed design was thinking outside the box, but may not be for everyone.
Amazing! SO many features in such a tiny package. Maybe not the most comfortable but it would seem reliable and create possibilities that may not be achievable in a full sized RV
It's reliable indeed
A car is always what you have experienced with it. Specially the first car will allways be something special. You will keep the memory forever either way, no need to keep the car. Nice story, well told, thank you for sharing.
Top 5 videos I've watched in awhile. Aside from the cute van, just sitting here listening to your story was fun. Although after the fact by more than a bit, congrats to your sister and brother-in-law. Happy New Year, 2023! 🎉 3 hours to go here in Ontario Canada 🇨🇦
I love the aesthetics of this, last generation of vehicles to be designed with pencils & markers
It was something of a comeback for style. The previous generation of vehicles had been designed with rigidly applied rulers, and the very few exceptions didn't look very good. As a kid, I appreciated these little things for their looks.
Camper vans should be passed to the next adventurer to make their memories.
That was a really enjoyable video, thank you. But the best bit was the short recount of your sister's wedding - that gave me the biggest smile. Lovely tale.
Great video and glad you enjoyed some tours with it. Your island home looks very fascinating....I love Scottish islands and been on quite a few but not been to Raasay. I used to have a Duetto campervan and toured the Outer Hebrides and many East European countries.
You have packed a lot into the vehicle to make it "campable". Well done!
One thing I think I missed though was toilet and shower facilities.
Shower maybe, but I'd rather not have to deal with any toilets!
Oh wow that’s amazing!
I adore how it makes you look like a giant when you stand up fully inside the kitchen
Lovely review! I always loved reviews of something that is loved by their owner!
Such a shame your channel "only" has 45.000 subscribers - this is a stellar video! It has everything, a bit of objective showaround, and lots of great personal experiences and anecdotes :)
Having one of those tiny, preferably self-built campers, is a dream of mine that I'll hopefully fulfil one day. I love the idea of having a self-reliant tiny mobile home.
Now it may be too late for this camper to ask, but would a larger 4G antenna maybe helped with the connection problems?
And what about maybe adding a solar panel to recharge the battery on the go?
Thank you! Though 45k subscribers is a dizzying number of subs I couldn’t ask for much more!
4G and internet isn’t really an issue anymore, we get full 4G in most areas - and super fast broadband!
Here in August 2022 and he has 124k subscribers and about to get one more! 😊
In india, we call this the "The Kidnapping Van"
Hell yeah.
Makes sense
😂 true
They are school vans as well
Every country calls the cargo van the kidnapping vehicle. Its not funny or interesting. Just obvious.
The fact that the PSP from Sony got discontinued in 2014, just before you got your van here, adds to the retro feel of the whole video.
Beautiful vehicle, and a touching story to go along. Subscribed.
Very nice honest review. A rare thing these days on CZcams. Thank you for the video. I LOVE your accent.
Nice to see some love for the PSP. Remember playing Medal of Honour and Motorstorm while camping back in the day. Respect for driving it hundreds of miles, that's a feat of endurance.
omg literally sent u an email about it a few days ago. Love your videos!
That's what made me get off my arse and make the video, so thank you ;)
See ya pulling the tractor out of the garage I had to keep watching. I love that Suzuki
I had to drive one of these for work for 5 years I'm 6ft 1 I had to drive up really steep hills with a van full of stock sometimes I was in 2nd gear thinking I'm not going to make this hill but it always got me up real work horse it was heavily used and abused but just kept going I ended up enjoying driving it
Great video thanks for sharing hope the van finds a great home I would love this van ❤️
Ah, just how I like my deathtraps.
Cozy.
😂🙌🏼
this vid makes me want to save up and buy a van and travel around.
Do it!
AHHH The Suzuki Super Marry Defiantly An instant Classic. Calum For The Wind!!!!!!!
Looks like a wonderful little island to live on. Wish I could visit one day. It seems so beautiful and tranquil.
Great video! When you mentioned holding onto things for sentimental reasons or to hold onto the memories made during that time- even thought it just sits there now- really spoke to me. This is why my shop looks like an auto collection gone awry! Time to let someone else make new memories with them!
Thanks for the comment! Yeah it’s something I’ve been thinking a lot about recently. I guess we’re only custodians in the end!
🙏🏼Yeah , that hit me too. So I’m getting an RV and going across the US. I’m going to see the sights. Route 66 , other bucket list things and the people I love scattered throughout this beautiful country 💪🏼🙌🏼. Can’t wait to see the NV200 when you’re done.
I've been studying van designs and my main concern is that on my islands, roads are a lot narrower, hence big, full-sized vans won't work. You've just answered a great big question--a van this small could actually work. Plus I was pleasantly surprised at how well you presented this van--you're a natural at this, arencha'??? That and the van made me subscribe.
PS> How much you want for the van? ;)
Exactly! You can get by with motorhomes and the like but they just become a burden. Plus much easier to find a place to camp in one of these! The NV200 is the perfect van for that sort of island & highland travel, imo. As for the van, I've still got her! I've not activley put her up for sale so she's still sitting safe, there's a few folks interested- If you want her I'd be happy to chat, the big issue for everyone is more getting her - you'll need a trailer as she isn't road registered! feel free to email me - calumraasay (at) gmail.com
Calum did you manage to find a new owner for your van? Just interested?
Greetings from the West of Ireland. So glad your video popped up on my suggested list. Always wanted a closer look into one of these vans. Great video tour, very comprehensive. Very poignant message roughly 40(ish) minutes in, about moving on, letting go, making new memories. Looking forward to watching your video of your grey Fergie as I've always wanted one.
this is actually really cool, i love the simple interior
I would *love* to own that van - unfortunately my wife would disown me.... hmmm, how much do you want for it?
Great vid btw
Fantastic video Calum. I want one!
Love to listen to your explainations. Makes me visit scotland one more time! It´s one ot the nicest countrys i ever visited. Your cute little Suzuki is realy a treasure of its own. Greetings from germany.
Love the mustard stripes on the van and the sweater
I once attached a tent to my matchbox car! JK, good video mate.
I loved the ending of the video thanks for sharing your experiences!
What a cool wee car, van, MINI bus, heck use your imagination. Thanks for sharing I hope the next owner does it proud around Scotland.
In india this car name is omni and omni came with 800cc engine
Ha, I passed my test in January and bought a Suzuki Carry as my first car. Currently treating rust before making a sweet camper. Here for some ideas! Great content, thanks.
Came across this video by accident and loved every minute. Nicely presented, great content and have subscribed.
I just found your channel must say it brings back good memories I'm in my 70s and not allowed to drive any more as im very sick now use a wheelchair as I have COPD I am envious but only in a nice way just keep going as long as you can as you never know what's round the corner may god protect you and your's
Great video, best car sales advertisement ever ;-) So much love this little car has gotten from your family. Great to see it has big boy features and smart design. Only thing is i could never imagine to sleep comfortable like that, i would have used an airbed instead.