The problem
Car-camping is a real-world lifestyle that exists in the gap between camping apps (which assume a tent and a permit) and travel apps (which assume a hotel). Nobody was building for the person who wants to sleep in a Subaru tonight, legally, somewhere they can't be towed at 4am.
The product
A planner that answers three questions, fast: where can I sleep tonight, is it legal there, and how cold will it get. Curated database of 62,000 sites — BLM, USFS, Walmart parking, dispersed-camping pull-offs — with legality flags, weather forecasts, and a community rating that decays over 90 days so old data doesn't poison the map.
Features
- Tonight Mode. One screen, your current location, three legal sites within range, ranked by overnight low.
- Trip Mode. Plot a route, drop overnight pins, get a packing checklist sized to the forecast.
- Reality check. Legality flags sourced from the actual ordinances (we pay a paralegal to keep them current).
- Community. Ratings, photos, and reports decay over 90 days. Stale data is visibly stale.
Stack
- iOS: SwiftUI, MapKit, Core Location with significant-location updates.
- Backend: Cloudflare Workers + Durable Objects, Turso (libSQL) for the site database, R2 for community media.
- Pricing: free tier (Tonight Mode, 5 trips), Pro ($4.99/mo), Pro+ family share ($7.99/mo).
Status
CarCampro launched October 2024. Currently 12,000 monthly active users with a 9% paid conversion. App Store featured in "Apps for the Open Road" December 2025. Featured in two Subaru forum review threads — better marketing than any ad we tried.