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09-15-2019, 08:51 PM
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I used to go camping out in the middle of nowhere in with friends and I'd sleep in the back of the Explorer or Yukon with the rear seat folded down. if you get cold then just hit the remote starter and it runs for 10 minutes with heat blowing. I'm going to try finish the camper top on the boat and give that a whirl next summer.
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09-15-2019, 11:32 PM
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https://photos.app.goo.gl/WZtoKJDxwDzdqYF88
So this was my set up. Actually very comfortable. Worked out great other than lifting my fat butt up on to the tailgate.
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09-16-2019, 04:03 AM
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I slept in the back of the truck last Saturday in the hopes of getting an elk...decent sleep...no elk.
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09-16-2019, 03:50 PM
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Location: A bit North o' Center...
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cranky
I used to use a hide-a-bed frame. Replaced the factory wood slats under the mattress with a cut down sheet of plywood. Slats didnt hold my weight after awhile and some broke. Heck of a thing to get woke up to the sound of a slat breaking. Grabbing for shotgun in a hurry. Lol
Anyway it works a charm with a 8 foot box. And can be folded out of the way when space is needed. Used it for years in the old F150.
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That got me thinking... A futon frame might work as well...
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09-16-2019, 07:14 PM
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Join Date: May 2007
Location: Edm.
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had a f350 extented cab ,removed the back set and raised the floor about 12 inches with plywood and placed foam on top . very good sleep. if i got cold i would start the truck with the remote .
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09-16-2019, 08:28 PM
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Just spent a couple nights in my sprinter van. Took out all my tools and layer down blankets and sleeping bags, next time I’ll need to bring a air mattress
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09-16-2019, 08:34 PM
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worst sleep I ever had was in a buddy's F150 in the late 70"s with a steel lid and foamies on the bed... in hindsight a couple of sheets of 3/4 ply would have mad a big difference... this was on the back side of barrier lake in K-Country when you could drive that trail... in late August...ugh!!!
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09-17-2019, 04:50 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Calgary Perchdance
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Quote:
Originally Posted by ehrgeiz
Check out GoFast Campers. Pretty slick solution:
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https://www.wayfair.ca/outdoor/pdp/n...-naou1015.html
All sorts of neat ideas out there.
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09-19-2019, 09:26 AM
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Have a tent though
Yup. Literally at the back. Have a pop-up tent I use for some short camp out. This is from Mopar https://www.jeepsareus.com/sku/82209878.html. So many memories with this. But me sleeping at the back of my truck without a tent is something I also did but don't want to talk about it (It was when I had an argue with my wife).
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12-05-2019, 09:46 PM
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I did it couple of times. I slept in the back seat. They weren't my worst nights, but I remember that in the mornings after such overnight staying I had a terrible pain in the whole body. But I like I have such experience, because I like to remember it sometimes.
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12-06-2019, 06:31 AM
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There ya go lol
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12-06-2019, 06:40 AM
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Had a pilot car back in the 80's, installed a sleeper on it on top of the box rails and under the pilot sign, don't know how many 100's of nights I slept in there but I put 350,000 km on that truck in just over 3 years so it was many nights, foam mattress and arctic 5 star sleeping bag, toasty and comfy.
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12-06-2019, 07:53 AM
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I slept once about 40 years ago on moose hunt. Never I mean never again will I sleep in a cold metal box!
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12-06-2019, 08:29 AM
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Location: Fort Saskatchewan
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Before I had money I would sleep in the back of my 1974 Oldsmobile Omega hatch back. (First car)Feet down by the taillights and it had a large window in the hatch. Like having a skylight. Very comfortable for two. Took my wife camping to kicking horse lake by Jasper. City girl so it was new to her. I would crash anywhere. Get up crawl through the bucket seats to drive or get out. Dry warm and secure. Was a great part of my life.
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12-06-2019, 08:32 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Big Grey Wolf
I slept once about 40 years ago on moose hunt.
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Well, you've got me beat by about 33 years. My oldest is 7....
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12-06-2019, 09:21 AM
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Join Date: Sep 2012
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truck box
Trochu, I was youngest guy on our successful foothills elk hunt this year. Average age of us three hunters was 79. Still will not sleep in a cold metal truck box.
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12-06-2019, 10:42 AM
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Location: Alberta
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When I was 19 I had a 1970 Chev half ton with one of those tiny sleepers on it. I think they were 24" deep and about the same height. I found out that with a little imagination and the right partner you can, well, you get the idea.
Kind of tough when you are 6'4 at the time, but we made it work!
Looked a lot like this, just added foam and a sleeping bag.
Very handy unit.
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12-07-2019, 04:24 AM
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Originally Posted by kinwahkly
Anyone have any experience in sleeping in back of your truck ?
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I had lent my tent to my daughter, then I went and picked it up then drove 400KM to the camping spot. Without the tent poles. The back seat wasn't very comfortable.>
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12-07-2019, 06:44 AM
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Location: Alberta for the most part
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The best vehicle I ever owned, was a 88 suburban 3/4 ton, that truck was a tank, and had a 8ft bed in behind the front seats, lots of sleep and nooky 25 years ago.
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12-07-2019, 07:55 AM
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I have a 2014 Ford 150 with a 8' box, love it, but any 8' box will do. My take is to get a good sleeping bag, and I don't mean what you are thinking. And away you go.
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12-07-2019, 09:39 AM
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With a topper!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! forgot that!
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12-08-2019, 08:41 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by NewGuard84
I recently chose a Suburban with about 8 feet x 4 feet of interior sleeping space with third row removed and middle row folded flat into floor.
Now the trade off will be when I have to put an animal in there. We’ll soon see.
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Slept in my old Green and White Dept of Fisheries 1976 K1500 4 x 4 Barn Door Burbs for many years.Thick foamies on the floor. Duct taped a heavy doubled sheet of aluminum foil up the window and onto the upholstered roof above the wheel wells. Placed my Coleman Camp stove on one wheel well, cracked the front windows and made coffee and breakfast inside on snowy and rainy days.
Other wheel well had a Lil Buddy Type propane heater on disposable propane bottles.
Could survive the apocalypse in that thing
Similar to this in the back
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12-08-2019, 11:44 AM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Prairiekid
this is what I was trying to describe above.
6' Tacoma. If you need heat you can always plug in a heater for a bit as there is a outlet in the bed of the truck.
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Lived in my truck when younger for a couple spring summers with a set up like this - worked great. As others have said: condensation, ventilation, and bugs are the big things - like a tent. If I did it again I would get the carpeted topper as mentioned before for condensation. But it is totally doable in a regular canopy - just a bit drippy in the am.
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12-08-2019, 12:11 PM
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Reading this thread had got me thinking of ways to mod my ram for sleeping for this late season elk hunt coming up instead of booking hotels.
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12-08-2019, 01:25 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2012
Location: by the crick
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Ken07AOVette
When I was 19 I had a 1970 Chev half ton with one of those tiny sleepers on it. I think they were 24" deep and about the same height. I found out that with a little imagination and the right partner you can, well, you get the idea.
Kind of tough when you are 6'4 at the time, but we made it work!
Looked a lot like this, just added foam and a sleeping bag.
Very handy unit.
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Hey even I remember them little sleepers, they were all the rage back in the 80’s up here. Few of my uncles had em on their early 80’s chevys. Fuzzy dices and all...
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12-08-2019, 10:04 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2009
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I'm anxious to get mine rigged up...planning to do exactly as others have with the 8ft truck box canopy. Has screens in the windows, should keep the majority of bugs out, and I can't sleep without a fan going for background noise so leaving a window cracked should help for moisture. Plan to take a 2000w inverter generator for power and run a heater if necessary....as little fuel as a Honda 2000 uses, I don't mind letting it run all night to be comfortable
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12-08-2019, 10:31 PM
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Location: Canmore
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I've used this camping cot for a few years now. I can set it us right beside the truck on a pull-out and it's not visible from the road. With a good fold-up foamy, it's very comfortable and off the ground.
https://www.amazon.ca/Kamp-Rite-Tent...869321&sr=8-91
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