Sleeping in the bed?
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We have spent many a night sleeping in the back of the T. We have a cab-height SnugTop with side windows with screens. On top of the bedliner a full-size futon fits perfectly. Over that we have a double sleeping bag which when needed, we add a down comforter. We have been very warm, even too warm in temps down in the twenties...usually don't travel for camping in the winter months, but even in the summer, northern Canada gets cold at night! It's great not to have to set-up a tent although it might be what I'll end-up doing if we start traveling with the 4Runner instead of the T. It's a better ride, so is the vehicle of choice at the moment for longer drives.
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Go buy a Coleman Inflatable air mattress (twin size) it will fit right inbetween the wheel wells. Get a good bag and enjoy. I went truck camping a couple of weekends ago and it poured cats and dogs on us. It was funny to see all the tent campers starting up their rigs in the middle of the night to get dry while I slept cozy and peacefully in the back of my truck.
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See www.bajataco.com for camper shell / sleep setup.
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Here is a dude who made a sleeping system for his tacoma.
http://www.rockclimbing.com/forums/v...72363&forum=23
http://www.rockclimbing.com/forums/v...72363&forum=23
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#1 way to stay warm while camping out.....wear a knit cap to bed. Oh and for some reason keeping your badder empty also helps. wouldn't believe it either if i hadn't expirienced it.
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Originally Posted by fustercluck
#1 way to stay warm while camping out.....wear a knit cap to bed. Oh and for some reason keeping your badder empty also helps. wouldn't believe it either if i hadn't expirienced it.
Avoid salty food...especially on cool and cold night campouts.
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J-Tree
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Hey Roadtripr,
I just got back from Joshua Tree this past weekend. Wicked slab climbing
Are you going there at end of the month for J-Tree gathering/ I'm thinking there or Red Rocks.
hong
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I did simliar to what this guy did, but since I have a normal cab that's flush with the truck, I felt like I was caving every time I went to/get out bed. So I said screw it. I went out and bought a BitterSweet double wide crash pad (great excuse!) and that's my posh bed. My bed's good for bouldering too
Hey Roadtripr,
I just got back from Joshua Tree this past weekend. Wicked slab climbing
![bigok](https://www.yotatech.com/forums/images/smilies/bigok.gif)
hong
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I did simliar to what this guy did, but since I have a normal cab that's flush with the truck, I felt like I was caving every time I went to/get out bed. So I said screw it. I went out and bought a BitterSweet double wide crash pad (great excuse!) and that's my posh bed. My bed's good for bouldering too
![Razz](https://www.yotatech.com/forums/images/smilies/tongue.gif)
Originally Posted by Roadtripr
Here is a dude who made a sleeping system for his tacoma.
http://www.rockclimbing.com/forums/v...72363&forum=23
http://www.rockclimbing.com/forums/v...72363&forum=23
#31
If you plan to buy a tent look into hammocks. It sounds weird but they are very comfortable and they work great around rivers; since, rivers usually have rocks and sleeping on rocks sucks!! You can actually use your hitch as one of the "trees" if you carry a post in your truck:
http://www.hennessyhammock.com/
http://www.jacksrbetter.com/
http://www.speerhammocks.com/
http://www.imrisk.com/
If you are by yourself and if it's just for one night I would probably go with one of the Big Agnes sleep systems in the back of the truck. You can get a thick pad to insulate against the COLD truck bed and a heavy synthetic bag (since you are not backpacking). Look at the 2.5" thick Hinman pad and the Park series Elk Park bag:
http://www.bigagnes.com/store.php
Hammock for comfort - truck bed for simplicity.
Good luck.
http://www.hennessyhammock.com/
http://www.jacksrbetter.com/
http://www.speerhammocks.com/
http://www.imrisk.com/
If you are by yourself and if it's just for one night I would probably go with one of the Big Agnes sleep systems in the back of the truck. You can get a thick pad to insulate against the COLD truck bed and a heavy synthetic bag (since you are not backpacking). Look at the 2.5" thick Hinman pad and the Park series Elk Park bag:
http://www.bigagnes.com/store.php
Hammock for comfort - truck bed for simplicity.
Good luck.
#32
This is great also! You can get a canopie that goes with it and sticks out the back so you can stand up and get dressed out of the rain or just sit there inn a chair having lunch. Mike
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...143&hasJS=true
http://www.cabelas.com/cabelas/en/te...143&hasJS=true
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God, reading all these stories, I miss my ol 90 xtra cab pu, I sleep more nights in it than at home. I had a old bahama(spelled wrong) shell that was the the tall ceiling not the standard flat tops and had the side widows with the screens, and an old ragged carpet kit inside. plus my -20 sleeping bag. Man I miss those days and frosty mornings, never needed a heater , used to wake up in my shell frozen over from my breath vapors. I loved waking up in a new town every morning.. I'm 5-8. Keep up the good stories, Ahh to be a 20yr old backpacker again before the career and commitments...
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