The longest I've been out, on a single trip in 44, is two weeks... I had plans for longer trips, but back issues Prevented them. Post surgery, the pain is gone and I'm planning a longer trip... I hope to do it before summer. But, more likely in the fall... It's gonna get way to hot here in NV before long.
I was traveling with two 80+ lb Golden Retrievers, but lost Gunner... So, it's only Chester and I now... I can't speak to sleeping arrangements, for a couple.
But, for Chester and I... I remove the passenger seat back and have a pair of plywood pieces that are double-hinged, to allow them to fold back when not in use... And unfold to lay flat, over the passenger seat, when I'm planning a trip. They are hinged to a plywood deck that sits over the rear wheel wells.
I make my single bed before we leave and Chester rides on my bed, beside me. At night, I remove the water cubes and ice chest (25 qt) from the platform, behind the driver's seat and make Chester's bed behind the driver's seat.
With the hardtop in place, it's almost impossible to get decent pictures inside, with all the crap I carry.
I use four of
these (two ~4" deep and two ~7" deep) to carry spares, parts, cam straps, Halo Bolt jump box, gasket material and everything else that I carry... All four fit under the platform, between the rear wheel wells... Along with recovery gear, a couple of real ammo cans, with an assortment of tools... Also has room remaining underneath, to carry long screwdrivers, etc. A folding table slides in, under the platform, on top of the shallow boxes.
Here's the back of 44 empty.
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Here's what goes under the platform:
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I also have a plywood shelf in top of the rear rolllbars... All of this stuff fits on the shelf... Except one of the shallow boxes. All of this is packed tightly on the 'shelf' and the shelf is covered in cargo netting that prevents stuff from falling (front and back) and also covers the bottom of the shelf.. I have a folded tarp and a folded triangle awning stored to the bottom of the shelf, in the cargo netting.
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Here it is loaded
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I have a wooden 'drawer', under the driver's seat... It contains my old compressor (as backup) and several ropes, cords, straps, etc. and my hydraulic jack and handle. Next to the drawer, under the seat, is my Arb flat fix kit and a 12v impact gun and impact sockets, etc.
Directly behind the passenger seat/gas tank is a couple of reels of soft fuel line (two sizes).
In the footwell, in front of the passenger seat is several gallons of drinking water and as many 16oz bottles as will fit.
I have a 5 lb fire extinguisher, under the dash, in place of my front heater and a 2.5 lb strapped the the vertical rollbar, behind the driver's seat. My first large. First aid kit is between the console and the floor shift cane.
I have a locking overhead console cabinet, of wood, with a custom Molle panel on,the bottom of it... Several small pouches attached to the Molle panel (small portable first aid kit, toiletries, sun glasses... Mine and Chester's, etc.)... Small tools carried in the Molle panel (folding knife, fingernail file, telescoping mirror, etc.), another pouch, above the steering wheel is empty... It carries my .40 when driving. I know it looks really busy in the picture, but not nearly as busy in real life... For a 5'6" hobbit.
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The front of the cargo netting, on the rollbar, has my backpack and pillow cam strapped to it, above my bed.
I carry my 2-burner propane camp stove and 1lb propane bottles in my Trasheroo... Until the trash gets too bulky.
I have a portable winch mount, in a 2" hitch receiver, in the front... I carry an old ice chest, with spare fluids (engine oil, gear oil, brake fluid, coolant, bearing grease, hand cleaner, etc.),
I have a roof rack, that, with my new back, I can again use ... I also have a 2'x4' hitch carrier, that I cN mount to the back hitch, if I need to carry something unusual, like my two large rolling inflatable pontoon and fly fishing bags.
That's about it... More than you wanted to know, I'm sure!!
Oh, I forgot... My new compressor is under the hood, in place of the heater blower... I have my old set of tires/wheels and plan to carry one or two extra spares, on my roof rack, as needed, for long trips. My center console is an old ammo can... I carry a portable did player and DVDs and my M&P CO2 BB pistol and BBs in there... For amusement in camp.
Now, I'm done.
