K5 Blazer bed length?

[geocrasher]

Hi All, I am trying to see if a K5 blazer would be a good fit for me. I want a truck I can sleep in the back of. I'm 6'1" and like to stretch out. Will a K5 be long enough for me? If not, I may go for a Suburban but they're a bit long for what I want to do.

Thanks for the help!

 

[lakespeed]

What year Blazer are you looking at? Are you planning to remove the back seat? Sleep with the gate open?

I'll measure mine tonight (I've got a 72 Jimmy with no backseat), but I think it'd be too short for you to sleep in with the gate closed.

Note: The G1 K5s (69-72) have backseats that don't fold down. Not quite sure on the 73-79 Blazers. I know from 80-on they folded.

If you're interested, in 77 there were some Blazer Campers made that you can find for about 7k. I've seen them on Ebay a few times. They look kinda cool. You can get away with 32s with no lift/rub on stock suspension. Anything bigger you'll need a lift.