hey all !
As some of you might remember, I was working on a little project to turn the back of my LJ73 into a sleeping area for short 2–3 night camping trips.
I finally finished it — and we gave it a try last night. It turned out to be way more comfortable than I expected!
I decided to go with a setup that doesn't require removing the rear seats. Instead, I made the trunk level with the folded rear seats. To achieve this, I needed to raise the trunk floor by about 24 cm. I used two layers of foam for this:
The final step was filling the gap between the folded rear seats and the front seats. I used a sleeping platform (also marketed as a rear seat dog platform) that I ordered from China — and it worked surprisingly well.
If anyone’s interested, I’m happy to share all the measurements and drawings.
Here’s the result:
As some of you might remember, I was working on a little project to turn the back of my LJ73 into a sleeping area for short 2–3 night camping trips.
I finally finished it — and we gave it a try last night. It turned out to be way more comfortable than I expected!
I decided to go with a setup that doesn't require removing the rear seats. Instead, I made the trunk level with the folded rear seats. To achieve this, I needed to raise the trunk floor by about 24 cm. I used two layers of foam for this:
- The first layer is 20 cm thick, cut to the exact shape of the trunk (including wheel arches, etc.).
- The second layer is 6 cm thick and slightly wider, to create a stable, level surface.
The final step was filling the gap between the folded rear seats and the front seats. I used a sleeping platform (also marketed as a rear seat dog platform) that I ordered from China — and it worked surprisingly well.
If anyone’s interested, I’m happy to share all the measurements and drawings.
Here’s the result:
