My Budget Sleeping Platform Video (1 Viewer)

[rjinga]

As I wrote in the Youtube comments, after posting the video, I started thinking about the scrunched up sleeping pad and climbing around the driver's side 2nd row seat. So after a little research, I decided to remove that seat. My LC isn't a daily driver or a kid hauler anymore. And, I still have the three seats, with the 4th seat only four bolts away.

 

[nukegoat]

Awesome. I do basically the exact same thing - spare tire on floor, held down by the cargo platform. Instead of the 2nd row seat though, i extended the platform with a removable piece all the way to the 1st row. I store cargo there but the use of a spacer to make the rear seat flat is clever.

 

[rjinga]

So, I took out the driver's 2nd row seat last night. When traveling, I think I'm going to keep the chair and cooler in that spot:

And then at night, I can move the cooler to the front passenger seat, and that door will be my entrance and exit to the sleeping platform:

I added another strip of old camping pad to my underlayment, so that it would be just a little wider than the sleeping pad, and then (crudely) cut to fit:

Here's the unscrunched pad:

And sleeping bag:

 

[rjinga]

 

[rjinga]

 

[Outsane]

Looks comfy, nice job

 

[LandCruisinMy93]

Awesome. I do basically the exact same thing - spare tire on floor, held down by the cargo platform. Instead of the 2nd row seat though, i extended the platform with a removable piece all the way to the 1st row. I store cargo there but the use of a spacer to make the rear seat flat is clever.

You're of far from having to move marshmallow to hardcore corner man. Nice cage.

 

[LandCruisinMy93]

So, I took out the driver's 2nd row seat last night. When traveling, I think I'm going to keep the chair and cooler in that spot:

And then at night, I can move the cooler to the front passenger seat, and that door will be my entrance and exit to the sleeping platform:

I added another strip of old camping pad to my underlayment, so that it would be just a little wider than the sleeping pad, and then (crudely) cut to fit:

Here's the unscrunched pad:

And sleeping bag:

Nice mattress, if you don't mind telling us, where did you pick that up? My back is trash anymore and the self inflating Coleman jobs I use just aren't enough anymore.

 

[rjinga]

Nice mattress, if you don't mind telling us, where did you pick that up? My back is trash anymore and the self inflating Coleman jobs I use just aren't enough anymore.

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Best-Pri...Foam-Mattress-Topper-Multiple-Sizes/435836984

 

[LandCruisinMy93]

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Best-Pri...Foam-Mattress-Topper-Multiple-Sizes/435836984

Awesome. How would you rate the mattress? Compared to a standard air mattess or the iso-mats you have underneath? Does it just sink in like air mattesses tend to do or is it just firm enough/ too firm. This seems like a good route to go compared to the roof top tent mattress pads I've been looking at which are several hundred dollars.

 

[rjinga]

Awesome. How would you rate the mattress? Compared to a standard air mattess or the iso-mats you have underneath? Does it just sink in like air mattesses tend to do or is it just firm enough/ too firm. This seems like a good route to go compared to the roof top tent mattress pads I've been looking at which are several hundred dollars.

I'm 5'10", about 260lbs, and I tend to sleep on either side more than on my back. I think the pad is comfortable but also provides enough padding for my shoulders and hips.

 

[rjinga]

 

[bryanl7]

So, I took out the driver's 2nd row seat last night. When traveling, I think I'm going to keep the chair and cooler in that spot:

And then at night, I can move the cooler to the front passenger seat, and that door will be my entrance and exit to the sleeping platform:

I added another strip of old camping pad to my underlayment, so that it would be just a little wider than the sleeping pad, and then (crudely) cut to fit:

Here's the unscrunched pad:

And sleeping bag:

Looks good. What did you need to get the seat out? Considering taking mine out to have more room.

 

[rolliges]

14mm socket