Seems like an old thread but regardless the fit is perfect and it sleeps well. There are ways to make the height work with the rear seat...
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bloc
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I usually need to bleed some air off after it has fully self inflated. I basically set it so that when I’m on my side my hip bone won’t quite touch the ground. If I go much more than this it feels stiff when I’m not on my side.
The foam is for self inflating as well as insulation. If it were only air in there it would freeze you off it on a cold night. It is bonded to the top and bottom and performs the function of the inside ridges in an air mattress of keeping it from turning into a big tube
dang, so it's pretty floppy? I might have to intentionally make the wife mad so i can have a reason to test it out again.
bloc
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Hard to describe. Not fully inflated, but not squishy either.
Markuson
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“Airing down” is the ticket to comfort...
The way I find it most comfortable is to start with it firmer than needed...then get on it...and let air out until it allows for body curves to sink in a bit, but still enough air to avoid the floor underneath. Too firm is bad after a while, so “airing down” for your body weight on it is really helpful...especially if you’re a side sleeper.
Just make sure you open the correct valve! If you open the wrong one, you’re deflate too much. The two valves are NOT the same.
The way I find it most comfortable is to start with it firmer than needed...then get on it...and let air out until it allows for body curves to sink in a bit, but still enough air to avoid the floor underneath. Too firm is bad after a while, so “airing down” for your body weight on it is really helpful...especially if you’re a side sleeper.
Just make sure you open the correct valve! If you open the wrong one, you’re deflate too much. The two valves are NOT the same.
Yep. Everyone has different firmness preferences. I like to pump mine up with the included foam pump thing until it's as firm as it'll get, then go ahead and add the bedding. You'll lose some pressure as temperatures decrease at night. Once you're in bed, open the INFLATION valve, and tap the little bleeder to reduce pressure until you're comfy.
FYI: the foam is there for insulation, to serve as a quasi-frame that allows the mattress surface to remain entirely flat, and to dampen movement.
All you guys that sleep inside your trucks are nuts. Buy a tent already. Your forehead will thank me.
bloc
SILVER Star
I usually sleep solo and my megamat 10 gets a little squished but fits between a Pelican 35 cooler strapped to the floor near the subwoofer, and the driver's side wheel well. Without a cooler in the way there would be plenty of room for the solo megamat 10, but that's solo. The dual would require some measuring.
That's exactly why I don't run drawers. I'm pretty tall and can still sit upright in back. And I don't need to find somewhere to set up a tent. If I need sleep during a long highway stretch I just pull over, move a duffel and a rubbermaid to the passenger side to make room, stretch out the mat, and crawl in back to sleep.
Markuson
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Tents are nice and roomy, but on several solo trips...including baja, Cruise Moab and others...wind, rain or mud got so bad that sleeping in the truck was a huge improvement. For sleep only, of course. I’m 6’3” and larrrge. Definitely not roomy.
Honesly, if I do Baja solo (no passenger) again, I might remove the front passenger seat...and sleep with the mat spanning 1st and 2nd passenger row floors. Plenty of head room, and it’s long enough.
Honesly, if I do Baja solo (no passenger) again, I might remove the front passenger seat...and sleep with the mat spanning 1st and 2nd passenger row floors. Plenty of head room, and it’s long enough.
“Semi” I believe it’s called.
