DJG

db1,

I can say that the bed system I made is really good. Perhaps better than an air mattress. The even level of the boards allows me to store all sorts of thing. I've used it for a year now, and it's just right.

DG

DJG

Smopho,

Did you ever complete this project?

DG

db1

Hey DJG,

Are you sleeping back there by yourself? Can you fit 2 people?

ThrashN

DJG

Db1,

I've slept alone and had company. Both dog and human. Cozy, but plenty of room. The cool thing is I leave it in all th time. If I have passengers for the back, I just lift the board(s). They stack flat behind the rear seats, taking up no room. It's pretty cool.

auslander

I've camped a lot of nights in my 4-door. I'm about 5'8" and if I put the passenger seat forward I can "stretch" out, not including my arms. It works pretty well, but I've noticed it's *way* colder than if I was in a tent. A few nights in single-digit weather and you may notice that the windows and anything metal inside becomes really, really cold.

I was thinking of using something like a bivy sack or something to keep a little air pocket separate from the air inside the rest of the jeep. I'm probably going to end up with a rooftop tent instead.

WarEagleTW2

Inspired by DG's Sleeping in the JK post, I wanted to share a similar setup for camping in my JK.

I built a 2X4 frame for the sleeping platform.

I had Lowe's rip a sheet of 3/4" plywood to 41" and cut it in half so I could haul it in my JK.

The hardest part of the build was cutting the rear of the platform to match the contour of the tailgate area. That is just trial and error; measuring and cutting, and then cutting again to make it look right.

I then cut the platform at 34 1/4" long. I used that piece as a template for the next piece, so the cargo area will be completely covered when folded up.

I screwed the the first piece of plywood to the frame making sure the frame was centered and pushed against the bask of the seats while they were in the upright position. I set the rear piece back 3/4" from the front of the frame to allow for a ledge that the front piece will rest on.

I had to cut out an opening to fit around the console in the front piece of plywood. I made sure my cargo area of my platform was exactly where I wanted it and measured to the console and subtracted an inch for clearance. Then I measured the width of the console. I then just found the center of the plywood and measured off half the width of my console, plus an added inch in each direction for clearance.

The total length of the platform is 68 1/2" or 5' 7" at its longest point, I am a little over 6' tall. I move the front seats all the way up and set the recline all the way forward so that the rear seat headrests will not have to be folded up. With the added twin size foam mattress pad ($35 at Walmart) and sleeping with my head toward the tailgate, I have room to sleep comfortably on the passenger's side while my wife sleeps on the driver's side.

Here is a link to the album: https://imgur.com/a/vkaXA

resharp001

Tell me you went ahead and hinged that at the 2x4 so that you have a rear storage trunk as well. If not, you are only getting half the function out of your effort . The rear storage "trunk" is one of the best things I've done, and provides a place to carry trail tools and such while keeping them secured. For me, I found 2x4 to not be quite enough height. I used 2x6 and shaved an inch off to end up with 2x5, then used the existing tie down bolts to secure it to the tub. Few pics -

https://drive.google.com/drive/folde...mc?usp=sharing

I don't have it fully loaded in those pics, but I can get all of my tools under that. The only drawback in my current design is if the sleep platform is folded out, I can't raise the rear storage lid very far before I'm stressing the hinges.