Does this happen when you sleep in your T4R?
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JWaldz
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When I go to the offroad park and it's for the weekend I usually just sleep in my truck. I crack my 4 windows (have rain guards) and that usually helps. I also bought one of those battery powered camping fans from Walmart and it has a hook where I can hang it on the window to circulate air a little better.
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Next time take a girl, then reenact the Titanic scene if it happens again
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Next time take a girl, then reenact the Titanic scene if it happens again
Oh lord. I remember the first time this happened to me. I went camping, got drunk, stumbled off to the 4runner. Woke up at 3:30 am soaking wet. Thought I pissed myself which I can attest is atypical of a drunk me. All my buddies had a good laugh the next morning that I didn't crack a window.
When you breathe, and this is especially true when it is cooler/cold outside, the condensation in your breath sticks to everything and eventually dampens everything. Your cheapest option, like others said, is probably a better sleeping bag.
When you breathe, and this is especially true when it is cooler/cold outside, the condensation in your breath sticks to everything and eventually dampens everything. Your cheapest option, like others said, is probably a better sleeping bag.
Heck yes! When we camp on the beach in the summer, newbs leave their windows cracked and get attacked all night by no see ums. I rigged up some window screen cloth they can't get through.
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JB.
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I sleep in my truck a lot and it never ceases to amaze me how much ventilation is required to avoid this if it's relatively calm outside. The amount of wind affects this hugely. Works best to put the ventilation as near to you as possible and have it in more than one spot if it's only a crack.
I used to hate having a moon roof until I realized I could cover it with mesh and have a ton of bug free ventilation.
The solution is a better sleeping bag. I use two Walmart bags as blankets. That has been good to 10 degrees, but leaves the option of zipping one up if necessary. Nothing like being toasty when it's cold outside and the wind is howling. In warmer weather, you'll probably want some mesh and magnets.
JB.
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That's an interesting idea. I never seem to have enough space though, so I think I prefer something foldable.
When I camp, I take screen door mesh cut to size, but I also keep some really fine mesh and magnets stuffed away in the truck permanently because here's nothing like the nap that comes after a long hike and I'm not lettin' any bugs ruin that.
Brilliant
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Crack the window, buy a piece of screen and some strip magnets. Shouldn't be worried about bugs and cold at the same time though.
Cold: Insulate yourself from the truck. Buy one of those 3" inflatable R7-R9 car camping pads (TR dreamtime, REI), a cheap mummy bag (TNF, Marmot), and a couple wool blankets. Should be fine for anything you'd ever need.
I usually use a $40 sleeping bag and a pad. I'd never use my nice bags to car camp. Cheap ****, that can get dirty and abused, and wont get stolen left in the vehicle.
I always bring enough to sleep warm and well. A crappy night sleep is the worst way to start the day.
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There was a member who installed adhesive velcro around the inside edge of his rear tailgate window.
he then cut a piece of fly screen to fit the space and stuck the other side of the velcro to the screen
then when you camp you just velcro it up and wind down the tailgate window as much as you want. that is my plan
he then cut a piece of fly screen to fit the space and stuck the other side of the velcro to the screen
then when you camp you just velcro it up and wind down the tailgate window as much as you want. that is my plan
Brilliant
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Even better than the magnets... I'ma do that.
A piece of 1/8" luan (thin plywood) fits perfectly into the window frame, if you cut it to shape and glue some screen on top it's a very easy way to keep the bugs out. You just slide the plywood into the window frame and then raise the window to hold it into place.
Unfortunately I can't find a decent picture, but you can somewhat see the screens in this one. My original versions were made with cardboard and held up for a year or more.
- Matt
Unfortunately I can't find a decent picture, but you can somewhat see the screens in this one. My original versions were made with cardboard and held up for a year or more.
- Matt
