My Rear Sleeping arrangement Lightweight

[MICA4R]

I have not seen this sleeping setup online and I think (my opinion) it is the lightest and most efficient (weight and use of space) one person setup. This setup might be out there but have not seen it.

I have looked at a lot of setups and they looked cumbersome, heavy mostly made of wood.

This set up may not be for everyone, I am a thin light guy so it works for me.

When I was looking to make a sleeping platform I had some requirements:

1. Only sacrifice 1 seating spot with bed in place
2. Lightweight (sub 15 to 20 lbs) <- this was hard and dictated design
3. Maximize head room (no taller than wheel well/hump)
4. Ability to disassemble and revert to stock quickly
5. Under bed storage (least amount of wasted space)
6. Ability to build with only hand tools
7. Find all parts at hardware store
8. Cheap < $50

I did have to remove the bottom seat (not the back) of 40% split only for extra length behind drivers seat (I'm 5"10") . That was easy, only 2-4 well exposed bolts

I accomplished all the above for $35. The answer for me was: PVC, PVC Ts, Elbows, corrugated plastic, and a hiking air mattress. In order to save height I used the wheel well as support and built The PVC frame around it.

I did not do any per-measurements. Just measured and cut the PVC pieces as I went. Few bad cuts, but material is cheap and I was able to incorporate bad pieces in other areas of the "frame"

For better rigidity you may glue the joints, I didn't so I could take it down.
Surprisingly very very sturdy
Turned out to be super comfortable
Hope others will find this useful.
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[MeefZah]

How much do you weigh, like 16 pounds?

 

[srpuywa]

I'm too tall and old to sleep in mine, but that looks good

 

[TowMeOut]

I gave up sleeping on the ground years ago in favor of a hammock. Trying to crawl into the back of my truck for a bed looks even more miserable. Between the fridge and other gear there's no room in the back.

Now.....for "minimalist" sleeping I only need one tree and the roof rack. I'll set up a kelty 12x12 tarp in diamond configuration plus my hammock with appropriate insulation for the weather.

Plenty of headroom, zero loss of seating, way under 20lbs, and I don't wake up all stiff and sore in the morning. Not that cheap though....

One of my Jeep buddies just did the same with some sort of folding cot. However, he has to lay down a front seat and there's zero headroom. It goes all the way to the dashboard (2dr Jeep).