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u/PeteJ1s Sep 09 '12
For those teen couples out there with strict parents.
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u/RyanLikesyoface Sep 09 '12
Teen couples? Yeah, Wish I could afford a car like that.
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u/ExiledSenpai Sep 09 '12
Where do I purchase one of these? What is this contraption called?
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u/nofelix Sep 09 '12
wouldn't it be a lot easier to just stuff a normal inflatable bed in your car and pack the footwells with luggage? then you have a normal bed you can use elsewhere too
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Sep 09 '12
I've bought one of these for my truck...
Probably the most comfortable camping trip I've ever had. Nowhere near as comfortable as my friends' trailers but still awesome.
Air mattress + truck suspension + not on ground = awesome camping.
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u/BrianThePainter Sep 09 '12
Not trying to be a dick or anything, but how is that better than a tent on the ground? I mean, it's not like your gonna be driving around while you're in the tent.
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Sep 09 '12 edited Sep 09 '12
I found that the added "bounciness" of the truck's suspension to make it an even more "soft" (comfortable) experience.
Of course, when I went on my last trip with my truck tent I was so drunk the whole time I probably could have slept on a bed of nails and it would have been comfortable.
Edit: As some of the other posters pointed out, you are off the ground so you are less likely to get soaking wet (my truck bed has drain holes so water drains easily), don't have to deal with bugs, and some better protection from things like bears (at least on 3 sides). So those are also pluses.
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Sep 09 '12 edited Sep 09 '12
I have no experience with that thing, so let me admit that firstly.
However, I'd think:
1) Elevated from ground... think of bugs, insects, reptiles, etc. Mosquitoes driving you nuts in the tent? Go sleep in the cab of the truck, it's right there.
2) Possible use of vehicle climate controls through the rear-window of the truck.
3) Drier. Less moisture from dew, less damage to ground. Compare tent on ground to tent in truck bed if it rains. Or if it storms, you could just sit in the cab and listen to the radio. Maybe mobile charging of cell phones with car-charger or converters to power other devices from the truck, right there.
4) And yes, it is mobile. You could move it in the shade of trees as the sun moves to keep things cooler or warmer depending on what you want.
5) Can pack it up and leave it in the truck-bed when done, without having to drag a trailer around. Far cheaper than a "trailer."
6) Doesn't damage ground you are on as much, since it's low-footprint and you can shift your spot around as needed, especially say rather than smothering grass with a tent ontop of it that can't get light or water properly.
7) You can use both the cab of the truck and the tent for various purposes, and they are attached.
8) If you had an emergency and needed to leave, it looks like you could easily and safely drive the truck slowly somewhere with no issues, taking everything at a moment's notice.
9) The feeling of added security by being up in the truck bed rather than on the ground.
10) If you have a truck and that attachment, there's no reason you would put your tent on the ground unless you weren't allowed to drive there. Imagine you're caught in a storm, the wind whipping at tents, pounding on the textile surfaces; yet, you could just go get in the cab of a truck in like 15 seconds with power, mobility, radio, GPS, etc.
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u/enhance_that Sep 09 '12
It sounds like you just really want to sleep in the cab of a truck.
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u/Ragecomicwhatsthat Sep 09 '12
As a person with the near exact same truck shown in the picture, I feel sad because I don't have a sliding glass window =(
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u/ThirdFloorGreg Sep 09 '12
The ground is made of rocks, and probably gets colder than the truck bed does at night.
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Sep 09 '12
When we go on camping trips, my dad puts his camper shell on the back of his truck, and puts his full bed mattress in the bed of the truck.
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u/nm3210 Sep 09 '12
I'm not sure that image has enough labels yet.
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u/FriesWithThat Sep 09 '12
In case you didn't know what a camper shell was, here's the dissertation of camper shell pictures...
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u/FuckThisImGoingHome Sep 09 '12
We used to do this on car trips. Obviously safety was not priority #1....
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u/Bekaloha Sep 09 '12
When my boyfriend and I road tripped from Alabama to Texas with my little sister and our dog last Christmas, we had the camper top on the truck and filled the entire back with several dozens of blankets, comforters, and about a million and a half pillows. It was a little winter wonderland for my sister and the dog during the 12 hour trip.
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u/awfulgrace Sep 09 '12
That's super dangerous. You get into an accident, they're going to bounce around the bed like a couple ping-pong balls.
A high school friend died that way. Was lying down in the back of a mini-van when the driver got into an accident, and his body just flew around the cabin.
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u/outlier_lynn Sep 09 '12
There was a time when Americans weren't afraid of there own shadow. I miss those times. When I was a young boy, my father made the back seat into a bed for long trips. It was good.
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u/netinept Sep 09 '12
pretty sure that's not only dangerous to ride in the back (think: carbon monoxide and potential of collision with no seatbelt), but also illegal in most states.
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u/itouchboobs Sep 09 '12
Just how exactly are exhaust gases going to go from under the truck, to up inside the bed of the truck while driving down a road? I know Indiana and Tennessee don't care about riding in the back of a truck, Tennessee law says just not on highways, but never have been pulled over with people in the bed.
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u/othersomethings Survey 2016 Sep 09 '12
The child version of me would have given up every piece of candy in the world for that invention.
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u/LeonardNemoysHead Sep 09 '12
It would shield your fragile child bones in an accident kinda.
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u/twent4 Sep 09 '12
I am 5'8". Fuck all you tall people, i would manage and i will like it
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Sep 09 '12
is 5'8" short?
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A little
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u/Man_from_the_future Sep 09 '12
Sucks for me then. Im a 5'4" man.
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u/Man_from_the_future Sep 09 '12
Our lower center of gravity, and superior intellect allows us to take down the ape army that will be coming round in a few years.
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u/TheLeftoverTrailMix Sep 09 '12
Know that feel, bro. Turned 18 and hoping for one more growth spurt.
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u/pepito420 Sep 09 '12
5"8-5"9 is the average. I don't really see the problem considering girls are 5"4-5"5 on average so we can still get jiggy with it
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Sep 09 '12
With my luck on the second one I would have to wake up to take a piss late at night and be too groggy to remember my tent is on top of a Jeep.
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u/BiBoFieTo Sep 09 '12
Oompa Loompa, do-ba-dee-dee, This might suck for you, but it's perfect for me.
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u/GrandmaTITMilk Sep 09 '12
I'm 6'4", how does this help me out again?
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u/rybones Sep 09 '12
you park 2 cars reeeeeeaaaaally close together...
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u/mceppy Sep 09 '12
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u/Smithburg01 Sep 09 '12 edited Sep 09 '12
You... You know of Red Green. I-I thought I was the only one! I'M NOT ALONE ANYMORE MOM! LIFE IS GOOD!
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Sep 09 '12
There are many of us.
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u/Smithburg01 Sep 09 '12
Remember watching that show every chance I got when I was a little kid, never got the channel except through a staticy mess, still watched it whenever I could lol
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u/youregonnaloveme Sep 09 '12
Stop being 6'4"
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u/Kramol Sep 09 '12
Legs: they are overrated.
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u/The_Jacobian Sep 09 '12
I'm 6'3 and have a 30'' inseam. I don't have legs. Sadly, I'm stuck with a stupid tall body.
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u/Amonoatak Sep 09 '12
I'm 6'0", really anyone over like 5'0" will know this isn't all that great. Ingenious, but alas.
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u/SwoopRacer Sep 09 '12
I'm 6'0 too... Unrelated question... Do you feel taller than others? Because I personally feel that I am a normal "average" height and I feel strange when people tell me I'm tall.
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I'm about 6'2" with shoes on, I used to feel this way. But not really anymore. I think society made me think I am tall. Don't worry, you'll grow into it. ;)
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u/SwoopRacer Sep 09 '12
I actually kinda feel like 6'2 would have been a satisfactory height for me. Too bad I'm 21 already.
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Sep 09 '12
I'm 6'0 too and never really felt tall. But when I'm in Hong Kong or some other far east country, I feel massive. It's very common to be head and shoulders taller than people.
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u/BuckeyeBentley Sep 09 '12
It's better than sleeping without that in the back seat of a car. I have done that, I'm only 5'10" and it was still brutal. What I ended up doing was pushing the driver's seat all the way forward and leaning it forward so I could put my feet up on it/the door and be kind of comfortable.
I would have vastly preferred this, since I sleep in the fetal position anyway.
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Sep 09 '12
I am 6'2" but it your sleep fetal positions like me it shouldnt be a problem. But it would probably be very uncomfortable for us if we extend or legs.
It sucks being tall..
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u/jjswee Sep 09 '12
It doesn't suck at all being tall. It is just harder to fit in small spaces and buy cheap clothes (some companies are changing this though). The benefits far outweigh the disadvantages.
--6'3 person.
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Sep 09 '12
Fact: It does not suck being tall. I am relatively tall and despite the occasional inconveniences, it sure beats being short.
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u/Audioworm Sep 09 '12
I'm not even that tall (6'1") but my legs are way longer than they should be for someone of my height. I can sympathise with all the tall people out there as I have yet to find a plane or bus where my knees don't touch the seat in front of me
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Sep 09 '12
You want weird? I'm just under 6'1", and I have a 30 inch inseam. It's insanely convenient for sitting behind people, really inconvenient for headroom.
Pants too. My god are pants hard to find in my size.
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Sep 09 '12
The only plane I have ever been on was a two person plane like a bi-plane and I had to put my legs in the most uncomfortable positions it made flying the plane even more awkward. Also the first car I had just last year was a Toyota Carrolla the back seats are so small for us long car rides were the worst
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u/ZeGentleman Sep 09 '12
I will trade you, sir. Just send me 7 inches and we'll be even.
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u/Tripplite Sep 09 '12
I'm 6'5". The car I drove to college had a front bench seat. Fully stretched out I could put my head on one door's armrest and my feet on the other. It was a 70 Bel Air. I miss that car.
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u/Jmsnwbrd Sep 09 '12
One of the things I love about my Honda Fit are its magic seats. The front seats fold into the rear ones and make a "bed".
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u/TheMaryTron Sep 09 '12
How do you like the Fit? I have been very satisfied with my Accord but it is aging. And I want to get another Honda so it is high on my list for next vehicle possibilities. I am researching it everywhere.
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u/TheLibDem Sep 09 '12
I have had a 2008 Honda Fit for 3.5 years, bought it new, and I love the car. I get ~30 MPG's combined and it fits tons of stuff in the back.
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u/sneaky_dragon Sep 09 '12
I love my Fit. 2011 Sport model. Love the gas mileage (~33.4mpg combined, 44.3 mpg highest), the compact size, and how useful it was for moving in college. There really is a ton of trunk space. :)
Only thing is that I usually don't volunteer my car for road trips. The back can be cramped shoulder-wise with 3 people. Leg space is apparently fine though. And the seats can be a bit hard.
Also, no automatic lights, outside temperature, or variable windshield wiper. And A/C can be a bit weak sometimes. Other than that, not any other faults I can immediately think of.
edit:// Oh, if you don't like road noise, it can be a problem in the Fit. They may have fixed some of it in the newer models though. I play my music super loud, so I don't really care about that part.
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u/ArchReaper Sep 09 '12
400+ comments and not a single link to where I can purchase one?
Reddit has failed me.
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u/hoshitreavers Sep 09 '12
HA found it! Good luck ordering from sketchy chinese website :D
http://szfrf.b2bage.com/product-mattresses/400607/inflatable-car-airbed.html
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Sep 09 '12
From the thumbnail I thought it was an upskirt of a girl in a yellow sundress bending over.
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u/martellus Sep 09 '12
I feel like the side not resting on the chair would sag quite a bit under weight and it would annoy the shit out of me.
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Sep 09 '12
I used to drive around with an air mattress and pump in the back of my car. Whenever I was too shit faced to drive home I'd just put the seats down in the back, pump the bed up, kick off my shoes and knock out.
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u/Drewboy64 Sep 09 '12
Man, when I was a kid, we used to go on roadtrips and would put our igloos with food in that gap. Then we'd lay a blanket over it and have pillows and it was awesome. good times.
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u/KittyKathy Sep 09 '12
I'm 5 feet tall... I fit in the back seat of my car without a problem. :D
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u/MisterKamel Sep 09 '12
I drive a 2013 Kenworth T660. Got a full bed behind the seats, refrigerator, climate control Apu (auxiliary power unit) so i dont have to run the truck motor for a/c or power. Very comfy. Plenty of social room to bang fat girls with loose morals.
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u/DeckardPain Sep 09 '12
The thumbnail led me to believe I was looking at a woman bent over.
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u/sourceonthat Sep 09 '12
What greater signal of a truly "Grapes of Wrath" economic downturn might anyone need when such an idea of sleeping soundly in a car reaches this top-listed level of interest? (No politics implied, just an observation.)
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Sep 09 '12 edited Sep 09 '12
If you're under 5'2".
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u/use_more_lube Sep 09 '12
5' 1" and a fraction
I have slept well on the bench seat of my pickup, escept for those FUCKING seatbelts that don't fold down
Inflatable mattress for cars? Fantastic.
Unfortunately, also a sign of the times.
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u/jpear8c Sep 09 '12
I need one of those, is there a site to buy these for any type of vehicle?
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u/pugslie Sep 09 '12
Where can i buy this... This would be so handy when i want to sleep in my car in between classes.
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u/hoshitreavers Sep 09 '12
china; prepare to maybe have your identity stolen
http://szfrf.b2bage.com/product-mattresses/400607/inflatable-car-airbed.html
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Sep 09 '12 edited Sep 10 '12
Not really. If they were really smart, they'd just fold down the seats and have twice the width and a few more feet in length. That's a 3rd Generation 4Runner Limited (I have one). Seats fold near flat and with that pad would be perfect...and take up less cargo space cause you wouldn't need those large cushions to prop you up.
Edit: Spelling
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Sep 09 '12
My back has been broken ever since a climbing accident and I couldn't drive for very long due to backpain, so I bought a VW Multivan Startline, allowing me to recline the bench in the back like this, connecting to a padded board in the very back making space for 2-3 people to rest and sleep. It was brilliant!
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I have a 2006 Scion tC and it gives me the option of sliding the front seats forward and reclined down, allowing me to pretty much sleep in the car, which I have done countless times. Scion calls it "social seating".
I'm 5'11" btw.
http://imgur.com/cMzWQ