Bed in a CJ?

[gohomepossum]

OK I need ideas for how I could camp sort-of comfortably in my CJ3....if I cant or dont want to pitch a tent on the ground....what is the best thing I could make that would fold out into a platform for a tent or sleeping area/bed.

I do not use a full top so the back is always open which leaves lots of space....maybe I lay a plywood across....but then my feet stick where the monsters can get them?

Just seeing what wacky ways you might do it.

 

[xbombtek]

How tall are you?

 

[gohomepossum]

How tall are you?

6' 1" so yes this is problem also. tasty snack for monsters

 

[gohomepossum]

Unfortunately I cannot post photos here but hopefully everyone knows what the back of a CJ3 looks like.

 

[shortbus4x4]

I'm 6'6" and have a M38. I don't see any way at all of sleeping in your CJ3. Is it an A or a B? Maybe a small rooftop tent or tent cot that you can strap to the back.

 

[gohomepossum]

I'm 6'6" and have a M38. I don't see any way at all of sleeping in your CJ3. Is it an A or a B? Maybe a small rooftop tent or tent cot that you can strap to the back.

My passenger seat folds down flat....I found that if I stretch out from the glovebox to the spare tire, I just fit....but when folded down the seat cannot support much weight....so I cannot just screw a plank to it and lay on that. May be time to stop having passengers goodbye seat hello metal framework for bed/tent

It is actually a Mitsubishi CJ so it's not really an A or a B it's just its own weird thing but its dimensional the same as a CJ3B so I guess we can call it a B?

 

[gohomepossum]

I'm 6'6" and have a M38. I don't see any way at all of sleeping in your CJ3. Is it an A or a B? Maybe a small rooftop tent or tent cot that you can strap to the back.

A rooftop tent could be possible but I wonder about the weight supporting ability of the windshield frame.

 

[gohomepossum]

Ah ha now the photos working so we can see what there is to work with

 

[shortbus4x4]

Nice, every time I see a later model Mitsubishi jeep I get a bad case of "wants".

 

[gohomepossum]

Nice, every time I see a later model Mitsubishi jeep I get a bad case of "wants".

It is pleasantly reliable, I drive about 10k miles a year and never have breakdown. Worst problem was the batteries died from shock damage but they were also very old

 

[xbombtek]

You could make a new floor that's hinged and folds onto itself when not in use, then drop the tailgate and unfold it out the back to place you fart sack or air mattress.
I'm 6'4" and have a 2A. I wouldn't even attempt to sleep in it.

 

[tgreening]

I'm surprised there's any of those left. I thought for sure Gojira had stomped every last one of them decades ago.

 

[unkamonkey]

You could make a new floor that's hinged and folds onto itself when not in use, then drop the tailgate and unfold it out the back to place you fart sack or air mattress.
I'm 6'4" and have a 2A. I wouldn't even attempt to sleep in it.

I was going to suggest the same thing. The only monsters I ever had come near me were the 2 Labs that got kicked out of the cabin around 06:00 and they decided that they needed to lick my hands as I tried to get in a bit more sleep. I have seen a guy sleep in the back of my MB on the way back from a ski trip.

 

[borison]

Love this post. Whatever you do, make sure you keep your feet covered. I don't believe the monsters can get them if they are under the covers.

 

[Justincredible]

You could make a new floor that's hinged and folds onto itself when not in use, then drop the tailgate and unfold it out the back to place you fart sack or air mattress.
I'm 6'4" and have a 2A. I wouldn't even attempt to sleep in it.

I was thinking something similar, but with a slide out floor. Kind of like a big cutting board.