shell camping question

Considering to pick up a truck bed shell. It has no side windows - just a solid fiberglass. It has however a front slider which I potentially can replace with a flip down.

So the question I have - if I camp in it, is it enough to have the front slider open for fresh air/ventilation at night (I am in Pacific North-West). If not would it be enough with a flip down? Or is the side windows "must have" for the purpose of camping in it.

Thank you!!

 

I had a Leer shell on my 1st gen that I slept in for weeks at a time. I was unable to get the sliding side windows open after a few years. If I needed ventilation, I just left the end up and never had a problem. I never considered that the sliding cab window would help with temperature much.

 

Yes, just having the front slider open is enough ventilation, I usually have my just cracked when I sleep.

 

probably not a "must have" but I think I'd hyperventilate sleeping there with with no side windows. Probably a good set up to hide valuables and ward off thieves though.

 

I sleep with mine completely closed frequently. The tailgate and other parts of the bed have plenty of ventilation.

 

Spent four months sleeping in the back of my truck last summer. Most of the time for me the front slider is enough, but occasionally it is nice to crack a side window.

 

oh cool. no problem than, going to get it tomorrow.

Thank you everybody for sharing your experience!

 

That may work in the PNW but no way I'd want to do it in the southeast. Not much air moves between the cab and the camper shell in my experience; besides, there's no mosquito sceen on that window. When it's hot I open both side windows and have a small battery powered fan sitting on my side cabinet that pulls outside air in and blows it over me. If I'm in a safe area where I can leave the whole back of the truck open I have one of those camping mosquito nets that I drape over the rear opening. During the cooler months and especially winter, I often leave the front window cracked open to allow some air movement since the humidity builds up from your respirations.