Sleeping options in short bed 4 door tacoma

That is cool!

 

I work 3 on, 4 off, 4 on, 3 off. 13 hour shifts. We have guys from all over the state that drive here and not to be a stick in the mud but none of them have found a way to do what your wanting to do and then still be rested, showered and prepared for the next work day. Suck it up and drive. By the time you leave work, get to a campsite or park (you don't want the big wigs asking who the weirdo is sleeping in the parking lot) get setup and try to rack out you would be almost home. Then you have all the associated issues of storing food, conducting personal hygiene and trying to get a good night's sleep in the middle of the day outside not in a bed... It's s recipe for poor work performance. If the drive really is a huge concern for some reason look on Craigslist or some of the other sites for a room for rent or see if any of your new coworkers are geographical bachelors and need a roommate to split rent with. We have several guys that rent apartments and work opposite shifts of each other.

 

I know in the SE market you can get a DCSB 4x2 with the 2.7L.

Now finding one on a lot might be tough but you could order one I guess.

 

slide in camper. crash on a friends couch. look at tent cots and set it up in the bed of the truck

 

Well the goal is to save money, buying a camper, paying insurance, paying camp fees, would all cost more than just commuting. Vs 180 for tent, 10 bucks for eye covers, 30 for a battery powered fan. To save 3k a year...

 

It seems like you had a plan before starting this thread since you've shot down most of the suggestions.

What's the weather like where you plan to do this? Hot in summer and cold in the winter?

What's your current living situation (could you sublet to cover the cost of a trailer that you could live out of for 6 months?

 

I used the double wide version of this in the bed of my truck.. worked great!

 

Thats not a bad idea i like the cot

 

It really is nice. I even saw someone turn it into a super inexpensive RTT on this site

 

found it:

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/cheap-rtt-for-those-on-a-budget.478273/

 

Yea ive posted on craigslist i am also looking at people w airbnbs who might give me a day rate. Im giving myself 6 months to figure something out and then i will get a 40+mpg car to drive.

As far as showering i will be working out at 24 and getting ready for work there.

Just trying to see what my options are

 

You can pick up a nice 17' camper used for $2-4k, and be pretty comfortable in it. Heat, AC, kitchen, toilet, shower, etc...

https://atlanta.craigslist.org/nat/rvs/d/1996-conquest-travel-trailer/6296034910.html

 

Yah I'd buy a small teardrop trailer or something if I were sleeping in it that often.

 

Love these things! My dad and I built a teardrop trailer when I was younger, even had a small TV in the cabin!

 

Shell with some insulation and sliding windows. Fantastic Fan and aux battery charged during your 100 mile commute. Build a sleeping platform so you can store clothes and snacks under it. You might get a couple extra inches by adding a cable system to prop the tailgate open a couple inches. I'm 6'2" and my vintage camper is 6'2.5" wide, so you can get used to sleeping with your head and feet touching the walls.

 

I think i like this the best. Im going to keep my eyes open for one cheap. Once i figure out a good place to stash it

 

Why not get a solar panel or a solar fan?

 

Well what ive read is you have to be directly in the sun for them to work so it kinda defeats the purpose. Id rather be under some shade and run the fans off a power pack

 

Maybe one of bed tents they have out there that has the extension on the tailgate when it's down. Just one example here.

http://www.autoanything.com/truck-tents/napier-sportz-truck-tent-57-series

 

You might actually come out ahead... Someone above did the math, about $1532 saved by camping on fuel costs (less whatever costs you put into camping equipment and the difference in meals and such)

Lets say you value your time at $25 an hour. And assume you have a 4 hour total commute and 10 hours to sleep (including an hour before bed and an hour after waking up for showering, eating etc), thats $100 in time you can keep to work on yourself (Read some books on career relevant subjects, work out, stuff like that) which works out to $200 a week, or $5,200 in time over the six months,that could be invested in yourself, that would be otherwise wasted in transit. You'd also be putting an additional 5,200 miles on your truck, which depending on your maintenance rituals, could be another oil change. Plus whatever depreciation in value and accumulated wear and tear on components.

Rambling aside.

Its short term, and makes economic sense.


Go with the Trailer. Treat it well and sell it when you're done to recover the upfront cost.