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Who Can Sleep in their Truck the Most while Spending the Least while Doing It Contest!

Discussion in 'Tonneau Covers, Caps and Shells' started by tcBob, Aug 27, 2018.

  1. Sep 28, 2018 at 10:58 PM
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    VE7OSR

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    {sigh}. Just open a truck door, so the interior light comes on. Besides if you have no light, your eyes will get used to the dark and work with what little light there is. Don't burn your only insulation, you're sleeping on!
     
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  2. Sep 29, 2018 at 9:03 AM
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    Mtn Mike

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    The Action Packers are now in my wife's Camry so burning them for light is no longer an option.

    Would I gain any advantage in the competition if I installed an Overland sticker on my canopy? images.jpg
     
  3. Sep 29, 2018 at 9:15 AM
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    willie64

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    No. However, you gain 5hp.
     
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  4. Sep 29, 2018 at 9:30 AM
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    trekker

    trekker I like tacos

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    Great thread idea! I don't think I'll be in the running... mine's not a very cheap setup, and I don't get to go solo very often anymore. I sure do miss it though. Max I've been able to do in one trip is three weeks sleeping in the bed under my Softopper. Other than that I've had a a few dozen shorter stints closer to my home.

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  5. Sep 29, 2018 at 9:55 AM
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    Yes, it’s all about the staged instagram photo, not living below your means while enjoying nature.
     
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  6. Sep 29, 2018 at 4:40 PM
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    Good grief man; you sleep under the picnic table for shelter and protection. Save your hi pressure, skin reduction, car wash money (though you can do your laundry at the same time) for admission to the local pool. Sanitizing swim, hot shower, and no chemical burns from using the tire cleaner on yourself at the carwash.
     
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  7. Oct 2, 2018 at 10:50 AM
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    Was great reading through this haha! I've been scrolling through TW for ideas because I might be full time dirtbagging in the winter of Northwest Montana next month til....??
     
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  8. Oct 2, 2018 at 11:13 AM
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    Well at $5750 list price and the IRS allowed 5 yr depreciation on RVs / mobile domiciles, that means your GFC "asset" loses $95.83/month in value AKA $1150/year. At the end of 5 years from date of purchase, the book value will be $0. At which point, I will be arriving at your door, and expect help mounting it on my truck :D

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  9. Oct 3, 2018 at 9:51 AM
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    I am a LOOOONG way from Bozeman hahahaha
     
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  10. Oct 3, 2018 at 9:57 AM
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    dangeroso Just float along and fill your lungs

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    Ok dumb question, but I’ve taken a nap in my truck by reclining the seat all the way back and cracking the window. It worked great for me at the time. Any downside to just sleeping overnight in the driver seat?
     
  11. Oct 3, 2018 at 10:03 AM
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    JasonLee Hello? I'm a truck.

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    You should try the drivers seat. It's more roomy than the passenger seat in my 1st gen at least. Just tilt the wheel all the way up, slide the seat back and recline.

    Naps would be fine. I did not sleep well in the drivers seat the night it was SUPER windy at the alkaline dry lake near hot springs I stayed at last fall. I knew that staying in the tent on the ground would end up like the time I camped near Moab in a wind storm - I had to cover my face with a bandanna and woke up covered in a layer of sand from the wind blowing it in through the mesh under the rain fly.
     
  12. Oct 3, 2018 at 10:06 AM
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    Driving from Colorado to Nw Montana went from a 16 hour drive to a 33 hour drive bc of weather... and sleeping in the driver's seat was awful. I kicked my dog out of the dog bed in my cab and slept there. Much better. But now I'm rollin like this...
     
  13. Oct 3, 2018 at 10:09 AM
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    I can easily sleep comfortably in a Jeep CJ5 !!!
     
  14. Oct 3, 2018 at 1:18 PM
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    This is revolutionary. Makes me wanna go take measurements on my access cab to see if I'd fit head to toe with the pass. seat removed. I'm not sure what I'd do if my wife wanted to come along.
     
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  15. Oct 4, 2018 at 8:19 AM
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    I went to pick up pizza yesterday and boyfriend insisted we take the Tacoma... I'm not sure how he felt about not having a seat hahaha
     
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    Do you have more pic of this bed set up?
     
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