Thread: Winter camping: sleep in vehicle or something else?

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Originally Posted by Tech

My wife bought me one of these and the idea was great as I sleep in the back of our Ford Territory. The back seats fold down absolutely flat which gives enough space between the front seats and the rear door for my 196cm Thermarest. The problem is that the rear door can't be opened from inside.
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That's the kind of thing I was thinking about.
I found a few similar products, couldn't find any pictures of them in actual use.

Swags kind of suck.
All the older blokes here eventually get off the ground and put them on a stretcher, which there are huge variety of now, big enough for swags.
I’ve moved from a canvas swag to a Kings big daddy , which is great in good weather, sucks when raining as there is no vestibule to stop rain coming in, dry as a chip here now though.
The next step was a Kamprite tent cot. Up off the ground, comfy has a rain fly to go over the top, does get more condensation in it though. But easy to open up to air out during the day, less chance of a wriggle stick making its way in as well.


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Originally Posted by Tech

My wife bought me one of these and the idea was great as I sleep in the back of our Ford Territory. The back seats fold down absolutely flat which gives enough space between the front seats and the rear door for my 196cm Thermarest. The problem is that the rear door can't be opened from inside.
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If it's a manual rear latch you can set up a manual pull string to one side of the door card, a quick pull and it will release the latch. Or if it's electronic you can get an internal button wired in as suggested...

It is electronic but it wouldn't take much for me to wire in an internal button.

Swag all year round for me.awning or tarp over top if wet. Have a spare brand new hard antler swag if you’re interested pm me.

One thing about sleeping in a vehicle is moisture buildup over several days - you really need to park it inside with the windows down and let it dry back out over several days once you are home. If it gets really wet mould can start getting into it which is really hard to remove from car headlining. You used to be able to get "solar vents" that you shut in the rear windows with a section that you cut down to fit the width of your rear windows - they were really good as they kept the air flow going without letting rain in even if just as a vent at night.

Originally Posted by No.3

One thing about sleeping in a vehicle is moisture buildup over several days - you really need to park it inside with the windows down and let it dry back out over several days once you are home. If it gets really wet mould can start getting into it which is really hard to remove from car headlining. You used to be able to get "solar vents" that you shut in the rear windows with a section that you cut down to fit the width of your rear windows - they were really good as they kept the air flow going without letting rain in even if just as a vent at night.

Poke the household dehumidifier in car for a couple of hours sorts out even the really bad leaky jobs. No issue to poke extension cord through door or window then shut firmly but not breaking tight.