Last summer we build two large boxes that can be mounted in our car and used as storage and a sleeping platform. During our holidays in August we slept most nights in the car and it worked out great. Our car is a Toyota FJ Cruiser which is not the longest car ever so we have to push the front seats forward in order to fit while sleeping. After moving the seats we have to extend the sleeping area with an extra board that is stored in one of the boxes while driving the car.
Since this car will soon be our home for a bit more than 4 months we decided to upgrade. Instead of having a separate board we attached it with hinges on the box itself so that is easily folds out. The boards are supported by smaller pieces also attached with hinges on the side of the box.
It works very well and we are happy with the successful upgrade. Why did we not do this from the beginning?? Next step is to mount the boxes in the car again and go for a test trip. 🙂
How crafty! But this means you can not close the lid of the trunk while sleeping, right? Perhaps closing it was never an option (I have never but napped in a car so wouldn´t know), but do you have a tenty kind of construction for when it rains? Or wait, the bed extends forward, doesn´t it? It would be illuminative to see a picture of the whole thing when you are ready to bed down for the night.
Viktoria, yes, we can close the trunk. It does extend forward. With bears and other curious critters around I wouldn’t want to have it any other way. 🙂 I will post some more images when we have mounted the boxes in the car.