Sleeping in back?

[PixelMagic]

I was looking for something to do on the holiday, and since I happened to have the material kicking around, I made this.

I will be finishing it off with a self-inflating mattress pad to create a comfortable full length surface. I’ll also sand the surfaces and perhaps cover with carpet or fabric.

My personal requirements:

• Level out the back with the folded seats.
• Be easy to pick up, move and store.
• Allow use of the back seats while installed.
• Be modular so I can use one or both depending on if my wife is with me.

Nothing fancy, but it works. Just in time for nice cool fall weather camping!

What's the protection surface you are using on the back of the second row seats?

 

[EOD Guy]

I was looking for something to do on the holiday, and since I happened to have the material kicking around, I made this.

I will be finishing it off with a self-inflating mattress pad to create a comfortable full length surface. I’ll also sand the surfaces and perhaps cover with carpet or fabric.

My personal requirements:

• Level out the back with the folded seats.
• Be easy to pick up, move and store.
• Allow use of the back seats while installed.
• Be modular so I can use one or both depending on if my wife is with me.

Nothing fancy, but it works. Just in time for nice cool fall weather camping!

Simple works, looks great!

 

[LCNorth]

What's the protection surface you are using on the back of the second row seats?

It’s a rubber mat attached by Velcro. Came with my First Edition.

 

[shwazz714]

It’s a rubber mat attached by Velcro. Came with my First Edition.

Looks great! I got the canvas backs just for the seat backs. It’s not perfect but growing on me. Here’s a pic from
This am post hike…

 

[Captain Trips]

It’s a rubber mat attached by Velcro. Came with my First Edition.

Canada always gets these and we get screwed in the US. We can’t even order them. I called the Canadian stealership and they told me that the shipping would be cost prohibitive

 

[JTP]

I built the platform that someone else uploaded here (provided measurements). Tweaked it a bit for portability / collapsibility and the ability to unfold it while in position without scraping the headliner. Seems to work very well.

 

[EOD Guy]

I built the platform that someone else uploaded here (provided measurements). Tweaked it a bit for portability / collapsibility and the ability to unfold it while in position without scraping the headliner. Seems to work very well.

Looks good!

 

[kskramer]

I built the platform that someone else uploaded here (provided measurements). Tweaked it a bit for portability / collapsibility and the ability to unfold it while in position without scraping the headliner. Seems to work very well.

Any chance you could provide plans for your version? Of the ones I’ve seen, it looks like the best option for me

 

[JTP]

Any chance you could provide plans for your version? Of the ones I’ve seen, it looks like the best option for me

I will see if I can give measurements. Some of it was on the fly and wish I placed the support structures little differently. My big thing was the ability to unfold it without touching the headliner which I can do with little manipulation. Week is busy but I’ll try to sketch something out

 

[aabajian]

Hi all, I want to share simple, cheap way to sleep in the 2024 LC:

1. This dog mat from Costco fits perfectly in the cargo area and works well as a leveler. It's pseudo-reversible too. When driving, my dogs sit on the soft side. When sleeping, I flip it over for the flat side.

2. You can install the headrests in reverse, this create a nice extension. The headrests don't lock into position, but the front seats exert enough force to keep them in-place. In the picture below, the front seats are slid all the way back. I then place a basic rectangular dog bed from TJ Maxx on top of it.

Here's the final result. I'm 6' 1" and my feet just touch the rear door with the front seats all the way back. If I move them slightly forward and/or incline them, I can fit without touching. I may buy an inflatable mattress to go over all of it, but it's really not needed.