That's the only way I "camp" these days ... although I do try to stay at a Four Seasons so it at least sounds like I'm outdoors ... LOLWell, truth be known, at my age, I prefer this setup these days. Arthritis is a bitch.
How much stuff do you really need?
What you describe makes perfect sense. It's never just me though, one or both of my sons at any given time and all the stuff that goes along with them. They are young, but always up for an adventure and I do not leave them out. Just trying to get a game plan together.
Different people will add different things. I try to travel light but I would add a folding chair and small folding table, maybe a folding potty chair, camera gear, coleman stove and fuel, tools. But if I'm going on a trip like this it will be for 7-8 days.
It seems like the older they get the less I have to take. At the beginning it was like packing up the whole house. Maybe we will stick to a tent for now and see what happens down the road.
So, this was me too, one wrinkle into the equation - I was using a cheap Coleman cooler, but the wife went and got fancy and bought me a Yeti 45L Tundra. I'm not leaving that thing outside, even if it's on top of my JL, I feel like it could grow legs fairly quickly depending on where I'm camping.
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I use the Deep Sleep solo mat. Lay the seat down. Place a foam roller in the trench. Then I use a 3" dog bed to level the back out. Still not level as that would take 6", but still ok for me. I also place my air compressor and bag behind the passenger front seat which provides a small platform for the head of the mattress. It's the easiest, cheapest solution I could come up with. I'm 6'1" and rarely sleep straight as an arrow so it works. it was much tighter with a tailgate table. My dog sleeps on the floor where I have permanently removed the 40% seat.I went with the DeepJeepSleep. Thank you to everyone who suggested it. During the JKU and now JLU, prior DeepSleep, I would sleep with head to the rear(feet to the front). For the JKU its was to avoid the hump. However with JLU its to sleep with my feet elevated. Using the DeepSleep it doesnt work because of the size of the mattress. Is there any leveling ideas since the seats do not lay completely flat and level with cargo area? and yes, I have a blown back and could just suck it up and try to sleep the normal way(if the feet were elevated in the rear-
Go to Home Depot or Lowes and buy a 2' x 4' piece of 1/2" plywood. Lay it on the folded back seat. The front end of it will stick out past the headrest to support your pillow, the back end of it will span over the gap and uneven part where the seat meets the rear cargo floor.
Can you link the dog bed you bought?I use the Deep Sleep solo mat. Lay the seat down. Place a foam roller in the trench. Then I use a 3" dog bed to level the back out. Still not level as that would take 6", but still ok for me. I also place my air compressor and bag behind the passenger front seat which provides a small platform for the head of the mattress. It's the easiest, cheapest solution I could come up with. I'm 6'1" and rarely sleep straight as an arrow so it works. it was much tighter with a tailgate table. My dog sleeps on the floor where I have permanently removed the 40% seat.
