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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: Deathrunner on November 22, 2005, 11:47:19 PM
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I was wondering if anyone sleeps in thier 4 door sidekick.tracker. I realize the 2 door is probablyt a bit tight, but one of the advantages to a 4 door is camping inside it.
Just curious to see if anyone does this and if so what kind of amenities and bedding has been create.
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is that when the misses throws you out of the house or deleberate camping.
i just have a sleeping bag, duvet, and gas stove.
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The way the seat folds up would make it next to usless for sleeping in the back unless you are a double amputee. (it is only 4-5' in back and the front seats don't tilt forward. ) If you took the rear seat out totally and stuck your feet between the front seats you might be able to sleep.
I would just use a tent.
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I sleep in it all the time, but just for cat naps on lunch. My 90 Camaro was the most comfortable car for napping so once I tried to sleep the night in it. Wasn't nearly as comfortable after a few hours.
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I've slept in mine, but I did it sitting in the driver's seat.
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I was toying with this concept too. I wanted to take it on a solo hunting trip instead of the van. I would be camping in it for up to a week so it had to provide some level of sleeping comfort.
First I removed the back seat (took about 5 minutes). I slid the front seats all the way forward and had just about 6' of length in there to sleep. I am 6' tall. I started to design a storage box to fit behind the front seats that would be the same height as the rear cargo floor. The problem was that I still wouldn't have much room for my gear. It also looked like the box may interfere with the front seat if not designed right. :-\
Then I noticed the front seats fold almost flat without the rear ones in there. I tried it out for sleeping and it wasn't bad. Like sleeping in a lazy-boy recliner. ;)
Anyway that was as far as I got with it all. I ended up just taking the van since it was all set to go. :-[ But I kept the back seats out out of the Tracker and it makes it way more useful for me that way. Still thinking about designing a storage/bed thing for it someday.
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Have to say the My xl-7 is a ton of room for sleeping. Two years ago while camping my ten got flooded out. Took my air bed put it in the back and sleep like a baby with room to spare.
George
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take the head rests off the front seat, slide them right forward and recline fully back.
voila one singel bed.
i never take a tent now, allways sleep in the truck.
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if you don't haul 4 people around often yank the back seats! I could sleep in the back with my head to the rear door(just under 6') I did a test run and the wife thought I was nutz! For anythign more than emergency camping I will bring a tent thanks!
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I liek the idea baout reclining the front seats to make a single bed, that is kinda cool. My friend has removed his rear seat and slides the front forward and tilted as decribed....yielding about 6 feet.
Of course there is the uneven terrain of the seat humb and hole for your feet. He was talking about building a platform to mount bedding on. Guys do that to 4runners alot.
I just thought it would be a waste of a long interior not to camp in it.
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I've slept in the front seat of my tracker many times, taking a break at school waiting for soccer practice.
Also, me and my friend slept in the front seat one time over night, i was in the driver and he was in the passenger seat. We had had a little too much to drink and didn't want to sleep in the house we were at.
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We don't need to sleep in the Tracker... ...We have the Zukamper...
(http://i2.photobucket.com/albums/y24/jzap/P6300029.jpg)
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my buddy has an appache...how does the zuk do pulling it?
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Honestly I used to sleep in my tracker quite often. While running the Ultimate Adventure Me and my brother in law slept in my rig for 9 days. The best way in my opinion was to remove the back seats, slide them all the way back, and recline all the way. Without the rear seats the front seats reciline almost totally flat. Then I put a small pillow(or sweatshirt ect) in the crack between the Base and the back. When we would get cold we would just start it up and crank the heat. I sleep just as good as I do at home.... of coarse we had our share of adult beverages ::)
Mike
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I think that threads like this are amazing. It seemed pointless to me at first, but I realize that one day I'm going to need to sleep in the kick.
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When I meant slepping in a 4door...I meant in the rear section, but it's cool to know the front seats fold flat.
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my buddy has an appache...how does the zuk do pulling it?
It does very well. We have run highway speeds with it in strong crosswinds with no sway at all.
I was really looking for a smaller Apache Eagle model, when I came across the Buffalo Mesa on an ebay auction. We've taken it to Zukimelt the past three years, and it is much more comfortable than sleeping on the ground.
By the way, there's a guy on another site who built a Samurai camper. I'd like to see the sleeping arrangements in this one...
(http://www.off-road.com/suzuki/album/gh/images/hall.jpg)
The article is at
http://www.off-road.com/suzuki/album/gh/hall.htm
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Now you cant tell me that that sami doesnt look just a little tippy. I would have to build some training wheels! ::)
Mike ;D
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I camped one night in the passanger front seat with the zuk pointed slightly up hill, so the seat back was closer to level when the back seat was still in. The driver's side has less room because of the steering wheel. I got too cold that night though. The elevation was near 10,000 ft, and the sleeping bag was good for 45 degrees. I slept inside because it was raining on and off, and the wind would have blown my tarp too much. I have a small tent trailer, but I dont have much vacation time to spend running with the snails. ;D I will try it this next summer though.
Jeff
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Here is another idea for sleeping agangements with your trackick. Made by AutoHome. I have been thinking about getting one someday but I would like to see one in person first. Should fit right on a stock roof rack or put it on an "offroad" trailer for long expeditions. Folds flat in transit. They make a few different sizes. Pretty cool. ;)
(http://www.autohomeus.com/images/425_Extreme_spiaggia.jpg)
http://www.autohomeus.com/
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Yes ;D
Thats why I went the 4dr Kick way. (for overnite trips)
Chuck the back seat and slept in the drivers seat, freind slept in the passenger seat.
I'm 6'3"
and 6 sheets to the wind.
But slept fine, That I could remember. ;) ;D
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Matt from www.suzuki-storm.co.uk used to come to shows and events in his Sammy and sleep in his reclined front seat.....
We'd wake up the next morning to find him sleeping like a baby...
Cheers
Nick
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I just put it to the test. I took a client (I'm a part-time hunting guide) up into the northwoods. We spent the night in the Tracker. It was 21 degrees outside but the temp held at mid 50s inside with no heat. I slept allright with the exception of the steering wheel preventing much leg movement. My client said it was very uncomfortable. It was a good thing I impressed him with the trackers ability to perform offroad and made sure he got his buck. ;) Anyway, my evaluation of the situation was it is ok for emergency sleeping but for real comfort some modification is needed. I've got ideas in my head I will try out when I get a chance.
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I just put it to the test. I took a client (I'm a part-time hunting guide) up into the northwoods. We spent the night in the Tracker. It was 21 degrees outside but the temp held at mid 50s inside with no heat. I slept allright with the exception of the steering wheel preventing much leg movement. My client said it was very uncomfortable. It was a good thing I impressed him with the trackers ability to perform offroad and made sure he got his buck. ;) Anyway, my evaluation of the situation was it is ok for emergency sleeping but for real comfort some modification is needed. I've got ideas in my head I will try out when I get a chance.
You guys did not drink enough adult beverages to ensure a good nights sleep. ::)
Mike ;D
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Nope. Should have brought more than just my flask. ;D
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