Is is possible to sleep in a Jeep TJ ?

[blaze one]

If I were to remove the Front passenger seat , and remove (or fold flat?) the rear seat , and then Build a False floor , if needed . So that I would have flat floor .
Would there be enough length in the interior dimensions to lay down and sleep ?
I am not a midget though .
Does anyone know what the interior dimensions are , from the front part of the passenger side dash , to the rear .

I have not bought a Jeep , but I am considering trading my Blazer in for one before the tranny goes again .

[photoleif]

until i got the topper for my truck, and made a sleeping platform (http://www.yotatech.com/showthread.php?t=83758&highlight=photoleif+sleeping+platform), i used this smaller, simpler platform to even out the floor of my truck when i pulled out the passenger seat. i'm not at all sure of the interior length in your jeep (you could probably get some idea with a tape measure evne if the tape has to bend a bit), but something like this would certainly help keep you flat if you pulled the seat out. the pairs of holes are to put bungees into for holding down gear. the supports are cut to fit the angle of the floor (mine isn't level all the way across). it bolts to the same holes that the seat uses in front, and the rear bolts down to the top of the jumpseat base (i've taken out the seats themselves... just the carpeted metal box left.

http://www.aspen-graphics.com/misc/sleeping.jpg

[DaktariEd]

I did the same thing back in the 70's to my 64 VW Bug!
It was just a tad short for me but worked out great as I cruised up the Pacific Coast into Canada and back down to AZ via the Rockies.
All the way in the back under the rear window I kept my ice chest, and behind my driver's seat was my camp box (that I still used until recently...).

http://www.geocities.com/daktaried/CampBox.jpg

What great fun that bug was...my first car...and first expedition vehicle!
LOL!
:D
Ed

[blaze one]

Does anyone with a jeep care to take a measurment for me ? :o

[CLynn85]

A member both here and on 4wd trips did that exact thing in his CJ7, which has very similar dimensions to the TJ. Although The TJ's dash might come out a bit further, and you may have to remove the grab handle above the glovebox door as well. How tall are you? I'll try and grab a measurement for you tomorrow. I have slept in the back with the passenger seat slid and tipped all the way foward with a couple jackets filling the hole behind the seat and covering the bracketry, leaning against the seat and legs stretched towards the back. It wasn't the most comfortable but I got through the night with a good sleep and was not sore the next morning.

http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/showpost.php?p=39383&postcount=1

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Sleep in a Jeep Thread........... (http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/showthread.php?p=39590#postid39590)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v142/kcowyo/JeepBed2.jpg

[blaze one]

Thanks , so it is possible . Iam 6'3" tall though , so I don't know if i would have enough room .

[CLynn85]

Sleep in a Jeep Thread........... (http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/showthread.php?p=39590#postid39590)



Look up one post from yours :wavey::p

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Sorry Carl.....

Didn't see that!

Just trying to help out!...........:elkgrin:

[60seriesguy]

A buddy of mine made a two-piece platform for his FZJ71 that allowed him to fold his passenger seat back (minus headrest) and rest the front of the platform on top of the dash. When not in use, the back half of the platform was used for cargo:

[Doin_It]

If you get the "Unlimited", which is on the shopping list, and has been approved by "the one who must be obeyed" I could do it by just moving the seat ahead, I checked, but I'm only 6 foot. Last time I visited a Chrysler dealership here in Calgary after hours (2 weeks ago) 3 jeeps were unlocked, 1 had keys in it. Man what an honest city. I'd measure mine, but #1 son took out a power pole this winter, and I'm sure the 'ol girl has already been melted into rebar.

[blaze one]

That platform in the FZJ70 looks like a great idea . i may just have to go check out a dealership and bring along my tape measure .
thanks for the ideas guys .

[Steve Curren]

I have an Unlimited, I just measured from the grab handle on the passenger side to the furthest point at the rear. I got @ 84 inches, with the passenger and rear seat removed you would have enough length but the width is a bit on the narrow side.

[blaze one]

Thanks , I figured that it is going to be a tight squeez , but this isn't for any kind of long trips . 1 or 2 nights max. is all I would sleep there ..
I am searching around to find interior specs for a TJ , but no luck yet .

[CLynn85]

Just measured mine at 71-1/2" from dash to inside of gate, subtract another 3" for the grab handle if it's not removed or not up above it. If you laid with your head at the rear you could put your feet up on top of the dash for a few more inches. It'd be pretty easily doable for me at 5'-10 but probably not all that comfy for you at 6-3

[blaze one]

I will have to see what my measurement of my Blazer is . I can sleep in that no problem . I may have to build the platform with a bit of a incline (3-4") to gain some space .
I have noticed that even though I am 74"~ tall standing up , when you are laying down your body is not in the most extended form it can be .

Thanks for the help guys.

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Forget about it!!!!!!!!!!!

Just sleep in a Really nice huge tent with stand up room inside!

You could even sit down in a chair inside and have your morning coffee!

This is just too hard already!!!!!!!!!!

...........LOL:elkgrin:

[blaze one]

I already have a huge tent , I use that when i go on trips longer than a day or two .
I just want to beable to sleep in the truck for when I go on 1-2 day fishing trips by myself .
It is just much easier to sleep for a night when you don't have to set up a tent , then take it down . Then dry it out when i get home , if it rains .
it doesn't have to be luxury . Just enough space to lay down and sleep .
that is the reason why I bought a 4door blazer , instead of a pick-up truck .

We'll see what happens , I am still trying to decide if i should keep the :ar15: blazer ( since it is paid off ) or borrow $6000 to buy a Jeep that is the same age and miliage. :smilies27

Other opiton is to take $3000 and do a Solid Axle Swap on the blazer .Which would be cheaper in the long run .

[goodtimes]

I sleep in my '03 wrangler on a fairly regular basis. There is room inside for both me and my dog (providing she isn't wet or has gas).

It is a bit narrow right beside the center console, but it hasn't caused me any problems, even with me being slightly wider than most.

[kcowyo]

Sleep in a Jeep Thread........... (http://www.4wdtrips.net/forum/showthread.php?p=39590#postid39590)


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v142/kcowyo/JeepBed2.jpg

Damn, that is just too cool!! :bowdown: :clapsmile :bowdown: :clapsmile
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OK, OK, so it's not cool to put yourself over or gloat, but that was one fun outfit. I miss it terribly. Of every vehicle I've ever owned and sold, that's the one I wish I could still have. That 10 week trip was the best ever. Wish I could make that trip again too.

I recently saw the Jeep's current owner in Green River, Utah. He owns the Conoco station in Lake City, Colorado and he still has my old Jeep. I traded it to him after I rolled it outside of Silverton.

Kind of funny looking at that pic since it will be 10 years old this coming November. I still have the blue blanket, the black backpack (just went to Leadville) the camera bag and toolbox. The folded up blue & white SW style blanket I used to wrap our beloved Golden Retriever in, when we had to bury him a few years ago.

Now I miss the Jeep and my old Golden....:(

[Scenic WonderRunner]

Nice story KC..........

I have that Exact Pillow case in my truck. .....helps me dream of the Southwest! ...:ylsmoke:

My Mex blanket is earth tones though..... tan/brown/white

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[kcowyo]

I have that Exact Pillow case in my truck. .....helps me dream of the Southwest! ...:ylsmoke:



I think it was from the "Sears Bachelor Collection." :hehe:

A few years ago the wife took those sheets and pillow cases and made curtains out of them. They were still hanging in the house when we sold it this past March.