Homemade sleeping platform for my ORP Hybrid

[RunnerRocks]

...Did you consider a collapsable/ modular type design to optimize storage space when traveling?
C/G

Interested. Which types do you recommend ? Links ?

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[wavejd]

Hey friend,

I am just starting my build camp system and love your sleeper so much im pretty much replicating it (few minor changes but ill update this thread with my set up in a few weeks).

Quick question though, can you do me a huge favour and provide a measurement from top of bed board to ceiling inside cab? I run a similar design of a bed system on my gen 5 and want to get an idea if your design has less or more head room when inside the 4Runner for sleep.

Thanks!

Hi - I took a measurement and it is approx. 24" from top of bed board to the bottom of the ceiling headliner inside the cab (see photo). I certainly wish I had more space for when I get up after sleeping but it is what it is. I found that if I flip the seats all the way forward, I lose too much in sleeping length (I'm 6' 2") so I went with the approach of just flipping the rear seat back down (not the full seat flip forward).

Note that my 4R has a sunroof so as you can see from the photo, you lose a couple of inches height due to the bump out in the headliner for the sunroof.

 

[Cranberry]

As mentioned above great job.

It looks like you use this platform "as is" - no storage needed (inside the 4R). Did you consider a collapsable/ modular type design to optimize storage space when traveling?

C/G

I am considering incorporating something like that in my design

Hi - I took a measurement and it is approx. 24" from top of bed board to the bottom of the ceiling headliner inside the cab (see photo). I certainly wish I had more space for when I get up after sleeping but it is what it is. I found that if I flip the seats all the way forward, I lose too much in sleeping length (I'm 6' 2") so I went with the approach of just flipping the rear seat back down (not the full seat flip forward).

Note that my 4R has a sunroof so as you can see from the photo, you lose a couple of inches height due to the bump out in the headliner for the sunroof.

Man,

Again, thank you so much for doing this. Your 100% right on the length of bed as i am also 6-0. In my Gen 5 i literally have identical head room as what you just showed on my sleeping platform so i am used to the squeeze.

Based on everything you showed hear, your set up will essentially be identical to mine in size that im used to. I will be replicating it in my Gen 6 once delivered.

For fun, ill grab some photos of my Gen 5 sleeper set up and upload them today so you can see what i did.

I also had a roll of screen made for the back window so when i go to sleep i can crack the window 6” and still have fresh air. I use strong magnets to hold the screen to the back window so no bugs get in to truck my sleep, and the fin on the rear sticks out enough where i have never had rain get in through the screened area.

Ill keep you posted on my progress! Thanks so much for grabbing those measurements

 

[wavejd]

As mentioned above great job.

It looks like you use this platform "as is" - no storage needed (inside the 4R). Did you consider a collapsable/ modular type design to optimize storage space when traveling?

C/G

Hi - No, I didn't really consider a collapsable / modular design. If I were doing a lot more camping / overlanding, I might either build something like that or buy something. For my use case (less than 10 solo passenger overnights per year), I wanted something simple / cheap that I could just pop in / pop out when I wasn't using it. That is the beauty of the 4R - everyone can have it their way in terms of customization!

 

[C/G]

Hi - No, I didn't really consider a collapsable / modular design. If I were doing a lot more camping / overlanding, I might either build something like that or buy something. For my use case (less than 10 solo passenger overnights per year), I wanted something simple / cheap that I could just pop in / pop out when I wasn't using it. That is the beauty of the 4R - everyone can have it their way in terms of customization!

Thx for the feedback. For your needs it looks great and the documentation is perfect.

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