Carol interested in SUV camping

Is any one using a cot inside 4 Runner? If so which one?

 

Welcome

 

Welcome from Wisconsin!

 

Welcome!

 

welcome

 

I use Teton Sports cot for solo camping. Its legs clear the folded 2nd row seat. It takes a variety of camping mattresses. I have a Stansport self-inflating, and in cold weather I add a blue foam backpacker pad. Also I have a 3rd layer of flexible mylar bubble wrap type air filled insulation (Home Depot).All foldup or rollup for small storage

 

Welcome from Arizona!

 

https://www.4runners.com/threads/in...-new-exterior-hatch-switch.37060/#post-608382
https://www.top4runners.com/ja/2007/losthorizon.html

 

I see you got the 3rd row, that's going to make things difficult for sleeping inside.

 

Welcome to the forum! I built a leveling platform, then bought the DeepSleep memory foam/air mattress specifically for the 4Runner. Crack a couple windows, then sleep like a baby. The mattress rolls up very small for storage.

 

Welcome from SoCal

 

I was thinking same thing , how can you sleep on cot W/3rd row seats?

 

I have a LuxuryLite Cot that was sold through Cascade Designs/ThermaRest but appears out of production and no longer available. It was very low profile and compact when disassembled. Here is a gear review of the LuxuryLite Cot: https://gearjunkie.com/camping/therm-a-rest-luxurylite-cot-review

A current option is a similar cot called Warmounts which kinda does the same thing: https://warmounts.com/products/cc59-camping-cot-5leg-folding-portable-storage-bag

Hope this helps.

 

Welcome. I use a 5” foam mattress

 

3rd row delete option: https://store.airdowngearup.com/products/ss1-5th-gen-4r-sleeper-drawer-builder-3rd-row-delete

 

That’s a serious setup for a third row model. For someone looking to just try it out I’d want to try a cot that doesn’t rise as much (if possible, I’m not a cot expert) or just putting a sleeping pad down on the folded seats directly as they’re pretty flat, just slightly slanted.

 

The cot idea is pretty clever. You just have to remember not to sit up because I probably would forget.

 

Funnily enough that was a very minor difference that put the two-row model over the third-row when I was deciding.

I thought being able to sit upright in the back without bumping my head was nice to be able to do again.

(of course that was overshadowed by the relative lack of availability and extra cost of nearby three-rows)