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Sleeping in cars.....help need to find a spot?
- Thread starter Coco
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you could pull over in a rest stop (the kind that the highway maintains) or a truck stop (which might be much brighter and noiser. if you can fold down the back seat & get into the trunk, that's a good place to sleep, (with your heads behinid the front seats and your feet extending into the trunk. maybe a layer of foam or camping mattress would help to even out the bumps.) although it requires you to move everything in the trunk to the front seat before you can get to "bed."
you may want to take towels with you (apart from the rule in the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy (which, by the way, would be cool to have as books on tape for the drive. the radio show was better than either the books or the movie -- you got the different voices, but you could imagine your own scenarios and that's 'way bettter than a movie.) anyway --- towels. apart from the obvious sponge-off now and then, you can roll them up in the window as temporary blinds.& for privacy. and one of those foldout windshield thingies, too.
and just for safety's sake -- have a cell phone and call people. always have someone who, if they don't hear from you, say, in 12 hours, will know to start to worry about you, and where you were when you called them last. it's just something that we *can* do, nowadays, so it's a good idea to take advantage of the technology. especially if you're driving cross-country b/c on those last couple of days, you're going to be getting kind of loopy unless you're *really* good at sleeping in cars.
at one point, on my last long drive, my daughter kept falling asleep, i'd already memorized the music we had in the car, and no radio stations were coming in. and i'd talked to everyone i wanted to talk to. so i plugged in the headphones, called my husband, got him to put the tv on Judge Judy & leave his cellphone on top of it. worked for a good two hours, what with the people's court.following, and all.
you may want to take towels with you (apart from the rule in the Hitchiker's Guide to the Galaxy (which, by the way, would be cool to have as books on tape for the drive. the radio show was better than either the books or the movie -- you got the different voices, but you could imagine your own scenarios and that's 'way bettter than a movie.) anyway --- towels. apart from the obvious sponge-off now and then, you can roll them up in the window as temporary blinds.& for privacy. and one of those foldout windshield thingies, too.
and just for safety's sake -- have a cell phone and call people. always have someone who, if they don't hear from you, say, in 12 hours, will know to start to worry about you, and where you were when you called them last. it's just something that we *can* do, nowadays, so it's a good idea to take advantage of the technology. especially if you're driving cross-country b/c on those last couple of days, you're going to be getting kind of loopy unless you're *really* good at sleeping in cars.
at one point, on my last long drive, my daughter kept falling asleep, i'd already memorized the music we had in the car, and no radio stations were coming in. and i'd talked to everyone i wanted to talk to. so i plugged in the headphones, called my husband, got him to put the tv on Judge Judy & leave his cellphone on top of it. worked for a good two hours, what with the people's court.following, and all.
hiya ive done this in uk,spent five years on the road! really miss it at times still love going abroad normally go for 2 months at a time, through france spain italy germany all that area,really good fun,, if you get a small van it would be much safer than a car, you could park in car parks or along the roads at night, people would not know your in there, be better for you too to keep your stuff in good luck
you can sleep in a rest stop in ur car but..... thos places tend to have creeps going thro them from time to time......might want to hit up a walmart parking lot.....
also dunno what kind of vehicle but if its a car or truck u might want to tint the windows or at least put cardboard up when ur sleeping....
btw i would suggest u sleep in the daytime and drive at night....... just due to the fact that during the day u wotn need to run the car for heat as much........good luck
also dunno what kind of vehicle but if its a car or truck u might want to tint the windows or at least put cardboard up when ur sleeping....
btw i would suggest u sleep in the daytime and drive at night....... just due to the fact that during the day u wotn need to run the car for heat as much........good luck
you can sleep in a rest stop in ur car but..... thos places tend to have creeps going thro them from time to time......might want to hit up a walmart parking lot.....
also dunno what kind of vehicle but if its a car or truck u might want to tint the windows or at least put cardboard up when ur sleeping....
btw i would suggest u sleep in the daytime and drive at night....... just due to the fact that during the day u wotn need to run the car for heat as much........good luck
also dunno what kind of vehicle but if its a car or truck u might want to tint the windows or at least put cardboard up when ur sleeping....
btw i would suggest u sleep in the daytime and drive at night....... just due to the fact that during the day u wotn need to run the car for heat as much........good luck
kelly_f_1999
New member
ive make cross states more than once i slept where i parked i was on a bike just rolled out the bag any truck stop road side park any parking lot never had any problems doing it have done it like 10 times car truck on a motorcycle just stop any where that your off the road and not blocking to sleep or take a nap many times i stayed where trucks park
kelly_f_1999
New member
ive make cross states more than once i slept where i parked i was on a bike just rolled out the bag any truck stop road side park any parking lot never had any problems doing it have done it like 10 times car truck on a motorcycle just stop any where that your off the road and not blocking to sleep or take a nap many times i stayed where trucks park