For everyone wanting a sleep on pickup

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These are just awesome

I so want one

http://www.cowtownsleepers.com


http://www.cowtownsleepers.com/sleepers.html

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The really neat ones are where the frame is extended, and one twice as deep as the top one is grafted in between the cab and bed... makde for something a little over 200" wheelbase though...
There's a guy on the dieseltruckresource board with one.. He's one of those hotshot drivers... Found it.. RoadMaster cab extension..
 

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having slept many nights in my old CC f250 truck, I can say that if your idling for several hours day/night you burn a lot of fuel and if you don't have A/C running it gets very damp and musty in the truck.. Maybe its just my stinky feet but id have to air the truck for 2-3 days after 2 days sleeping in it.. Also many states (NY i know for fact) have idling laws and will ticket you for extended idling. Thats why they have those funny hose contracptions at the rest areas, to provide heat/ac (at a cost) to the truck... Now many newer big trucks have small pony motors to run a seperate heat/ac unit..

My biggest grip was that no one made a bucket seat that would recline out flat like a recliner chair
 
yager said:
My biggest grip was that no one made a bucket seat that would recline out flat like a recliner chair
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You mean like the ones that conversion vans have....

Hmm I bet you could put on in a 4 dr pickup :)
 
I love those things, but have the same problem 63cj5universal has....6'7" does sleep/fold very well.

Be sweet for a few kids & a wife on a long trip.

D.
 
On the video it looks to have some pretty decent vents which work much better than cracking windows (vents keeps bugs out). On a moderate night you could get away without idleing.

Our 12L 435 horse Mercedes engines burn about 1 gallon per hour idling and our old 12.7L Detroits burn about .75 gallons per hour idling. A 10 hour break is currently costing us around $30 if the truck idles all night.

So if 1/2 the engine size would get twice the economy idling, it would cost around $15 for a night and use about 5 gallons. Does that sound about right?

If you had a tag along trailer, you would probably be better off buying a used slide in camper. It would have a sink, toilet, small stove, sleeps more than 1, and you can take it off when not in use.
 
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