Sleeping in an HHR.
05-01-2011, 12:10 AM
#42
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My g/f and I were thinking about this in my panel. She can make crazy stuff with a sewing machine. If we can stand the limited room in the back to to sleep we are goin to make our own netting so the hatch can stay open if wanted.would be fun for camping.
05-01-2011, 12:13 AM
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05-01-2011, 07:58 AM
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08-06-2011, 06:13 AM
#47
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Sleeping or Napping
It is apparent that Chevy and every other auto maker with the exception of Honda Element either doesn't want you to sleep in a vehicle or they could care less about your comfort. The Element seats, front and back fold flat into a bed. What is so disappointing about my HHR is that the front passenger seat does not fold evenly flat with the rear area. It seems to me that it never entered their mind that someone 6' or taller may want to lay down and go to sleep in the vehicle. Has anyone modified an HHR for sleeping? Does any one know of an Internet site devoted to sleeping or camping in vehicles?
Back in the day big cars had big seats, most station wagons had ample leg room and the VW mini buses from all eras were very comfortable. Hooking a tent on to the back is fine for camping but the need is for secure rest stop snoozing. I am not sure of the manufacturer but screens that fit in the window channel have been available in the past. It would be nice if they made a window channel screen with a plastic awning to prevent rain from coming in.
08-06-2011, 04:17 PM
#48
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i've slept in mine about 5 or 6 nights now. I lay with head to the back so that my feet can hang off. I'm 6'1 and it works out fine. I lay a sleeping bag under me and use a blanket and pillow. I've taken naps in the front passenger seat countless times. 15-30 min naps.
I partly purchased it for the space it provides. I can pack stuff in and I can sleep at night if i'm out of state. hah.
I partly purchased it for the space it provides. I can pack stuff in and I can sleep at night if i'm out of state. hah.
08-06-2011, 07:54 PM
#49
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If you are doing this on the cheap, I would go with an air matress. If you want a more permanent solution, there are a number of companies that will make a custom matress to fit the space (search on "custom matress sailboat" - many of these places cater to the sailboat crowd, because the V-birth in sailboats all are different and odd shaped). If I wanted to really camp from the HHR, I would get a car tent: http://www.autoanything.com/truck-te...en=23566748913 If I wanted to stretch out for a few hours of snooze, I would go with the fold-up pad and leave the air running (or heat in the winter). But I have no trouble sleeping sitting up Z(well, reclining), so I snooze in the drivers seat of the SS - but wouldn't want that to be an all-night, many night solutuon.
08-07-2011, 01:38 AM
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I made a mattress to sleep on my HHR. Tested several times, including in cold weather.
https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/general-hhr-4/soft-rear-mat-my-hhr-36566/
I picked up this idea from a participant of this forum Ratracer. I think - it is a pioneer in this field. The great mattressbuilder.
https://www.chevyhhr.net/forums/general-hhr-4/soft-rear-mat-my-hhr-36566/
I picked up this idea from a participant of this forum Ratracer. I think - it is a pioneer in this field. The great mattressbuilder.