Nut Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Have you ever slept in your vehicle before a hunt? I am thinking of doing this for the late primitive season right after Christmas. I could rent a cabin,take my pop-up down there again and stay with a friend(he drinks tho and I dont). So I am thinking of just driving down and sleeping in my van before hunting that day. But it made me wonder who has done this before. Have you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lil hunter Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car I have slept in the truck after hunting several times. But never before. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinsonovagun Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car A van should not be bad.....just pull out the back seats and throw a mattress back there....beats the tent!! It could be interesting if you were 6'4" and drove a Nissan pickup like me. I have dozed when I got to my spot too early to hunt though......actually it is fun, just listening to the radio, dark outside, just close your eyes and relax....does that count? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jeramie Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car Yep, ive slept in my truck. Its pretty miserable. If you have a van you should be all set. Laying a seat back isn't the best advice I could give though. Its pretty miserable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaun_300 Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car van maybe lol. i have fallen asleep in a small car for a trip and man, does that ever kill the back. I am 6'4" tall so thats probably why, sitting in a small car is bad enough with my knees wrapped around my neck and i have to get on my hands and knees to get in the things LOL. depending how tall you are, go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MUDRUNNER Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car A VAN SHOULD BE NICE.I'VE SLEPT A LOT WORSE PLACES THAN THAT BEFORE.A CABIN OR POP-UP WOULD BE NICE THOUGH. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dg Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car Yep, I've slept in her. Not the most comfortable thing, but "it's for a good cause"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY911Bowhunter Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car Not hunting - but at my last job - if I was offered an OT shift after my 16 or 24 - i would crash in my car or truck - or even in an unused ambulance. A little unerving though in Da hood! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stinger-Hunter Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car I slept in my truck on the weekend of Sept 15th. I woke up to the police knocking on my window. They searched my truck, searched me, and asked what I was doing there. I told them I went to the hospital because my leg was messed up and they gave me some meds that made me drowsy so I pulled over to sleep for a couple of hours. (I was in a church parking lot). They questioned me a few more times, called the hospital, called Walgreens, and basically tried to get me to admit to the two burgluries that had taken place in the neighborhood. I don't nap in that neighborhood anymore. The funny thing is that my bro-in-law was a cop in that town for 6 years. he moved two weeks before this happened and I knew two of the cops on the police force. They didn't care - because they are @#$%@#$^@#$^@#$%!#$%!#$%!#$%!@#%!@#%!@#%. P.S. For the record, I've never committed a crime in my life. - I went hunting in Indianapolis and on the way home my leg got swollen and stuff from sliding into third base during a softball game a few days before. On the way back to Chicago, I couldn't stay on the road due to the meds. I lived within that neighborhood all through highschool so I knew it was safe. I just didn't think I'd be the one being accused of a crime. Those guys were total Jerks!!! (Watch the language guys....and the attempts to get around the "auto edit") Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archerjg Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car When we are in the field picking corn or beans and I have nothing to do, but wait. Archerjg Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreeWalker Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car I've done it for years...... but this year I bought a fiberglass topper for my rig, and sawed 2x4s for cross members and installed a sheet of plywood for an elevated platform.....added a twin size mattress and I was in the lap of luxury, LOL And it still allowed me room to stuff gear underneath......my bow goat and deer even fit under for the ride home..........gotta like that..... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dogdoc Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car only when my wife kicks me out of the house and i'm too tight to go to a motel Acutally, i slept in a vehicle one night--I was camping in Alaska with my brother and his wife and didn't want to stay in the same tent with them. I was so exhausted from fishing for 24 hours straight I slept like a baby. todd Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
huntinsonovagun Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car [ QUOTE ] I've done it for years...... [/ QUOTE ] Man, I guess I never knew what it was really like to be homeless!! Hey, at least you have internet in your truck!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
puffy Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car I haven't, but I have a nephew thats slept in my raised roof camper van on many hunting trips. He just crawls into the back bed and sleeps. We wake him when its time to hunt. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LifeNRA Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car When I was working second shift I used to all the time! Last year around turkey season, I was on second shift, I did on two weeksends! LOL, my one set of Motorola radio's has an alarm feature. Worked great! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OJR Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car Several times and no more for this old "KID"!!! LOL!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest CBU93 Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car Spent several nights sleeping in my truck last year while hunting in IL. A good air mattress, good sleeping bag, and a good fiberglass shell on the truck and you can sleep pretty darned well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkoholic Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car Tried sleeping in the cab of my truck once and had a very poor nights sleep that left me sore and tired for the next days hunt. I have a topper on the back and have slept in total comfort there on many a hunt. Just throw in a mattress, and a good sleeping bag in colder weather (have spent a few nights at 20 below zero), and you will be just fine. I also tried the 2x4 and plywood idea and found that I was too close to the topper when a deer snorted just outside my truck and I set up quickly and almost knocked myself out when my head hit the topper. Only other drawback is that in colder weather your breath will condense (and sometimes freeze) on the ceiling (and drip on you), windows and such. I have also slept outside on the ground in warmer weather but, a word of warning here, wild animals will, no matter how bad you stink, come and check you out at night. I even had a mouse think that my sleeping bag was a good place to call home, even with me in it. Ah, many stories to tell, but back to the original question; if you can stretch out and be comfortable and warm, go for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Swamphunter Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car Every year! Sitting at the gate, waiting there at first light. I actually don't mind it one bit, except for stepping out into the snow to answer "the call"! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtnhunt Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car Hunt in the back yard, so no I have not gone out to sleep in the truck before going out. Have slept in a few vehicles though over the years. The yukon and my truck have identical seats, they are pretty comfortable laid back. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NY911Bowhunter Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car [ QUOTE ] Every year! Sitting at the gate, waiting there at first light. I actually don't mind it one bit, except for stepping out into the snow to answer "the call"! [/ QUOTE ] Dude - You should be used to sleeping a car, you know with your job and all! ...and if you make Sgt! Ooohhh Boy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tominator Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car no, can't say that i have Nut. who's going with you? if it's just you and one or two of your boys, you're welcome to shack up at my place for the night, then make the 2 hour trip from my place to Burr Oak (if that's where you're going). let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest huntinsanobsession Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car i was asleep in the back of my girlfriends truck at her work the other day because i didn't have my car and that is as far as i could get a ride from school. she has a 03 ranger extended cab so i put the front seats up all the way forward lifted the two little sideways seats rwled under a couple blankets and fell asleep the next thing i know there is a knock on the window and i figure it is one of the girls from her work cause when i have crashed in her truck after sschool before they do this because they think it is funny i was gonna wave the bird and go back to sleep but i decided to look before when i sit up it is about 4 so it is getting dark there is a cop looking in at me fashlight in hand so i open the front door and he askes if im all right i said yup jus taken a nap he asked if it was my truck i said nope my girlfriends she is at work then being the person i am and just being woken up by a cop i ask why his answer made me laugh hystaricly for a couple minuetes turns out someone walked by the truck as i shifte my wait to get comfortble saw me moved nd looked in then called the cops to tell them there was a body in the back of the truck and wnted to make sure it wasn't someone dying or a kid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RyanH Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car Yes i have and I dont like it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SaskMan Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Re: Ever sleep in your car Never..................but I have slept in the car after a night at the strip bar..................in my younger years! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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