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mdoverl's avatar
mdoverl
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Apr 24, 2017

Prius Stealth Camper?

Someone requested that I post pictures of my living situation in my prius. I wasn't sure if I should put here, or in Truck Campers. Seem to fit neither and there is not a suitable area for this. So moderators feel free to move the thread or delete if need be.

Once a week, typically on Sunday, i pull everything out my Prius to give it a good cleaning. i decided to show a step by step process of how the sleeping arraignment is setup. I was also in the process of offloading stuff into storage, as it was getting pretty cramped in the prius.



Sorry I posted this before the post was finished because I'm trying to see if the images are showing, they are not coming up in preview.

And they did not show, so I will be posting a link to them

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzlWElAMuxlRb1FIWUE1RXNMaWc

Above is just a plain image from the outside of the Prius

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzlWElAMuxlRX2xYQTB4NW42WDQ

Above is with the doors open

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzlWElAMuxlRRVRVTkNUUFhqSjQ

Next i remove the passenger head rest and completely lower the passenger seat to the rear

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzlWElAMuxlROXBITnpBS1lRQ3M

Next I lower both rear seats

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzlWElAMuxlRZHBHal9UQy1MOUE

Here is a picture from the rear. From the base of the cargo door, all the way to the front dashboard, I have 102 inches of space, or 8 feet 6 inches.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzlWElAMuxlRSG91MFg5RHJhMTg

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzlWElAMuxlRZS0wcm92UWEtMTQ

Next I have a 4 inch mattress that is 72 inches long and 27 inches wide that I lay down

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzlWElAMuxlRNm5UTE5PNGc4VnM

About a foot or so of the mattress hangs over the front passenger seat and is not supported, So I have a green cushion I put under the mattress to keep it from sinking.

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzlWElAMuxlRcU1GanQ1SWMtWWc

https://drive.google.com/open?id=0BzlWElAMuxlRN3l1OGhrYzdsdjQ

Next I load up my sleeping pad, sleeping bag, box of food supplies, bag of clothe, toolbox, and other various items needed.

Any questions? or Flame Warriors?
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  • garyhaupt's avatar
    garyhaupt
    Explorer
    Apr 24, 2017
    A suggestion to the NOT O.P....mdoverl...why not start a new thread, one that you create...and, because it is a new beginning...why not do just that...no baiting the live-stock. You can always take up arms again if they can't just be civil.


    Gary Haupt
  • LenSatic's avatar
    LenSatic
    Explorer
    Apr 24, 2017
    mdoverl wrote:
    Someone requested that I post pictures of my living situation in my prius. I wasn't sure if I should put here, or in Truck Campers. Seem to fit neither and there is not a suitable area for this.


    Thanks for the pix. One question . . . you sleep with a teddy bear? ;)

    LS
  • mdoverl's avatar
    mdoverl
    Explorer
    Apr 24, 2017
    LenSatic wrote:
    mdoverl wrote:
    Someone requested that I post pictures of my living situation in my prius. I wasn't sure if I should put here, or in Truck Campers. Seem to fit neither and there is not a suitable area for this.


    Thanks for the pix. One question . . . you sleep with a teddy bear? ;)

    LS


    LOL I didn't realize that made it in the picture. Awesome, I don't sleep with it, but it has sentimental value to me.
  • LenSatic's avatar
    LenSatic
    Explorer
    Apr 24, 2017
    garyhaupt wrote:
    A suggestion to the NOT O.P....mdoverl...why not start a new thread, one that you create...and, because it is a new beginning...why not do just that...no baiting the live-stock. You can always take up arms again if they can't just be civil.


    Gary Haupt


    He did. It's in the Class B forum.

    LS
  • jfkmk's avatar
    jfkmk
    Explorer
    Apr 25, 2017
    Mdoverl,

    From reading your posts, I appreciate that you ask business owners prior to overnighting there. While it wouldn't be my cup of tea, I respect your decision for living your life the way you want.

    Again, you said you check prior to parking in a place overnight. However, there seems to be those who advocate not doing that and potentially parking in front of people's houses overnight. As one who chose a different route, I purchased a nice house in a nice area for my kids to grow up in. I would not appreciate someone sleeping in a car in front of my house. Everyone should respect each other, and that would be disrespectful to how I chose to live my life. Besides, in my town, it is legal to park a trailer on your property, but not legal to sleep in it overnight, so I would think they would frown upon someone sleeping in their car on the street.

    I do have a legitimate question, though. You mentioned in your previous posts that you have a car loan. How does one go about getting a loan without having an address? Not prying, I'm just curious.
  • Naio's avatar
    Naio
    Explorer II
    Apr 25, 2017
    I am sad to see that I cannot view the pictures on your Google drive acvount!
  • mdoverl's avatar
    mdoverl
    Explorer
    Apr 25, 2017
    Naio wrote:
    I am sad to see that I cannot view the pictures on your Google drive acvount!


    I'm sorry, I'm guessing you don't have a gmail account to view them. I couldn't figure any other way to post them. It wouldn't let upload them directly from my computer, which i can understand why, the owner of the forum is trying to prevent the servers memory from being taken up by photos. Does anyone here know of a preferred way of linking photos so people without gmail accounts can view them? I'm just so use to exclusively using Google products.
  • mdoverl's avatar
    mdoverl
    Explorer
    Apr 25, 2017
    jfkmk wrote:
    Mdoverl,

    From reading your posts, I appreciate that you ask business owners prior to overnighting there. While it wouldn't be my cup of tea, I respect your decision for living your life the way you want.

    Again, you said you check prior to parking in a place overnight. However, there seems to be those who advocate not doing that and potentially parking in front of people's houses overnight. As one who chose a different route, I purchased a nice house in a nice area for my kids to grow up in. I would not appreciate someone sleeping in a car in front of my house. Everyone should respect each other, and that would be disrespectful to how I chose to live my life. Besides, in my town, it is legal to park a trailer on your property, but not legal to sleep in it overnight, so I would think they would frown upon someone sleeping in their car on the street.

    I do have a legitimate question, though. You mentioned in your previous posts that you have a car loan. How does one go about getting a loan without having an address? Not prying, I'm just curious.


    First off, thank you for actually reading all of the post that I've written. Second i got the car in 2011, when i was renting a house.for government mail and important stuff, i have a friend who let's me use their mailing address.

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