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Puz06xB 09-25-2008 06:01 PM

Camping in the xB Part Duex!
 
About a year ago I posted about camping in the ole xbox ( https://www.scionlife.com/forums/vie...901&highlight= ) and then never got the chance to give it another shot till recently... Was up at the Mohican Bluegrass Festival in Ohio and camped out in the box. This attempt went MUCH better!

http://npuzo.home.insightbb.com/xB/camp/Picture-001.jpg
1st attempt last year with the 2x thick queen matress...

http://npuzo.home.insightbb.com/xB/c...78_MQSoq-S.jpg
This time single thick double matress, gave me much more breathing room, didn't interfear with the horn and best of all the doors shut :rofl:

http://npuzo.home.insightbb.com/xB/c...51_zhxDH-S.jpg
http://npuzo.home.insightbb.com/xB/c...79_eVMTm-S.jpg

With the new over head storage on the roof rack big enough for all my gear including a tailgating grill, in dash DVD, and a small cooler on the passenger side front floor board all that's missing is a toilet for perfection! Best of all I can have it ready to sleep or hit the road again in 5 - 10 min! :love:

Improbcat 09-25-2008 08:07 PM

That is a nice setup!

Back when I had my old Taurus wagon I actually made custom curtains for the express purpose of sleeping in the back, they were shaped to the inside of the windows and attached to snaps I added to the inside trim panels. there was one big curtain that went down behind the front seats so that area became default luggage storage area while camping. Worked pretty good altogether.

Now after seeing you setup I want to try camping in the xB. I think I'd make some sort of curtains to cover all the windows as I need it dark to sleep. Maybe reflective plastic attached to the body above & below the windows with magnets. Hrmm.. got to ponder on that one, my g/f has been talking about how we should do some camping.

Puz06xB 09-25-2008 08:34 PM

I've seen curtains for the xB, think most are custom though...

https://images.craigslist.org/010109...f43900839b.jpg

Puting up the sun shades in the front window and tinting up the back windows is good enough for me for now.

I've got a couple other ideas I've been kickin around like a window fan and screen for the back doors :lalala:

Metro273 09-25-2008 11:14 PM

Nice!... :clap:
I don't think I'd ever attempt that... :doh:

enjoi 09-27-2008 01:48 AM

Very NICE puz06xb, i've done similar with you but i only use comforter, and they weren't that comfy!!!!! Which size air mattress did you buy? I want to make sure my will fit like yours! I'm going to road trip in a month or two to canada. I live in southern california, its going to be a long trip.

I have ESAM visors and last time i slept in my box, I let down all my window about 3-4 inch down. It gave me good ventilation.

good job! :clap:

WhoKilledTheJAMs 09-27-2008 09:01 PM

I've never camped in mine, but if the opportunity/need arose, I wouldn't hesitate to do it.

Beforehand, however, I'd get some window screen and cover up an open window or two (hold it up with some blue masking tape on the inside) for ventilation/no bugs.

Puz06xB 09-30-2008 03:32 AM

I found the twin size matress to work great

focused 10-07-2008 01:34 AM

every lunch break i get , is a camp out in the xb

Metro273 10-07-2008 02:13 AM

Sometimes, it's actually fun to just sit in the backseat and relax... :clap:

Puz06xB 10-08-2008 12:24 PM

Wouldn't mind crawling into the box for some extra Z's this morning... blahh, I should know better than to go out on a school night anymore https://www.freesmileys.org/smileys/basic/drinks.gif


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