What a Nap! Oh, Did I Mention the Bed in My Car?
By Four Walls
@FourWalls (62164)
United States
October 22, 2020 10:29pm CST
Usually on the first night out I won’t sleep all that well. I think it’s getting adjusted to a bed that’s not mine.
As usual, I didn’t sleep all that well last night. Additionally, I’m old and I can have a nap if I want one! 
So I found a shady spot, nice and secluded, in the Smokies, pulled in, put my window shades up, and decided to take a quick nap.
I slept for two hours.
Now, you might be wondering why I have a bed in my car.
First, it’s not a “bed” as in mattress, box springs, and frame. I have a small car, that wouldn’t all fit! No, it’s an improvised sleeping spot. It’s very simple: an old sleeping bag stuffed with three 24”x24” four-inch memory foam cushions. With a camping pad underneath.
That thing sleeps VERY well.
Secondly, in traveling I have learned one thing for certain: doo-doo happens. I’d much rather have this and never need it than need it and not have it.
So, if there’s a problem at the hotel and they don’t have my room, or if there’s a problem with road closure because of weather, construction, or accidents, at least I can sleep.
So I found a shady spot, nice and secluded, in the Smokies, pulled in, put my window shades up, and decided to take a quick nap.
I slept for two hours.
Now, you might be wondering why I have a bed in my car.
First, it’s not a “bed” as in mattress, box springs, and frame. I have a small car, that wouldn’t all fit! No, it’s an improvised sleeping spot. It’s very simple: an old sleeping bag stuffed with three 24”x24” four-inch memory foam cushions. With a camping pad underneath.
That thing sleeps VERY well.
Secondly, in traveling I have learned one thing for certain: doo-doo happens. I’d much rather have this and never need it than need it and not have it.
So, if there’s a problem at the hotel and they don’t have my room, or if there’s a problem with road closure because of weather, construction, or accidents, at least I can sleep.15 people like this
17 responses
@FourWalls (62164)
• United States
23 Oct 20
It’s fall foliage time here, and my head is spinning from all of the beauty around me!
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
26 Oct 20
@FourWalls Fall is a beautiful time of year. We are going to fly up to New Jersey in two weeks as my grandson is finally coming home after 2 years. He is in the Navy and will be home for a few weeks and then getting sent to the west coast of the states. At least he will be home, although with all the nonsense going on with riots and fighting, I think it is more dangerous than where he is now.
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@FourWalls (62164)
• United States
26 Oct 20
@ramapo17 — he’s going to Whidbey Island? My brother was stationed there and he loved it. Of course, that was a long time ago.
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
23 Oct 20
Very clever. I've never slept in a car.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
26 Oct 20
I have traveled ever since I was 2 years old. My dad was in the Army when I was two years old and we moved around with him for awhile until he was sent to Germany and was in WWII. I think it was the start of my traveling love. As I got older, I got a job on cruise ships as a hairdresser and traveled to so many countries and learned a lot about the world.
It was experiences I could never afford in a lifetime.
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@LindaOHio (156276)
• United States
26 Oct 20
@ramapo17 That is so cool! I would like to do a lot more traveling.
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I just wish I had a car to put it in. Around here it is against the law to sleep in your car!
@Hercules7 (340)
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2 Nov 20
Nice makeshift bed you have there. Is it comfortable though?
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@FourWalls (62164)
• United States
2 Nov 20
Yes. The cushions are memory foam, so they are sturdy and comfortable.
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@DocAndersen (54411)
• United States
23 Oct 20
i am thinking a copy would roll up and ask you what you were doing!
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@FourWalls (62164)
• United States
23 Oct 20
In the Smokies there are so many hiking trails that a parked car raises no suspicion unless it’s there for a day or longer.
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@DocAndersen (54411)
• United States
24 Oct 20
@FourWalls sorry my image stuck. Get out of the car ma'am - do you have a place to go?
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@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
23 Oct 20
When we retired, my wife and I lived out of the back of our jeep for nearly a year. (we stayed in motels usually every third night so we could shower etc.). But we had a blowup mattress that we would roll out and air up. All the stuff, clothes, food, drinks what have you would move to the front seat or the carry all on top. We had a blast doing that. --- After that year we bought an RV and continued our journey. We traveled, living out of the RV for five years then bought a house in Oregon.
We've since sold the RV but I'm kinda wishing we had it back so we could safely travel to see the kids. --We are old too, and hae a few other issues that make this virus thing a real danger to us.
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@ramapo17 (30441)
• Melbourne, Florida
26 Oct 20
@cperry2 I would love to have another one. I am tired of sitting home doing nothing. Being my husband is the one who would drive and he doesn't want another one, I am out voted. 
I hope you get one and enjoy traveling again. Keep me posted with your trips.
I hope you get one and enjoy traveling again. Keep me posted with your trips.2 people like this
@cperry2 (5608)
• Newport, Oregon
26 Oct 20
@ramapo17 We are considering getting another, either a camper to put on my pickup or a small travel trailer. I don't think I want to spend another five years on the road, but having it for short hauls would be nice. The problem I am running into is that the quality factor is missing on most of the newer RV's. But we have begun looking to see what is out there.
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@popciclecold (35102)
• United States
9 Nov 20
You got it all figured out. Smart.
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@FourWalls (62164)
• United States
23 Oct 20
It is! Six feet long (I’m 5’4”) and two feet wide. Beats the daylights out of putting the front seat back to catch a few zzzz’s!
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@RasmaSandra (73444)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
24 Oct 20
That is very clever and it looks very comfortable and inviting,
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@JWMILLER (3280)
• Westmoreland, Tennessee
26 Oct 20
Looks like great planning to me. We have been on about 10 cruises, a lot fewer than you.
@andriaperry (116860)
• Anniston, Alabama
25 Oct 20
I can sleep anywhere too, I have slept in my car many times.
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@Writingghost (5196)
• United States
8 Nov 20
I have spent many nights sleeping in cars. I never had an actual bed made up.
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