I have a 2014 Subaru Forester which I am trying to find a way to sleep in.
The first option I gave up is lay the backseats flat. I can build a platform extend to the whole length behind the passenger seat, but there is no way I can climbing into and out of it even in summer clothes when there is not enough head room to sit up. Absolutely mission impossible in winters. And there won’t be much storage space left.
The second option is sleeping on the backseat. Find something to fill up the leg room and using an air mattress to create flat surface. The whole trunk will still be my storage. But at barely 5 ft, the bed will be too short for me. And it is a weird shape.
The easiest solution is sleeping on the passenger seat with the seat move back as far as possible and lay down as low as possible. It is not bad. The seat provided enough cushion. I was not laying flat but my arms and legs all have room to move. I can sit up easily, even directly step to the driver side. The bad side is I can only sleeping facing the roof. My legs can not stretch straight. It surprised me that the passenger side has much less leg room compared with the driver side. If only the passenger seat can lay flat, then I can make use of the backseat space too. Even with the headrest removed, the passenger seat can not lay back flat. It is rested on the backseat. I just need couple of more inches.
Then I read that someone removed their back seats for precious storage. It suddenly occurred to me, what if I remove the whole backseat? That is a lot of space freed. Can I lay the passenger seat flat and use it as if it is a small bed?
I know the whole back seats can be safely removed. There is no air bags involved. But I don’t know if the passenger seat can be lowered a little bit more until it is flat. Even if it is possible, I don’t know what else need to be done to use it as a bed.
If anyone have interest in exploring this possibility, please share with me.
The first option I gave up is lay the backseats flat. I can build a platform extend to the whole length behind the passenger seat, but there is no way I can climbing into and out of it even in summer clothes when there is not enough head room to sit up. Absolutely mission impossible in winters. And there won’t be much storage space left.
The second option is sleeping on the backseat. Find something to fill up the leg room and using an air mattress to create flat surface. The whole trunk will still be my storage. But at barely 5 ft, the bed will be too short for me. And it is a weird shape.
The easiest solution is sleeping on the passenger seat with the seat move back as far as possible and lay down as low as possible. It is not bad. The seat provided enough cushion. I was not laying flat but my arms and legs all have room to move. I can sit up easily, even directly step to the driver side. The bad side is I can only sleeping facing the roof. My legs can not stretch straight. It surprised me that the passenger side has much less leg room compared with the driver side. If only the passenger seat can lay flat, then I can make use of the backseat space too. Even with the headrest removed, the passenger seat can not lay back flat. It is rested on the backseat. I just need couple of more inches.
Then I read that someone removed their back seats for precious storage. It suddenly occurred to me, what if I remove the whole backseat? That is a lot of space freed. Can I lay the passenger seat flat and use it as if it is a small bed?
I know the whole back seats can be safely removed. There is no air bags involved. But I don’t know if the passenger seat can be lowered a little bit more until it is flat. Even if it is possible, I don’t know what else need to be done to use it as a bed.
If anyone have interest in exploring this possibility, please share with me.