First trip car camping in Bronco Sport

[hwildey]

Crossbars. I bought the cheap OMAC ones on Amazon. The rack is a ROLA.

Nice. I have the yakima aero bars which are kinda high after the towers are put in. I will check it out. Thanks.

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[Greensweater]

I car camped for the first time on the shores of Lake Superior in Michigan's UP.

I am 5'10" and simply packed the seat cushion off my porch glider for padding, a pillow and sleeping bag. A little tight on leg room but there are work-arounds, for sure.

Thunderstorms rolled in at night and reaffirmed my decision to ditch the tent. I would've been washed away.

I did miss the privacy a tent provides despite a rather rustic and remote campground. Nothing beats a power nap after a long hike. I found the BL too stuffy and conspicuous for my favorite thing to do.

 

[JP0524]

FInally got the chance to car camp with my OB! I have to say the Luno mattress is pretty comfortable. I'm 6'1" and didn't really feel cramped. I could sit up well enough. Only logistical issue was getting in and out of the car in the middle of the night. Additionally I know people have complained about the headlights coming on every time you open the door/hatch. However I discovered turning the headlight knob to off, they didn't come on, only the parking lights.

Beautiful setup! Can I ask what you used for your side windows? Thanks

 

[Osmo66]

Beautiful setup! Can I ask what you used for your side windows? Thanks

My guess is window mesh screens for air flow.

 

[jpsasha]

Beautiful setup! Can I ask what you used for your side windows? Thanks

I don’t know what he used but we bought these from Luno and they are great! https://lunolife.com/products/car-window-screens

 

[ScottyD]

Beautiful setup! Can I ask what you used for your side windows? Thanks

These windows screens/shades:
https://a.co/3riDolj

 

[GaryS]

Curious, what do you do with your food, stove, etc etc when you are laid out for sleeping? That mattress takes up the whole rear cabin.

 

[missOutsyder]

Curious, what do you do with your food, stove, etc etc when you are laid out for sleeping? That mattress takes up the whole rear cabin.

I’m looking for others’ ideas and considerations in this area too. A roof basket or a hitch rack is what I’m thinking, however everywhere I would go in western Canada is bear country so I have to consider that too

 

[ScottyD]

Curious, what do you do with your food, stove, etc etc when you are laid out for sleeping? That mattress takes up the whole rear cabin.

I left everything sitting outside. But if you have a roof rack you could put it there. Also, you can fold the mattress in half and put goods along the side if you don't mind a tight sleeping situation.

 

[bscheife]

For those of you with the mattresses: did ya'll do anything about the seats not folding 100% flat? Did it bother you? Thinking about getting a pair of these, but not sure what it'll be like with the rear seat backs being angled upward a bit the way they are when they're folded down

 

[dakman]

You can pull the lower seat out and it will lay flatter. I found I had to raise it about 4" to make it flat after pulling out the seat. I used 2 2x4's the width of the seat bottom, the top lays down on it. I never have anyone in the back so I pull the seat before a trip and it works just the same.

 

[bscheife]

You can pull the lower seat out and it will lay flatter. I found I had to raise it about 4" to make it flat after pulling out the seat. I used 2 2x4's the width of the seat bottom, the top lays down on it. I never have anyone in the back so I pull the seat before a trip and it works just the same.

smart!

 

[dakman]

smart!

 

[WildFord]

I wonder if this would work to fill in the space between 2nd row seat and front seat :

that dimension of 54" is very similar to BS spec for rear hip room of 53.4". Not sure if it is high enough to support up to the lay down back seat not-so-flat portion.

The Lunolife mattress seems to come with something like this, but the Deepsleep one doesn't.

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