Sleeping in the rear of a tourer? - Page 3

Mischief · 31st July 2013, 15:21

September meet I will be sleeping in the saloon with the rear seats dropped, couple of duvet's and a nice soft pillow

that's if I don't find me a suitable tent by then as the one I have is too small and freezing cold at night

John

neilb740 · 31st July 2013, 15:23

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Originally Posted by ProfDave

yeap; took my Bongo Mattress

I dont want to know what a Bongo matress is!!

Sounds like something Silvio Burlesconi would have in his party room

Duotone · 31st July 2013, 17:46

What you need is real comfort.

Picture courtesy of Starbug2

Dave T

ProfDave · 31st July 2013, 18:39

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Originally Posted by neilb740

I dont want to know what a Bongo matress is!!

Sounds like something Silvio Burlesconi would have in his party room

Bongo Bongo!! Bella!

well its a Bongo Friendee (sounds worse) camper

the memory foam topper forms a Double bed in the Mazda Bongo but works equally well in the Tourer

nice pillow and I am done!

Southern Star · 31st July 2013, 19:39

In the early 1990s I lived in Ramsgate but used to earn a living minicabbing in London on Friday and Saturday nights and I slept under a duvet on a single mattress in the back of a Datsun 180B Estate every weekend for months. I used to sleep like a baby.

Now, I drive an articulated lorry and I spend 4-5 nights away in it every single week, there's only slightly more room in it than in the car (but the mattress is narrower), again I sleep like a baby. I've done this for over 25 years now.

Just a quick follow-up to my earlier post, I bought the Rover 75 and sold my Rover 825 last weekend, there was a one-hour window of opportunity to take a photo of both cars together so this is it

I had the Rover Sterling for eight years and went all over the UK in it when my kids were growing up so I was terribly sad to see it go, the silver cloud is that it has gone to a restorer so I'm hoping to see it on rallies in the future. There were 8,000 Rover Sterlings made, there are only 200 left now.

Source http://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/

Thanks for the advice on this forum so far, I've subscribed and I look forward to learning about my new Rover 75 here but I'll also try to pass on best advice about anything else I have experience of- slumming it in vehicles for example.

OP, Just do it!

31st July 2013, 15:21	#21
Mischief I really should get out more....... Rover 75 Join Date: Jul 2012 Location: Willenhall Posts: 2,897 Thanks: 181 Thanked 340 Times in 264 Posts	September meet I will be sleeping in the saloon with the rear seats dropped, couple of duvet's and a nice soft pillow that's if I don't find me a suitable tent by then as the one I have is too small and freezing cold at night John __________________ Regards John [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC] My 75's General Information: This vehicle was the 49,501st 75 to run off the production line, out of 112,381 This vehicle was the 1st 75 1.8 T Club SE to be made out of 3,980 This vehicle was the 1st 75 in Celestial (Special Metallic) (code: IAI) to be made out of 19 Celestial (Special Metallic) 75s

31st July 2013, 17:46	#23
Duotone This is my second home 75 Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Leeds Posts: 8,432 Thanks: 176 Thanked 907 Times in 716 Posts	What you need is real comfort. Picture courtesy of Starbug2 Dave T Last edited by Duotone; 31st July 2013 at 20:22..

31st July 2013, 19:39	#25
Southern Star Loves to post Rover 75 CTDi Contemporary SE Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: Stretton-under-Fosse, Warwickshire. Posts: 358 Thanks: 54 Thanked 134 Times in 83 Posts	In the early 1990s I lived in Ramsgate but used to earn a living minicabbing in London on Friday and Saturday nights and I slept under a duvet on a single mattress in the back of a Datsun 180B Estate every weekend for months. I used to sleep like a baby. Now, I drive an articulated lorry and I spend 4-5 nights away in it every single week, there's only slightly more room in it than in the car (but the mattress is narrower), again I sleep like a baby. I've done this for over 25 years now. Just a quick follow-up to my earlier post, I bought the Rover 75 and sold my Rover 825 last weekend, there was a one-hour window of opportunity to take a photo of both cars together so this is it I had the Rover Sterling for eight years and went all over the UK in it when my kids were growing up so I was terribly sad to see it go, the silver cloud is that it has gone to a restorer so I'm hoping to see it on rallies in the future. There were 8,000 Rover Sterlings made, there are only 200 left now. Source http://www.howmanyleft.co.uk/ Thanks for the advice on this forum so far, I've subscribed and I look forward to learning about my new Rover 75 here but I'll also try to pass on best advice about anything else I have experience of- slumming it in vehicles for example. OP, Just do it!