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 ====== Sleep system ====== ====== Sleep system ======
  
-Sleep systems range from the very simple (blankets on the floor) to the complicated (slide-outs, Murphys, etc).  +Sleep systems((a term borrowed from preppers; for both groups beds are often compromises and serve multiple functions)) range from the very simple (blankets on the floor) to the complicated buids (slide-outs, Murphys, etc).  
  
  
-There are a few factors to keep in mind: +Regardless of simplicity/complexity there are factors to keep in mind: 
  
   * physical comfort -- most people like to sleep on some padding   * physical comfort -- most people like to sleep on some padding
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 ===== directly on the floor ===== ===== directly on the floor =====
  
 +Sleeping directly on the floor on a blanket or pad can be a long-term solution for minimalists, a necessity for people with very little vertical space((cars, minivans)), or a temporary way to get started immediately.  
 ===== cot ===== ===== cot =====
  
 [[https://amzn.to/2RHTGhD|{{ https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71WhGMKKTgL._AC_UL320_ML3_.jpg?100}}]] [[https://amzn.to/2RHTGhD|{{ https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71WhGMKKTgL._AC_UL320_ML3_.jpg?100}}]]
-[[https://amzn.to/2NUaH7g|Camping cots]] are lightweight, quick to setup, and more comfortable than many might think.  +[[https://amzn.to/2NUaH7g|Camping cots]] are lightweight, highly portable and compact when stored, quick to setup, and more comfortable than many might think.  In cold weather [[https://amzn.to/36mMgpg|a camping pad]] is often added for underinsulation. 
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 +[[https://amzn.to/2RHTGhD|Military-style cots]], where the side "stretchers" make a taut sleeping surface, are unusually comfortable.  They are slightly harder to set up and take down, and do require a bit of strength to assemble.   
 + 
 +Depending on strut and leg design, cots may be difficult to store containers underneath.   
  
-[[https://amzn.to/2RHTGhD|Military-style cots]], where the side "stretchers" make a taut sleeping surface, are particularly comfortable.  They are slightly harder to set up and take down, and do require a bit of strength to assemble.   
  
  
 ===== platform ===== ===== platform =====
  
 +Sleeping platforms are common for vandwellers because:
  
 +  * the bed can be at any desired height (low for sitting, medium for underbed storage, high to allow space for bicycles, dog crates, etc)
 +  * underbed storage [[http://img.mousetrap.net/pm/IMG_20180108_123151.jpg|can be significant]]
  
 ===== convertible bed ===== ===== convertible bed =====
rv/build/bed.txt · Last modified: 2021/07/06 11:02 by frater_secessus

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