3 ways to sleep in your Prius!! 🚙😳😴
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- Опубликовано: 5 сен 2024
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Here I cover 3 ways to sleep in your prius and how I get into bed while camping in my 2008 Toyota Prius
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Thank you for the excellent video. I was stranded in Raleigh NC and had no other option but to sleep in the Prius. I was at a loss as to how to spend the night. Its a blessing that I stumbled across your no nonsense video. To the point, very well explained. I put my rolling suitcase in the stair well between the back seat and the front seat. It very conveniently closed the gap! I had a place to comfortably stretch my feet. Found some boxes in a dumpster which I cut open and spread on the back after folding the back seats flat like you showed. Spent the night sleeping under the sky in a drizzling rain and the wind gently rocking the car. Woke up to a gorgeous fall morning. Had one of the best sleep ever.
GOD BLESS!
What a great experience thank you
Thanks. Canada here. So informative.
Folding the front seAts flat is a game changer.. I’m 6ft 2in.
I am glad it is working out!
Your tutorial was phenomenal! Something that really grabbed our attention is you explaining how others sleep in a prius, that means your not the only person on the planet that sleeps in a prius!😜
So great to see your face!👍
Ha thanks! Yes many people sleep in them. Apparently it’s very popular they are my most popular videos.
I love how you answer all our stupid questions....well they’re really not stupid....just mostly already answered in your previous videos😝. I always hit like before I even watch. Peoples comments are one of my favorite parts of the video.
Ha! It’s one of the reasons I make videos. I love to help people. I’m introverted so interacting on this level is good for me! Appreciate you watching RR
Chasin' Simplicity yeah me too...I’m only verbal in print.
Good place to be!
Hey …I’m introverted too
I do like all the windows in the Priuses. I'd be tempted to sleep with my head at the rear so I could look up at the stars, like a space capsule :-). I'm only 5'3", so I could probably get away with that!
I've sleep that way and enjoyed the night sky :)
I would if I could see lol.
I have taken several 10 to 14 day trips a year in my third gen Prius since 2014. My current method is the tote boxes and a tri-fold mattress like yours except mine is 25x75 inches. Works well without any trimming. I am 6' 4" and I am quite comfortable. I was not aware of the plywood method or folding the passenger seat down. Not sure if my passenger seat in the Gen 3 will fold that far back or not. Might give it a try next time. Thanks for sharing.
Thank you for sharing. Sounds like you really have it down! The third gen must be longer. I’m much shorter and almost touch the tailgate. I do the plywood hooked with paracord to the headrest on my 4runner. Works great!
thanks for sharing
Inflatable backseat mattress. I camp in my prius. Longest trip was 3 months. I tried many arrangements before i found a backseat inflatable mattress. Covers backseat and footwells. I am 5'8" and i put the front passenger seat forward and folded down and put a pillow on that so i can stretch out completely. Excellent.
Leaves entire trunk free for junk and you can forgo inflatable footwell pillar supports and use storage totes. Tip. Dont inflate mattress till hard. Its not a paddleboard. Inflate to your comfort level.
Do you inflate it nightly?
I've used both seat configurations. Number 3 is the most comfortable, but it's a pain to set up. Number 1 is easier in that respect and still very comfortable. I like the rear seat down on both sides for more room, and I crawl into the back from the front seat. It's a bit like doing yoga. ;)
I’ve done that! If it’s bad weather I work and change etc in the seat so I have done both. Great cars!
Gave me a few ideas. As you know. I've changed my sleeping area 3 times already.
Good! Sleep is the most important thing. Everything else is secondary if you’re living/traveling out of your car.
This seems like the most logical solution to travel affordably if you ask me. Slept in my car a couple times traveling to save a buck and it sucked more than you'd think. Having something like this with a bed would open up a lot of possibilities just because you could sleep anywhere
Thank you very much!
Great to see your face, Galvain....useful information. Thanks!
Thanks! I bring it out ever now and again to terrify children! Lol. Thank you for watching
Chasin' Simplicity 🙀
Great exploration of the space, thanks!
Thank you and thanks for watching!
That's cool that's there's a few different options for people..man so jealous of the back sunroof thing. 😢
Thank you! Hope you guys are well!
After major back surgery I need a better bed. I take the passenger seat out and get my crib mattress and frame supported by milk crates and crutches. Doesn't look as good as yours but I get an excellent night sleep. Last time I slept in the Prius I parked in a handicap parking spot woke up before any business was to be conducted. I have handicap tags. I like the use of the small heater and heating pad could not imagine why you don't have an electric blanket. At home I have both the heating pad at my feet since they are usually begging for heat, and this allows me to run the electric blanket on lower setting. If I tried to satisfy my feet with the electric blanket I end up sweating. I wear wool socks and they still beg for warmth.
Great job! Sorry you had back surgery I’ve heard that’s just awful recovery.
@@ChasinSimplicity After sugery I begged my wife to bring my gun to me . Morphine didn't help I didn't think it was going to be that bad. Hindsight.
I’ve heard that from more than one person. I’m glad you’re still around.
Hey thanks for this vid!
Thank you for watching!
I am a new follower of your channel Greetings from Sweden 😊
Hej! Hej! Welcome to the channel.
amazing! thanks i’m going through a rough one, and this vid helped me A LOt! :)) thanks so much man
We full-time RV with our fifth-wheel and we also have a Prius. Before full-time rving we would travel in our Prius and tent camp. We love our Prius!! You have some great ideas. Just liked and subscribed!!
Awesome. Much appreciated. You will get a lot of variety here just fair warning. I’m a little out there ha! I’ll check out your channel. Tent camping is awesome. My little brother lives full time in a fifth wheel and my parents in a class a motorhome. It’s in my blood.
@@ChasinSimplicity Wow it definitely is in your blood. Looking forward to following you!
Appreciate you watching!
thanks for sharing
Very nice!! Just shows you can create solutions if ya just put your mind to it. Great systems!
Work complete!
Awesome! Thanks for the ideas ! Will be exploring ideas with our setup! 👍
Thanks for watching. Hoping you are well!
@@ChasinSimplicity Thank you ! Hope you are well too!
I'm 5'10 I just crawl back there I have an air mattress back there small one and an angle myself a little bit to where my feet don't hit the window..lol I cracked the windows a bit and I have two USB fans that I run
Nice and simple!
Tried sleeping in a Prius, for me it sucked. Tent-cot was a lot better solution for me. No putting up blackout shades on windows, or bug screening to get air into car, and no being a contortionist to get in and out of bed. A tent-cot is fast to set up (no stakes), and way more comfortable. Of course if you are trying to dodge the cost of a motel by staying in a Walmart parking lot, then a tent-cot might not be your thing.
All true. Many different ways to do it!
Great video. Sir, can you tell me the length of the gap? You mentioned the hight of the gap is 18 inches. And I think the width is around 80 cm.
Thank you so much! Sadly I am currently prius-less. I’ll get another one someday and do more videos!
yes! makes perfect sense! if you have a prius, you also have a 900$ cooler!!!!!
For sure! Thanks so much for watching
When you have a pruis c and it's so much smaller. I'm short so its not TO bad.
Thank you for watching! Those Prius c are a lot smaller!
Thanks, buddy.
Thank you for watching!
Enjoyed this great video
Thanks buddy! Hope you are well
Cool set up. I like the option of removing the headrest & folding the front seat all the way down since I am 6’3” & it seems that would give me the most room length wise. You have the 2008 Gen 2 Prius i see. I plan to get a Gen 3(2010-2015) but I heard that the front seats in the Gen 3 don’t fold all the way down. Do you know if that’s true? Thanks!
I’m not 100% sure on that. I never looked for one. I think certain ones for sure do not good flat like the Prius prime since it has a larger battery. Either way you are longer than you are tall as when you lay down your spine decompresses and you gain length over when you stand, I would go try a couple out in real life. That is what I did. You learn a lot laying in the back of one! Thanks for watching
Also noticed that when I turn the motor off I still feel like something's running a fan or something
I prefer to sleep with my head at the back so I can look up at the stars. Otherwise the drivers seat folds pretty much flat.
Quite ingenious!
An old 2005 Prius I sleep in it I'm worried about my key fob how do I protect it from draining my battery while I sleep I have to have the key fob in here with me
I’m sorry I am not sure on that one
please take back out that handy measuring tape and do a measures video! I want to know height, length width and everything else you can think of. I think it would be a good video to make. Make sure to state clearly which year and model prius you have as well.
That’s a great idea Alex!
Chasin' Simplicity man that would be a lot of work, 🥴
Why not put your head where your feet are and do option #3 so your legs go into the front seat?
Wonder if there is room for a chest locker if the back seat were taken out?
Maybe... you would want to get pretty creative though.
Every time I try to go to places they just want to sell me stuff I ain't got the money for that..lol
Glad I come across your channel maybe you can give me some input 👋👍✌️
A fourth stealthy method. Take two to four naps. Two to four parking locations. Curl up across back seat with two very small but firm pillows.
You can acclimate to this and sleep soundly. An eye mask and earplugs can improve this greatly for some people. Very stealthy. Wear dark clothing.
Method 5 - screw eye bolts into frame, attach hammock, climb in.
Lots of room in a Prius V
Lots more for sure!
Thanks for all these! Just now found your videos and catching up... Can I ask how tall you are? Thanks!
I’m 5’8”. Thanks for watching I’ve had a lot of fun making Prius videos. Remember. You are longer laying down than you are standing (spinal decompression)
When you put the back seat down, there are plastic pieces (from the seat belts sticking out). How do you deal with that? Would you recommend a wood platform or putting foam around the pieces, to level the whole back area?
Hi. Thanks for watching. I never had an issue with the plastic sticking out. If they bother you then maybe a more elaborate setup like you suggested would be a way to go
@@ChasinSimplicity thank you!!
Very welcome!
Wheres reclining the drivers seat with feet by pedals?
It is on the side of the seat.
And I'm always feeling like a vibration when I'm sitting in the car like maybe a fans running or something or it's running or something is that anything to do with my key fob
I'm still not understanding why this red blinking car is always blinking it's always on it's on the dash it's a red car that's always on and blinking
I hope you found the solution. RUclips just pushed your notification to me after a long time apparently
Car alarm lol
Ty
im 6,3 It wouldn't work for me right?
Hi Carlos. Would be very very tight. Would need to go diagonal
I'm going on to Google you know the RUclips videos to understand about my Prius
Don’t know if you answered this already, but how tall are you? Would a 6’1 person fit?
I’m 5’8”. You would really need to move the seats forward alllllll the way.
Do you do with your fob when you're sleeping in your car to keep it from making your battery dead
I do!
Sorry I messed up I didn't realize I messed up on my question what to do with fob when car sleeping from draining your battery
Ty
cool
Thanks for watching!
Maybe this has been asked before but has anyone went camping and left the motor running overnight in the 2014 hybrid? It charges then motor turns off etc. repeat while I sllep with the air or heat on with my cpap? Thanks. B-Bro
Hi and thanks for watching. That is what this prius does and I use a Cpap as well. I would guess the 2014 do it too. Just remember that you can’t do that in any sort of enclosed area
No I'll be sleeping in the car setting still all night like in bed with the ac or heater on with my cpap out side at Talladega campgrounds.
Do you have a yeti goal zero generator? If so, wondering if the Prius charges it ok.
I do. But, now I use my inverter!
could a 6ft 4" person sleep fully extended legs out in a prius?
Hi and thanks for watching. I would say that would be extremely difficult with the way I have it setup. You might need to make additional changes.
The answer is yes it is possible. The easiest way about it would be to put the passenger seat flush with the back seat as shown in the video, and then use two pillows. One to make up for the lower level of the seat and another for the main pillow. The most comfortable way about it would be to buy a self inflating sleeping pad with a built In air pillow. The air pillow sucks for normal use, but Is absolutely perfect for making up the slight downward slope of the seat. Add a normal pillow on top of that and you are golden. It really sucks when you are a tall person and also are uncomfortable sleeping crunched up, but thankfully there are still some options when it comes to sleeping in your Prius.
Dude you cant tint your windows?? Mine are dark dark and I tell you I can catch a good nap in that car!!!
They are tinted. I like the extra privacy of window coverings. It’s a mental thing for me.
How tall are you? I'm 6' tall and not sure how much space would be left over for me. Thanks
5’8”. Remember you are longer than you are tall as your spine decompressed as you lay down.
So if you were 6'2 it would basically be impossible...?
Hi and thanks for watching. You would have to likely remove the passenger seat or sleep in the passenger seat or.... check out a different year prius.
Can you leave on ur ac in a toyota prius c n sleep n hw long?
Yes you can! That is one of the big benefits. You can do it until you run out of gas. I imagine that would be literally days on a full tank
Wow thz fr the info
how tall are you????
5’8”
do u ever leave the heat on ?
I tried it but the engine fired up way more than when using ac. I switched to a very small electric heater ran off of an inverter
Chasin' Simplicity dam y in the videos i’m watchin people saying it fires up like 3 times a hour , talkin bout only about a half gallon per 8 hours, i gotta just try it 😂
How tall are you bro?
Only 5’8”
@@ChasinSimplicity gotcha, so it's possible to lie flat fully in a prius (base)? do you think a 5'9" person can do it?
Yes. Just move the seat up a bit more and you would be fine. I test drove one and on the test drive I laid the seats down and got in that way and laid down to make sure I fit.
@@ChasinSimplicity gotcha! i am thinking if i should buy a prius v or prius.
They are pretty cool for sure. However, if you are planning on traveling in one I can’t suggest enough to rent one even for a day, throw a bed in the back and sleep in it. Nothing elaborate. But if uncomfortable sleep is happening you will not enjoy. Just my perspective. Good luck!
Your face in a video! 😮
I know. The ladies don’t stop messaging me now!
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@@ChasinSimplicity that's their "sex". Gender is fluid. 😋
Ever have any rodent problems? I heard Toyota's soy based wires attract them.
Thanks for the comment but I have not heard of that. I would think it would matter a lot where you are and what you park near. I do know that companies make devices that you put under the hood to drive away all sorts of pests. Not sure how well they work though, sorry!