Mattress for bed of JT?

[chady221]

thanks for sharing options!

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[Great Offender]

Would it allow access to my charging ports in the truck -picture in post above - is there enough space to squeeze cables down the side to plug into the 12v and USB ports??

Would it work with my Rightline tent - which is really sloped on the tailgate - it's not a large tent.

I have seen similar switch plates on Amazon. Where did you get yours?

 

[Ogre_FL]

Only looking for air mattress as it's hot and humid down by the river and space is a huge consideration. Everything has to fit in the truck (the back may be full of car parts LOL)
Seriously, need to consider storage in the truck and then at home. Don't have space for anything large and foam would be a cumbersome thing dragging in and out of the house, and trying to find space in the cab of the truck.



The bed of the truck is 44" between wheel wells - ideal to fill that space, and maybe 72" long?
My cheap Coleman is 73" x 38" and an extra 6" might keep me from rolling off. Side sleeper who goes back and forth multiple times in the night and I always end up with the current one being too narrow, struggle to stay on it.

When I look up Rightline mattress on Amazon, it doesn't give accurate measurements - one review said it was 40", the dimensions say 51 with is too wide for between the wheels.

I'd thought about something that went around the wheel wells and filled the floor of the truck bed but then that would block the charging ports I have back there not to mention dig into the tie-down loops in the bed of the truck so 44" would be better.

The big Airbedz thing -MAYBE too long with the extension with the Rightline tent (my current cheapie is 72", I'd hang off the end without the extension and i'm only 5'8")
It looks great, like the fact that it's a full bed mattress.
The other consideration is the fact I have ports in the bed of the truck to recharge phone and hearing aids while I sleep.......... if I could still plug into those while the mattress is in the back - might work. Need to maintain access to these -

Trying to sort this out, do 3 weeks worth of work on a car in less than 2 weeks to take it to the show this year, plus dealing with my wife heading to Canada and my needing to take her and her friend to the airport - at 3 am on a Sunday morning............

Not sure what is up with Amazon but the one Rightline markets as for the Gladiator (110M60) shows the 76" x 44" dimensions on most sites I found.
Hell the Amazon description says is memory foam.

https://www.northridge4x4.com/part/...u8P4ESfG0htmc48nEBSekgf05XW8zedhoCxEQQAvD_BwE

 

[ShadowsPapa]

I have seen similar switch plates on Amazon. Where did you get yours?

I bought the 12v accessories with the plate they come with from Amazon.
But the distance between the pieces was so that it didn't fit as well into the opening in the side of the bed. So I took some acrylic and made my own plate, spacing things closer so they'd fit better. I still had to cut the bed wall a bit but not as much and if I trade or sell, I can cover the hole with my cutting with the original blank I removed. Same 12v items, just spaced closer in a plate I made.

Not sure what is up with Amazon but the one Rightline markets as for the Gladiator (110M60) shows the 76" x 44" dimensions on most sites I found.
Hell the Amazon description says is memory foam.

https://www.northridge4x4.com/part/...u8P4ESfG0htmc48nEBSekgf05XW8zedhoCxEQQAvD_BwE

Thanks for posting the Northridge link - at least that's FINALLY a picture of the item in a real Jeep Gladiator for an idea of fitment and so on. It's only 10 bucks more than the same thing on Amazon so maybe they'd price match. Some places will.............
You must be looking at the same ad I am...........the one that says 51" but the space between wheels is only 44".
And this one on Amazon is the 110M60

I suspect there's a lot of copy and paste that goes on, likely by minimum wage work-from-home kids putting these things up.

 

[gotswap]

We have the bed tent as well. Use this, perfect fit and comfy.

Amazon.com: Pittman Outdoors PPI-105 AirBedz Original Truck Bed Air Mattress for 5'-5.5 Mid-Size Short Truck Beds with Tailgate Mattress, Blue : Home & Kitchen

 

[RudeJeepin]

I have the Napier, not the Ridgeline, but we use this one.
https://a.co/d/4I4H29R
It has a built in 110v pump, which we run off of the 110v plug on the backside of the center console. I use a short extension cord so I can air up the bed while it's in place.
It does slightly ride up on the fender wells, but not bad. It should leave just enough room for your earing aids and such to charge.

 

[xman1564]

I'm done with air up mattresses, I've gone thru to many. I use a tri-fold foam mattress.
Here is a vid of how I did it before I started pulling a trailer.



Maybe you can find one you like to fit the bed of your truck on Amazon.
Much better than an air-up in my opinion.

i like my gazelle t4 hub tent with super fast set up in about a 1 min and my teton xxl camp cot with teton sleeping pad like sleeping in my cozy bed at home?

 

[xman1564]

i like my gazelle t4 hub tent with super fast set up in about a 1 min and my teton xxl camp cot with teton sleeping pad like sleeping in my cozy bed at home?

pair this up with a recon 4 or recon 5 sleeping bag and you can camp any where fast?

 

[xman1564]

I use a short (Height) Cot with a 2" Memory Foam 28" wide mattress/Bedroll from Amazon. Plenty of Room to sit up inside the Rightline Tent and store stash under the cot, plus have room for stuff on the other side of the the truck bed, like PowerStation and Cpap setup. No build setup, with a BedRug.

Edit for photo.

yes? i use my teton xxl pad that is just like this? comfy

 

[xman1564]

I've done the searches and only come up with a couple spots where mattresses were mentioned.
Going to be heading to a show/swap meet/races in a couple of weeks. Will be using the truck tent again but want something better for a mattress - at least as wide as the space between wheel wells, and at least as long as the bed if not a bit longer. It's a Rightline tent so something that actually goes to the very end of the tailgate may not work....

What are the possibilities and what are others using with this same tent setup?
I'm tired of rolling over and sliding off the edge of the thing Coleman I have now. It's ok but not wide enough IMO.

i use to camp with an original truck tent when my kids were growing up yrs ago, didnt like how it restricted you if you wanted to go cruise around? limits you like a rtt does

 

[RudeJeepin]

i use to camp with an original truck tent when my kids were growing up yrs ago, didnt like how it restricted you if you wanted to go cruise around? limits you like a rtt does

The Gladiator is small enough that 2 people can pick the tent out if the back and set it on the ground. Then when you get back, place the tent back into the back of the Gladiator.

On a plus note, you can use the upper text as a drinking game. Drank every time I used the word back...back...back...back...back??????

 

[ShadowsPapa]

The Gladiator is small enough that 2 people can pick the tent out if the back and set it on the ground. Then when you get back, place the tent back into the back of the Gladiator.

On a plus note, you can use the upper text as a drinking game. Drank every time I used the word back...back...back...back...back??????

And by the time it was back far enough you really didn't care any more, right? LOL.

I've seen some GREAT ideas here so far - and if I didn't have my Rightline tent (and another cheapy ground tent), I can see myself getting one of those fast setup tents - 90 seconds? And it's pretty large........
But for now, although all of the other tent stuff is cool, interesting and makes me think of "some day", I'm still trying to decide or find what will work best for me in 2 weeks when I HOPEFULLY haul my 73 across the river for a fun weekend and hopefully a good night sleep while there.
Gotta find something that will fit the JT, fit in the Rightline tent, and allow at least enough access to plug into the USB ports in the bed to charge phone and hearing aids, or plug in a light into the 12v outlet I have back there. Even if it's tight, that's ok, as long as I can get to those outlets - doesn't have to be the picture of convenience. I'm not glamping...........

 

[Ogre_FL]

The Gladiator is small enough that 2 people can pick the tent out if the back and set it on the ground. Then when you get back, place the tent back into the back of the Gladiator.

On a plus note, you can use the upper text as a drinking game. Drank every time I used the word back...back...back...back...back??????

Yup, thats what we do.
Snatch the tent out (Napier w/the bottom) with the mattress and sleeping bags still inside.
Tent camped many years and really prefer the trunk tent, being elevated and out of the dirt/dust/mud of ground camping.
Feel a bit safer too when the coyotes and bears come around.

 

[xman1564]

The Gladiator is small enough that 2 people can pick the tent out if the back and set it on the ground. Then when you get back, place the tent back into the back of the Gladiator.

On a plus note, you can use the upper text as a drinking game. Drank every time I used the word back...back...back...back...back??????

? mine was on a full size truck hard to take out without taking it down

 

[ShadowsPapa]

Yup, thats what we do.
Snatch the tent out (Napier w/the bottom) with the mattress and sleeping bags still inside.
Tent camped many years and really prefer the trunk tent, being elevated and out of the dirt/dust/mud of ground camping.
Feel a bit safer too when the coyotes and bears come around.

Snakes and other stuff near the river....... around home it's coyotes, no bears here, unless you go to Chicago........ my son would appreciate that bad pun.

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