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Best sleeping ideas for doing the cape??

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Yoodles:
We did the cape in 2014 for  3 weeks. Two couples had a rooftop tent and one had a instant up coleman tent/airbed etc.  Set up times were surprisingly similar in time.  I mean the rooftop was great for what we were doing - but i sold it not long after cause i found it was useless for most camping trips.
The biggest issue up cape is mozzies so you want some protection from them when sleeping.  I may be hot so  swags zipped up can be too much.  A mozzie awning coudl be the go....so you can sleep fairly comfortably.  But really the instant up tents are pretty awesome these days....that's my recommendation.

macka17:
I live in CQ now after 30 odd yrs in tropics. Townsville and Northwards.

We used to go for weekends with the Outriggers (6 man) when up in Darwin and Cairns.

I have a one man "tent".  But it's really a Midgie mesh with outer perimeter
with a Plastic sealed floor and poles/guys to suit. They do bigger too,

Self inflating mattress and silver tarp to peg down over it if gets wet.
They great, and with the tarp you can get your privacy too.

ANY humidity up here at all will kill you Southerners
if enclosed in tent/Camper etc.
 Even makes me uncomfortable now I'm in my '70's
and I worked in Darwin/surrounds for yrs.

MellieJ:


still fine tuning out setup but this is the back half of our bed.
not for the stiff jointed. :D
working on *doesnt matter how i say it* rear entry solutions, ie handle and opening mechanism.
Dog things its a fabulous game.
Window shades for the mozzies as open windows are a must, been down to about 8 degrees so far (that i saw, could have been cooler) and had the rear windows half down and could have used more. thinking about doing the front too (shades) as the dog would also like an open window.
current issue is fridge placement/shuffle

DMaximus:

--- Quote from: MellieJ on Jun 23, 2016, 01:37:24 PM ---

still fine tuning out setup but this is the back half of our bed.
not for the stiff jointed. :D
working on *doesnt matter how i say it* rear entry solutions, ie handle and opening mechanism.
Dog things its a fabulous game.
Window shades for the mozzies as open windows are a must, been down to about 8 degrees so far (that i saw, could have been cooler) and had the rear windows half down and could have used more. thinking about doing the front too (shades) as the dog would also like an open window.
current issue is fridge placement/shuffle

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I don't think you've got enough height for a fridge as it is (unless you're taking it out every time you want to open it).

Harsh bed!! At least the dog will be comfy up the front.  :laughing7:

Rooftop tent not an option or even a couple of swags under the awning?

MellieJ:

"I don't think you've got enough height for a fridge as it is (unless you're taking it out every time you want to open it).

Harsh bed!! At least the dog will be comfy up the front.  :laughing7:

Rooftop tent not an option or even a couple of swags under the awning?"

Fridge; currently had middle seats in for the dog and fridge. will be taking out single middle seat and putting fridge there next time.
we use our fold out couch matress atm, looking into a custom. trying to find photos of our trip.
We may look at roof top option, but i am only interested in the hard top type, or tent option in future if more members join our family. I HATE swags, no, loathe. And why not be different and have a roof over our heads? Our design is based off a mate who did his own; Thylacine Campers. his base was a space cab and everything in the tray. It works for us.

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