anyone try to incorporate bedding in their k5? Had an idea to build brackets that hook arund cage tube about a foot or so off the floor then has a saddle to rest against stube right on the floor then hook a cot onto it like so:
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Cot on rollcage idea
- Thread starter MNorby
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Confedneck79K30
3/4 ton status
or you could lay a blanket in the bed and sleep on it...
this way your off the floor and the rear seat could be folded down and still be over it. Plus there isn't quite 6' in the bed area so this way with the font seats folded forward you could have a longer cot in there and be more comfy
readymix
3/4 ton status
Not sure aboot the cot idea but you have mad CAD skills
Confedneck79K30
3/4 ton status
lol johnny chimpo, i actually like the idea... use a hammock...
BUDDY
1/2 ton status
So where would you store the cot when not in use? How wide would the cot be? (I'm pretty fat)
I think it's a pretty cool idea though. Maybe you could build a storage box behind the rear seat that had a sliding or 180 degree flip top, so then you just have to fold the rear seat down, flip the top towards the front, lay out the bedding & you're set!
Later,
Buddy
I think it's a pretty cool idea though. Maybe you could build a storage box behind the rear seat that had a sliding or 180 degree flip top, so then you just have to fold the rear seat down, flip the top towards the front, lay out the bedding & you're set!
Later,
Buddy
can't you get cots that cold down to like a small square? The hamock idea came up to from spreader bar to spreader bar on the cage.
And about the footprints.... What are the fatigue and repeat-load elastic characteristics of a generaly cot?
And about the footprints.... What are the fatigue and repeat-load elastic characteristics of a generaly cot?
readymix said:Not sure aboot the cot idea but you have mad CAD skills
yeah, I am using the latest version of MS CadPaint. Kinda a hard learning curve but works good.....
littlejimmythatcould
1/2 ton status
It's a good idea, what better place to sleep when the wife's mad at ya?
littlejimmythatcould said:
Your girlfriend's house.
Neat idea. A hammock would be easier to store. Or you could just get a regular cot that stands on it's own. Folded up, I bet it doesn't take much more space than something mounted to the cage.
Leper
1/2 ton status
Have the cot mounted to the cage on a hinge and when it folds down have some legs unfold(hinged) on the other side. you can fold it up and out of the way when not in use. You could mount the cot material to its frame with some beefy springs, like shoe springs, so it would be more comfy.
