Yes, yes. I’ve named my 2015 Subaru Forester, Subae. She IS my Subae. Without her, Violet and I wouldn’t get to travel the country and see the sites. To show her how much I love her, my mother and I (mostly my mother) built a bed for the back of her! It’s designed to fit in the 2/3-size bigger seat when it’s folded down. It stays in the back of my car all of the time because I’m too lazy to take it out, but I’m also really proud of it.
We just took an old memory foam mattress topper and cut two pieces down to the size of the platform, so it’s a thick mattress with some massage table sheets and a couple of fleece blankets. It’s too hot with all of that for the summer, but I do plan on taking it out to southern Colorado at the beginning of next month.
Here are some pictures of it without the mattress and everything.
The slats are from Ikea and were cut down to fit inside the base. The front legs are longer to reach the ground of the back of the Subae, and the back legs are just tall enough to make it (mostly) level. It’s easy to take apart and put back together, so I can take it out to get to my spare tire. I can also lift the back part up and get to it if need be. It’s pretty comfy, and the head of it just sits under the sun roof, so I have a skylight! Violet also got a new bed, because she needed something nice, too. 🙂
Hers is an inflatable pad made by a company called K9 Sport Sack with Klymit technology. I trust it will hold up to her pretty well. We’ll see in a couple of weeks! Overall, I am super happy with our sleeping arrangement for our trips. I still need to figure out some storage solutions, but we’ve got most everything worked out. I got a new seat cover for the back of the car so it will keep the hair off as much as possible, and I bought a DC vacuum for the car, too. We’re going to make it a home!
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