Truck Camping Toyota Pickup/Tacoma

[roosiebull]

Does anyone camp / hunt out of the back of their Toyota pickup?

i have plenty, and currently in my baby bed ZR2, my last taco was a short bed as well, and it's fine in nice weather if i can drop the tailgate.... if the weather is bad, i assume just pitch my silex or eolus close to my pickup

i'm 6' even by the way, if that matters

 

[StuckoYota99]

99 Tacoma 6ft bed with a canopy. I have a lightweight cabelas cot that is 6ft. I'm 5' 7"
I had a plywood bunk built but got tired of pulling it out when hauling other stuff.

 

[slvrslngr]

Double cab, 6ft bed with a mid rise topper for me. I’m 6 ft even so set up at a diagonal and it’s fine. I have a thick rubber mat in the bed so the floor is flat. As long as I don’t have too much other stuff back there, it’s comfortable and plenty of room to get dressed. It’s nice not to have to mess around with a tent.

 

[jimh406]

I don’t have a Toyota Tacoma, but I had a Chevy Avalanche once upon a time. I found a freestanding 5x7 ft tent with fly pretty good if the tailgate was down. I expect there is about that much room in a Tacoma.

Recently, I added a rooftop tent for my SUV camping. Easy to open hardshells are pretty expensive, but since I camp where bears are around sometimes, I preferred to be a bit higher than the ground when I’m not in my full size truck camper.

 

[Bigfish9202]

I have a tundra with a crewmax cab and a topper(5.5 bed). I've slept in it but I'm 6'4 and dang if it doesn't get pretty cramped - especially as I get older. A 6.5 would be MUCH nicer!

 

[pk_]

Tundra, 6.5’ bed with a soft topper and a wide cot. With the right sleep system it is as comfy as home. It is my preferred sleeping arrangement for run and gun in new states/areas.

 

[justinspicher]

I just put a different camper shell on my 96 tacoma, built a raised platform in the bed for it. The platform sits between the wheel wells. I used an old rug to lay on the bed and then another piece to cover the platform. A cabelas bedroll mat is my cushion and I found a two person 0° sleeping bag for it as well. I used it one night last season during a 3rd rifle elk hunt and slept very comfortably in single digit temps. The camper shell is also lined so that also helps.

 

[dtrkyman]

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I don't have one, but looking at pickups soon and considering this option.

 

[bruno59]

I have a tacoma with a six foot bed i have slept and camped out of it for hundreds of nights hunting,dirt bike riding and hiking i have a leer top on it sometimes i have to move some of my gear to the front of the truck other than that it has been great it does have a carpeted bed rug in it which saves my old knees if it's cold just make sure you have a good sleeping bag and you will be fine

 

[stisdale]

Sweet setups, I have a 2010 taco and plan on doing some back country hunts in CO the next few years, will be working on my setup here this year! Thanks for the tips and info


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[JoeDirt]

Ive spent weeks in the back of my canopy. Custom made plywood drawer to sleep on. The only things I would change would be a taller canopy and maybe one of those fancy overland awnings people use.

 

[the_paddling_bowman]

this is my setup pretty basic but comfortable and functional

 

[copperhead04]

this is my setup pretty basic but comfortable and functional

Nice! Looks like the perfect setup for me, easy to get in and out as I need the bed of the pickup for tools during the week.

 

[mtmiller]

I have over 370 nights in the back seat of my '16 Tundra Double. Works for me since I am not a fan of toppers. This was last month near YNP.

 

[def90]

Don’t have a Toyota but a few years back I bought a 2006 Dodge Dakota as a work vehicle and I put one of the commercial double back swing out doors and lift up side door toppers on it. The truck has a 6 ft bed and that first summer I had it I camped out of it several times and loved it. Put a thick inflatable mattress in the back and at night I could either leave the side doors propped open or leave them slightly ajar for some airflow.

These days I have so much work related tools and materials in it that it’s too much of a pain in the ass to clear out for a weekend of camping. Would love to have a set up like that for camping and hunting trips though. Right now I have a Wrangler and do camp out of that, some times I just lay the front passenger seat back and sleep in there, not ideal but it works in a pinch.

 

[handwerk]

Yep 2010 Taco DCLB, with topper and it works great.

 

[BGnight]

I've been sleeping in the back of multiple tacoma/toyotas over the last 30 years (current '13 taco off road with 6' bed/canopy). All 6' beds with canopy. No custom anything. I just have everything in bins and if it rains I have a tarp to put over everything outside. Simple and easy. It's a little rough when it gets into the teens as far as comfort when waking up in butt ass cold. I can't afford a camper lol.

 

[Cedarsavage]

not out of a toyota but i have a topper on my ford and just an air mattress for weekend trips

 

[NayNay]

During duck season I sleep in the back of my 2013 Tx Pro Baja double cab with a leer shell. The back is fitted with a bedrug, but I'm going to need to get a sleeping pad for next season.

 

[excaliber]

I used to sleep in my 1991 Toyota pickup with shell (6' bed) on hunts. I never thought you could get so cold sleeping on a thick foam pad in a 20 degree bag in Early August at 9200'

Now I'd rather use my Canvas tent or stay in a trailer.