I’ve no qualms with mountain climbing miles to summit a mountain or sliding on my butt to unravel a canyon—however sleeping on the bottom with solely a skinny layer of nylon separating me from the skin world is the place I draw the road.
Not solely do I want to be snug and heat at evening, however I’m additionally just too afraid of what may very well be lurking within the woods to sleep peacefully in a tent.
My resolution has been to ditch the tent totally and switch the again of my Subaru Crosstrek into a comfy campsite as an alternative. This setup, which hinges on an air mattress designed for automobiles, is extra snug than sleeping on the bottom and blocks the weather higher than a tent ever might. It additionally offers extra safety from potential campsite scaries, like small creatures and critters, and even predators like mountain lions. (However take into account that, though a automobile presents extra safety than a tent, bears can nonetheless break in, particularly in the event that they odor meals—so watch out to not eat or retailer meals in your automobile in a single day.)
For somebody like me, a prima donna scaredy cat, tenting in my automobile is a option to have my s’extra and eat it, too.
Right here’s the gear I exploit after I need to be shut, however not too shut, to nature.
