Episode 4 Transforming an SUV into a bed truck

The first full-length novel about bed and carriage travel in China

The Adventures of a bed and carriage traveling to the West

Author: Yun Piao

Episode 4 Transforming an SUV into a bed truck

The next main thing is to make a travel guide and transform a bed truck. Bai Yiming met a travel expert nicknamed "Bison" when he was camping. He opened a At the outdoor equipment store, Bai Yiming was going to find him the next morning.

Bai Yiming found his store based on the positioning provided by "Bison". The store is about forty square meters, filled with tents, sleeping bags, folding tables, folding stools, etc. After hearing Bai Yiming's basic idea of ??traveling to Tibet, "Bison" said happily: "You have found the right person with me. I can help you meet your needs." Then "Bison" surrounded Bai Yiming. Che began to introduce his idea.

"Your car is an SUV. There are three options for sleeping. The first option is to fold the rear seats forward and connect them with the trunk to form a bed. The advantage is that it is easy to operate and basically does not need to be modified. , the disadvantage is that you need to move the luggage in the trunk to the front seat before going to bed, and you have to move the luggage back before driving the next day. What do you think of this solution? ”

Bai Yiming? He quickly said: "I won't consider this option. You need to bring a lot of things when traveling to Tibet, and the trunk will definitely be full. It would be too troublesome to carry luggage for sleeping every day."

"Then let's Consider the second option, which is to install a roof tent on the roof of the car, and the trunk is dedicated to storing luggage, and people can sleep in the roof tent," "Bison" said, pointing to a roof tent in his store.

"Can the car roof bear such a heavy roof tent?" Bai Yiming was a little worried.

"No problem, the roof tent weighs about 50 kilograms, and the roof can generally bear 1-2 tons. It mainly depends on how much weight your roof rack can bear." "Bison" searched online Next, he said: "There is no problem with your car. The roof rack has a weight limit of 100 kilograms."

"But after two people sleep on it, the roof tent and people combined will weigh close to 200 kilograms." ?”

“The static load of 300 kilograms is no problem, the luggage rack limit of 100 kilograms refers to the dynamic load,” “Bison” explained.

"If you sleep on the roof of the car at night, will you turn over and fall?" Bai Yiming was still a little worried.

"Bison" smiled and said: "You don't have to worry about this. There are hydraulic poles around the roof tent, and the tent fabric is rainproof and tear-proof, and it is very strong."

"How is the wind resistance of the roof tent?" Bai Yiming has also been camping many times. Occasionally, strong winds will blow and the tent will blow around.

"The roof tent is designed to withstand strong winds of level 8. Of course, don't use it if the wind exceeds level 8," "Bison" said, looking at the front of the car, "I'll tell you more. The third option, which can be used as a backup if there is strong wind or heavy rain, is to sleep on the front bed." "Bison" quickly took off the head restraints of the main driver's seat and the passenger seat, and then moved backwards. Put it down, and said to Bai Yiming: "Your driver's seat can be folded back to be flush with the back seat. This is a natural single bed with a folding brown mattress on top. It should be suitable for your son to sleep on. How tall is your son? "

"1.65 meters."

"Bison" measured the length with a tape measure and said, "That's no problem. The length of this bed is 1.68 meters. ."

"Bison" turned to the right side of the car and said, "Your passenger seat is not flat when placed backwards. You can buy a new folding table bed to put it on."

"Folding table and bed?" Bai Yiming heard this for the first time.

"My store happens to have this kind of folding table and bed. Xiao Li, please bring the folding bed and table to try." "Bison" greeted the store clerk.

Xiao Li set up the folding table and bed, then laid out a special mattress and asked Bai Yiming to lie on it and try it out. Bai Yiming took off his shoes, climbed up and tried it on. It felt almost like the upper berth of a train. The length of this bed is 1.78 meters. Bai Yiming is 1.75 meters tall. His legs can basically be straightened, but his head is a little bit higher when he sits on the bed.

"Bison" said: "Is it okay? This table and bed are dual-purpose. It can be used as a bed or a table. It is all made of stainless steel and the quality is very good." Bai Yiming nodded in approval.

"The problem of sleeping is solved, let's start solving the problem of cooking next," "Bison" is worthy of being a doer of bed-car travel, speaking in an orderly manner, "It is best to have bed-car travel. Electricity. In addition to charging mobile phones and cameras, the car refrigerator also needs electricity when parking. In addition, if there is 220V electricity, you can use the electric pressure cooker to cook meals while driving. "

Bai Yiming said quickly: " Yes, I want to buy a car refrigerator. "

"There are generally three ways to solve the power problem," "Bison" explained in detail, "The first is to install a lithium iron phosphate secondary battery, which requires. Connect the wiring from the main battery and use the car's generator to charge the auxiliary battery while driving. This is the most common method used by bed car players. "

"This is a bit complicated. What about the second one?" Bai Yiming only occasionally does this. Just for fun, I don’t want to make major changes.

"The second method is to buy a generator. Some truck players who like to travel in the wild use this method. This is not suitable for you," "Bison" said calmly, "The third method is to buy a generator. Just buy a mobile power supply and use the car's cigarette lighter holder to charge it while driving. You can also take it to the hotel for charging when staying in the hotel. "

"The third option is suitable for me. Do you have a mobile power supply in your store? ? ”

“There is a cost-effective mobile power supply, 100AH, which can store 1.2 kilowatt hours of electricity for 2,000 yuan. The inverter is pure sine wave and can carry electrical appliances below 800 watts.” “Bison” He motioned to Xiao Li to bring the mobile power supply over and show it to Bai Yiming.

Bai Yiming smiled and said: "I don't know anything about this, but I believe you."

"Also, have you considered buying a car side awning?" "Bison "After thinking for a while, he asked Bai Yiming.

"Is it like a RV that can be opened on the side of the car when it's sunny or rainy?" Bai Yiming has seen some videos and pictures of RV travel.

"Absolutely. Your car has a luggage rack longitudinal bar, there is no problem installing it." "Bison" touched the luggage rack and said.

"Okay. I want the roof tent, car side awning, folding bed table, and mobile power supply. You have to give me a better discount." Bai Yiming said with a smile.

"We are old friends, and we will definitely give you the best price," "Bison" put out the cigarette and said, "I will calculate the total price for you later. Based on the total price, I’ll give you a 10% discount and install the roof tent and the awning on the side of the car for you.” Bai Yiming wanted to get the bed truck ready as soon as possible, so he agreed.

"Bison" and the two guys in the store worked for more than an hour to install the roof tent and the car side awning. They also taught Bai Yiming how to use it, and finally put the mobile power supply and The folding bed table went into the trunk.