A safety question. DH will be driving down seperately from the rest of us(long story work related and that car will stay in Florida)
We are in nj. I will stop someplace near GA or further if I can do it. He will leave a day later and planned on just napping in his car someplace vs. a hotel. I said that was crazy.
He says no big deal.
I think it will be hot as hell in there.
Any thoughts? Anyone ever sleep in their car?
For years, we would stop at a hotel, check in and I would sleep two hours max and sit there waiting for others to get back on the road. When dd grew up, I got rid of the minivan and bought a Mercedes. I'm the only person in the world who couldn't get comfortable driving in a Benz. Lol
One trip, I had enough. Dw didn't feel she was able to drive so we pulled off in Virginia at the exact rest stop BC mentioned. I kinda laid down in the back and slept for two hours and we hit the road again.
On that trip, dw and I talked about it, we need a bigger car, back to a minivan.
Got home from that trip in 2015,traded my four year old Mercedes in on a 2016 Chrysler town and country limited addition, anniversary series.
I could never sleep in a car, my back wouldn't take it. Basically I have a double bed in the back of my van. Built a retaining wall so the luggage stays behind the wall. The bed is made of 12 inches of memory foam, sleeping bag and a fitted sheet. Very comfortable and roomy. I have card board cut outs for the side windows, keeps the light out.
We have made three trips with the van and slept in a few rest stops including the Florida welcoming center.
I was always felt the same way as far as how safe, but I feel just as safe there as I do in a hotel. Believe it or not, a lot of the rest stops have a lot of people sleeping in there cars. Truck parking is packed and there are people around.
This past March, we didn't have a problem with the temperature. September trips we leave the van running with the a/c going and the built in DVD player playing a moving.
We arrive at wdw around 6-7am on a Saturday morning. I avoid all traffic in Jax and Orlando.
After check in, some breakfast, you will find us in the corner of the resort parking lot, under a tree if possible, with the a/c on taking a nap, watching movies.