The wind from the roads or highway can easily rip through the plastic if it is not properly secure.
Minivan mattresses on roof.
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However tying a mattress improperly onto the roof of your car is 100 percent illegal because you re endangering not just your life but also the life of other road users.
Mattresses smaller than queen size should fit into the cargo area of a minivan with ease depending on the size of the minivan s cargo area.
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Tying a mattress to your car is not illegal.
Secure the front end of the mattress and then the other end of the mattress.
There are a number of different ways a couch bed can be built.
After the mattress is secure in the plastic place the mattress on the roof.
We wood like an elevated roof fitted as we are both tall people and would like a fair amount of storage where possible.
Queen size and larger mattresses will be tricky.
It sort of falls in a legal grey area in most states so there are no laws that explicitly prohibit it.
The height of your mattress can also be an issue if your van roof is low or your bed is high as every extra inch will put you closer to the ceiling.
The couch bed is a common solution for van lifers.
A thinner mattress won t protect you from rising cold so well but it will fold in half easily should you need access to underneath the bed.