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.
Minivan mattresses on roof.
Secure the front end of the mattress and then the other end of the mattress.
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Tying a mattress to your car is not illegal.
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.
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.
We like the idea of a rock n roll bed for ease of installing but would not like a cooker which slides out at.
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.
It sort of falls in a legal grey area in most states so there are no laws that explicitly prohibit it.
If the mattress will not fit in the cargo area consider carrying the mattress on your roof but only if your minivan has a roof rack.
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We wood like an elevated roof fitted as we are both tall people and would like a fair amount of storage where possible.
Center the mattress in the middle and put the rope over the length of the mattress.
There are a number of different ways a couch bed can be built.
The couch bed is a common solution for van lifers.