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Prius campers led me here. I’m a Honda guy. My mum has a fit/jazz. Best hatches in the world. I used to sell Hondas and people would tell me how they would move house using their jazz/fit. Too good 😂
I would have bought the Hybrid Honda Fit, but it wasn't available in the U.S. I wonder who posted me in the Prius Campers Group :) The fastest Prius driver and I --> ua-cam.com/video/WybRBEWJmRc/v-deo.htmlsi=mcatL0R_1J6lofSF&t=714 Save the manuals! & Save the hatches!
There's an easy way to do it, fold the front seat BACK and lie it flat, put some cushions in the boot to raise it up to the height of the reclined seat. Easy. I'm 183cm, and I just use a couple of cushions and a sleeping mat, simple.
That's what I did my first couple of years. I ended up building the platform to make way for the cooler and few other things ;) Here's a quick short of everything in the car now ua-cam.com/users/shorts450cT1kydek?si=yz9Le0YYnykFo6Ni
May I suggest trying to sleep the opposite way, with you head towards the trunk. I just started doing this pastfew months and I find it much easier to stretch out.
I'm glad you're making it work for you. I tried that in my Yaris and it got uncomfortable after a few months. I'm a side sleeper but the body usually stretches out at various points throughout the night and never being able to stretch out fully got old. Mad props for y'all die hard people. I can't do it. Oh! Just be aware, you're going to cause problems with your neck if you keep it bent up like that. You're seriously stressing your vertebrae at that angle and eventually your discs are going to start bulging, or your bones are going to start growing in weird, "shouldn't be doing that" ways. A few nights a month may be fine but months at a time is going to cause problems.
Are you camping solo or with someone else? Did you try laying diagonally or did you just have a single mattress? I started sleeping the opposite direction with my head towards the trunk. I found it easier to stretch out, even without putting my feet between the seats. I do plan on upgrading to a larger rig, but not until Honda releases a Hybrid Honda Odyssey.
-The seat brackets will not line up correctly if rotated 180* The rear bracket sits lower then the front bracket. -There are 4 bolts. -I would most likely have to deal with resetting the SRS light every time. I started to sleep the opposite way with my head towards the trunk and I find it much easier to stretch out. Even without putting my feet between the seats.
I like mattress being lower, makes it more stealth when you're a bit below window level...and like you say....easier to move around inside with more head room...😊
I started to sleep the opposite way with my head towards the trunk. I find it easier to stretch out even without putting my feet between the seats. The only issue with sleeping that way is the head room is significantly lower towards the back of the car.
Yeah, you'll have no problem at all. I just started to sleep in the FIT with my head towards the trunk. I found it to be much better and I really didn't need to put my legs between the seats. Give them both a try!
@@HondaFit4Adventure I’ll have to try laying that way! Didn’t even consider the option. Big challenge for me is keeping the back seats available for use-I let my parents use the car as an alternative to their minivan, and they need the extra seat for my much younger sibling. Currently experimenting with trifold platforms that fold up behind the bench.
Wow, a guy your height going in this car - amazing! It looks like there is room in the car for the seats to move further forward except Honda did not build the seat tracks to allow this. For me I would look into modding the passenger seat to slide further forward or recline the passenger seat down to horizontal. My Mazda 5 passenger seat reclines to horizontal after I removed the second row seat behind it. Interesting vid.
Before I removed the back seats, the Honda Fit had something called the "Magic Seat" The front seat would fold down perfectly horizontal but... the rear seat would still remain upward like a lounge chair. Honda really missed out by not having both the front and rear passenger seats being able to lay down flat together at the same time. It would be an even better little work horse.
If you are alone, why not just remove the passenger seat. With a platform to fill the gap, I think a 7 footer could sleep there. I don't understand why more car campers don't do this?
I am alone most of the time, but occasionally, the wife will tag along. I recently tried a driver and rear driver side seat configuration, but I couldn't get it to work with my new setup.
I was wondering to. Usually you can put the rear seat behind the passenger down and the passenger seat back, would be no problem for people your height to sleep in the car. Of course without any other person in it.
@@yeahllowcow Hi, I tried this arrangement and did not find it very comfortable. While the trunk and rear seat lay perfectly flat with each-other, the front seat does not. I started to sleep with my head toward the trunk and my feet towards the seats. I think I like sleeping this way a lot better,
@@HondaFit4Adventure okay, i see i guess I need to try it when i have a fit by my own. thanks for the reply though. Btw would you mind telling me the dimension or brand of your crashpad? You probably mentioned it in any of your previous videos.
Thank you for the in depth measurements. I have a fit and always wanted to try this but never got to measuring. Do you have the rear seats in this video? I want to keep my seats.
Yes. I occasionally go car camping with the wife and we both fit. I did start sleeping with my head toward trunk. I find it easier to streach out, you can put your feet between or to the sides of the front seats if needed.
Here's how I built my car camping bed frame ua-cam.com/video/13nZXEJnElY/v-deo.htmlsi=Q2pCWUNJJb9j8ikM Not that the bed frame was heavy, but I did end up drilling some holes through the bed frame to try and save some weight. It's not something you see done that often. ua-cam.com/video/QMfAHkjh4sE/v-deo.htmlsi=5xQVeu1fNG7EJppM
Hi Surf Ghost, A. I'm currently sleeping laying the opposite direction with my head towards the trunk. I feel like it's easier to stretch out, even without putting your feet between the seats. B. I was going to remove the passenger seat this year and have the driver seat and driver rear passenger seat in the car. Unfortunately I couldn't make it work the way I wanted to because the rear driver-side seat is the largest one. The JDM fits also have the largest rear seat on the left side so a JDM seat swap wasn't an option, lol. C. Here's my current setup. Visually similar, but a bit different underneath. ua-cam.com/users/shorts450cT1kydek?feature=share
@@HondaFit4Adventure Man, that's amazing. I've seen a lot of these on the road and never gave them a thought. Most likely though, going to look for an old Matrix or even a weird old HHR for the larger cargo space. I'll be hauling an 8' surfboard around as well, and want to keep it in the vehicle while sleeping on road trips. Great cars though and I'd love to have one for daily commuting. Gonna stay on my radar if a cheap one comes up local,
hey man, im currently looking at a honda jazz/fit and was wondering how you fit in the car when driving? I am 6'7 and im just not sure how id fit. Is there much room left for the seat to move or are you at the limit?
I'm at the limit. The seat was one of my main concerns on my first test drives. I felt it needed to go back another 2" to be comfortable. Day to day driving isn't so bad, but I do find discomfort on longer trips. I would go test drive one if you haven't done so already. You'll probably find your answer as soon as you sit down. Here's my 100k mile Seat review ua-cam.com/video/hgV61bVS2RU/v-deo.htmlsi=vWdNUnoRX0DLmvpf&t=256
I started sleeping the opposite way now, with my head towards the trunk. I feel like there's more room even without sticking my feet between the seats. The only issue is that there's less headroom towards the back so sitting up isn't as easy. At least for me, lol.
It's a Metolius Climbing "Bouldering" Mat. The mat is expensive but please keep in mind that this pad is a piece of rock climbing safety gear and not really a sleeping pad I do a lot of rock climbing/bouldering so I already had this mat laying around. Metolius Recon Crash Pad - amzn.to/3X003xc
Great question Sam and I can't believe I forgot to include this. I have 30" of head room. If you used a regular mattress pad you could easily gain another 2" I started sleeping the opposite way with my head towards the trunk. I found it easier to stretch out even without putting my legs between the seats. The downside of laying the opposite way is that there is only 24" of head room which was quickly noticeable but not to big of an issue just to sleep. If I need to sit up and use the computer I'll still sit with my back towards and leaning up against the seats.
Perfect FIT. I still have the same set up, but I started to sleep the other way with my head towards the trunk. You probably saw this during the last Winter car camping video.
I don't think the wife would appreciate that, lol. I started sleeping the opposite direction with my head toward the trunk and it's much better. Even without putting my feet between the seats. I did try a driver seat and one rear seat combo, but the layout wasn't as nice as what I have now. I recently ditched my cargo basket and still managed to FIT all of my gear inside with the addition of a 16 gallon fuel cell...
Wow your so smart how did you think of that? Lmfao I can’t, pay me $100 and I’ll mentor you. Non-disclosure agreement with an agreed 10,000 penalty/collateral. Goes for anyone else that wants a piece of genius e=mc2 baby
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What length do you get on the diagonal?
Or if you sleep in the center with feet towards the front, and foot room in between the the front seats?
This car is actually massive
I'm 170cm tall and loving the detail you give. Looks like sleeping in the back of a Jazz is not going to be difficult for me at all 😂
Oh no, You will have plenty of room to FIT!
Thank you for watching Oreo.
@@HondaFit4Adventure good joke!
@@highgarden9704 I need some FIT acronyms. Any suggestions? 🤔
@@HondaFit4Adventure : MeaningCategoryFITfairing intervention tooloil&gasFITfluid identification testoil&gasFITformation integrity testoil&gasFITformation interval testeroil&gasFITFluid Impingement TechnologyChemistry abbreviationsFITFocused, Inspired, and TransitionalCommunity abbreviationsFITFully Inclusive TourCommunity abbreviationsFITFlexibility Inclusiveness And TeambuildingEducational abbreviationsFITFlexible, Innovative, and TrainableEducational abbreviationsFITFocused Individual TrainingEducational abbreviationsFITFocused Industry TrainingEducational abbreviationsFITFailure unITElectronics abbreviationsFITFiltering Integration TechnologyElectronics abbreviationsFITFolding Integrated Technologycomputing abbreviations and acronymsFITFor Information Translationcomputing abbreviations and acronymsFITFilm Industry Trainingmedia abbreviations and acronymsFITFood Internet and Televisionmedia abbreviations and acronymsFITField Interactive TrainingMilitary abbreviationsFITFirst In TrainingMilitary abbreviationsFITFlight In TrainingMilitary abbreviationsFITFuture Infantry TechnologiesMilitary abbreviationsFITFlexible Image Transportsoftware abbreviations and acronymsFITFramework for Integrated Testssoftware abbreviations and acronymsFITFast, Intense, Toughsports abbreviationsFITFitness Introductory Trainingsports abbreviationsFITFitness Is Terrificsports abbreviationsFITFocusing In Techniquesports abbreviationsFITFaculty Of Information TechnologyUniversity abbreviations
@@HondaFit4Adventure FiT = Females in Trouble
FiT = Failure in Testing
FiT = Face it Together
Prius campers led me here. I’m a Honda guy. My mum has a fit/jazz. Best hatches in the world. I used to sell Hondas and people would tell me how they would move house using their jazz/fit. Too good 😂
I would have bought the Hybrid Honda Fit, but it wasn't available in the U.S.
I wonder who posted me in the Prius Campers Group :)
The fastest Prius driver and I --> ua-cam.com/video/WybRBEWJmRc/v-deo.htmlsi=mcatL0R_1J6lofSF&t=714
Save the manuals! & Save the hatches!
Thank you for giving sizes en cm! Not a lot of youtubers think of that
Your welcome,
Most of my views are coming from overseas, so using the Metric system is a must! :)
There's an easy way to do it, fold the front seat BACK and lie it flat, put some cushions in the boot to raise it up to the height of the reclined seat. Easy. I'm 183cm, and I just use a couple of cushions and a sleeping mat, simple.
That's what I did my first couple of years.
I ended up building the platform to make way for the cooler and few other things ;)
Here's a quick short of everything in the car now ua-cam.com/users/shorts450cT1kydek?si=yz9Le0YYnykFo6Ni
Exactly what I needed. I’m 6’5”, bald, and drive an 18 Honda fit ex-L. Thanks.
May I suggest trying to sleep the opposite way, with you head towards the trunk.
I just started doing this pastfew months and I find it much easier to stretch out.
5'6", so I'll just put the seats down!
You'll have plenty of room!
I'm glad you're making it work for you. I tried that in my Yaris and it got uncomfortable after a few months. I'm a side sleeper but the body usually stretches out at various points throughout the night and never being able to stretch out fully got old. Mad props for y'all die hard people. I can't do it. Oh! Just be aware, you're going to cause problems with your neck if you keep it bent up like that. You're seriously stressing your vertebrae at that angle and eventually your discs are going to start bulging, or your bones are going to start growing in weird, "shouldn't be doing that" ways. A few nights a month may be fine but months at a time is going to cause problems.
Are you camping solo or with someone else? Did you try laying diagonally or did you just have a single mattress?
I started sleeping the opposite direction with my head towards the trunk. I found it easier to stretch out, even without putting my feet between the seats.
I do plan on upgrading to a larger rig, but not until Honda releases a Hybrid Honda Odyssey.
Try this, flip front seats just by removing 2 bolts each at bedtime.
-The seat brackets will not line up correctly if rotated 180* The rear bracket sits lower then the front bracket.
-There are 4 bolts.
-I would most likely have to deal with resetting the SRS light every time.
I started to sleep the opposite way with my head towards the trunk and I find it much easier to stretch out. Even without putting my feet between the seats.
I like mattress being lower, makes it more stealth when you're a bit below window level...and like you say....easier to move around inside with more head room...😊
I started to sleep the opposite way with my head towards the trunk.
I find it easier to stretch out even without putting my feet between the seats.
The only issue with sleeping that way is the head room is significantly lower towards the back of the car.
Great video!!! At 6’3 I should fit great. Lol
#StayShort lol.
Thanks for the measuring.
Got a 2015 EX-L just last week, planned on trying to sleep in it myself.
Glad to know my 5’6” self won’t have any issues lol.
Yeah, you'll have no problem at all.
I just started to sleep in the FIT with my head towards the trunk.
I found it to be much better and I really didn't need to put my legs between the seats.
Give them both a try!
@@HondaFit4Adventure I’ll have to try laying that way! Didn’t even consider the option. Big challenge for me is keeping the back seats available for use-I let my parents use the car as an alternative to their minivan, and they need the extra seat for my much younger sibling.
Currently experimenting with trifold platforms that fold up behind the bench.
Wow, a guy your height going in this car - amazing! It looks like there is room in the car for the seats to move further forward except Honda did not build the seat tracks to allow this. For me I would look into modding the passenger seat to slide further forward or recline the passenger seat down to horizontal. My Mazda 5 passenger seat reclines to horizontal after I removed the second row seat behind it. Interesting vid.
Before I removed the back seats, the Honda Fit had something called the "Magic Seat" The front seat would fold down perfectly horizontal but... the rear seat would still remain upward like a lounge chair. Honda really missed out by not having both the front and rear passenger seats being able to lay down flat together at the same time. It would be an even better little work horse.
@HondaFit4Adventure do you know of any cars where the front seat and back seats fold down?
Awesome video, super comprehensive and useful
Thankyou Ben, I plan to switch things up a bit over the winter.
#StayTuned
Interesting video. I'm thinking of buying one for car camp.
Well you're just in time. I'm currently editing "Things You Should Know Before Buying A 3rd Gen Honda Fit!"
If you are alone, why not just remove the passenger seat. With a platform to fill the gap, I think a 7 footer could sleep there. I don't understand why more car campers don't do this?
I am alone most of the time, but occasionally, the wife will tag along.
I recently tried a driver and rear driver side seat configuration, but I couldn't get it to work with my new setup.
Thanks for saying cms... The rest of the world only know them
You can take out the front passenger seat also
Where's the wife going to go?
I thought about removing the passenger seat and putting back one of the rear seats.
I was wondering to.
Usually you can put the rear seat behind the passenger down and the passenger seat back, would be no problem for people your height to sleep in the car. Of course without any other person in it.
@@yeahllowcow Hi, I tried this arrangement and did not find it very comfortable.
While the trunk and rear seat lay perfectly flat with each-other, the front seat does not.
I started to sleep with my head toward the trunk and my feet towards the seats.
I think I like sleeping this way a lot better,
@@HondaFit4Adventure okay, i see i guess I need to try it when i have a fit by my own. thanks for the reply though. Btw would you mind telling me the dimension or brand of your crashpad? You probably mentioned it in any of your previous videos.
I am 7ft 2 online and 5 ft seven in person.
Looks good from a far, but far from good.
Thank you for the in depth measurements. I have a fit and always wanted to try this but never got to measuring. Do you have the rear seats in this video? I want to keep my seats.
Thank you Geo!
No, I no longer have my backseats.
I did have 3 seats and no bed frame in last years set up.
@@HondaFit4Adventurecan you do this with the rear seats in?
Think i could fit both a 6'2 and a 5'10 guy in here at the same time?
Yes. I occasionally go car camping with the wife and we both fit. I did start sleeping with my head toward trunk. I find it easier to streach out, you can put your feet between or to the sides of the front seats if needed.
Has anyone tried removing the back seat entirely, Does it give extra room? Edit: Wait do you have it folded down or is it already removed?
Both rear seats are fully removed.
How did you make your bed frame platform?
Here's how I built my car camping bed frame ua-cam.com/video/13nZXEJnElY/v-deo.htmlsi=Q2pCWUNJJb9j8ikM
Not that the bed frame was heavy, but I did end up drilling some holes through the bed frame to try and save some weight. It's not something you see done that often. ua-cam.com/video/QMfAHkjh4sE/v-deo.htmlsi=5xQVeu1fNG7EJppM
Just what I was looking for. Too bad the front seats don't fold flat 😞
Hi Surf Ghost,
A. I'm currently sleeping laying the opposite direction with my head towards the trunk. I feel like it's easier to stretch out, even without putting your feet between the seats.
B. I was going to remove the passenger seat this year and have the driver seat and driver rear passenger seat in the car. Unfortunately I couldn't make it work the way I wanted to because the rear driver-side seat is the largest one. The JDM fits also have the largest rear seat on the left side so a JDM seat swap wasn't an option, lol.
C. Here's my current setup. Visually similar, but a bit different underneath. ua-cam.com/users/shorts450cT1kydek?feature=share
@@HondaFit4Adventure Man, that's amazing. I've seen a lot of these on the road and never gave them a thought. Most likely though, going to look for an old Matrix or even a weird old HHR for the larger cargo space. I'll be hauling an 8' surfboard around as well, and want to keep it in the vehicle while sleeping on road trips. Great cars though and I'd love to have one for daily commuting. Gonna stay on my radar if a cheap one comes up local,
hey man, im currently looking at a honda jazz/fit and was wondering how you fit in the car when driving? I am 6'7 and im just not sure how id fit. Is there much room left for the seat to move or are you at the limit?
I'm at the limit. The seat was one of my main concerns on my first test drives. I felt it needed to go back another 2" to be comfortable. Day to day driving isn't so bad, but I do find discomfort on longer trips.
I would go test drive one if you haven't done so already. You'll probably find your answer as soon as you sit down.
Here's my 100k mile Seat review ua-cam.com/video/hgV61bVS2RU/v-deo.htmlsi=vWdNUnoRX0DLmvpf&t=256
Why not sleep at an angle for more room?
Occasionally the wife will come with :)
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I started sleeping the opposite way now, with my head towards the trunk.
I feel like there's more room even without sticking my feet between the seats.
The only issue is that there's less headroom towards the back so sitting up isn't as easy. At least for me, lol.
Where you get that mat? Difficulty finding one with same dimensions
It's a Metolius Climbing "Bouldering" Mat.
The mat is expensive but please keep in mind that this pad is a piece of rock climbing safety gear and not really a sleeping pad
I do a lot of rock climbing/bouldering so I already had this mat laying around.
Metolius Recon Crash Pad - amzn.to/3X003xc
When you have the 70 inch length layout, how much headroom do you have above you, from the bed to the roof of the car?
Great question Sam and I can't believe I forgot to include this.
I have 30" of head room. If you used a regular mattress pad you could easily gain another 2"
I started sleeping the opposite way with my head towards the trunk. I found it easier to stretch out even without putting my legs between the seats.
The downside of laying the opposite way is that there is only 24" of head room which was quickly noticeable but not to big of an issue just to sleep.
If I need to sit up and use the computer I'll still sit with my back towards and leaning up against the seats.
@@HondaFit4Adventure Thank you so much, great to know!
I asked in another video your height... So I am 5 ft 9. I should fit fine in a Fit.
Perfect FIT.
I still have the same set up, but I started to sleep the other way with my head towards the trunk.
You probably saw this during the last Winter car camping video.
Remove the right seat.
I don't think the wife would appreciate that, lol.
I started sleeping the opposite direction with my head toward the trunk and it's much better. Even without putting my feet between the seats.
I did try a driver seat and one rear seat combo, but the layout wasn't as nice as what I have now.
I recently ditched my cargo basket and still managed to FIT all of my gear inside with the addition of a 16 gallon fuel cell...
Wow your so smart how did you think of that? Lmfao I can’t, pay me $100 and I’ll mentor you. Non-disclosure agreement with an agreed 10,000 penalty/collateral. Goes for anyone else that wants a piece of genius e=mc2 baby
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