So I’ve slept in my GFC for 3 weeks now and although it’s no Taj Mahal, the comfort level is about what I expected.
The thing is, years before I ever owned a GFC I owned a Paco Pad Super Pad and always loved it. I can’t believe it, but I think this is the first mention of a Paco pad on this forum.
I took my super pad to Moab last week and it worked out so well that I went ahead and ordered the truck pad for ol 848.
The thing that makes the Paco Pad perfect for the GFC is that they were both born out of the same spirit. It’s simple and yet effective. You can just pull that thing out of your GFC and throw it on the grown and take a nap in under a tree somewhere.
Remember, you heard it here first. Done of you will balk at the price, but it will change your life.
I have said since the beginning that I wish GFC made the platform 2’ longer over the cab so that you could leave the rear area area open all the time. I understand the advantage of keeping everything as compact as possible but when you’re settled in for the night it’s a pain in the butt to move panels around.
Not really complaining as I love my GFC. Just making random meaningless comments because this is the internet…
I used to raft but sold everything a couple years ago (Aire Super Puma). The Paco Pads are very popular in the rafting community, definitely the toughest sleeping pad I’ve ever seen. I personally never owned one but the people that did swore by them.
Love the pacopad but hate waking up to my face stuck to the pvc
Similar to sleeping on a leather couch lol
Nothing a blanket couldn’t remedy.
But yes they are definitly an amazing sleeping experience and you can float some rapids on them. Just for fun
This looks pretty sweet! Even if it was an instagram ad hahaha, nice to be able to flip it up and have half the top open when chilling in the truck bed.
I like the look of it as well. Only issue is where would you put it when not sleeping? It’s too long to fit in most of our truck beds. I’ve got a 5.5 ft bed. The long mattress is 78 in. Curious if anyone has a brilliant idea here that I’m missing
We shall see lol. I just bought it bc it was on sale and returns sound easy so I’ll post about it when I get it. If it works out nicely I’ll sell my exped duo if someone wants.
Well if this works out I’ll buy that duo from ya! If you’re completely replacing what’s in there now I think 3.9" is gonna just barley fit, but it’ll be tight!
Just put the Hest Dually in standard camper. Fits perfect. There’s clips on either side of the mattress that need to get tucked into a pocket on the side or else it could wedged when the camper is closing. Has a phone pocket on the end with and a zipper that easily pops the cover off to wash. First impression this thing is super comfortable. I like the idea that it’s basically two different mattresses with a seam down the middle, and can fold the mattress in half when I camp solo to get even for comfort. Next trip is beginning of June where I can give a better impression of this thing.
Yeah it closed just fine. I positioned it with some space on either end and was a tiny bit tougher than the original mattress, but I’ll take that over sleeping on that concrete slab GFC provides
