How Morgan Fits

Morgan in her Hobbit Hole

Many have wondered how we have managed to fit Morgan into our very tight camping space.  Thankfully, she is currently only 5’ 2” tall, so she fits quite snugly into the backseat of the truck for sleeping. 

We’ve rigged it up so that Morgan can black out as much of the midnight sun as possible.  She has a small, battery-operated fan to control temperature.  She uses Roxanne’s thick foam pad as a mattress on the truck’s rear bench seat, topped with a heavy-duty sleeping bag.  At night, we load the area between the backseat and front seats with soft-sided duffle bags to extend her sleeping area width.

It looks a bit like Morgan is in a cocoon while sleeping.

And the butterfly emerges!

Morgan has organized the back seat so that she can easily flop the bedding over, leaving her enough space to sit comfortably while we drive.  When she pulls the bedding back at night, she has all her nighttime accessories readily available… pretty ingenious!

Morgan's organized bedroom

Morgan's ready for today's ride

To keep Morgan dry, safe, and bear proof, each morning (or at night, if needed) she shimmies into the camper via the pass through window connecting the truck to the camper.  She has to be a bit of a contortionist to do it because she can’t put weight on her broken ankle.  David took this video of Morgan coming in for breakfast:

We can all three fit into the camper when our bed is closed, so during rainy nights, we eat and play cards at our little dinette table.  Morgan and David sit on either side of the table, and I sit on one of the camp chairs next to the back door.  We have had rousing games of Gin Rummy, Three/Thirteen, and Crazy Eights.  It must be beginners luck, because Morgan holds the record for beating us all.

Morgan wins again at Three/Thirteen!

And now you know how Morgan fits!

Our view of a sleepy Morgan from our side of the camper.