Crashpad Alternatives

I hope it all works out for ya! My commute to LAX financially crushed me for three months. Cost about an extra 600-700 a month on average (Crashpad's, Uber rides, food etc...). If I had to do that long term with no hopes of living in base, I'd not fly for the airlines to be honest. Those costs add up and your 35k turns into 25k pretty quick
 
I know of someone at Compass based at LAX who had the back end of their SUV set up for light camping (back seats laid down, bed in back, places to hang clothes, small storage area for some food and other essentials, black-out panels for the windows) and would just sleep in Lot C.

They had a gym membership, so they exercised and showered there when needed. During the days, they'd go SoCal tourist and stay within that 2-hour string of reserve callout.

Given the temperate weather in SoCal, seems doable to me for most of the year if you're so inclined to rough it.
 
Hacker15e said:
I know of someone at Compass based at LAX who had the back end of their SUV set up for light camping (back seats laid down, bed in back, places to hang clothes, small storage area for some food and other essentials, black-out panels for the windows) and would just sleep in Lot C.

They had a gym membership, so they exercised and showered there when needed. During the days, they'd go SoCal tourist and stay within that 2-hour string of reserve callout.

Given the temperate weather in SoCal, seems doable to me for most of the year if you're so inclined to rough it.
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This exactly what I have in mind
 
bike21 said:
I have a '94 4Runner that might be making the trip west for awhile, just gotta figure out a way to maximize sleep space.
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I have a '99 Runner, and you can unbolt the seat bottoms, which gives another couple of inches of leg/head room if you want to sleep in the back.
 
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Hacker15e said:
I have a '99 Runner, and you can unbolt the seat bottoms, which gives another couple of inches of leg/head room if you want to sleep in the back.
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Nice, I'll keep that in mind. I should be ok for a few hotels a month at most but we'll see. Haven't needed one in ATL since sometime in early March I think and theoretically this commute is a little friendlier.
 
Do they patrol the employee lot to catch people sleeping? I've definitely seen some people napping during the day.

A lot of nights you'd want to be able to open the windows for some air flow in the summer
 
FL350 said:
Do they patrol the employee lot to catch people sleeping? I've definitely seen some people napping during the day.

A lot of nights you'd want to be able to open the windows for some air flow in the summer
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A question for sure. I don't know. I'VE never seen any one doing any sort of patrol.
 
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