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Sleeping in a Disco 1
muddyjames:
--- Quote from: bigwood on October 06, 2008, 18:56:59 --- the car park in Cochem on the mosel,
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Gorgeous place. Loved my trip there and the size of the barges that go up and down that river are mahooooosive. Far bigger than anything we have on our rivers.
I have slept in a tranist van with a 6ft something tall chap (obviously individual sleeping bags I would like to emphasise this point :lol: ) and a cement mixer! It wasn't too bad a nighs sleep except when I put the engine on for warmth the sucrity guard (we were meant to be there) came over and banged on the van and thought we were pinching it. He didnt realise we were asleep! The night after our accomodation (a marquee) was ready to sleep in. Well, it had doors anyway! :lol:
I can sleep any where luckily and snoring very rarely keeps me awake. I have just learnt to tune out of it. Reguarly sleeping in the same room as 20 something other people does the trick!
Disco Matt:
I think the legal thing is intended to stop people sleeping in the back of the van to avoid going over their hours. I haven't heard anything like this relating to private use (as opposed to business) anyway.
As for CO, if water can get into my Disco then carbon monoxide can get out! :lol:
thermidorthelobster:
We don't breathe out carbon monoxide. We breathe out carbon dioxide. Big difference. Yes, it will suffocate you in large enough quantities, when you have no oxygen left, but it's not toxic in itself. It's the lack of oxygen that would kill you. But that's never going to happen in a car. Diving bell maybe, but not a car.
There's no difference between sleeping in your LR and driving it from the point of view of carbon dioxide build up. If you can drive the thing for several hours and not suffocate, then you can sleep in it. I've not yet heard of anybody dying of lack of oxygen whilst driving, no matter how tight their panel gaps.
redhand:
--- Quote from: lurch_917 on October 07, 2008, 09:57:51 ---on the legal side it is against the law for white van man to sleep in his van if it doesnt have a fitted bunk area a lorry driver cant legaly nightout in a daycab for the same reason and trust me as you breath in and out in any comfind area the carbonmonoxide % to breathable air climbs
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they are commercial vehicles not private ones. and you don't breathe out Carbon Monoxide. and as said by other posters. it's unheard of for anyone to suffocate whilst sleeping in a vehicle. Perhaps they should have covered windows on all vehicle to reduce the chances of catching skin cancer whilst driving or better still ban daylight driving.. Oh but that would lead to vitamin B deficiency!!! Oh well it's a truely dangerous world..
hobbit:
I have no problems :)
loads of room ;)
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