SUV camping, car camping, truck camping, overlanding, vanlife - there’s a million ways to say it, but they all mean the same thing… Getting a comfy night's sleep in your vehicle on an epic adventure.
When it comes to car camping - there’s no better system than an elevated car sleeping platform.
Why? If you’ve spent more than a night sleeping in your vehicle - you know just how quick it fills up with belongings/gear.
Elevating your sleeping area allows you to store gear underneath your sleeping surface, utilizing every inch of your vehicle. You can use drawer systems or storage totes to further help with organization.
An elevated car sleeping platform also ensures your bed surface is level, as it can be made to fit over uneven surfaces of most vehicles.
Don’t have a car sleeping platform yet? You came to the right place!
Hele Outdoors specializes in car sleeping platforms that convert almost any SUV/truck/van into an adventure seekers home on wheels.
The Hele Box is 3 products in 1 - car sleeping platform, storage system, and camping table. The whole system weighs 25lbs and retails at a fraction of the cost when compared to custom wood build outs and RTTs.
- Every leg is independently adjustable with a dual-locking system to ensure a sturdy sleep and enable fitment in most SUVs/Trucks. See our confirmed fitment list here.
- The carrying case doubles as a storage drawer and slides underneath the car sleeping platform.
- You can set the platform higher for storage or lower for headroom
- Assembles in under 5 mins
- Compacts into a sleek case that takes up a sliver of space in your garage/apt
We launched in April with our Solo model and sold out in less than 4 months!
Our community of car campers and outdoors enthusiasts were so stoked on their Hele Boxes that they demanded a version compatible to fit 2 people.
In late August we opened up pre-orders for our duo - car camping system and sleeping platform that’s designed to support 2 people and fit in most SUVs/Trucks.
So which Hele Box is right for you?
- Solo: if you spend 75%+ of your car camping trips alone, this is the right system for you! For those rare occasions when someone else comes car camping, you can make something work. The rest of the time, you’ll still have half of your trunk area open to roam and stack taller pieces of gear.
- Duo: if you spend 75%+ of your car camping trips with an adventure buddy, this is the direction you’ll want to go! The duo provides an insane amount of storage space underneath the sleeping platform, and with the adjustable legs you can find the perfect height balance for storage/headroom needs.
- Solo & Duo: if you are split 50/50 between solo and partner trips, then purchasing both gives you the best of both worlds. Use the car sleeping platform that best fits your needs for each adventure. Heck - sometimes when I go solo, I bring the duo just so I have more room to stretch out!
- 2 Solos: if you are split 50/50 between solo and partner trips (and your vehicle has 50+ inches of width in the trunk area) this is a great option! This option provides your car camping system with maximum modularity. Use one side as stackable storage, the other side to hold the sleeping pads - or - break down one side while driving to hold larger items and then reconstruct at the campsite. There’s a wide range of options to configure your perfect car sleeping platform.
- Stubbies - an awesome addition to your Hele Box if having more headroom is a priority for you car sleeping platform.
Whichever system you go with, we’re confident you’ll be stoked! Every purchase from Hele Outdoors comes with a 30-day return policy.
If you have any questions about the system, want advice on the best version for your needs, or just want to chat - please reach out via the “contact us” section on our website.
Happy car camping!
Murray (founder)