What Pitch Does Everyone Prefer

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by motocross25, Mar 2, 2023.

What’s the optimal way to park for the most comfortable night sleep?

  1. Cab Facing Uphill & Level

    3 vote(s)
    7.7%
  2. Cab Facing Downhill & Level

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  3. Cab Level

    23 vote(s)
    59.0%
  4. Cab Tilted; Passenger Side Higher

    0 vote(s)
    0.0%
  5. Cab Tilted; Driver Side Higher

    13 vote(s)
    33.3%
  1. Chinatown

    Chinatown Road Train Member

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    Feet pointed down while nose pointed up is the best way.
     
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  3. Rubber duck kw

    Rubber duck kw Road Train Member

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    Preferably nose uphill and tilted a little off to the passenger side. Anything but tilted over to the driver side at the very least, hate sleeping feeling like I'm standing on my head.
     
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  4. dngrous_dime

    dngrous_dime Road Train Member

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    If you work hard enough, you don't care.
     
  5. gentleroger

    gentleroger Road Train Member

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    I like the nose pointing up hill so gravity pulls my trainees to the back wall. Having a grown man roll out of the upper bunk is a "never is enough" experience .
     
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  6. Hammer166

    Hammer166 Crusty Information Officer

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    I can deal with a little variation in front to rear with no problem, but if it's very steep, got to be nose high. My acid reflux pipes in with a "Negative Ghost Rider" if my feet are even slightly higher, though.
     
  7. Star Rider

    Star Rider Road Train Member

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    Back in the day , flopping over the doghouse and sleeping , the level didn't matter much when you got to that point
     
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  8. ‘Olhand

    ‘Olhand Cantankerous Crusty

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    I prefer just above belt level on the outside 1/3 of the plate...so I can step into it and turn my hands over as I connect....;)
     
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  9. motocross25

    motocross25 Road Train Member

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    Well played sir.
     
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  10. blairandgretchen

    blairandgretchen Road Train Member

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    I was going to say "B Sharp minor" :)
     
  11. ‘Olhand

    ‘Olhand Cantankerous Crusty

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    My wife always said I sing in multiple keys..
    She said they were ####
    :cool::D
     
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