Does anyone sleep with their head on the passenger side?

Discussion in 'Experienced Truckers' Advice' started by ethos, Jan 28, 2018.

  1. wise2727

    wise2727 Light Load Member

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    I sleep on either side. I can' sleep with my feet even slightly higher than my head. some nights I have to switch around even when it looks/feels level.
     
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  3. hunts2much

    hunts2much Medium Load Member

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    LMAO...ditto! Those ones can be tough at night especially in the rain for me too...better safe than sorry I guess lol. I'm used to noticing the position of the light on the traffic signal...I highly dislike the horizontal signals you'll see in states like Wisconsin and California.
     
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  4. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    I did, I had the sleeper setup with it opposite on my trucks. I tried to sleep "normal" when I got the first truck and could not handle it, don't know why but when I got the new mattress, everything was changed and kept that way. My little RV truck is setup that way too.
     
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  5. jammer910Z

    jammer910Z Road Train Member

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    Only when at an angle that I couldn't reposition out of.. or to try and get as far away from an idling engine, apu, reefer, etc that was buzzing in my ear.
    Sometimes a few feet and a pillow over your head makes all the difference.
     
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  6. InTooDeep

    InTooDeep Donner party survivor

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    I have switched from drivers side to passenger side a couple of times when the lean angle was wrong don't want to wake up with a headache from head being lower. The worse part to getting up half asleep and trying to figure out why I can't climb out the back of the sleeper. Duh you ####### that's the back wall.
     
  7. Just passing by

    Just passing by Road Train Member

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    Walmart has this weird shaped pillow, looks like a big slice of cheese, called "the wedge". It props up your regular pillow, helping keep your head higher. I use it to help with snoring and to compensate for any unlevelling of the truck.
     
  8. Tb0n3

    Tb0n3 Road Train Member

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    I could have sworn color blindness was a disqualifier. Specifically the inability to distinguish traffic signals.
     
  9. Nostalgic

    Nostalgic Road Train Member

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    Life generally isn't in grey scale. Slap a red, green and yellow paper on the counter and I can easily identify. You learn to find ways to adapt - and brightness of each color is one of them, it's just a lot harder when there is zero reference on a dark night for a lonely flashing amber light. Only test I can't "cheat" is the ones with the "hidden" numbers. Color Blindness Test | Test Color Vision with Ishihara Test for Colorblindness
     
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