TURN YOUR DAILY CAR INTO A WEEKEND-READY CAMPER

TURN YOUR DAILY CAR INTO A WEEKEND-READY CAMPER

NO CAR MODIFICATIONS

NO CAR MODIFICATIONS

SLEEP SAFE & QUIETLY INSIDE

STORAGE UNDER THE WHOLE BED

STORAGE UNDER THE WHOLE BED

MORE STORAGE. EASY ACCESS.

Unlock spontaneous trips

Cover any scenario in a minute: sleeping -> cooking -> storage -> daily mode -> stealth-city

LEVEL

Fits your car — and your next one. Camp-ready the day it arrives.

From $1,990.00 USD

PRO

From trunk to bed in 42 sec

From $1,890.00 USD

Camp-ready in minutes. Back to daily in minutes. Zero permanent mods.

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Car camping platform with fold-out kitchen table for mountain camping trips

Our Platforms are:

  • Flat bed + storage + camp kitchen surface
  • Folds into the trunk, seats stay free
  • No changes to the car
  • Sleep locked and dry inside the car
  • Quick setup, no tools
  • NZ-made with renewable energy

Car mattress versus Teraglide car camping platform showing storage chaos compared with organised gear under the bed

Teraglide is the system

A mattress can be a great start—but in a Model Y it usually doesn’t solve the biggest frustrations: uneven sleep, where your gear goes at night, and the morning pack-down chaos. Teraglide PRO is built to remove those pain points so you actually travel more often.

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Five ways to solve the same night outside. They don't cost the same, and more importantly they don't fail the same way. Here's the whole picture — including the trips where a platform is the wrong buy.

Where each option sits

Below: an air mattress in the boot. From about $50 for a basic one, $225 for Tesla's own, around $300 for a Luno. It solves one thing — something soft to lie on.

Above: a camper box or drawer conversion at roughly $3,000–5,000, or a campervan at $60k–100k. These solve everything, and your boot is never empty again.

In between: a fold-away platform. A flat, level bed with gear underneath on Friday — and out of the car by Monday. That last part is the whole point, and it's the one thing neither neighbour can do.

The five options, side by side

Compare ★ OUR PICK
⚡ TERAGLIDEPlatform bed
Tent Roof Tent Mattress in Trunk Campervan
⏱️Setup time 60 seconds 10–20 min 5–10 min + ladder Fast Parked & ready
🛏️Comfort Flat, stable slatted bed Uneven ground, cold, damp Thin pad, sways in wind Lumpy over seats, gaps Proper bed & living space
📐Level, not just flat Adjustable legs cancel the boot slope Depends on the ground Level roof needed Slopes with the boot floor Levelling blocks
🌧️Weatherproof Sound-, wind- & rain-proof Wind, rain & cold get in Exposed up top Sealed inside Sealed & insulated
🔒Security Locked inside No lock, open space Exposed, climb down Locked inside Lockable
📦Storage Gear stowed underneath Gear stays outside Very limited, must climb Bags pile up on you Built-in cupboards
🛞Handling & rough ground Weight low, on the boot floor No effect on the car Raises the centre of gravity No effect on the car Tall and heavy by design
🚗Keep your daily car Folds away in seconds Unaffected Bulky on roof, more fuel Yes, but messy Not a daily driver
💰Cost A real investment — but one-off, no van to buy Cheap $2,000–4,000 + bars, +32% energy $50–300, cheapest to try $60k–$100k (or $150–300/day)
↕️Headroom Slightly less (raised for storage) Full sitting height Can sit up inside Barely changes (sits low) Stand-up height
🎯Best for Secure, comfy camping anywhere — weekends to full-time Budget group camping Keeping the boot free; boots shorter than you are Quick naps, first try Long full-time trips

The cost that keeps running

Anything on the roof is paid for every day, not just on camping days. On the same road trip our own Tesla used 140 Wh/km with a bare roof and 185 Wh/km with a roof box — 32% more energy, about a quarter of the range. A roof tent is bulkier than a box, so that's the floor. The full measurement and its caveats →

A platform is in the boot on Friday and in the garage on Monday, so it costs nothing to carry.

The honest part

A platform is not the cheapest way to sleep in your car. An air mattress costs $50. But you'll fight it every morning — and then you'll stop going.

That's the real comparison. Not price against price, but how many nights you actually end up spending outside. A platform is the setup you'll still be using in five years.

Flat is not the same as level

Two different problems, and most people only fix one. A mattress bridges the gap over the folded seats, so the surface becomes flat. It does nothing about the slope — almost every boot floor tilts toward the tailgate, and you spend the night sliding downhill in your sleeping bag.

A platform on fixed legs fixes the gap. A platform on adjustable legs fixes both: set the legs once for your car and the bed is genuinely horizontal, every trip after. The full breakdown of gap, slope and fixes →

When a platform is the wrong buy

Four cases where we'd tell you not to:

  • You want to try one night and see. Buy a $50 mattress first. If you go out three times in a season, then talk to us.
  • You camp in a group and cook outside all evening. A tent gives you a room to stand in. The car is a bedroom, not a living room.
  • You need to stand up inside. No car platform gives you that. A van does.
  • Your boot is shorter than you are. Some cars simply don't have the length. We'd rather tell you that before you order than after.

Pick by what you're optimising for

  • Cheapest possible — mattress in the boot.
  • Most space for the money — tent.
  • The whole boot completely free while you sleep — roof tent.
  • Living in it for months — campervan.
  • Regular weekends, and your car has to be a car on Monday — platform.

Next step

Whether a platform works in your car comes down to three measurements. Five minutes with a tape measure and we'll give you a straight answer — including "it won't fit", if that's the truth. We'd rather say no than sell you the wrong thing.

Check if your car fits →

Already know it fits? Compare our six platforms side by side →

Prices are indicative and vary by market and model year — check current pricing before you decide. Comfort, setup times and storage figures describe our own platforms and typical examples of the alternatives; other brands differ.

Wondering if you can legally sleep in your car? Short answer: almost everywhere, yes — if you do it the right way. We've broken it down country by country so you can plan overnight stops with confidence.

The one rule that travels everywhere: you can usually sleep inside a legally parked vehicle, but you can't set up camp (chairs, tables, awnings, cooking outside). Park correctly, stay low-profile, leave no trace — and you'll be welcome in most places.

Pick your destination

Wherever you're allowed to park, sleep properly.

A Teraglide platform turns the car you already own into a flat, lockable bed with storage underneath — set up in seconds, folded away by day. LEVEL adjusts to most SUVs and wagons, so you can stop planning around hotels.

Explore Teraglide platforms →

Heads up: rules change and vary by region and municipality. Each guide is general information, not legal advice — always check the latest local rules and signage before you stay overnight. Guides last reviewed July 2026.

BOX – Cook Where You Park

Coffee at sunrise. Pasta by the lake.

BOX gives you a real kitchen feel — wherever you open the trunk

Setting up Teraglide CAB over front seats – a compact, Velcro-secured sleeping surface for kids

Bring a whole family with you

We've made these journeys as convenient and simple as possible. It's easy to set up and fold, fitting compactly into the front trunk

Explore freely and create unforgettable memories!

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