nterior of Tesla Model Y showing Teraglide Pro platform bed, fridge storage in sub-trunk, and camping setup at night

Turn Your Tesla into a Camper: How the Teraglide Platform Fits a Fridge in the Sub-Trunk

The sub-trunk is the most under-used space in a Tesla, and it happens to be the right shape for a fridge. Here's how the pieces fit together, with the numbers that decide whether the setup works for you.

The idea in one line

Bed on top, fridge underneath, and you can still reach the fridge with the bed made.

The Teraglide PRO turns a Model Y, S or X into a camper setup in about a minute. It folds into the trunk by day; at night it unfolds into a flat bed with storage underneath. Gas lifts hold the bed top open on its own, so the sub-trunk stays reachable without balancing a panel on your head — that's the detail that makes a fridge down there practical rather than theoretical.

The fridge: what it costs you in power

A compact 12 V compressor fridge (Dometic, Alpicool and similar) fits the sub-trunk well. What matters more than the fit is the draw:

Condition	Draw
40–45 L fridge, typical day	~400 Wh (range 240–600 Wh)
At 21 °C ambient	~1.5 A/h at 12 V
At 35 °C ambient	3–4 A/h — roughly double
1000 Wh power station	1–2 days, allowing 20–30% for losses

Run it from a portable power station (EcoFlow and similar) rather than the car, and leave the traction battery to do the climate. Keep the vent side clear of soft bags — a fridge that can't reject heat runs longer and eats those figures.

Let the car handle the climate

Camp Mode holds cabin temperature all night and keeps air moving, so the windows stay clear. Our own measurement: 9 hours at −7 °C used 24% of the battery, with no condensation on the glass in the morning. In milder conditions Tesla's estimate of roughly 1% per hour is closer to what you'll see.

That split — car does climate, power station does gear — keeps both budgets simple. Detail: how to ventilate your Tesla overnight.

What the platform gives you

Flat sleeping surface — no seat gaps, no slope.
Sub-trunk access with the bed made, thanks to the gas lifts.
Drawer rated to 80 kg on the PRO — food box, cooking kit, water and more at once.
Clip-on bamboo table for cooking outside the boot.
Folds away so the car is a normal car on Monday. No drilling, nothing permanent.

Full tested figures: how much weight a platform holds.

Where everything goes

Short version: fridge low and out of the way, power station within arm's reach, bed left for sleeping. The full layout, and why it matters more than the gear itself: where to put the fridge and power station.

Not a Tesla?

LEVEL does the same job in most SUVs, estates and wagons — adjustable legs cancel the boot slope, gas lifts give access underneath, and it arrives fully assembled. Check if your car fits →