A good one-person sleeping platform fits your vehicle without a test fit, installs without drilling, and gives you a flat bed about 25 inches wide, enough length for your height, room to sit up, and storage you can reach without unpacking the car. Our Solo kit is built for one sleeper, from $1,599 depending on the vehicle. Here is what to look for, and how the Solo measures up.
The Short Version
- Fit: cut to your vehicle and model year, measured in the actual vehicle.
- Install: anchors to the factory cargo tie-downs with turnbuckles. No drilling, no tools, no permanent changes.
- Width: about 25 inches is a comfortable width for one sleeper. The Solo bed is about 25 inches wide on most vehicles.
- Length: check it with the bed extension out. The Solo bed runs 71 to 77 inches on most vehicles.
- Headroom: the Solo is built without the bulk of a two-drawer system, to leave more room to sit up in bed.
- Storage: one drawer and a full-size pull-out table under the bed.
- Price: $1,599 to $1,749 by vehicle, plus $300 freight, fully assembled. Local pickup in Bend, Oregon is free.
What to Look For
A fit made for your vehicle
Universal platforms adjust to fit many vehicles, so check how one handles your wheel wells and the slope of your folded seats before you buy. Every Solo kit is cut to a specific vehicle and model year, measured in the actual vehicle, so there is no test fit.
An install you can undo
Drilling into the cargo floor is the part most people worry about, and for good reason: it is permanent. The Solo anchors to the factory cargo tie-down points with turnbuckles, so the vehicle stays stock and the kit lifts out when you need the space. Here is how it installs.
Width and length
One sleeper needs about 25 inches of width. Check the length with the bed extension pulled out: you want a few inches past your height. The Solo bed is about 25 inches wide and 71 to 77 inches long on most vehicles. The 5th gen 4Runner Solo is wider: its mattress comes 26 or 28 inches wide. If you are 5 foot 8 or taller, ask us for your vehicle's exact length before you order: info@compasscamper.com.
Headroom
Sitting up to change, read or wait out the rain matters more in a car than in a tent. The lower the bed, the more room you have. The Solo is built without the bulk of a two-drawer system to keep more headroom in bed, and a thin mattress helps too.
Storage you can reach
On a solo trip, everything you brought lives in the car with you. A drawer under the bed keeps the kitchen or your clothes in one place, and a pull-out table gives you a surface to cook on without setting up a camp table. The Solo has one storage drawer and a full-size pull-out table, and it can add a second top drawer for $300. On the Crosstrek, the bed sits flush with the tailgate lip, so a lift-up hatch replaces the drawer and opens the storage under the bed.
The Solo Kit at a Glance
- An aluminum T-slot frame and a 3/4 inch plywood platform, topped with carpet, or Hex Ply for $100 more. The carpet is marine-grade indoor/outdoor carpet that adds a little padding under your mattress. Hex Ply is phenolic-coated plywood, harder and slicker than carpet, so bins slide in and out easily and spills wipe up fast. Strap gear down on rough roads.
- One prefinished poplar drawer and a full-size pull-out table. On the Crosstrek, a lift-up hatch replaces the drawer.
- A bed extension that stores in the trunk when you want the back seats up.
- Optional upholstered faces on the drawer and table.
- No drilling, no tools and no permanent changes to the vehicle.
- Ships fully assembled by freight, strapped to a pallet: $300 anywhere in the lower 48. Local pickup in Bend, Oregon is free.
- Built to order by hand in Bend. The current lead time is in the banner at the top of the site: 5 to 6 weeks as of November 2026.
Vehicles and Prices
- Subaru Outback: $1,749 for 2020 to 2026, $1,699 for 2010 to 2019.
- Subaru Forester (2009 to 2025): $1,649.
- Subaru Crosstrek: $1,649 for 2024 to 2026, $1,599 for 2013 to 2023.
- Toyota RAV4: $1,699 for 2019 to 2025, $1,649 for 2013 to 2018 (non-Hybrid).
- Toyota 4Runner, 5th gen: $1,749. If yours has the sliding cargo deck or the third row seat, they unbolt and come out first.
- Honda Pilot (2023 and newer): $1,749.
Prices are current as of November 2026.
Solo Kit or a Full-Width Kit?
Pick the Solo if you camp alone most of the time and want more headroom. Pick a two-drawer kit if a second person or a dog sleeps in the car with you. The Solo costs $50 to $100 less than a two-drawer kit for the same vehicle, so choose it for the layout, not the price.
Frequently Asked Questions
How wide is a one-person sleeping platform?
About 25 inches is a comfortable width for one sleeper. The Solo bed is about 25 inches wide and 71 to 77 inches long on most vehicles. On the 5th gen 4Runner it is wider.
Will I fit if I am tall?
The Solo bed runs 71 to 77 inches long on most vehicles. If you are 5 foot 8 or taller, ask us for your vehicle's exact length before you order: info@compasscamper.com.
Do I have to drill anything?
No. The Solo anchors to the factory cargo tie-downs with turnbuckles. No drilling, no tools and no permanent changes.
What mattress goes on a Solo platform?
Any pad sized to the bed works. Ours is cut to most Solo kits: 2.5 inches thick, $520, and 25 inches wide on most vehicles (26 or 28 on the 5th gen 4Runner). There is no Solo mattress for the Honda Pilot yet. More on choosing a mattress.
Is there a warranty?
Manufacturing defects are covered for 1 year. Every kit is built to order for your vehicle, so all sales are final.