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Re: Show HN: Occupod – a solid mobile sleeping shelter

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The floor is a standard 42" pallet.

I have never tried laying on a 42" pallet - have you? I really can't say if it's too small to sleep in. A simple picture (even a stylized, human-sized vector drawing) would put debates about whether this pod is too small to bed.

42" is slightly over half my height, hard to imagine this being comfortable

Re: Show HN: Occupod – a solid mobile sleeping shelter

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"No Place For The Living" seems... rather the opposite of the intended message. On a more technical level, many pallets are chemically treated to prevent insect damage. The chemicals used for this treatment can be quite hazardous; sleeping on top of a damp, chemically treated pallet is practically a worst case.

> sleeping on top of a damp, chemically treated pallet is practically a worst case.

Worse than sleeping out in the rain?

Re: Show HN: Occupod – a solid mobile sleeping shelter

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

I have never tried laying on a 42" pallet - have you? I really can't say if it's too small to sleep in. A simple picture (even a stylized, human-sized vector drawing) would put debates about whether this pod is too small to bed.

42" is slightly over half my height, hard to imagine this being comfortable

To be fair: If I'm given the choice of sleeping outside without protection or sleeping in one of these, I'm gonna take these. I think it is a horrible choice to have to make, mind you, but neither is comfortable. I'm gonna guess I'd not be stretched out on a city street either.

Re: Show HN: Occupod – a solid mobile sleeping shelter

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Earlier quoted context omitted.

42" is slightly over half my height, hard to imagine this being comfortable

To be fair: If I'm given the choice of sleeping outside without protection or sleeping in one of these, I'm gonna take these. I think it is a horrible choice to have to make, mind you, but neither is comfortable. I'm gonna guess I'd not be stretched out on a city street either.

But if you are going to build a pod why not build a slightly bigger pod that fits you?

Re: Show HN: Occupod – a solid mobile sleeping shelter

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There isn't enough space for a 5' person to lay down. Maybe if you put two together.

If someone is homeless, what is the likelyhood they'll be stretched out anyway?

I don't understand what homelessness has to do with extending one's limbs.
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