How to Sleep Without Using a Bed

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Find a place to lie down or sit in a relaxed posture.. Use a pillow.. Cover up with a jacket as a blanket.

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1

Find a place to lie down or sit in a relaxed posture.

Step 1

Find a place to lie down or sit in a relaxed posture.

2

Use a pillow.

Step 2

Use a pillow.

3

Cover up with a jacket as a blanket.

Step 3

Cover up with a jacket as a blanket.

4

Use a small piece of fabric or a hat to cover your eyes.

Step 4

Use a small piece of fabric or a hat to cover your eyes.

5

Secure your belongings if you are in a public place.

Step 5

Secure your belongings if you are in a public place.

6

Sleep on a couch.

Step 6

Sleep on a couch.

7

Sleep in a recliner

Step 7

Sleep in a recliner

8

Sleep on the floor.

Step 8

Sleep on the floor.

9

Make sure you have any necessary pillows or blankets.

Step 9

Make sure you have any necessary pillows or blankets.

10

Use a sleeping bag.

Step 10

Use a sleeping bag.

11

Remove sticks and other debris from the campsite.

Step 11

Remove sticks and other debris from the campsite.

12

Provide cushioning or a cot for your sleeping bag.

Step 12

Provide cushioning or a cot for your sleeping bag.

13

Don't forget a pillow.

Step 13

Don't forget a pillow.

14

Choose a hammock that does not have spreader bars.

Step 14

Choose a hammock that does not have spreader bars.

15

Avoid hammocks made of interlaced rope.

Step 15

Avoid hammocks made of interlaced rope.

16

Choose a hammock based on your weight and height.

Step 16

Choose a hammock based on your weight and height.

17

Hang the hammock from two points that are the same height.

Step 17

Hang the hammock from two points that are the same height.

18

Let the hammock hang loosely.

Step 18

Let the hammock hang loosely.

19

Inspect the hammock before you get into it.

Step 19

Inspect the hammock before you get into it.

20

Lie in the middle of the hammock and shift your legs to one side until you are l

Step 20

Lie in the middle of the hammock and shift your legs to one side until you are lying flat.

21

Try sleeping on the floor a few days before making up your mind about it.

Step 21

Try sleeping on the floor a few days before making up your mind about it.

22

Use a yoga mat or other thing cushion between you and floor.

Step 22

Use a yoga mat or other thing cushion between you and floor.

23

Sleep on your back.

Step 23

Sleep on your back.

24

Start by sleeping against a surface at a slight angle.

Step 24

Start by sleeping against a surface at a slight angle.

25

Use padding at first.

Step 25

Use padding at first.

26

Make sure you have lower back support.

Step 26

Make sure you have lower back support.

27

Use neck support.

Step 27

Use neck support.

28

Avoid sleeping upright if you can't get enough sleep doing it.

Step 28

Avoid sleeping upright if you can't get enough sleep doing it.

29

Be careful of deep-vein thrombosis (DVT).

Step 29

Be careful of deep-vein thrombosis (DVT).

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