How to sleep sans seatmates

Trying to bed down for a nap, but without those blasted seat- and compartment-mates?

From Maria Argyropoulos: “when you get in one of the cars where the seats pull out toward each other and make a little bed kinda deally…. pull them out immediately, throw your stuff around and act like you’re sleeping… most people when they peek in will continue walking on to another car as they are hesitant to wake someone.
“I made some “eurarail friends” and three of us would jump in a car and do this and 75% of the time ended up having the car to ourselves and thus little beds for the night….sneaky, but a few uncomfy nights sitting up and you might be willing to give it try.”
Thanx Ria!
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