| bed in cockpit [message #155165] |
Mon, 02 January 2012 21:41  |
RadioActiveGMC
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If I recall someone a while ago said they used a foldable bed and put it up in the cockpit across the front seats. I'm thinking of doing this since we have two kids and one always pushed the other off the couch. Any one ever use a bed up there? I'm thinking of a coleman foldable bed. I think if I measured it right it will work.
***"Gettin There"-1973 23' Sequoia-
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| Re: [GMCnet] bed in cockpit [message #155170 is a reply to message #155165] |
Mon, 02 January 2012 22:00  |
Ken Henderson
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Several years back, I used a folding cot in the cockpit. I don't recall
the brand, but it consisted of an aluminum tube frame covered in canvas.
The U-shaped legs at each end folded. At the hinged center of the bed,
there was a removable U-shaped leg. I replaced that center leg with two
pieces of aluminum tubing inserted in snug holes in a length of 2x4 to
raise the center to the height of the cockpit seats. For the youngster who
slept on it, it was comfortable.
There's plenty of room in the cockpit for a more sophisticated version of
that arrangement. The width, IIRC, is over 80". With the removable
steering wheel (http://www.summitracing.com/parts/GRT-2001/) out of the way
and the seats moved all the way to the rear, there's nearly standard single
bed width available.
Ken H.
On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 10:41 PM, Michael wrote:
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> If I recall someone a while ago said they used a foldable bed and put it
> up in the cockpit across the front seats. I'm thinking of doing this since
> we have two kids and one always pushed the other off the couch. Any one
> ever use a bed up there? I'm thinking of a coleman foldable bed. I think if
> I measured it right it will work.
> --
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| Re: [GMCnet] bed in cockpit [message #155171 is a reply to message #155170] |
Mon, 02 January 2012 22:08 |
Dolph Santorine
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These are pretty comfortable
http://www.jet-bed.com/index.php
I wonder if it would work in the cockpit?
Dolph Santorine
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On Jan 2, 2012, at 11:00 PM, Ken Henderson <hend4800@bellsouth.net> wrote:
> Several years back, I used a folding cot in the cockpit. I don't recall
> the brand, but it consisted of an aluminum tube frame covered in canvas.
> The U-shaped legs at each end folded. At the hinged center of the bed,
> there was a removable U-shaped leg. I replaced that center leg with two
> pieces of aluminum tubing inserted in snug holes in a length of 2x4 to
> raise the center to the height of the cockpit seats. For the youngster who
> slept on it, it was comfortable.
>
> There's plenty of room in the cockpit for a more sophisticated version of
> that arrangement. The width, IIRC, is over 80". With the removable
> steering wheel (http://www.summitracing.com/parts/GRT-2001/) out of the way
> and the seats moved all the way to the rear, there's nearly standard single
> bed width available.
>
> Ken H.
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>
> On Mon, Jan 2, 2012 at 10:41 PM, Michael wrote:
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>> If I recall someone a while ago said they used a foldable bed and put it
>> up in the cockpit across the front seats. I'm thinking of doing this since
>> we have two kids and one always pushed the other off the couch. Any one
>> ever use a bed up there? I'm thinking of a coleman foldable bed. I think if
>> I measured it right it will work.
>> --
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| Re: bed in cockpit [message #155473 is a reply to message #155165] |
Wed, 04 January 2012 22:41 |
RadioActiveGMC
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Thx for the photo link. Im not sure which one I'll go with but it will totally solve the bedding issue.
***"Gettin There"-1973 23' Sequoia-
Michael, Onans smell, "Go solar/wind power!"
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I've tried several things to make something on the edge but its a pain. I think the best thing to do is a bed up in the cockpit.
