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When the back area is used as a bed, table down, and all the parts of the seats put together its not super comfortable for sleeping. We bring a lot of blankets to put over all those parts to even it out, but in a 23 FT tons of blankets eat up tons of space. Plus we like to make it a table in the AM again to use through the day and it takes forever folding the blankets all back up. I thought of a air mattress but again, tons of time blowing it up, taking it down everyday. Do you have a creative solution to make it more comfortable without the heap of blankets or air mattress?
***"Gettin There"-1973 23' Sequoia-
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| Re: [GMCnet] Rear Bedding [message #158506 is a reply to message #158500] |
Sun, 29 January 2012 21:45  |
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120V AC high-volume, low-pressure air pumps are readily
available for quickly inflating (and deflating) air
mattresses and large water toys. Similar pumps are also
available for 12V DC operation using the cigar lighter
socket on your dashboard!
I have a Sportz tent that erects over the bed of my F-250
Short-bed Crew Cab truck. I also have an air mattress
(at least queen-sized) that fills the bed of that truck
that is made to fit around the wheel wells. I have a 12V
DC pump (probably from Wally World) that will fill that
bag in less than five minutes.
We also have a 30' Cedar Creek travel trailer as "camping"
option and our daughter still has our 1966 Apache tent
trailer that I bought new (NOTE: 10 years older than the
Money Pit).
Remember that the high-dollar "Sleep Number Bed" is
nothing but an extremely high-priced air mattress!
Wife and I slept on a king-sized air mattress for almost
two years after a tornado destroyed our home and also
poked holes in the water bed bag.
Give it a try. We didn't like sleeping on split cushions
either!
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> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
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> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:13:47 -0600
> Subject: [GMCnet] Rear Bedding
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> When the back area is used as a bed, table down, and all the parts of the seats put together its not super comfortable for sleeping. We bring a lot of blankets to put over all those parts to even it out, but in a 23 FT tons of blankets eat up tons of space. Plus we like to make it a table in the AM again to use through the day and it takes forever folding the blankets all back up. I thought of a air mattress but again, tons of time blowing it up, taking it down everyday. Do you have a creative solution to make it more comfortable without the heap of blankets or air mattress?
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> ***"Gettin There"-1973 23' Sequoia-
> Michael, Casa Grande, AZ
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| Re: [GMCnet] Rear Bedding [message #158531 is a reply to message #158500] |
Mon, 30 January 2012 04:09 |
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you can use the fog gun and have a fog mattress. ( in the air mattress) fog it.
On Jan 29, 2012, at 7:13 PM, Michael wrote:
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> When the back area is used as a bed, table down, and all the parts of the seats put together its not super comfortable for sleeping. We bring a lot of blankets to put over all those parts to even it out, but in a 23 FT tons of blankets eat up tons of space. Plus we like to make it a table in the AM again to use through the day and it takes forever folding the blankets all back up. I thought of a air mattress but again, tons of time blowing it up, taking it down everyday. Do you have a creative solution to make it more comfortable without the heap of blankets or air mattress?
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| Re: [GMCnet] Rear Bedding [message #158532 is a reply to message #158506] |
Mon, 30 January 2012 04:19 |
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really- i have a 22 foot inflatable, and this i know for sure, you can duct tape a plastic funnel
on the end of the hose of a vacuum cleaner and put it on the blowing side i could fill my boat
very fast and also suck it out very fast with a rather small vacuum cleaner. worked as good
as the pump from West Marine. this is a very big inflatable boat. 22 feet. with 90 horse johnson on it.
On Jan 29, 2012, at 7:45 PM, D C *Mac* Macdonald wrote:
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> 120V AC high-volume, low-pressure air pumps are readily
> available for quickly inflating (and deflating) air
> mattresses and large water toys. Similar pumps are also
> available for 12V DC operation using the cigar lighter
> socket on your dashboard!
>
> I have a Sportz tent that erects over the bed of my F-250
> Short-bed Crew Cab truck. I also have an air mattress
> (at least queen-sized) that fills the bed of that truck
> that is made to fit around the wheel wells. I have a 12V
> DC pump (probably from Wally World) that will fill that
> bag in less than five minutes.
>
> We also have a 30' Cedar Creek travel trailer as "camping"
> option and our daughter still has our 1966 Apache tent
> trailer that I bought new (NOTE: 10 years older than the
> Money Pit).
>
> Remember that the high-dollar "Sleep Number Bed" is
> nothing but an extremely high-priced air mattress!
>
> Wife and I slept on a king-sized air mattress for almost
> two years after a tornado destroyed our home and also
> poked holes in the water bed bag.
>
> Give it a try. We didn't like sleeping on split cushions
> either!
>
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>> To: gmclist@temp.gmcnet.org
>> From: radioactive626@msn.com
>> Date: Sun, 29 Jan 2012 21:13:47 -0600
>> Subject: [GMCnet] Rear Bedding
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>> When the back area is used as a bed, table down, and all the parts of the seats put together its not super comfortable for sleeping. We bring a lot of blankets to put over all those parts to even it out, but in a 23 FT tons of blankets eat up tons of space. Plus we like to make it a table in the AM again to use through the day and it takes forever folding the blankets all back up. I thought of a air mattress but again, tons of time blowing it up, taking it down everyday. Do you have a creative solution to make it more comfortable without the heap of blankets or air mattress?
>> --
>> ***"Gettin There"-1973 23' Sequoia-
>> Michael, Casa Grande, AZ
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| Re: Rear Bedding [message #158552 is a reply to message #158500] |
Mon, 30 January 2012 09:06 |
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| Mr.RadioActive wrote on Sun, 29 January 2012 22:13 |
When the back area is used as a bed, table down, and all the parts of the seats put together its not super comfortable for sleeping. We bring a lot of blankets to put over all those parts to even it out, but in a 23 FT tons of blankets eat up tons of space. Plus we like to make it a table in the AM again to use through the day and it takes forever folding the blankets all back up. I thought of a air mattress but again, tons of time blowing it up, taking it down everyday. Do you have a creative solution to make it more comfortable without the heap of blankets or air mattress?
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Micheal,
We have a 23-3 (flop down "goucho") and not a 23-4 (rear dinette), but this may lead you to something that helps.
We have two different sleep systems - Temperature dependent - One is a pair of zip together "cabin" sleeping bags, the other is pair of sheets, fitted bottom flat top sewn together to make a very full bag of the top and about two-thirds of the way up from the foot. If it gets a little cool for a sheet only we top it with a flannel blanket.
Now, our cushions are in very good condition, but as you may have surmised, a sheet only on the cushions is a little rough on old bodies. We had a memory foam mattress topper that did pretty well.
In the morning, the last one of us out of bed will grab the bedding at the head and fold it most of the way down to the foot. Then, after putting in another temporary fold, flop the head of the seat back home. One can then sit in starboard side seat and roll the bedding toward the foot. When it is rolled enough, the other seat back can be pulled up and over and the folds of bedding go partly behind the seat back for the day. If it was so cold that we had more bedding than will do that, we pull a stop (sail tie - a long piece of narrow webbing) under the cushion and can then use that to bundle the bedding to that seat back for the day. This leaves us most of the rear as dressing space. It re-deploys real fast in the evening - too.
We recently purchased an air mattress and pump. With a pump available, it is not worth trying to deal with the inflated mattress during the day. Deflated, the first trick works real well, but one must be careful of the seat back mechanism as it would cut a hole in the air mattress in a heartbeat - given the chance. The air mattress is a little more comfortable than the foam topper, but I am already worried about its longevity.
I hope this is some help. We are still learning how to make this work as well as we would like it to.
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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| Re: Rear Bedding [message #158663 is a reply to message #158552] |
Mon, 30 January 2012 22:40 |
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Thank you. You know my cushions are in pretty good shape all in all. Maybe I will investigate a air mattress. After a zillion blankets we use, pillows and such it maybe just faster to inflate and deflate a air mattress. I want to reduce the massive amt of storage it takes and a mattress I think may deflate smaller then a stack of blankets. I guess I just needed to hear it from everyone. I'm guessing a full size mattress works best?
| Matt Colie wrote on Mon, 30 January 2012 09:06 |
| Mr.RadioActive wrote on Sun, 29 January 2012 22:13 |
When the back area is used as a bed, table down, and all the parts of the seats put together its not super comfortable for sleeping. We bring a lot of blankets to put over all those parts to even it out, but in a 23 FT tons of blankets eat up tons of space. Plus we like to make it a table in the AM again to use through the day and it takes forever folding the blankets all back up. I thought of a air mattress but again, tons of time blowing it up, taking it down everyday. Do you have a creative solution to make it more comfortable without the heap of blankets or air mattress?
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Micheal,
We have a 23-3 (flop down "goucho") and not a 23-4 (rear dinette), but this may lead you to something that helps.
We have two different sleep systems - Temperature dependent - One is a pair of zip together "cabin" sleeping bags, the other is pair of sheets, fitted bottom flat top sewn together to make a very full bag of the top and about two-thirds of the way up from the foot. If it gets a little cool for a sheet only we top it with a flannel blanket.
Now, our cushions are in very good condition, but as you may have surmised, a sheet only on the cushions is a little rough on old bodies. We had a memory foam mattress topper that did pretty well.
In the morning, the last one of us out of bed will grab the bedding at the head and fold it most of the way down to the foot. Then, after putting in another temporary fold, flop the head of the seat back home. One can then sit in starboard side seat and roll the bedding toward the foot. When it is rolled enough, the other seat back can be pulled up and over and the folds of bedding go partly behind the seat back for the day. If it was so cold that we had more bedding than will do that, we pull a stop (sail tie - a long piece of narrow webbing) under the cushion and can then use that to bundle the bedding to that seat back for the day. This leaves us most of the rear as dressing space. It re-deploys real fast in the evening - too.
We recently purchased an air mattress and pump. With a pump available, it is not worth trying to deal with the inflated mattress during the day. Deflated, the first trick works real well, but one must be careful of the seat back mechanism as it would cut a hole in the air mattress in a heartbeat - given the chance. The air mattress is a little more comfortable than the foam topper, but I am already worried about its longevity.
I hope this is some help. We are still learning how to make this work as well as we would like it to.
Matt
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| Re: [GMCnet] Rear Bedding [message #158668 is a reply to message #158663] |
Mon, 30 January 2012 23:11 |
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Just measure the space you have available for the bed and get an airbed to fit that space. Airbeds are available in just about any standard bed size.
D C "Mac" Macdonald
"Money Pit"
Oklahoma City
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 30, 2012, at 22:40, "Michael" <radioactive626@msn.com> wrote:
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> Thank you. You know my cushions are in pretty good shape all in all. Maybe I will investigate a air mattress. After a zillion blankets we use, pillows and such it maybe just faster to inflate and deflate a air mattress. I want to reduce the massive amt of storage it takes and a mattress I think may deflate smaller then a stack of blankets. I guess I just needed to hear it from everyone. I'm guessing a full size mattress works best?
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> Matt Colie wrote on Mon, 30 January 2012 09:06
>> Mr.RadioActive wrote on Sun, 29 January 2012 22:13
>>> When the back area is used as a bed, table down, and all the parts of the seats put together its not super comfortable for sleeping. We bring a lot of blankets to put over all those parts to even it out, but in a 23 FT tons of blankets eat up tons of space. Plus we like to make it a table in the AM again to use through the day and it takes forever folding the blankets all back up. I thought of a air mattress but again, tons of time blowing it up, taking it down everyday. Do you have a creative solution to make it more comfortable without the heap of blankets or air mattress?
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>> Micheal,
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>> We have a 23-3 (flop down "goucho") and not a 23-4 (rear dinette), but this may lead you to something that helps.
>>
>> We have two different sleep systems - Temperature dependent - One is a pair of zip together "cabin" sleeping bags, the other is pair of sheets, fitted bottom flat top sewn together to make a very full bag of the top and about two-thirds of the way up from the foot. If it gets a little cool for a sheet only we top it with a flannel blanket.
>>
>> Now, our cushions are in very good condition, but as you may have surmised, a sheet only on the cushions is a little rough on old bodies. We had a memory foam mattress topper that did pretty well.
>>
>> In the morning, the last one of us out of bed will grab the bedding at the head and fold it most of the way down to the foot. Then, after putting in another temporary fold, flop the head of the seat back home. One can then sit in starboard side seat and roll the bedding toward the foot. When it is rolled enough, the other seat back can be pulled up and over and the folds of bedding go partly behind the seat back for the day. If it was so cold that we had more bedding than will do that, we pull a stop (sail tie - a long piece of narrow webbing) under the cushion and can then use that to bundle the bedding to that seat back for the day. This leaves us most of the rear as dressing space. It re-deploys real fast in the evening - too.
>>
>> We recently purchased an air mattress and pump. With a pump available, it is not worth trying to deal with the inflated mattress during the day. Deflated, the first trick works real well, but one must be careful of the seat back mechanism as it would cut a hole in the air mattress in a heartbeat - given the chance. The air mattress is a little more comfortable than the foam topper, but I am already worried about its longevity.
>>
>> I hope this is some help. We are still learning how to make this work as well as we would like it to.
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>> Matt
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| Re: [GMCnet] Rear Bedding [message #160451 is a reply to message #158668] |
Wed, 15 February 2012 18:34 |
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We purchased and use a Swedish Memory Foam mattress and it works well for us.
Howard Nylander
Royale' Class of '78'
Greeneville, Tn.
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Subject: Re: [GMCnet] Rear Bedding
Just measure the space you have available for the bed and get an airbed to fit that space. Airbeds are available in just about any standard bed size.
D C "Mac" Macdonald
"Money Pit"
Oklahoma City
Sent from my iPhone
On Jan 30, 2012, at 22:40, "Michael" <radioactive626@msn.com> wrote:
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> Thank you. You know my cushions are in pretty good shape all in all. Maybe I will investigate a air mattress. After a zillion blankets we use, pillows and such it maybe just faster to inflate and deflate a air mattress. I want to reduce the massive amt of storage it takes and a mattress I think may deflate smaller then a stack of blankets. I guess I just needed to hear it from everyone. I'm guessing a full size mattress works best?
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> Matt Colie wrote on Mon, 30 January 2012 09:06
>> Mr.RadioActive wrote on Sun, 29 January 2012 22:13
>>> When the back area is used as a bed, table down, and all the parts of the seats put together its not super comfortable for sleeping. We bring a lot of blankets to put over all those parts to even it out, but in a 23 FT tons of blankets eat up tons of space. Plus we like to make it a table in the AM again to use through the day and it takes forever folding the blankets all back up. I thought of a air mattress but again, tons of time blowing it up, taking it down everyday. Do you have a creative solution to make it more comfortable without the heap of blankets or air mattress?
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>> Micheal,
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>> We have a 23-3 (flop down "goucho") and not a 23-4 (rear dinette), but this may lead you to something that helps.
>>
>> We have two different sleep systems - Temperature dependent - One is a pair of zip together "cabin" sleeping bags, the other is pair of sheets, fitted bottom flat top sewn together to make a very full bag of the top and about two-thirds of the way up from the foot. If it gets a little cool for a sheet only we top it with a flannel blanket.
>>
>> Now, our cushions are in very good condition, but as you may have surmised, a sheet only on the cushions is a little rough on old bodies. We had a memory foam mattress topper that did pretty well.
>>
>> In the morning, the last one of us out of bed will grab the bedding at the head and fold it most of the way down to the foot. Then, after putting in another temporary fold, flop the head of the seat back home. One can then sit in starboard side seat and roll the bedding toward the foot. When it is rolled enough, the other seat back can be pulled up and over and the folds of bedding go partly behind the seat back for the day. If it was so cold that we had more bedding than will do that, we pull a stop (sail tie - a long piece of narrow webbing) under the cushion and can then use that to bundle the bedding to that seat back for the day. This leaves us most of the rear as dressing space. It re-deploys real fast in the evening - too.
>>
>> We recently purchased an air mattress and pump. With a pump available, it is not worth trying to deal with the inflated mattress during the day. Deflated, the first trick works real well, but one must be careful of the seat back mechanism as it would cut a hole in the air mattress in a heartbeat - given the chance. The air mattress is a little more comfortable than the foam topper, but I am already worried about its longevity.
>>
>> I hope this is some help. We are still learning how to make this work as well as we would like it to.
>>
>> Matt
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| Re: Rear Bedding [message #160466 is a reply to message #158500] |
Wed, 15 February 2012 21:06 |
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We use a memory foam mattress topper in our rear bed area. When we redid the interior we used all new foam. I went with stiff foam for the beds, 4" thick in the rear thinking that would be comfy. Unfortunately it wasn't the foam, it was where all the cracks are for the folding that really bothered us. A memory foam topper, 1", works great. The foam doesn't sink into the cracks and it softens up the hard cushions. It can also be rolled up fairly small. Probably not as small as an air mattress, and we rarely "unmake" the bed these days, but we stored the rolled up topper under the front couch and folded double under the front dinette with no problems.
Cheap and easy solution.
Thanks,
Jeremy Knezek
1976 Glenbrook
Birmingham, AL
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| Re: Rear Bedding [message #160468 is a reply to message #158500] |
Wed, 15 February 2012 21:12 |
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I'm still figuring out what to do there. I moved both sets of solar panels to the roof. That opened up a bit of space under the couch. However I then made a foldable bed for the front seats and will have to store it under the couch now. My coach is so tore up at the moment but soon as its back together it will be something I keep researching. Maybe a shade longer then I was hoping. Today I put my frig back in and I thought I measured it all right with the EZ101 behind it. But my frig sticks out about 2 inches now. I have to get that resolved. I've got to finish running all the wires to the solar panels/wind turbine/4000 watt inverter/MPPT charge controller. Then put together insulate the ceiling, put it back together, then maybe just maybe I can think of sleeping in it again!
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| Re: Rear Bedding [message #160477 is a reply to message #158500] |
Wed, 15 February 2012 21:32 |
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AeroBed is a specific brand?
***"Gettin There"-1973 23' Sequoia-
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| Re: Rear Bedding [message #160482 is a reply to message #158552] |
Wed, 15 February 2012 21:53 |
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| Matt Colie wrote on Mon, 30 January 2012 09:06 |
We have a 23-3 (flop down "goucho") and not a 23-4 (rear dinette), but this may lead you to something that helps.
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In the morning, the last one of us out of bed will grab the bedding at the head and fold it most of the way down to the foot. Then, after putting in another temporary fold, flop the head of the seat back home. One can then sit in starboard side seat and roll the bedding toward the foot. When it is rolled enough, the other seat back can be pulled up and over and the folds of bedding go partly behind the seat back for the day. If it was so cold that we had more bedding than will do that, we pull a stop (sail tie - a long piece of narrow webbing) under the cushion and can then use that to bundle the bedding to that seat back for the day. This leaves us most of the rear as dressing space. It re-deploys real fast in the evening - too.
Matt
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Matt - which side of the coach are you referring to as the head and foot. Passenger vs driver.
Steve Southworth
1974 Glacier TZE064V100150 (for workin on)
1975 Transmode TZE365V100394 (parts & spares)
Palmyra WI
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| Re: Rear Bedding [message #160509 is a reply to message #160482] |
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| midlf wrote on Wed, 15 February 2012 22:53 |
| Matt Colie wrote on Mon, 30 January 2012 09:06 |
We have a 23-3 (flop down Settee, Not"goucho" - sorry) and not a 23-4 (rear dinette), but this may lead you to something that helps.
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In the morning, the last one of us out of bed will grab the bedding at the head and fold it most of the way down to the foot. Then, after putting in another temporary fold, flop the head of the seat back home. One can then sit in starboard side seat and roll the bedding toward the foot. When it is rolled enough, the other seat back can be pulled up and over and the folds of bedding go partly behind the seat back for the day. If it was so cold that we had more bedding than will do that, we pull a stop (sail tie - a long piece of narrow webbing) under the cushion and can then use that to bundle the bedding to that seat back for the day. This leaves us most of the rear as dressing space. It re-deploys real fast in the evening - too.
Matt
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Matt - which side of the coach are you referring to as the head and foot. Passenger vs driver.
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Steve,
We sleep with heads to the passenger (starboard) side. There is a top opening locker there for books and such.
Matt
Matt & Mary Colie - Chaumière -'73 Glacier 23 - Members GMCMI, GMCGL, GMCES
Electronically Controlled Quiet Engine Cooling Fan with OE Rear Drum Brakes with Applied Control Arms
SE Michigan - Near DTW - Twixt A2 and Detroit
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| Re: Rear Bedding [message #160553 is a reply to message #158500] |
Thu, 16 February 2012 16:28 |
Luvn737s
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My fixed rear bed is the most comfortable mattress I own. I get better sleep back there than anywhere. Unless I'm up worrying about the transmission, the air system, the electrical system, the front suspension, ZDDP, tire pressures, hub centered wheels, isolators vs combiners, fire suppression, pork chops, black water tanks, macerators, or where in the heck Dan and Terri Gregg are at, I sleep like a baby.
How about a big roller like an awning stretched from side to side and then retracted when you don't want it, sorta like a hammock. Worked for the Skipper and Gilligan!
Randy
1973 26' Painted Desert
Ahwatukee (Phoenix) AZ
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| Re: Rear Bedding [message #160591 is a reply to message #158500] |
Thu, 16 February 2012 21:42 |
RadioActiveGMC
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I'll look it up! I just bought the Maxx Air Vent adventure rv has one close out so the bed may have to wait a bit! lol
***"Gettin There"-1973 23' Sequoia-
Michael, Onans smell, "Go solar/wind power!"
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