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captain ron (Captain_ron)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 19, 2005 - 8:27 pm: | |
I have seen beds turned side ways mine is run front to back. any real good reason for the direction of the bed. pros and cons of both.
I prefer the way mine is front to back but probably because that's what I'm used to. |
John MC9
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 19, 2005 - 9:09 pm: | |
Well, considering the mattress is about 84" long, and the bus
is about 90" wide on the inside, front to back makes more sense.
One thing we hated with the (older) commercial motorhomes,
was the damned bed layout. Oh, it looked great, but we'd
have to sit on top of the bed to put the fitted sheets on. We'd
be exhausted just making the stupid bed. Sooooo, having
room to walk easily in front of, and along the sides of the
bed, is optimum; front to back positioning allows for that. |
John MC9
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 19, 2005 - 9:09 pm: | |
Well, considering the mattress is about 84" long, and the bus
is about 90" wide on the inside, front to back makes more sense.
One thing we hated with the (older) commercial motorhomes,
was the damned bed layout. Oh, it looked great, but we'd
have to sit on top of the bed to put the fitted sheets on. We'd
be exhausted just making the stupid bed. Sooooo, having
room to walk easily in front of, and along the sides of the
bed is optimum; front to back positioning allows for that. |
Jerry Liebler (Jerry_liebler)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 19, 2005 - 11:36 pm: | |
I just got my beds so this is fresh in my head. The dimensions of a normal queen size bed are 60" wide by 80" long. There is an 'RV' queen bed that's 60" wide and 72" long. A king is 76" wide and 80 " long. Extra long twin beds are 38" wide by 80 " long. Standard twin is 38"x72". The only standard bed that's 84" long is a 'California' king and it's 72" wide. I opted for non standard extra long twin beds 36" wide by 80 " long because it gives me an 18" aisle and maximum sleep surface (extra long twin sheet sets fit fine). Has anyone else noticed that in the typical 'stick and staple' the dinette bed and the fold down sofa beds are really twin bed size (38" wide x 72" long) they claim 2 can sleep on each.
Regards
Jerry 4107 1120 |
John MC9
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - 12:27 am: | |
I lay corrected:
http://www.sleepcitynewyork.com/mattress_sizes.htm
http://www.originalmattress.com/products/faq.asp
But the interior is still only 90", leaving 10" for navigational
purposes, if laid lengthwise.
(But hell, just gettin' lai.....) (oh, never mind) |
Jim Stewart (H3jim)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - 1:37 am: | |
Many of the RV's that have the sideways configuration have slideouts in the bedroom so there is adequate room to walk around. I don't have slideouts, and I'm very happy with my front to back config. I do have it slightly offset, so the aisle on one side is a little wider than the aisle on the other. It was originally a mistake, but I left it that way and kind of like it. |
FAST FRED
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - 5:43 am: | |
The long way , with a std 54 wide doubble bed will leave plenty of room to have an isle either side.
A real pain if someone has to climb over the other person to use the head at night.
Nice when the bed can be made from both sides.
By switching the pillows head & foot many times a grand view can be had of the local scenery on awakening.
The "Everything I ever owned aboard folk" usually have a locker for out of season clothes where the rear window was ,
exchanging this delight for old skivies .
FAST FRED |
john marbury (Jmarbury)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - 8:32 am: | |
I built my bed (Double)with the head against the bathroom wall. That wall has a slight angle (maybe 20 degrees) The bed and matress are tappered, 6" narrower at the foot. Side isle entry into the bedroom with plenty of space to walk around the bed.
John |
Marc Bourget
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - 10:19 am: | |
john,
Lends a new definition to "fitted sheets" Wifey handy with a sewing machine, or?? |
John MC9
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Tuesday, December 20, 2005 - 11:53 am: | |
Ah-Hah! A bed-wedgie! |
john marbury (Jmarbury)
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, December 21, 2005 - 11:31 am: | |
Marc,
I, too, thought the tappered mattress would reqire some modification to the fitted sheet. However, the tapper does not make a significant differance as far as a fitted sheet is concerned and no modification is nessassary.
John |
Scott Munrow
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Monday, December 26, 2005 - 8:27 pm: | |
I have a full queen 60x80 in the rear with head of bed at rear bulkhead. Bed sits in the middle with the mattress having 45 degree corners at foot leaves me plenty of room up both sides to walk sideways. We love thisconfiguration. The 45 at the foot helped a whole lot and doesn't bother a bit with fitted sheets or for sleeping. |
Johnny
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 - 12:00 am: | |
If space is tight, there's also a "super single" floating around...my brother has one, & it seems to be about halfway between a twin & a full (not sure of the widths offhand). That's what I'm using. Other than having to hunt for sheets (his is a waterbed, which I personally loathe... I'll probably end up getting waterbed sheets), it's not a bad solution. IIRC, the over-cab bunks in both my friend's class C Coachmen motorhomes were about that size.
I will probably put the bed against the wall (the layout is finalized everywhere BUT the bedroom)...the "climb over" thing isn't an issue. |
John MC9
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Votes: 0 (Vote!) | | Posted on Wednesday, December 28, 2005 - 1:22 am: | |
While the "climb over thing" may never be an issue, the making
of the bed, will be. It's a real pain in thy butt to have to climb
over, and sit on the bed, to tuck the bed covers under the
mattress at the wall-side. UGH. |