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27 MB - Eliminate the cab over bed?
Does anyone know if LD allows for a change that would eliminate the cab over bed for the storage/entertainment like the 31 model?
Have an awesome day!
Dan - on list for a 31' IB White/Sliver
Re: 27 MB - Eliminate the cab over bed?
Reply #1 –
The website shows it as an option for the 24' FD and 27' RB models.

Steve
2004 FL
2013 Honda Fit
Re: 27 MB - Eliminate the cab over bed?
Reply #2 –
You can ask, but I'd be willing to bet the answer will be "NO!"  If you want a front entertainment center rather than the overhead bed, you'll have to select a floorplan that is already set up that way.
Linda Hylton
 
Re: 27 MB - Eliminate the cab over bed?
Reply #3 –
What Steve said.
Greg & Victoria
2017 Mid-Bath  “Nocona” towing a manual 2015 Forester
Previously a 1985 TK
SKP #61264
Re: 27 MB - Eliminate the cab over bed?
Reply #5 –
You have gotten good info about eliminating the cab over bed.  Allow me to toss out an alternative idea.  I have a Midbath.  I sleep on the couch, not on the cab-over bed.  I use the cab-over bed for storage.  I few years ago, I had three family members, all ladies, visit me for 18 days.  I moved the stored stuff to the cab passenger seat area and to my TOAD.  They used the cab-over bed and the dinette bed.  If I had had the cab-over bed removed and permanently converted that area to storage, they would not have been able to stay with me.

If your objective is to have an entertainment center in the loft area, then picking one of the right models will allow that.  If you just want to use the loft for storage, think about leaving it as a bed, and using it for storage unless and until someone comes to visit.

Ken F in WY
'08 MB
Re: 27 MB - Eliminate the cab over bed?
Reply #6 –
I agree with Ken F.  Leaving the cab over area as A bed and using it for storage gives you a lot of storage room.  You can reduce the bed size to have a more open cab (and storage space more
equivalent to the Entertainment area) or have the bed are full out and have about twice the storage area as the entertainment area. 
Plus the flexibility to change things over time.
Simple storage bins work with a cargo net or bungee cords to hold them in place while driving.
Jane
Jane & Scott
Currently have a 1989 TK  LD we did a lot of upgrades on.
Bigfoot 25RQ Twin on order with early summer 2024 ETA

Our smartphone autocorrects into very poor English.
 We disclaim the illusion of ignorance this creates as we have enough ignorance we rightly claim.
Re: 27 MB - Eliminate the cab over bed?
Reply #7 –
I also now sleep on the couch and use the overcab bed as storage space. For me (and apparently for others), this is a practical solution that offers space for supplies, seasonal clothing, extra bedding, laundry bags, and "dog stuff", and makes climbing up and down the ladder in the middle of the night only a memory!

YMMV, as always.
2003 TK has a new home
Re: 27 MB - Eliminate the cab over bed?
Reply #8 –
Joan, when the kids were here, they loved the loft.  I'm like you - climbing up and down does not appeal...

Ken F in WY
'08 MB
Re: 27 MB - Eliminate the cab over bed?
Reply #9 –
The back (north) side of the cabover can take a lot of storage and still leave adequate room for one person to sleep up there.  That is, as long as you are somewhat agile and don't the ladder access...     Frank
plan B - 2023 Travato
Re: 27 MB - Eliminate the cab over bed?
Reply #10 –
Another option is to build a cabinet to fit in the space that doesn't change the bunk area, other than the removal of the mattress, allowing it to be returned to its original purpose.

By ordering doors, drawers and a sheet of veneer plywood, in the correct color, directly from LD, allows building something that looks Factory. It's an expensive option to keep it stock looking, worth it to many.



Bunk cabinet | Flickr

The frame was shop-built in pieces that were assembled inside the LD, it was a challenging project.
The cabinet can be disassembled and removed to return it back to the stock configuration as a bunk, after reinstalling the mattress.

Larry
Larry
2003 23.5' Front Lounge, since new.  Previously 1983 22' Front Lounge.
Tow vehicles  2020 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, 2001 Jeep Cherokee
Photo Collection: Lazy Daze
Re: 27 MB - Eliminate the cab over bed?
Reply #11 –
You did a fine job Larry and we have enjoyed using it for many years.
As for having an entertainment center in that space, folks the entertainment is outside.
Don & Dorothy
Sold our LD in June of 2023

Our boring always non-PC travel blog
Traveling Dorothy
Re: 27 MB - Eliminate the cab over bed?
Reply #12 –
Quote from: Don Malpas  - 
You did a fine job Larry and we have enjoyed using it for many years.
As for having an entertainment center in that space, folks the entertainment is outside.

Good to know the construction has held up,  this was an interesting mental exercise, designing this large, one-of-a-kind cabinet so that could be installed in pieces, since the finished cabinet would not fit through the coach door or one of the windows.

Larry
Larry
2003 23.5' Front Lounge, since new.  Previously 1983 22' Front Lounge.
Tow vehicles  2020 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, 2001 Jeep Cherokee
Photo Collection: Lazy Daze
Re: 27 MB - Eliminate the cab over bed?
Reply #13 –
Personally, I wouldn’t watch TV if it was located in the cabover; much more comfortable to sit on one of the comfy couches in the back than the dinette seats. Regarding sleeping, my family and I “fight” over who gets to sleep in the cabover bed. We all prefer it over the back beds.