Sleeping on the furniture? May 30, 2000, 01:48:47 pm Yahoo Message Number: 145Newcomers John & Sherry here. We're sure we want to buy a 26 foot (hopefully used) L.D. for our first owned RV, to do fairly extensive months-at-a-time travelling. But we're having an animated discussion about floor plan.Our trade-off is between the day-time convenience of the mid-bath and the sleeping comfort of the queen island bed. We have not seen either of these in the flesh, so words of advice from owners would be welcome.In the MB model with two sofas in the back, how easy is the conversion from sitting room to bedroom? Is "some assembly required" or do the two sofas transform like hide-a-bed sofas at home? Once converted, how is the bed for comfort?
Sleeping on the furniture? Reply #1 – May 30, 2000, 03:09:13 pm Yahoo Message Number: 146Hi John and Sherry. I'm a relatively new owner of a 1985 22 foot Twin/King Bed model, and the layout is almost exactly the same as the new 23.5 footer, which has the facing sofas. I haven't camped much yet, but have found the conversion to the king size bed relatively easy, even with my bad back. It involves sliding the sofa cushions back slightly, dropping the table onto the rails, adding the extensions, and sliding the cushions down flat on the table base. It's a process that takes about a minute or so. I use an extra wide sleeping bag, so "making the bed" is easy. Using sheets and blankets would be more difficult, as there is no access to the rear or sides of the bed, once in place.The twin bed conversion is a little more involved to set-up, but easier to make the beds. The table is completely removed, the two support bases are swung up, and sticks are used hold up the bases. Then the sofa cushions are slid onto the bases. The newer models may be different.As far as comfort, I've found the two-stage foam cushions to be very comfortable, but after sleeping on Navy ships for many years, any mattress over 2" thick is a blessing! Hopefully other owners will chime in with their thoughts. Greg
Sleeping on the furniture? Reply #2 – May 30, 2000, 03:12:37 pm Yahoo Message Number: 147The couches do not convert like a hide-a-bed. I.e. they do not contain bedclothes - you need to make them each time. That is especially a problem when expanded to king-size since they reach to three walls - not an easy task. If you elect to leave the couches made up as beds, you won't be gaining the extra daytime room you want.If you don't want to use the overhead bunk as your main bed, you will probably be happier with the island bed model. This is not one of the long-running configurations, though, so availability may be the problem.Steve
Sleeping on the furniture? Reply #3 – May 30, 2000, 05:54:38 pm Yahoo Message Number: 148We have a 2000 26.5 midbath. The couches slide together very easily, and unless you have a pedestal table...there is no table to remove. The best parts of the midbath are the versatile options to set up. -You can keep the bed made if you want, -You have a choice of 2 twin beds OR the huge king bed OR one twin and a couch, -You can have 2 couches if you want, -When you have the couches, you have a great area to sit and see the area thru the 3 huge windows for a panoramic view out of the rear. The windows are MUCH SMALLER in the rear with the island bed model. The is no rear visiblity for driving with the island bed model, unless you have a rear camera. -Sleeping on the couches as the huge king size is very comfortable, and a bigger sleeping area to roll around on. If you like the versatility of several set-ups with minimal effort...the midbath is very good. If you want one set-up(and that's it), look at the island bed. Our family situation will use the many set-ups that the midbath affords us. I would probably opt for the midbath if it was just my wife and I, too, just in case we decided to bring friends, a few buddies and I go out, etc...Rob Rob
Sleeping on the furniture? Reply #4 – May 30, 2000, 06:02:35 pm Yahoo Message Number: 149If you have the twin/king setup and you do not need the entire King bed configuration, on my 1995(there is only a small tv table that folds down between the couches) you can simply pull the base couches out 6 inches, on both sides, and let the back cushions drop behind. You then have two twin size mattresses that easily take a sleeping bag or bedding on top. They are very comfortable and make a great sized room when used as couches.
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