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2003 LD Beds Setup ??
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Hello All,
 On LD's diagram of the 26+ Mid Bath they show a "sofa twin bed" on the driver side and a "twin bed" on the P-side of the coach.

Is the "sofa twin bed" similar to, e.g. Flexsteel's clamshell type sofa/bed, which I had on my old travel trailer - i.e. where the sofa back becomes part of the "mattress" when opened?
 Also is the P-side "twin bed" a (don't need to open) bed - more like a day bed?
 Any usable storage under these areas, or is space taken for tanks,... whatever?

Thanks,  Bob
 
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Hello All,

On LD's diagram of the 26+ Mid Bath they show a "sofa twin bed" on the driver side and a "twin bed" on the P-side of the coach.

Is the "sofa twin bed" similar to, e.g. Flexsteel's clamshell type sofa/bed, which I had on my old travel trailer - i.e. where the sofa back becomes part of the "mattress" when opened?

Also is the P-side "twin bed" a (don't need to open) bed - more like a day bed?

Any usable storage under these areas, or is space taken for tanks,...whatever?

Thanks,  Bob
Bob,

You can see a photo of the rear of the MB in the photos section of this site.  Look for < 26.5MidbathCouches > in the folder < Photos of All Lazy Daze Models >.  Unfortunately the photo does not show how the beds work.  They are a double density foam pad that are velcroed to a plywood bench.  The bench pulls out, using the straps visible in the photo to create a bed.  The two sofas will pull out far enough to touch, creating a king-sized bed.

The back rest is another double density foam cushion attached to a swinging panel.  For daytime use, the panel is swung out and locked with latches at each end.  For use as a bed, the latches are withdrawn and the panel swings back against the side of the coach.
When making a king sized bed, the back cushions are used to fill in the space between the edge of the bottom cushion and the wall.

Being older and less agile, we sleep in this space.  We pull the seats out far enough to create a wide single bed yet leave an aisle so we can go potty in the night w/o disturbing the other.  The cushions are quite comfortable and we use travisacks for covers.

The space under the beds is indeed used as storage space.  The rear-most exterior door provides access to this space.  If you choose the LD option to have captains chairs instead of a sofa, this space is lost.  The compartment on the drivers side extends for the full length of the sofa.  The compartment on the passenger side is not so long because the hot water heater is under the sofa at the front end.
In addition, the right compartment contains the spair tire.  It is not under the bustle on the rear of the coach like the other models.
This is because the components along the left side of the coach have been slipped to the rear about 4" to provide more leg space for the driver.

In general, there are two types of exterior storage spaces in LD coaches.  The pin stripe along the outside of the coach markes where the floor of the coach is.  All the doors that are above that line open into spaces underneath items in the coach's cabin.  In the mid bath, those are the two sofas, the front dinnet seat and the battery compartment.  The rest of the comparments are under the floor and to not intrude into the cabin space.

Hope this gives you an idea of how the coach and the beds work.

Linley