Bed modifications

[pageleigh]

How do I modify my 13' scamp bed to a pedestal table style? I am at a loss! If you change to a smaller table, what holds the mattress in place and how do you attach the pedestal table? I have the standard floor plan with couch in the front.

Emily

[stevebaz]

If it were me doing this modification. I would get a piece of plywood the size of the origional scamp table and split it in half. then mount the 2 pieces with a piano hinge. that way your table top will be half the size but twice as thick. When you take down the table then you just unfold the top. The brackets for the pedistal top and floor mounts are available at any RV supply. The post comes in various lengths so you will have to decide how high you want your table. You cannot cut down the posts so make sure you get the lenght you want before purchase. Do not tow with the table up as a bad bump is likely to rip the table out of the floor.

[David B.]

Emily, we are on our second 13' Scamp in a 20 year period. Our present Scamp had a small table/bed surface, and a second piece to be used for the bed. This worked fine for short trips. The small table really makes the Scamp feel larger, and allows us to sit on the benches and bend over to put our shoes on without the table being in the way. When we set out for a 2 month trip, I did not want to have to pack & unpack the bed piece every night & morning, so I had made up a table/bed surface like Steve suggested, with a hinged top, but continue to use the Scamp table hardware to swing the surface up/down from bed to table (much easier than needing to apply/remove and stow table legs). I used a drawer slide for table top support when we use the table in the larger form. Just food for thought.

[Gilda]

In addition, I suggest you look up "trailer table modifications" on the Web where you will find a bunch of ideas.

I once saw an idea that involved removing the table. A boxlike seat was built in between the dinette seats at the back, forming a U-shape seating area. The rest of the well space had boards that formed a variety of configurations that included a snack table or a space to prop up your feet. When the well was filled with the boards you could make up the bed as usual. I think they had a folding table when they wanted a higher table in the middle. Sorry, I could not find the link on the Web.
Happy Camping!
Gilda

[floyd]

Originally Posted by pageleigh

How do I modify my 13' scamp bed to a pedestal table style? I am at a loss! If you change to a smaller table, what holds the mattress in place and how do you attach the pedestal table? I have the standard floor plan with couch in the front.

Emily

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