beefier bunks

[Peggy]

We are very new to this Boler stuff. The only "mod" so far has been a brief wash! We are wondering how the main double bunk, at the back of the trailer, is for holding 2 healthy adults , or what methods we might use to beef it up.I've only read about making it 3 inches wider. Have lots of you been worried about damaging the fibreglass, table, etc. underneath. I think we'll keep the table availability for now, so need something that will fold up during the day. Thanks!

[Gina D.]

Ches made some "Monster" bunks..

Ches?

[Chester Taje]

Ches made some "Monster" bunks..
Ches?

Yup--But it would never work in a 13 ft unit.I actually had a real army style bed which just fit in a 17ft Boler.

[Donna D.]

I think the whole bunk bed would need to be rebuilt...not just hinged from something that's been fiberglassed to a sidewall. As a suggestion, with the cushions in place, set the bunk bed up. Look at how little space the poor person on the bottom has....hope that person isn't claustrophobic! In my Scamp, I'm not even certain there was enough space for a healthy adult to turn over without whacking the top bunk.

[Barbara Gardin]

I may be wrong, but I think Peggy is talking about the main bed, not a bunk. If you have concerns you could make a new table of say birch plywood but the fibreglass cupboards are very sturdy.

[Donna D.]

No Barbara it was me I didn't read the "back" part, just the "bunk" part....I guess I've never heard anyone call the back bed a bunk.

Peggy, ignore everything I said

[Sandra Lair]

Peggy,
If you're concerned about the amount of weight the bed will support, my husband and I add up to about 450 lbs. We haven't done anything to alter or strengthen the bed and we've never had any problems with it. It would be nice to have a BIGGER bed though!
Sandra

[Sandra Lair]

Peggy,
If you're concerned about the amount of weight the bed will support, my husband and I add up to about 450 lbs. We haven't done anything to alter or strengthen the bed and we've never had any problems with it. It would be nice to have a BIGGER bed though!
Sandra

Oops--I made a typo! We weigh 350, not 450!
Sandra

[Doug Mager]

O.K. ...I'll be the dummy to own up to MY weight issues

I weigh about 300+or- and the Trailer Goddess and I SEEM too have no issues sharing the rear bed in our Egg..

[Greg A]

The Missus and I are heading to Sedona, AZ for five nites on Wed. without the kids. We have the traditional rear bed in the Scamp but replaced the table with 3/4 inch birch ply.

For the sake of this thread we'll attempt to "break it" over the five nites and report back on the durability of the bed the next week!

[GHYNES]

Here's how I made a new stronger tabletop/bed from 1/2" plywood with a 1" by 2" OAK strip glued and airnailed to each long side edge. There is virtually no flex in it at all. The smaller panel towards the rear pulls forward to complete the bed. It is also re-enforced on the one edge only. They will be stained to closely match the existing OAK cupboard and closet doors.

Cheerio
Gerald

[Nancy Reeves]

Has anybody extended the bed on the dinette so you sleep with your feet towards on the kitchen ? It seems like it would be easier to add a little extender so the bed is longer and wider. I do not have a trailer yet, as we are still looking for one nearby .

Nancy

[Benny K]

I don`t know how practical it would be to extend the bed from about 48" to about somewhere between 72-78"......I suppose that it would infringe on the entrance doorway....too lazy to go outside and do some measuring,LOL......works fine for me to sleep side to side or kitty corner....also widened the bed by using a 1x6" board next to the rear wall and makes the bed 5 1/2" wider when the table is pushed a bit farther toward the middle of the trailer.....every inch counts in these little eggs....my wife uses the front sofa for her bed.....we removed the upper bunk and stored it away....without the bunk backrest, the lower bunk is about 6", or a bit more wider.....Benny

[Cam A]

MarcBarrie's Trillium long bed mod

[Donna D.]

Looking at the link Cam provided we know it is possible. Just notice the A/C is now completely blocked in under the bed and is that a furnace (white vent looking thing) I see on the right side? That means the furnace can't be run either. So this trailer could only be used in moderate temperatures....or not run either one of those appliances when the bed is made.

[Ruthies Radiola]

Has anybody extended the bed on the dinette so you sleep with your feet towards on the kitchen ? It seems like it would be easier to add a little extender so the bed is longer and wider. I do not have a trailer yet, as we are still looking for one nearby .

Nancy

My Husband and I are not tiny people and he likes to sleep elbows out ok in a queen bed, not so good in a oversized twin. I tried sleeping on the gaucho Tight & Hard! so then I removed the top bunk and put a foam pad on top and coverd a foam pad to hang under the bump out on the scamp 13 so you could still use it a a couch. But after all that I didn't like the way it looked so now I leave the back (top bunk) loose, it stays in place even on bumpy roads I store the sheets & blanket behind it and at bed time I flip the back down first and put the seat cushion and banana on top and a decent wider softer bed and I kept the hardware to change back if needed

Ruth & Jim

[Marc Barrière]

Looking at the link Cam provided we know it is possible. Just notice the A/C is now completely blocked in under the bed and is that a furnace (white vent looking thing) I see on the right side? That means the furnace can't be run either. So this trailer could only be used in moderate temperatures....or not run either one of those appliances when the bed is made.

The AC is just store under the table/bed. I use it in the front window just as in a home window with a fiberglass to fill the upper part.
For the gaz furnace, you are right, we can not use it. But I have a small electric heater. I never use the AC with the heater( ). The bed on the other side is very practical and we appreciate it eaven if it take almost all the space (but during the night...)
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