for those of you with overcab beds how do you find them for adults, they certainly look nice and big but what are they like for getting in and out of and do they feel claustraphobic
The one in my sister's camper is easy to get into, long enough for someone taller than 6', plenty of width, but there is not a lot of headroom if you sit up in the night!
It also seems a hell of a long way down when you want to get out!
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Our overcab bed is massive, kingsize bed and loads of head room. OH and myself always sleep up there and it is really comfy and not claustraphobic at all. I suffer badly from claustraphobia and this has been the first motorhome I have been able to use the overcab bed. We had a carioca and also a swift kontiki and I could not use overcabs as I personally found them too claustraphobic for myself.
As for getting in and out of them, OH 48 years old and I am 47, getting in is a lot easier, getting back down is a little harder but nothing at our age that would stop us using overcab. I don't know how this will be possibly 10 years times though!
I sleep upstairs and herself downstairs. Both of us use memory foam toppers and for me getting up and down is easy once you programme your foot to find the step.
I would recommend covering the steps with pipe insulating foam and this is warmer and more easy on the toes. I am 70.
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We have always slept in the overcab and find it really roomy - approx king size. The head room in ours is really good and quickly mastered getting up without banging head. Getting in and out is fine but a bit more tricky if person sleeping furthest from the edge wants to go to the loo in the night ie me, but again easily mastered. We aren't young at 58 and 60 but wouldn't be without our overcab. Means you can have the benefit of not making he bed without losing space 'downstairs'.
Best to try them out as some are very low.
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Ours is a bit claustrophobic, although spacious enough area wise. But, we only did about three nights, as the person on the far side has to clamber over the other if they ant to get out for any reason. Getting down is a sight harder when you are half asleep, as well. Given it takes no time at all to knock up the main 'sofa bed', we use that all the time now and watch the telly in bed whilst having the first cuppa. The over-cab is now used for storage.
cheers folks, much appreciated, if you older ones can cope then me being a guy of 36 wont have any probs
thinking my theoretical search is being narrowed now as I was looking at van conversions but beds are too small plus no space for living. thinking now coachbuilt but keep existing car as a daily driver
You'd probably be ok getting up and down to them Alan - I was OK going up but felt seasick when I tried to get down in the morning - or was that the wine the night before?
The headroom wasn't a problem for me - but it could be for you.
As someone said, get to a dealer and try a few out - they do all vary.
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no tony, you can get 10 of us standing in the post huts but they arent ideal for dossing in, neither is a tent and towing the van home after a meeting is a PITA
cheers mate and if it wasnt for you lunatic drivers crashing it would be boring so works both ways. all the best to the oulton mob
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