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Subject Topic: Travel cot in 4 berth van?
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01/2/2010 at 3:04pm
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I've just bought a Bailey Ranger 470/4 and am wondering where I can put my 13 month old toddler. 

I had originally thought I'd put the travel cot in front of the bunks but I don't think it's wide enough, even if it is... it wouldn't be practical as we wouldn't be able to get past it to get to our bed!

Ideally I'd like her to go in the bottom bunk.  I wondered whether one of those travel bed rails would work.  What do you all do with young toddlers?

TIA.



01/2/2010 at 3:15pm
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When our children were little we used exactly that method, you are right about travel cots they are too wide for a caravan bed, we used the travel rails on the bottom bunk and they worked perfectly for us. (the type that have two arms that go under the matress and are very lightweight).

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01/2/2010 at 4:09pm
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We use one of these

http://www.tkqlhce.com/click-1428744-10294381?url=http://www.argos.co.uk/static/Product/partNumber/3753701/Trail/searchtext%3EBED+RAIL.htm



01/2/2010 at 4:12pm
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we are foster carer's and when we had a baby a few years ago a travel cot was to wide we bought a basic cheap cot from Ikea which was quite small i think it was about £35 with mattress it's worth a look Andy


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O'Leary's sell these...

https://sslrelay.com/olearymotorhomeshop.co.uk/sess/utn;jsessionid=15461d04d0b9340/shopdata/index.shopscript


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01/2/2010 at 6:20pm
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Quote: Originally posted by Rune Caster on 01/2/2010
O'Leary's sell these...

https://sslrelay.com/olearymotorhomeshop.co.uk/sess/utn;jsessionid=15461d04d0b9340/shopdata/index.shopscript
I can't get into that link, can you tell me whatever it is is called then I can search for it on O'Leary's please?


01/2/2010 at 6:24pm
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I think I found the bunk net in O'Leary's.  That looks good but ideally I'd like to sort of cage-in the bottom bunk.

Thanks for the help, I'm going to give one of the bed rails like Pikey 1 linked to a try.



01/2/2010 at 6:47pm
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Would it fit if you take the side dinette table out and put it in the gap head first on the floor.


01/2/2010 at 8:36pm
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Quote: Originally posted by navver on 01/2/2010
Would it fit if you take the side dinette table out and put it in the gap head first on the floor.
Already ordered the rail but will give this a try just out of curiosity!



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