Saw a Lunar version today, I believe Bailey do one too. Anyone seen one/got one? What do you think? I realise there isn't as much storage under the bed and less 'changing space' but I quite liked them!
its crap being at the back of the bed if its the same one im thinking,its the climbing over hubby to go to the loo thats the prob,then you try changing and he needs the loo ,personal preference is the bed in the middle,have a good think first ,im sure there are thousands who dont have a problem,try it out before you buy one,
Quote: Originally posted by wynnie69 on 12/9/2010
its crap being at the back of the bed if its the same one im thinking,its the climbing over hubby to go to the loo thats the prob,then you try changing and he needs the loo ,personal preference is the bed in the middle,have a good think first ,im sure there are thousands who dont have a problem,try it out before you buy one,
I think Rizzo is talking about the transverse island bed type and not the transverse type that fit against the backwall of vans.
wynnie it's an island bed but fixed to the side(headboard on side wall)so you don't need to climb over anyone, unless you want to
Rizzo, saw the new 2011 Lunar the other week, very nice, just need the 22K to buy it. Have also seen the Bailey version, it is not a patch on the Lunar. I believe the Bailey was a single axle, where as the Lunar was twin. Strange thing about the Bailey was that the matress folded up the way(like you were sitiing up in bed)to give you room to get round to the toilet, but when put down for sleeping gave you about 4inch clearance between end of bed and wall. Alright if you have matchsticks for legs.
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Would have been the Clubman SI on a single axle, £18795 plus delivery.
They also do the Delta TI, Twin axle same layout.
The only downside is the gap at the bottom of the bed.
With the van being 7ft 6ins wide a 6ft long bed only leaves approx 14ins allowing for the thickness of the sidewalls.
We use to have an island bed layout in our Burstner but that was with the headboard at the front of the van. The 4ft 6in wide bed gave us about 16ins either side of the bed.
Have seen the Bailey Pegasus layout with transverse bed and the gap seemed very tight.
Can see that as the only downside and is definately better than the corner cut off side bed layout where climbing across your partner in the night for the call of nature is a definate pain in more ways than one.
We've just ordered the Delta TI.....there's very little difference in the back end of that and the Clubman but we found the front seating felt a bit cramped in the Clubman.
I think manufacturers need to wake up to the fact that there are a lot of tall caravaners and most of the beds are too short!
I'd also like to add that tall caravanners quite often have tall children too and sometimes it's nice to be able to provide beds for all the family inside the van!
excuse my misunderstanding on the bed,i see what you ment now,i agree with other threads that some beds arent long enough ,and some can be tight fit so no room for dressing ,i still say try it out in a showroom or dealers before you buy and have a lie on the bed then think of the bulk of an overhanging quilt cover reducing your space then think if it works for you,
whatever you decide i hope its right for you ,nothing worse than finding out it wouldnt really work till after you bought it
I'm 5ft 9" and neither the length of a fixed bed or the cut off corner bother me, I always lay/sleep with my legs curled up anyway, never legs straight!
I agree with the poster that said that the seats looked short, they did, I would throw the side cushions off straight away, are the seats def longer on the alternative model?
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Topic: Side Island bed layout
